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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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2. Many Events have been foretold by God, which were consequent and dependent on the moral Conduct of particular Persons, and were accomplished, either by their virtuous or vicious Actions.—Thus, the Children of Israel's going down into Egypt to dwell there, was foretold to Abraham, Gen. xv. which was brought about by the Wickedness of Joseph's Brethren in selling him, and the Wickedness of Joseph's Mistress, and his own signal Virtue in resisting her Temptation. The Accomplishment of the Thing prefigured in Joseph's Dream, depended on the same moral Conduct. Jotham's Parable and Prophecy, Judges ix.15, — 20. was accomplished by the wicked Conduct of Abimelech, and the Men of Shechem. The Prophecies against the House of Eli, 1 Sam. Chap. ii. & iii. were accomplished by the Wickedness of Doeg the Edomite, in accusing the Priests; and the great Impiety, and extreme Cruelty of Saul in destroying the Priests at Nob. 1 Sam. xxii.—Nathan's Prophecy against David, 2 Sam. xii.11, 12. was fulfilled by the horrible Wickedness of Absalom, in rebelling against his Father, seeking his Life, and lying with his Concubines in the Sight of the Sun. The Prophecy against Solomon, 1 Kings xi.11,—13. was fulfilled by Jeroboam's Rebellion and Usurpation, which are spoken of as his Wickedness, 2 Chron. xiii.5, 6. compare ver. 18. The Prophecy against Jeroboam's Family, 1 Kings xiv. was fulfilled by the Conspiracy, Treason, and cruel Murders of Baasha, 2 Kings xv.27, &c. The Predictions of the Prophet Jehu against the House of Baasha, 1 Kings xvi. at the Beginning, were fulfilled by the Treason and Parricide of Zimri, 1 Kings xvi.9