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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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And 'tis most apparent, that spiritual Circumcision, and spiritual Baptism, and the spiritual Resurrection, are all the same with putting off the old Man, and putting on the new Man. This appears by Colos. ii. 11, 12. In whom also ye are circumcised with the CIRCUMCISION made without Hands, IN PUTTING OFF the Body of the Sins of the Flesh, by the Circumcision of Christ, buried with him by BAPTISM; wherein also ye are RISEN with him. Here it is manifest, that the spiritual Circumcision, Baptism, and Resurrection, all signify that Change, wherein Men put off the Body of the Sins of the Flesh: But that is the same Thing, in this Apostle's Language, as putting off the old Man; as appears by Rom. vi. 6. Our OLD MAN is crucified, that the BODY OF SIN may be destroyed.—And that putting off the old Man is the same with putting off the Body of Sins, appears further by Eph. iv. 22, 23, 24. and Colos. iii. 8, 9, 10.
As Dr. T. confesses, that a being born again is that wherein are obtained the Habits of Virtue, Religion and true Holiness; so how evidently is the same thing predicated of that Change, which is called putting off the Old Man, and putting on the New Man? Eph. iv. 22, 23, 24. That ye put off the Old Man, which is corrupt, &c.—and put on the New Man, which, after God, is created IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUE HOLINESS.
And 'tis most plain, that this putting off the old Man, &c. is the very same thing with making the Heart and Spirit new. 'Tis apparent in it self: the Spirit is called the Man, in the Language of the Apostle; 'tis called the inward Man, and the hidden Man. (