Excerpt from The Doctrine of Original Sin: Or the Native State and Character of Man Unfolded The readers of this volume will gather from more than one of its statements, especially from the commencement of the Fifth Lecture, that its Author does not altogether approve of the phrase by which the doctrine, explained and defended in the subsequent pages, is generally desig nated. He is free, indeed, to confess that its banishment from our theological nomenclature would not give him great concern. The reasons which have ...
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Excerpt from The Doctrine of Original Sin: Or the Native State and Character of Man Unfolded The readers of this volume will gather from more than one of its statements, especially from the commencement of the Fifth Lecture, that its Author does not altogether approve of the phrase by which the doctrine, explained and defended in the subsequent pages, is generally desig nated. He is free, indeed, to confess that its banishment from our theological nomenclature would not give him great concern. The reasons which have induced this feel ing are stated in various parts of the book: recapitulation here would be both unnecessary and improper. Now it may be said, and probably will be said, by some persons, Why then is the phrase Original Sin retained in the title-page of the volume? The Author is bound to state the reasons which have prevented his discarding it. In the first place, he could not but feel that the proper de signation of the doctrine unfolded in these Lectures, is merely a question of terminology, and, therefore, of com paratively slight importance. He does not venture to say. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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