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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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Consider that you have injured God the more, and have been the worse Enemy to him, for his being a merciful God. So have you treated that Attribute of ⟨p. 218⟩God's Mercy! How just is it therefore, that you never should have any Benefit of that Attribute!
There is something peculiarly heinous in sinning against the Mercy of God more than other Attributes. There is such base and horrid Ingratitude, in being the worse to God because he is a Being of infinite Goodness and Grace, that it above all Things renders Wickedness vile and detestable. This ought to win us, and engage us to serve God better; but instead of that, to sin against him the more, has something inexpressibly bad in it, and does in a peculiar Manner enhance Guilt, and incense Wrath; as seems to be intimated in Rom. 2 4, 5 Or despisest thou the Riches of his Goodness, and Forbearance, and Long suffering▪ not knowing that the Goodness of God leadeth thee to Repentance: But after thy Hardness and impenitent Heart, treasurest up unto thy self […] against the Day of Wrath, and Revelation of the righteous Judgment of God.
There is something peculiarly heinous in sinning against the Mercy of God more than other Attributes. There is such base and horrid Ingratitude, in being the worse to God because he is a Being of infinite Goodness and Grace, that it above all Things renders Wickedness vile and detestable. This ought to win us, and engage us to serve God better; but instead of that, to sin against him the more, has something inexpressibly bad in it, and does in a peculiar Manner enhance Guilt, and incense Wrath; as seems to be intimated in Rom. 2 4, 5 Or despisest thou the Riches of his Goodness, and Forbearance, and Long suffering▪ not knowing that the Goodness of God leadeth thee to Repentance: But after thy Hardness and impenitent Heart, treasurest up unto thy self against the Day of Wrath, and Revelation of the righteous Judgment of God.