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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 Change the Mind passes under in Repentance and Conversion, is that in which saving Faith is attained. Mark i. 15. The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand, repent ye and believe the Gospel.—And so it is with a being born again, or born of God; as appears by Joh. i. 12, 13. But to as many as received him, to them gave be Power to become the Sons of God, even to them that BELIEVE on his Name, which were born, not of Blood, &c. but of God.
Just as Christ says concerning Conversion, Matth. xviii. 3. Verily, verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted and become as little Children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of God: So does he say concerning being born again, in what he spake to Nicodemus.
By the Change Men pass under in Conversion, they become as little Children; which appears in the Place last ⟨p. 300⟩cited: And so they do by Regeneration. 1 Pet. i. at the End, and Chap. ii. at the Beginning. Being born again—Wherefore—as new-born Babes, desire—&c. 'Tis no Objection, that the Disciples, whom Christ spake to in Matth. xviii. 3. were converted already: This makes it not less proper for Christ to declare the Necessity of Conversion to them, leaving it with them to try themselves, and to make sure their Conversion: In like Manner as he declared to 'em the Necessity of Repentance, in