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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 3
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Dr. T. urges, *that Sorrow and Shame are only for personal Sin: and it has often been urged, that Repentance can be for no other Sin. To which I would say, that the Use of Words is very arbitrary: But that Men's Hearts should be deeply affected with Grief and Humiliation before God, for the Pollution and Guilt which they bring into the World with them, I think, is not in the least unreasonable. Nor is it a Thing strange and unheard of, that Men should be ashamed of Things done by others, whom they are nearly concerned in. I am sure, it is not unscriptural; especially when they are justly looked upon in the Sight of God, who sees the Disposition of their Hearts, as fully consenting and concurring.
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From what has been observed it may appear, there is no sure Ground to conclude, that it must be an absurd and impossible Thing, for the Race of Mankind truly to partake of the Sin of the first Apostasy, so as that this, in Reality & Propriety, shall become their Sin; by Virtue of a real Union between the Root and Branches of the World of Mankind (truly and properly availing to such a Consequence) established by the Author of the whole System of the Universe; to whose Establishments is owing all Propriety and Reality of Union, in any Part of that System; and by Virtue of the full Consent of the Hearts of Adam's Posterity to that first Apostasy. And therefore the Sin of the Apostasy is not their's, merely because God imputes it to them; but it is truly and properly their's, and on that Ground, God imputes it to them.
From what has been observed it may appear, there is no sure Ground to conclude, that it must be an absurd and impossible Thing, for the Race of Mankind truly to partake of the Sin of the first Apostacy, so as that this, in Reality & Propriety, shall become their Sin; by Virtue of a real Union between the Root and Branches of the World of Mankind (truly and properly availing to such a Consequence) established by the Author of the whole System of the Universe; to whose Establishments is owing all Propriety and Reality of Union, in any Part of that System; and by Virtue of the full Consent of the Hearts of Adam's Posterity to that first Apostacy. And therefore the Sin of the Apostacy is not their's, meerly because God imputes it to them; but it is truly and properly their's, and on that Ground, God imputes it to them.