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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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II. Let the Consideration of this wonderful Meeting of diverse Excellencies in Christ induce you to accept of him, and close with him as your Saviour. As all Manner of Excellencies meet in him, so there are concurring in him all Manner of Arguments and Motives, to move you to choose him or your Saviour, and every Thing that tends to encourage poor Sinners to come and put their Trust ⟨p. 272⟩in him: His Fullness and All-Sufficiency as a Saviour, gloriously appear in that Variety of Excellencies that has been spoken of.
II. Let the Consideration of this wonderful Meeting of diverse Excellencies in Christ induce you to accept of him, and close with him as your Saviour. As all Manner of Excellencies meet in him, so there are concurring in him all Manner of Arguments and Motives, to move you to choose him or your Saviour, and every Thing that tends to encourage poor Sinners to come and put their Trust ⟨p. 272⟩in him: His Fulness and All-Sufficiency as a Saviour, gloriously appear in that Variety of Excellencies that has been spoken of.
Fallen Man is in a State of exceeding great Misery, & is helpless in it; he is a poor weak Creature, like an Infant cast out in it's Blood, in the Day that it is born: But Christ is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah; he is strong, though we are weak; he hath prevailed to do that for us, which no Creature else could do. Fallen Man is a mean despicable Creature, a contemptible Worm; but Christ, who has undertaken for us, is infinitely honourable and worthy. Fallen Man is polluted, but Christ is infinitely holy: Fallen Man is hateful, but Christ is infinitely lovely: Fallen Man is the Object of God's Indignation, but Christ is infinitely dear to him: W• have dreadfully provoked God, but Christ has performed that Righteousness that is infinitely precious in God's Eyes.