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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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Thus it will be with you that are in an unconverted State, if you continue in it; the infinite Might, and Majesty and Terribleness of the OMNIPOTENT GOD shall be magnified upon you, in the ineffable Strength of your Torments: You shall be tormented in the Presence of the holy Angels, and in the Presence of the Lamb; and when you shall be in this State of Suffering, the glorious Inhabitants of Heaven shall go forth and look on the awful Spectacle, that they may see what the Wrath and Fierceness of the Almighty is, and when they have seen it, they will fall down and adore that great Power and Majesty. Isai. lxvi. 23, 24. And it shall come to pass, that from one new Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all Flesh come to Worship before me, saith the Lord; and they shall go forth and look upon the Carcasses of the Men that have transgressed against me; for their Worm shall not die, neither shall their Fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring unto all Flesh.
4. 'Tis everlasting Wrath. It would be dreadful to suffer this Fierceness and Wrath of Almighty GOD one Moment; but you must suffer it to all Eternity: There will be no End to this exquisite horrible Misery: When you look forward, you shall see a long Forever, a boundless Duration before you, which will swallow up your Thoughts, and amaze your Soul, and you will absolutely despair of ever having any Deliverance, any End, any Mitigation, any Rest at all; you will know certainly, that you must wear out long Ages, Millions of Millions of Ages, in wrestling and conflicting with this almighty merciless Vengeance, and then, when you have so done, when so many Ages have actually been spent by you in this Manner, you will know, that all is but a Point to what remains. So that your Punishment will indeed be infinite. Oh who can express what the State of a ⟨p. 60⟩Soul in such Circumstances is! All that we can possibly say about it, gives but a very feeble saint Representation of it; 'tis inexpressible and inconceivable: For who knows the Power of GOD's Anger?