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A careful and strict enquiry into the modern prevailing notions of that freedom of…
A careful and strict enquiry into the modern prevailing notions of that freedom of will, which is supposed to be essential to moral agency, virtue and vice, reward and punishment, praise and blame. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the church in Stockbridge. ; [One line from Romans]A careful and strict enquiry into the modern prevailing notions of that freedom of will, which is supposed to be essential to moral agency, vertue and vice, reward and punishment, praise and blame. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the church in Stockbridge. ; [One line from Romans]
printed by S. Kneeland, 1754
Part 2 › Section 11: The Evidence of GOD's certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of moral Agents.
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Their Corruption, Violence, Robbery, Treachery, and Lies. And particularly, how much is foretold of the horrid Wickedness of Antiochus, Epiphanes, called there a vile Person, instead of Epiphanes, or Illustrious. In that Chapter, and also in Chap. viii. ver. 9,— 14, 23, to the End, are foretold his Flattery, Deceit and Lies, his having his Heart set to do Mischief, and set against the holy Covenant, his destroying and treading under Foot the holy People, in a marvellous Manner, his having Indignation against the holy Covenant, setting his Heart against it, and conspiring against it, his poll••ing the Sanctuary of Strength, treading it under Foot, taking away the daily Sacrifice, and placing the Abomination that maketh desolate; his great Pride, magnifying himself against God, and […] marvellous Blasphemies against Him, 'till God in Indignation shou•d destroy him. Withal the moral Conduct of the Jews, on Occasion of his Persecution, is predicted. 'Tis foretold, that he should corrupt many by Flatteries, Chap. xi.3•,—34. But that others should behave with a glorious Constancy and Fortitude, in Opposition to him, ver. 32. ⟨p. 101⟩And that some good Men should fall, and repent, ver. 35. Christ foretold Peter's Sin, in denying his Lord, with it's Circumstances, in a peremptory Manner. And so, that great Sin of Judas, in betraying his Master, and it's dreadful and eternal Punishment in Hell, was foretold in the like positive Manner. Matth. xxvi.21,—25. and parallel Places in the other Evangelists.
Their Corruption, Violence, Robbery, Treachery, and Lies. And particularly, how much is foretold of the horrid Wickedness of Antiochus, Epiphanes, called there a vile Person, instead of Epiphanes, or Illustrious. In that Chapter, and also in Chap. viii. ver. 9,— 14, 23, to the End, are foretold his Flattery, Deceit and Lies, his having his Heart set to do Mischief, and set against the holy Covenant, his destroying and treading under Foot the holy People, in a marvellous Manner, his having Indignation against the holy Covenant, setting his Heart against it, and conspiring against it, his poll••ing the Sanctuary of Strength, treading it under Foot, taking away the daily Sacrifice, and placing the Abomination that maketh desolate; his great Pride, magnifying himself against God, and marvellous Blasphemies against Him, 'till God in Indignation shoud destroy him. Withal the moral Conduct of the Iews, on Occasion of his Persecution, is predicted. 'Tis foretold, that he should corrupt many by Flatteries, Chap. xi.3,—34. But that others should behave with a glorious Constancy and Fortitude, in Opposition to him, ver. 32.