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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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Regeneration is that whereby Men come to have th• Character of true Christians; as is evident, and as is co• fessed; and so is Circumcision of Heart: for by this […] become Jews inwardly, or Jews in the Spiritual […] Christian Sense (and that is the same as being true Chri••• ans) ⟨p. 301⟩as of old Proselytes were made Jews by Circumcision of the Flesh. Rom. ii. 28, 29. For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that Circumcision, which is outward in the Flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and Circumcision is that of the Heart, in the Spirit and not in the Letter, whose Praise is not of Men, but of God.
Regeneration is that whereby Men come to have th• Character of true Christians; as is evident, and as is co• fessed; and so is Circumcision of Heart: for by this 〈…〉 become Jews inwardly, or Jews in the Spiritual 〈…〉 Christian Sense (and that is the same as being true Chri••• ans) ⟨p. 301⟩as of old Proselytes were made Jews by Circumcision of the Flesh. Rom. ii. 28, 29. For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that Circumcision, which is outward in the Flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and Circumcision is that of the Heart, in the Spirit and not in the Letter, whose Praise is not of Men, but of God.
That Circumcision of the Heart is the same with Conversion, or turning from Sin to God, is evident by