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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. › USE.GOD Glorified in Man's Dependance. › USE.
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2. Hence those Doctrines and Schemes of Divinity that are in any Respect opposite to such an absolute, & universal Dependence on God, do derogate from God's Glory, and thwart the Design of the Contrivance for our Redemption. Those Schemes that put the Creature in God's stead, in any of the mentioned Respects, that exalt Man into the Place of either Father, Son, or Holy Ghost, in any thing pertaining to our Redemption; that however they may allow of a Dependence of the Redeemed on God, yet deny a Dependence that is so absolute and universal; that own an entire Dependence on God for some things, but not for others; that own that we depend on God for the Gift and Acceptance of a Redeemer, but deny so absolute a Dependence on him for the obtaining of an Interest in the Redeemer; that own an absolute Dependence on the Father for giving his Son, and on the Son for working out Redemption, but not so entire a Dependence on the Holy Ghost for Conversion, & a being in Christ, & so coming to a 'Title to his Benefits; that own a Dependence on God for means of Grace, but not absolutely for the Benefit and Success of those Means; that own a partial Dependence on the Power of God, for the obtaining & exercising Holiness, but not a mere Dependence on the arbitrary & sovereign Grace of God; that own a Dependence on the ⟨p. 23⟩free Grace of God for a Reception into his Favour, so far that it is without any proper Merit, but not as it is without being attracted, or moved with any Excellency; that own a partial Dependence on Christ, as he through whom we have Life, as having purchased new Terms of Life, but still hold that the Righteousness through which we have Life is inherent in our selves, as it was under the first Covenant: and whatever other Way any Scheme is inconsistent with our entire Dependence on God for all, and in each of those Ways, of having all of him, through him, and in him, it is repugnant to the Design and Tenor of the Gospel, and robs it of that which God accounts its Lustre and Glory.
2. Hence those Doctrines and Schemes of Divinity that are in any Respect opposite to such an absolute, & universal Dependance on God, do derogate from God's Glory, and thwart the Design of the Contrivance for our Redemption. Those Schemes that put the Creature in God's stead, in any of the mentioned Respects, that exalt Man into the Place of either Father, Son, or Holy Ghost, in any thing pertaining to our Redemption; that however they may allow of a Dependance of the Redeemed on God, yet deny a Dependance that is so absolute and universal; that own an intire Dependance on God for some things, but not for others; that own that we depend on God for the Gift and Acceptance of a Redeemer, but deny so absolute a Dependance on him for the obtaining of an Interest in the Redeemer; that own an absolute Dependance on the Father for giving his Son, and on the Son for working out Redemption, but not so entire a Dependance on the Holy Ghost for Conversion, & a being in Christ, & so coming to a 'Title to his Benefits; that own a Dependance on God for means of Grace, but not absolutely for the Benefit and Success of those Means; that own a partial Dependance on the Power of God, for the obtaining & exercising Holiness, but not a meer Dependance on the arbitrary & sovereign Grace of God; that own a Dependance on the