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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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VI. I observe once more, 'Tis very apparent, that a being born again, and spiritually raised from Death to a State of new Existence and Life, having a new Heart created in us, being renewed in the Spirit of our Mind, and being the Subjects of that Change by which we put off the old Man, and put on the new Man, is the same Thing with that which in Scripture is called a being CREATED ANEW, or made NEW CREATURES.
Here, to pass over many other Evidences of this, which might be mentioned, I would only observe, that the Representations are exactly equivalent. These several Phrases naturally and most plainly signify the same Effect. In the first Birth or Generation, we are created, or brought into Existence; 'tis then the whole Man first receives Being: The Soul is then formed, and then our Bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made, being curiously wrought by our Creat•r; So that a new-born Child is a new Creature. So, when a Man is born again, he is created again; in that new Birth, there is a new Creation; and therein he becomes as a new-born Babe, or a NEW CREATURE.—So, in a Resurrection, there is a new Creation. When a Man is dead, that which was created or made in the first Birth or Creation, is destroyed: When that which was dead is raised to Life, the mighty Power of the Creator or Author of Life, is exerted the second Time, and the Subject restored to new Existence, and new Life, as by a new Creation. So, giving a new Heart is called CREATING a clean Heart, Psal. li. 10. Where the Word translated ⟨p. 309⟩create, is the same that is used in the first Verse in Genesis. And when we read in Scripture of the new Creature, the Creature that is called NEW is MAN; not Angel, or Beast, or any other Sort of Creature; and therefore the Phrase, New Man, is evidently equipollent with New Creature; and a putting off the old Man, and putting on the new Man, is spoken of expressly as brought to pass by a Work of Creation.