THE

Great Chriftian Doctrine

OF

ORIGINAL SIN

DEFENDED;

EVIDENCES of its 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 pro-
posed to free and candid Examination, &c."

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By the late Reverend and Learned
JONATHAN EDWARDS, A. M.
Jor
Prefident of the College of New-Jersey.

MATTH. ix. 12. They that be whole, need not a Phyfician; but
they that are fick.

rationes conveniunt..

Et hæc non tantum ad Peccatores referenda eft; quia in
omnibus Maledictionibus primi Hominis, omnes ejus Gene-
R. SAL. JARCHI.
Propter Concupifcentiam, innatam Cordi humano, dicitur,
In Iniquitate genitus fum; atque Senfus eft, quod à Nati-
vitate implantatum fit Cordi humano Fetzer harang, Fig-
mentum malum.-
ABEN-EZRA

-Ad Mores Natura recurrit

Damnatos, fixa & mutari nescia.-

-Dociles imitandis

Turpibus & pravis omnes fumus.-

Juv.

BOSTON Printed, LONDON Re-printed,

For J. JOHNSON and Co. at the Globe, in Paternofier-Rou
and G. KEITH, in Gracechurch-Street.

M.DCC.LXVI.-"

VIT

A brief ACCOUNT of the Book and its
AUTHOR.

T

HE Reverend Author of the following Piece was removed by Death, before its Publication. But, ere his Decease, the Copy was finished and brought to the Prefs, and a Number of Sheets paffed his own Review.

They that were acquainted with the Author, or know his juft Character, and have any Tafte for the ferious Theme, will want Nothing to be faid in Recommendation of the enfuing Tract, but only that Mr. EDWARDS wrote it.

Several valuable Pieces on this Subject have lately been published, upon the fame Side of the Question. But he had no Notice of fo much as the very first of them, till he had wholly concluded what he had in View: nor has it been thought, any Thing already printed fhould fuperfede this Work of his; being defigned on a more extenfive Plan; comprising a Variety of Arguments, and Answers to many Objections, that fell not in the Way of the other worthy Writers; and the Whole done with a Care of familiar Method and Language, as well as clear Reasoning, in general accommodated very much to common Capacities.

It must be a fenfible Pleasure to every Friend of Truth, that fo masterly a Hand undertook a Reply to Dr. TAYLOR; notwithstanding the various

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