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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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Another Thing urged by our Author particularly against the Imputation of Adam's Sin, is this: Though, in Scripture, Action is frequently said to be imputed, reckoned, accounted to a Person, it is no other than his own Act and Deed. *In the same Place he cites a ⟨p. 366⟩Number of Places of Scripture, where these Words are used, which he says are all that he can find in the Bible.
- *P. 27•, &c. 381.
But we are no Way concerned with this Argument at present, any further than it relates to Imputation of Sin, or sinful Action. Therefore all that is in the Argument, which relates to the present Purpose, is this; That the Word is so often applied in Scripture to signify God's imputing personal Sin, but never once to his imputing Adam's Sin.—So often!—How often?—But Twice. There are but two of all those Places which he reckons up, that speak of, or so much as have any Reference to, God's imputing Sin to any Person, where there is any Evidence that only personal Sin is meant; and they are Levit. xvii. 3, 4. & 2 Tim. iv. 16. All therefore the Argument comes to, is this; That the Word, impute, is applied in Scripture, two Times, to the Case of God's imputing Sin, and neither of those Times to signify the imputing of Adam's Sin, but both Times it has Reference to personal Sin; therefore Adam's Sin is not imputed to his Posterity.—And this is to be noted, that one of these two Places, even that in Levit. xvii. 3, 4. don't speak of imputing the Act committed, but another not committed. The Words are, What Man soever there be of the House of Israel, that killeth an Ox or Lamb or Goat in the Camp, or that killeth it out of the Camp, and bringeth it not unto the Door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to offer an Offering unto the Lord, before the Tabernacle of the Lord, Blood shall be imputed unto that Man; he hath shed Blood; that Man shall be cut off from among his People, i. e. plainly, Murder shall be imputed to him: He shall be put to Death for it, and therein punished with the same Severity as if he had stain a Man. 'Tis plain by