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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Man hath so much the greater Occasion and Obligation to take notice and acknowledge God's Perfections and All-sufficiency. The greater the Creatures Dependence is on God's Perfections, and the greater Concern he has with them, so much the greater Occasion has he to take notice of them. So much the greater Concern any one has with and Dependence upon the Power and Grace of God, so much the greater Occasion has he to take notice of that Power and Grace. So much the greater and more immediate Dependence there is on the divine Holiness, so much the greater Occasion to take notice of and acknowledge that. So much the greater and more absolute Dependence we have on the divine Perfections, as belonging to the several Persons of the Trinity, so much the greater Occasion have we to observe and own the divine Glory of each of them. That which we are most concerned with, is surely most in the Way of our Observation and Notice; and this kind of Concern with any thing, viz. Dependence, does especially tend to commend and oblige the Attention and Observation. Those Things that we are not much Dependent upon, 'tis easy to neglect; but we can scarce do any other than mind that which we have a great Dependence on. By Reason of our so great Dependence on God, and his Perfections, and in so many Respects; He and his Glory are the more directly set in our View, which Way soever we turn our Eyes.
1. Man hath so much the greater Occasion and Obligation to take notice and acknowledge God's Perfections and All-sufficiency. The greater the Creatures Dependance is on God's Perfections, and the greater Concern he has with them, so much the greater Occasion has he to take notice of them. So much the greater Concern any one has with and Dependance upon the Power and Grace of God, so much the greater Occasion has he to take notice of that Power and Grace. So much the greater and more immediate Dependance there is on the divine Holiness, so much the greater Occasion to take notice of and acknowledge that. So much the greater and more absolute Dependance we have on the divine Perfections, as belonging to the several Persons of the Trinity, so much the greater Occasion have we to observe and own the divine Glory of each of them. That which we are most concerned with, is surely most in the Way of our Observation and Notice; and this kind of Concern with any thing, viz. Dependance, does especially tend to commend and oblige the Attention and Observation. Those Things that we are not much Dependent upon, 'tis easy to neglect; but we can scarce do any other than mind that which we have a great Dependance on. By Reason of our so great Dependance on God, and his Perfections, and in so many Respects; He and his Glory are the more directly set in our View, which Way soever we turn our Eyes.