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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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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. 1 Pet. i. 3. Which hath begotten us again, to a lively Hope, by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, from the Dead, to an Inheritance incorruptible.—This Inheritance is the same Thing with that KINGDOM OR HEAVEN, which Men obtain by being born again, according ⟨p. 303⟩to Christ's Words to Nicodemus; and that same Inheritance of them that are sanctified, spoken of as what is obtained in true CONVERSION.—Act. xxvi. 18. To turn them (or, convert them) from Darkness to Light, and from the Power of Satan unto God, that they may receive Forgiveness of Sins, & Inheritance among them that are sanctified, through' Faith that is in me.—Dr.T—r's own Words, in his Note on Rom. i. 4. speaking of that Place in the iid Psalm, just now mentioned, are very worthy to be here recited. He observes how this is applied to Christ's Resurrection & Exaltation, in the New-Testament, and then has this Remark, Note, Begetting is conferring a new and happy State: A Son is a Person put into it. Agreeably to this, good Men are said to be the Sons of God, as they are the Sons of the Resurrection to eternal Life, which is represented as [Greek or Hebrew], a being BEGOTTEN or BORN AGAIN, REGENERATED.
That a spiritual Resurrection, to a new divine Life, should be called a being born again, is agreable 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,