..."middle way," denned Original Sin as a corruption just short of complete depravity: Original sin ... is the fault and corruption of the nature of every...nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore, in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's...

...community: Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam (as the Pelagians do vainly talk), but it is a corruption of the nature of every man, that naturally...is very far gone from original righteousness, and of his own nature, inclined to evil, and that continually.' A Catholic anthropology believes that adolescents,...

...contexts and cultures: Original Sin ... is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, . . . whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness,...nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit; and therefore in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's...

...Calvinist strain in Anglicanism is apparent in its authoritative Thirty-nine Articles: Original sin ... is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every...righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil. . . . And this infection of nature doth remain, yea in them that are regenerated.6 By honoring both...

...the following of Adam, as the Pelagians do vainly talk, which also the Anabaptists do nowadays renew, but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of...offspring of Adam, whereby man is very far gone from his former (original) righteousness, which he had at his creation and is of his own nature given (enclined)...

...endorsed the following definition of original sin: "Original sin is the fault and corruption of every man whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness,...nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit; and therefore, in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's...

...time. Article XI of those 'wondrous little particles' got it right, stating baldly and glumly that 'man is very far gone from original righteousness and is of his own nature inclined to evil! To many people who consider themselves Christian this would seem worse than heretical (a concept that...

...part as follows: Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam (as the Pelagians do vainly talk); but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of...is very far gone from original righteousness, and of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit; and therefore...

...liturgical standard for the Church of England: Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam ... but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of...engendered of the offspring of Adam, whereby man ... is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit; ... And...

...acted for all, and his sin was this imputed to all. For Anglicanism the Thirty-nine Articles speak of "the fault and corruption of the nature of every man...naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam." Pelagianism was a denial of the hereditary sin of mankind. Unitarian rationalism rejected the concept...