This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ... DOCTRINE OF ORIGINAL SIN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE, REASON, AND EXPERIENCE THE PREFACE. 1. A FEW years ago a friend put into my hand Dr. Taylor's " Doctrine Of Original Sin;" which I read carefully over and partly transcribed: and have many times since diligently considered. The Author is doubtless a person of sense, nay, of unusually strong understanding, joined with no small liveliness of imagination, and a good degree of various learning. He has likewise an admirable command of temper, so that he almost every where speaks as one in good humour. Add to this, that he has a smooth and pleasing, yet a manly and nervous style. And all these talents he exerts to the uttermost, on a favourite subject, in the treatise before us: which he has had leisure for many years, to revise, file, correct, and strengthen against all objections. 2. So finished a piece surely deserves the consideration of. all those masters of reason whicji the age has produced. And I have long hoped, that some of those would attempt to show, how far the doctrine there laid down is true. And what weight there is in the arguments which are produced, in confirmation of it. I know not how to believe, that all the clergy in England, are of the same opinion with this author. And certainly there are some whom all his skill in Greek, and even in Hebrew, does not make afraid. I should rejoice had any of these undertaken the task, who are in many respects better qualified for it; particularly in this, that they have time upon their hands; they have full leisure for such an employment. But since *none ejse will, 1 cannot but speak, though lying under many peculiar disadvantages. I dare not be silent any longer: necessity is laid upon me, to provide those who desire to know the...