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God glorified in the work of redemption, by the greatness of man's dependence upon…God glorified in the work of redemption, by the greatness of man's dependance upon…
God glorified in the work of redemption, by the greatness of man's dependence upon him, in the whole of it. A sermon preached on the public lecture in Boston, July 8. 1731. : And published at the desire of several, ministers and others, in Boston, who heard it. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Two lines from Judges]God glorified in the work of redemption, by the greatness of man's dependance upon him, in the whole of it. A sermon preached on the publick lecture in Boston, July 8. 1731. : And published at the desire of several, ministers and others, in Boston, who heard it. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Two lines from Judges]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for D. Henchman, 1731
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GOD Glorified in Man's Dependence.GOD Glorified in Man's Dependance.
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1. What God aims at in the Disposition of things in the Affair of Redemption, viz. that Man should not glory in himself, but alone in God; That no Flesh should glory in his Presence, — that according as it is written he that glories let him glory in the Lord.
2. How this End is attained in the Work of Redemption, viz. by that absolute and immediate Dependence which Men have upon God in that Work, for all their Good. Inasmuch as,
2. How this End is attained in the Work of Redemption, viz. by that absolute and immediate Dependance which Men have upon God in that Work, for all their Good. Inasmuch as,
First, All the Good that they have is in and through Christ; He is made unto us Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification, and Redemption. All the Good of the fallen and redeemed Creature is concerned in these four things, and can't be better distributed than into them; but Christ is each of them to us, and we have none of them any otherwise than in him. He is made of God unto us Wisdom: In him are all the proper Good, and true Excellency of the Understanding. Wisdom was a thing that the Greeks admired; but Christ is the true Light of the World, 'tis through him alone that true Wisdom is imparted to the Mind. 'Tis in and by Christ that we have Righteousness: 'Tis by being in him that we are justified, have our ⟨p. 3⟩Sins pardoned, and are received as righteous into God's Favour. 'Tis by Christ that we have Sanctification: We have in him true Excellency of Heart, as well as of Understanding; and He is made unto us inherent as well as imputed Righteousness. 'Tis by Christ that we have Redemption, or the actual Deliverance from all Misery, and the Bestowment of all Happiness and Glory. Thus we have all our Good by Christ who is God.