Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-03-07
Fr,Gn t5c Southern ChristiaR Herald.


Having touched upon the doctrine Of
Justification, let us add one word on impu-
tation. This is either Of sin or of righteous
ness.
lst, then, of sin.
We read OF the sin of our frs: paren's
in eating tho forbidden fruit. Adam is TO
be considered in this transaction, as the
head and root Of the human n2ture.-
Adam was made under law with plenary
ability to keep it. and he was placed under
law, as corenant Of rorLS, according
TO which dispensation, if he had kept the
law he would have lived it. Con. ch. VII,
sec. ..
The first SIN was a breach Of the cove.
nant of works, and therefore not merely a
personal sin, but sin of the human nature,
by which the whole nature became deprav-
ed and lost, spiritually dead according to
the penalty of that covenant. As in this
Instance the sin of the person infected the
nature, SO afterwards with respect to
his posterity) the sinful nature intects the
person. THUS. "rhcy being the root of
all mankind, the guih Of this sin was imput-
ell, and the same death in sin and corrupted
nature conveyed to all their pos:crity de-
scending from them by ordinary genera.
ton" Con. ch. vi. sec. 3.
This sin is called in scri p:urc "Thc body
Of SIM" Rom. vi. 6; also Exceeding SIN
fuI," Rom. vii. l3; also "Sin that dce1leh
m one" Rom. vii. II; also "Thc law
OF ones members" Rom. Z: %; also "the
old man," Rom. 6: 6; also "the flesh,"
John 3: 6. Gal. 5: II, and also "thc tody Of
dcaih," Rom. 7: "a. Original SIN there.
fore is part of the punishment and death
incident TO breach Of the Covenant.
AS the Lord breathed the breath Of liic
into man, and he became ga Hring soul"
Gen. 9: I, united to body; so the guilt or
deadly consequences Of the first sin of our
first parents, was imputed to al their :soiuul
posterity.
Original sin is mol "roluntary Gci;"
j, has no reference to the srN: it is no:
an act done with knowledgc, bu; it is s:atc
or condition of the moral nature in not being
conformed to the law of God. and which is
true Of every natural descendant oc Adam
aeken born, Psalms 81: S, Job IA 4, Psalms
SO: ), John 3: 6, Rom. 5: II, Eph. 2:3.
Notwithstanding however the fall, the nai-
wat faculties REMAIN, though they are m-
paired and perverted; thus, the understand.
ing remains, but i is darkened, Eph. 4: 1s,
.Ac;s sc: Is. The pW is still free, i. c. it
acts without any compulsion or power &C.
traneous; sill ii is free only to erH, in as.
much as it chooses erH only continually.
All the other natural powers Of the
mind and of the affections expressed in
tic Bible by the comprehensive term THE
HEART, [Deut. 5: %, Gen. 6: 5, Gen. 8: 81,
Rom. ): 10, IL, IL, Math. 10: 10, remain,
but thcv are all perverted and corrupt.
Hence it is, an uurenewed man cannot do
a good act without special grace, and when
this special grace comes, the understanding
is enlightened, l Cor. .: 10, 12, IA, Eph.
lis; the ariN renewed, EZck. IL: Is,
Deut. 80: 6, Eek Sc: 81, Psim. no.: 3,
John 6: 81: ue'r heart is also given them.
Eek. Sc: 26, Eph. IS, Col. ?: 13.
Original sin then is 'he judiciat effect Of
the guilt OF Adams first sin, and is by the
Divine cons'iu ut!on imputed every one OF
his natural posteriy. 1t is imputed, j. e.
put to their account, charged upon every one
ofthcm personally. That this is the Dj-
vine constitution is conclusive proofthat ii
is perfectly wise and just. 'Hcso can these
things be p and 'rhis is hard saying, who
can hear ill., John 3: 0, John 6: 60, are
questions too hard even for Disciples. But
though we know not nor, We shall know
! .,o.;Iiar Ian 10.