N05520:124
True grace, distinguished from the experience of devils; in a sermon, preached before the…
True grace, distinguished from the experience of devils; in a sermon, preached before the Synod of New-York, convened at New-Ark, in New-Jersey, on September 28. N.S. 1752. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Stockbridge in New-England. ; (Printed by the desire of the synod.) : [Four lines from II. Corinthians]
New-York: printed by James Parker, 1753
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The Expression that I have chosen for my Text, Their Foot shall slide in due Time; seems to imply the following Things, relating to the Punishment and Destruction that these wicked Israelites were exposed to.
The Expression that I have chosen for my Text, Their Foot shall slide in due Time; seems to imply the following Things, relating to the Punishment and Distruction that these wicked Israelites were exposed to.
1. That they were always exposed to Destruction; as one that stands or walks in slippery Places, is always exposed to fall. This is implied in the Manner of their Destruction's coming upon them, being represented by their Foot's sliding▪ the same is expressed, Psal. lxxiii. 18. Surely thou didst set them in slippery Places; thou castedst them down into Destruction.
1. That they were always exposed to Destruction; as one that stands or walks in slippery Places, is always exposed to fall. This is implied in the Manner of their Destruction's coming upon them, being represented by their Foot's sliding▪ the same is express'd, Psal. lxxiii. 18. Surely thou didst set them in slippery Places; thou castedst them down into Destruction.
2. It implies that they were always exposed to sudden unexpected Destruction. As he that walks in slippery Places is every Moment liable to fall; he can't foresee one Moment whether he shall stand or fall the next; and when he does fall, he falls at once, without Warning. Which is also expressed in that