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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 Expressions are equivalent; and the Representations are plainly of the same Thing. When Christ speaks of being born again, two Births are supposed; a first and a second; an OLD Birth, and a NEW one: And the Thing born is called MAN. So, what is born in the first Birth, is the old MAN: and what is brought forth in the second Birth, is the new MAN. That which is born in the first Birth (says Christ) is Flesh: it is the carnal Man, wherein we have borne the Image of the earthly Adam, whom the Apostle calls the FIRST MAN. That which is born in the new Birth, is Spirit, or the spiritual and heavenly Man: wherein we proceed from Christ the SECOND MAN, the new Man, who is made a quickening Spirit, and is the Lord from Heaven, and the Head of the new Creation.—In the new Birth, Men are represented as becoming new-born Babes (as was observed before) which is the same thing as becoming New Men.
And how apparently is what the Scripture says of the spiritual Resurrection of the Christian Convert, equivalent and of the very same Import with putting, off the old Man, and putting on the new Man? So in the vith of Romans, the Convert is spoken of as dying and being buried with Christ: which is explained in the 6th v by this, that the OLD MAN is crucified, that the Body of Sin might be destroyed. And in the 14th v. Converts in this Change are spoken of as rising to NEWNESS of Life. Are not these Things plain enough? The Apostle does ⟨p. 306⟩in Effect tell us, that when he speaks of that spiritual Death and Resurrection which is in Conversion, he means the same Thing as crucifying and burying the old Man, and rising a New Man.