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Two dissertations, I. Concerning the end for which God created the world. II. The…
Two dissertations, I. Concerning the end for which God created the world. II. The nature of true virtue. / by the late Reverend, learned and pious Jonathan Edwards, A.M. president of the College in New-Jersey.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland, 1765
Concerning the END for which GOD created the WORLD. › Chapter 2 › Sect 4
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AGAIN, 'tis represented as tho' God's people had their existence, at least as God's people, for God's name's sake. God's redeeming or purchasing them, that they might be his people, for his name, implies this. As in that passage mentioned before, 2 Sam. 7. 23.—"Thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name". So God's making them a people for his name, is implied in Jer. 13. 11. "For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel &c.—that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name." Act. ⟨p. 78⟩15. 14. "Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name."
THIS also is spoken of as the end of the virtue and religion, and holy behaviour of the saints. Rom. 1. 5. "By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the •aith among all nations for his name." Matt. 19. 29. "Every one that forsaketh houses or brethren &c.—for my name's sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit everlasting life." 3 Joh. 7. "Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the gentiles." Rev. 2. 3. "And hast born, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not •ainted."