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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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In what is said here, there is a special Respect to the introducing the Gospel-Dispensation; as is greatly confirmed by comparing this Place with Jer. xxxi. 29, 30, 31. Under which Dispensation, the Righteousness of God's Dealings with Mankind would be more fully manifested, in the clear Revelation then to be made of the Method of the Judgment of God, by which the final State of wicked Men is determined; which is not according to the Behaviour of their particular Ancestors; but every one is dealt with according to the Sin of his own wicked Heart, or sinful Nature and Practice. The Affair of Derivation of the natural Corruption of Mankind in general, and of their Consent to, and Participation of, the primitive and common Apostasy, is not in the least intermeddled with, or touched, by any thing meant or aimed at in the true Scope and Design of this Place in Ezekiel.
In what is said here, there is a special Respect to the introducing the Gospel-Dispensation; as is greatly confirmed by comparing this Place with Jer. xxxi. 29, 30, 31. Under which Dispensation, the Righteousness of God's Dealings with Mankind would be more fully manifested, in the clear Revelation then to be made of the Method of the Judgment of God, by which the final State of wicked Men is determined; which is not according to the Behaviour of their particular Ancestors; but every one is dealt with according to the Sin of his own wicked Heart, or sinful Nature and Practice. The Affair of Derivation of the natural Corruption of Mankind in general, and of their Consent to, and Participation of, the primitive and common Apostacy, is not in the least intermeddled with, or touch'd, by any thing meant or aimed at in the true Scope and Design of this Place in Ezekiel.
On the Whole, if any don't like the Philosophy, or the Metaphysics (as some perhaps may choose to call it) made use of in the foregoing Reasonings; yet I cannot doubt, but that a proper Consideration of what is apparent and undeniable in Fact, with respect to the Dependence of the State and Course of Things in this Universe on the sovereign Constitutions of the supreme Author and Lord of all, who gives none Account of any of his Matters, and whose Ways are past finding out, will be sufficient, with Persons of common Modesty & Sobriety, to stop their Mouths, from making peremptory Decisions against the Justice of God, respecting what is so plainly and fully taught in his holy Word, concerning the Derivation of a Depravity and Guilt from Adam to his Posterity; a Thing so abundantly confirmed by what is found in the Experience of all Mankind in all Ages.