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The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended
The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended; evidences of it's [sic] truth produced, and arguments to the contrary answered. Containing, in particular, a reply to the objections and arguings of Dr. John Taylor, in his book, entitled, "The Scripture-doctrine of original sin proposed to free and candid examination, &c. / By the late Reverend and learned Jonathan Edwards, president of the College of New-Jersey. ; [Thirteen lines of quotations]The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended; evidences of it's [sic] truth produced, and arguments to the contrary answered. Containing, in particular, a reply to the objections and arguings of Dr. John Taylor, in his book, intitled, "The Scripture-doctrine of original sin proposed to free and candid examination, &c. / By the late Reverend and learned Jonathan Edwards, president of the College of New-Jersey. ; [Thirteen lines of quotations]
printed by S. Kneeland, 1758
The great Christian Doctrine of ORIGINAL SIN defended. › Part 2 › Chapter 4 › Section 2
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For when he says, The Law entered, that the Offence might abound, his Meaning can't be, that the Offence of Adam, merely as his personally, should abound; but, as it exists in it's derived Guilt, corrupt Influence, and evil Fruits, in the Sin of Mankind in general, even as a Tree in it's Root and Branches.*
For when he says, The Law entred, that the Offence might abound, his Meaning can't be, that the Offence of Adam, meerly as his personally, should abound; but, as it exists in it's derived Guilt, corrupt Influence, and evil Fruits, in the Sin of Mankind in general, even as a Tree in it's Root and Branches.*
- *The Offence, according to Dr. T—r's Explanation, don't abound by the Law at all really and truly, in any Sense; neither the Sin, nor the Punishment. For he says, The Meaning is not, that Men should be made more wicked; but, that Men should be liable to Death for every Transgression.—But after all, they are liable to no more Deaths, nor to any worse Deaths, if they are not more sinful: For they were to have Punishment, according to their Deserts before. Such as died and went into another World before the Law of Moses was given, were punished according to their Deserts; and the Law, when it came, threatened no more.The Offence, according to Dr. T—r's Explanation, don't abound by the Law at all really and truly, in any Sense; neither the Sin, nor the Punishment. For he says, The Meaning is not, that Men should be made more wicked; but, that Men should be liable to Death for every Transgression.—But after all, they are liable to no more Deaths, nor to any worse Deaths, if they are not more sinful: For they were to have Punishment, according to their Deserts before. Such as died and went into another World before the Law of Moses was given, were punished according to their Deserts; and the Law, when it came, thre•tned no more.