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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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And whether Christ did not plainly teach Nicodemus the Doctrine of original total Depravity, when he came to him to know what his Doctrine was, must be left to the Reader to judge, from what has been already observed on Joh. iii. 1,—11. And besides, Christ in the Course of his Preaching took the most proper Method to convince Men of the Corruption of their Nature,& to give them an effectual and practical Knowledge of it, in Application to themselves, in particular, by teaching and urging the holy and strict Law of God, in it's Extent and Spirituality and ⟨p. 376⟩dreadful Threatenings: Which, above all things, tends to search the Hearts of Men, & to teach them their inbred exceeding Depravity; not merely as a Matter of Speculation, but by proper Conviction of Conscience; which is the only Knowledge of original Sin, that can avail to prepare the Mind for receiving Christ's Redemption; as a Man's Sense of his own Sickness prepares him to apply in good Earnest to the Physician.
And whether Christ did not plainly teach Nicodemus the Doctrine of original total Depravity, when he came to him to know what his Doctrine was, must be left to the Reader to judge, from what has been already observed on Joh. iii. 1,—11. And besides, Christ in the Course of his Preaching took the most proper Method to convince Men of the Corruption of their Nature,& to give them an effectual and practical Knowledge of it, in Application to themselves, in particular, by teaching and urging the holy and strict Law of God, in it's Extent and Spirituality and ⟨p. 376⟩dreadful Threatnings: Which, above all things, tends to search the Hearts of Men, & to teach them their inbred exceeding Depravity; not meerly as a Matter of Speculation, but by proper Conviction of Conscience; which is the only Knowledge of original Sin, that can avail to prepare the Mind for receiving Christ's Redemption; as a Man's Sense of his own Sickness prepares him to apply in good Earnest to the Physician.