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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 GOD that holds you over the Pit of Hell, much as one holds a Spider, or some loathsome Infect, over the Fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked; his Wrath towards you burns like Fire; he looks upon you as worthy of Nothing else, but to be cast into the Fire; he is of purer Eyes than to bear to have you in his Sight; you are ten thousand Times so abominable in his Eyes, as the most hateful venomous Serpent is in ours. You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn Rebel did his Prince: And yet, ⟨p. 55⟩'tis Nothing but his Hand that holds you from falling into the Fire every Moment: 'Tis to be ascribed to Nothing else, that you did not go to Hell the last Night; that you was suffered to awake again in this World, after you closed your Eyes to sleep: And there is no other Reason to be given, why you have not dropped into Hell since you arose in the Morning, but that GOD's Hand has held you up: There is no other Reason to be given why you haven't gone to Hell, since you have sat here in the House of GOD, provoking his pure Eyes by your sinful wicked Manner of attending his solemn Worship: Yea, there is Nothing else that is to be given as a Reason why you don't this very Moment drop down into Hell.
The GOD that holds you over the Pit of Hell, much as one holds a Spider, or some loathsome Infect, over the Fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked; his Wrath towards you burns like Fire; he looks upon you as worthy of Nothing else, but to be cast into the Fire; he is of purer Eyes than to bear to have you in his Sight; you are ten thousand Times so abominable in his Eyes, as the most hateful venomous Serpent is in ours. You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn Rebel did his Prince: And yet, ⟨p. 55⟩'tis Nothing but his Hand that holds you from falling into the Fire every Moment: 'Tis to be ascribed to Nothing else, that you did not go to Hell the last Night; that you was suffer'd to awake again in this World, after you closed your Eyes to sleep: And there is no other Reason to be given, why you have not dropped into Hell since you arose in the Morning, but that GOD's Hand has held you up: There is no other Reason to be given why you han't gone to Hell, since you have sat here in the House of GOD, provoking his pure Eyes by your sinful wicked Manner of attending his solemn Worship: Yea, there is Nothing else that is to be given as a Reason why you don't this very Moment drop down into Hell.