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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 4
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3. There is good Evidence, that there were Blessings implied in the Benedictions God pronounced on Noah and his Posterity, which were granted on a new Foundation: on the Foot of a Dispensation diverse from any Grant, Promise, or Revelation, which God gave to Adam, antecedently to his Fall; even on the Foundation of the Covenant of Grace, established in Christ Jesus; a Dispensation, the Design of which is to deliver Men from the Curse, that came upon them by Adam's Sin, and to bring them to greater Blessings than over he had. These Blessings were pronounced on Noah and his Seed, on the same Foundation, whereon afterwards the Blessing was pronounced on Abraham and his Seed, which included both spiritual and temporal Benefits.—Noah had his Name prophetically given him by his Father Lamech, because by him and his Seed Deliverance should be obtained from the Curse, which came by Adam's Fall. Gen. v.29. And he called his Name Noah (i. e. REST,) saying, This ⟨p. 358⟩same shall comfort us concerning our Work, and Toil of our Hands, because of the Ground which the Lord hath cursed. Pursuant to the Scope and Intent of this Prophecy (which indeed seems to respect the same Thing with the Prophecy in Gen. iii. 15.) are the Blessings pronounced on Noah after the Flood. There is this Evidence of these Blessings being conveyed through the Channel of the Covenant of Grace, and by the Redemption through Jesus Christ, That they were obtained by Sacrifice; or were bestowed as the Effect of God's Favour to Mankind, which was in Consequence of God's smelling a sweet Savour in the Sacrifice which Noah offered. And 'tis very evident by the Epistle to the Hebrews, that the ancient Sacrifices never obtained the Favour of God, but only by Virtue of the Relation they had to the Sacrifice of Christ.—That now Noah and his Family had been so wonderfully saved from the Wrath of God, which had destroyed the rest of the World, and that the World was as it were restored from a ruined State, this was a proper Occasion to point to the great Salvation to come by Christ: As it was a common Thing, for God, on Occasion of some great Temporal Salvation of his People, or Restoration from a low and miserable State, to renew the Intimations of the great spiritual Restoration of the World by Christ's Redemption.