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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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When Nicodemus expressed his Wonder at Christ's declaring it necessary, that a Man should-be born again in order to see the Kingdom of God, or enjoy the Privileges of the Kingdom of the Messiah, Christ says to him, Art thou a Master of Israel, and knowest not these things? i. e. 'Art thou one who is set to teach others, the Things written in the Law and the Prophets, and knowest not a Doctrine so plainly taught in your Scriptures, that such a Change as I speak of, is necessary to a partaking of the Blessings of the Kingdom of the Messiah'?—But what can Christ have Respect to in this, unless such Prophecies as that in Ezek. xxxvi. 25, 26, 27? Where God by the Prophet speaking of the Days of the Messiah's Kingdom, says, Then will I sprinkle clean Water upon you, and ye shall be clean.—A NEW HEART also will I give you, and A NEW SPIRIT will I put within you—and I will put my Spirit within you. Here God speaks of having a new Heart and Spirit, by being washed with Water, and receiving the Spirit of God, as the Qualification of God's People, that shall enjoy the Privileges of the Kingdom of the Messiah? How much is this like the Doctrine of Christ to Nicodemus, of being born again of Water and of the Spirit? We have another like Prophecy in Ezek. xi. 19.
When Nicodemus expressed his Wonder at Christ's declaring it necessary, that a Man should-be born again in order to see the Kingdom of God, or enjoy the Privileges of the Kingdom of the Messiah, Christ says to him, Art thou a Master of Israel, and know•st not these things? i. e. 'Art thou one who is set to teach others, the Things written in the Law and the Prophets, and knowest not a Doctrine so plainly taught in your Scriptures, that such a Change as I speak of, is necessary to a partaking of the Blessings of the Kingdom of the Me••iah'?—But what can Christ have Respect to in this, unless such Prophecies as that in Ezek. xxxvi. 25, 26, 27? Where God by the Prophet speaking of the Days of the Messiah's Kingdom, says, Then will I sprinkle clean Water upon you, and ye shall be clean.—A NEW HEART also will I give you, and A NEW SPIRIT will I put within you—and I will put my Spirit within you. Here God speaks of having a new Heart and Spirit, by being washed with Water, and receiving the Spirit of God, as the Qualification of God's People, that shall enjoy the Privileges of the Kingdom of the Messiah? How much is this like the Doctrine of Christ to Nicodemus, of being born again of Water and of the Spirit? We have another like Prophecy in