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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 same appears by Rom. vi. 3, 4, 5. Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his Death? Therefore we are buried with him by Baptism into Death; that like as Christ was raised up from the Dead, by the Glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in Newness of Life, &c.—v. 11. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto Sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
In which Place also it is evident, by the Words recited, and by the whole Context, that this spiritual Resurrection is that Change, in which Persons are brought to Habits of Holiness & to the divine Life, by which Dr. T. describes the Thing obtained in being born again.
In which Place also it is evident, by the Words recited, and by the whole Context, that this spiritual Resurrection is that Change, in which Persons are brought to Habits of Holiness & to the divine Life, by which Dr. T. describes the Thing obtain'd in being born again.
That a spiritual Resurrection, to a new divine Life, should be called a being born again, is agreeable to the Language of Scripture; in which we find, a Resurrection is called a being born or begotten. So those Words in the iid Psalm, Thou art my Son, this Day have I begotten thee, are applied to Christ's Resurrection, Act. xiii. 33. So in Colos. i. 18. Christ is called the first BORN from the Dead; and in Rev. i. 5. The first BEGOTTEN from the Dead. The Saints, in their Conversion or Spiritual Resurrection, are risen with Christ, and are begotten and born with him.