A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Hodge, Charles, 1797–1878 • SECTION 10

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sistent with the justice of God. — Makes Grod the Author of Sin.

— Inconsistent with Free Agency 254

§ 14. Seat of Original Sin 254

The whole Soul its Seat 255

S 16 Inability 257

Doctrine as stated in the Protestant Symbols. — The Nature of the Sinner's Inability ......... 260

Inability not mere Disinclination. — Arises from the want of Spir- itual Discernment. — Asserted only in reference to •' Things of the Spirit." — In what sense Natural. — In what sense Moral. — Objections to the popular Distinction between Natural and Moral Ability 265

Proof of the Doctrine 267

The Negative Argument. — Involved in the Doctrine of Original Sin.

— Argument from the Necessity of the Spirit's Influence. — From Experience. — Objections. — Inconsistent with Moral Obligation.

— Destroys the Motives to Exertion. — Encoiu-ages Delay . 276

Public-domain historical edition (1876). Text from OCR of an original Internet Archive scan; OCR may contain recognition errors.

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