The Law of Sin and Death, or the True Theory of Human Depravity

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Excerpt from The Law of Sin and Death, or the True Theory of Human Depravity: Something Novel on an Old TopicIn order to obtain a correct analysis of the law of sin and death, it will be necessary: lst. To ascertain what sin is, how it is created, and what is its specific nature. 2nd. To define the true signification of the term law, in this peculiar relation to sin. 3d. To trace the process by which sin operates on' the subject from its first inception, till it issues in death.to signify the punishment incurred by sin. And the calves of J eroboam are once called the sin of Samaria. But the literal meaning of the word, is uniformly limited to one identical thing, and our inquiry relates to. That very thing: the thing that incurs guilt, and that exposes the author to penal sa¿'er ing. In the First Epistle of John, iii, 4, we have a clear, full, and precise definition of sin, by the inspired Apostle. Who soever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law. This definition fixes the mean ing of the term sin to a particular relation, and limits it exclu sively to that specific relation alone. The particular relation to Which sin is limited by this definition, is the relation which the voluntary action of a moral agent sustains to the law of God, when such agent transgresses that law.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.