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Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal…
Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal salvation, viz. I. Justification by faith alone. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. III. Ruth's resolution. IV. The justice of God in the damnation of sinners. V. The excellency of Jesus Christ. : Delivered at Northampton, chiefly at the time of the late wonderful pouring out of the spirit of God there. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Three lines from Deuteronomy]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1738
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I. Because their God is a glorious God. There is none like him, who is infinite in Glory and Excellency: He is the most high God, glorious in Holiness, fearful in Praises, doing Wonders: His Name is excellent in all the Earth, and his Glory is above the Earth and the Heavens: Among the God's there is none like unto him; there is none in Heaven to be compared to him, nor are there any among the Sons of the Mighty, that can be likened unto him.—Their God is the Fountain of all Good, & an inexhaustible Fountain; he is an all-sufficient God; a God that is able to protect and defend them, and do all Things for them: He is the King of Glory, the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in Battle: A strong Rock, and an high Tower. There is none like the God of Jes•urun, who rideth on the Heaven in their Help, and in his Excellency on the Sky: The eternal God is their Refuge, and underneath are everlasting Arms: He is a God that hath all Things in his Hand, and does whatsoever he pleases: ⟨p. 178⟩He killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to the Grave, and bringeth up; he maketh poor, and maketh rich: The Pillars of the Earth are the Lord's.—Their God is an infinitely holy God: There is none holy as the Lord. And he is infinitely good and merciful. Many that others worship and serve as God's, are cruel Beings, Spirits that seek the Ruin of Souls; but this is a God that delighteth in Mercy; his Grace is infinite, and endures for ever: He is Love it self, an infinite Fountain and Ocean of it.
I. Because their God is a glorious God. There is none like him, who is infinite in Glory and Excellency: He is the most high God, glorious in Holiness, fearful in Praises, doing Wonders: His Name is excellent in all the Earth, and his Glory is above the Earth and the Heavens: Among the God's there is none like unto him; there is none in Heaven to be compared to him, nor are there any among the Sons of the Mighty, that can be liken'd unto him.—Their God is the Fountain of all Good, & an inexhaustible Fountain; he is an alsufficient God; a God that is able to protect and defend them, and do all Things for them: He is the King of Glory, the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in Battle: A strong Rock, and an high Tower. There is none like the God of Jes•urun, who rideth on the Heaven in their Help, and in his Excellency on the Sky: The eternal God is their Refuge, and underneath are everlasting Arms: He is a God that hath all Things in his Hand, and does whatsover he pleases: