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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 3 › Chapter 2
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THE Truth of the Doctrine of Original Sin is very clearly manifest from what the Scripture says of that Change of State, which it represents as necessary to an actual Interest in the spiritual and eternal Blessings of the Redeemer's Kingdom.
In order to this, it speaks of it as absolutely necessary for every one, that he be regenerated, or born again. Joh. iii. 3. Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a Man [Greek or Hebrew], be begotten again, or born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Dr. T. tho' he will not allow, that this signifies any Change from a State of natural Propensity to Sin, yet supposes, that the new Birth here spoken of means a Man's being brought to a divine Life, in a right Use and Application of the natural Powers in a Life of true Holiness: *and that it is the Attainment of those Habits of Virtue and Religion, gives us the real Character of true Christians, and the Children of God; †and that it is putting on the new Nature of right Action.‖
In order to this, it speaks of it as absolutely necessary for every one, that he be regenerated, or born again. Joh. iii. 3. Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a Man 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, be begotten again, or born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Dr. T. tho' he will not allow, that this signifies any Change from a State of natural Propensity to Sin, yet supposes, that the new Birth here spoken of means a Man's being brought to a divine Life, in a right Use and Application of the natural Powers in a Life of true Holiness: *and that it is the Attainment of those Habits of Virtue and Religion, gives us the real Character of true Christians, and the Children of God;