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Sermons, on the following subjects
Sermons, on the following subjects; The manner in which salvation is to be sought. The unreasonableness of indetermination in religion. Unbelievers contemn the glory of Christ. The folly of looking back in fleeing out of Sodom. The warnings of Scripture in the best manner adapted to the awakening and conversion of sinners. Hypocrites deficient in the duty of prayer. The future punishment of the wicked unavoidable and intolerable. The eternity of hell-torments. The peace which Christ gives his true followers. The perpetuity & change of the Sabbath. / By the late Reverend Mr. Jonathan Edwards, president of the College of New-Jersey.
Hartford: printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1780
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
MEN take it hardly to have any of their qualifications or actions despised, which they esteem commendable. But especially do they highly resent it, when others slight their kindness. And above all when they have put themselves out of their way, and have denied themselves, and suffered considerably to do others a kindness; then to have their kindness despised, and set at nought, is what men would above all things resent. How heinous then is it, and how exceedingly provoking to GOD must it be, thus to set at nought so great kindness and love of CHRIST, when from love to sinners he suffered so much?
CONSIDER how highly the angels who are so much above you, do set by the glory and excellency of Christ, by which you set nothing. They admire and adore the glory of Christ, and cease not day nor night to praise the same in the most exalted strains. Rev. v. 11. 12. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts, and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands▪ saying with a loud voice, worthy is the lamb that was slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. The saints admire the excellency of Christ, and the glorious angels admire it, and every creature in heaven and earth, but only you unbelieving children of men.
CONSIDER not only how much the angels set by the glory of Christ, but how much GOD himself sets by it: for he is the darling of heaven, he was eternally GOD'S delight; and because of his glory GOD hath ⟨p. 69⟩thought him worthy to be appointed the heir of all things, and hath seen fit to ordain that all men should honour the son even as they honour the father.—Is he thus worthy of the infinite esteem and love of GOD himself? and is he worthy of no esteem from you?