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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 4 › Chapter 1
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CHAP. I.
Concerning that OBJECTION, That to suppose Men's being BORN IN SIN, without their Choice, or any previous Act of their own, is to suppose what is inconsistent with the Nature of SIN.
Some of the Objections, made against the Doctrine of original Sin, which have Reference to particular Arguments used in Defence of it, have been already considered in the handling of those Arguments. What I shall therefore now consider, are such Objections as I have not yet had Occasion to take any special Notice of.
SOme of the Objections, made against the Doctrine of original Sin, which have Reference to particular Arguments used in Defence of it, have been already considered in the handling of those Arguments. What I shall therefore now consider, are such Objections as I have not yet had Occasion to take any special Notice of.
There is no Argument Dr. T. insists more upon, than that which is taken from the Arminian and Pelagian Notion of Freedom of Will, consisting in the Will's Self-determination, as necessary to the Being of moral Good or Evil. He often urges, that if we come into the World infected with sinful and depraved Dispositions, then Sin must be natural to us; and if natural, then necessary; and if necessary, then no Sin, nor any thing we are blamable for, or that can in any respect be our Fault, being what we can't help: and he urges, that Sin must proceed from our own Choice, &c.