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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.
THUS GOD hath undertaken to deal with obstinate unbelievers. They carry things on in great confusion; but we need not be dismayed at it: let us wait and we shall see that GOD will rectify things. Sinners will not always continue to rebel and despise with impunity. The honour of GOD will in due time be vindicated; and they shall be subdued and convicted, and shall give an account. There is no sin, not so much as an idle word that they shall speak, but they must give an account of it; Mat. xii. 36.—And their sins must be fully balanced, and recompensed, and satisfaction obtained. Because judgment against their evil works is not speedily executed, their hearts are fully set in them to do evil. Yet GOD is a righteous judge; he will see that judgment is executed in due time.
I come now,
II. To show that therefore impenitent sinners shall not avoid their due punishment.—GOD hath undertaken to inflict it; he hath engaged to do it; he takes it as his work, as what properly belongs to him, and we may expect it of him. If he hath sworn by his life, that he will do it; and if he hath power sufficient, if he is the living GOD, doubtless we shall see it done. And that GOD hath declared that he will punish impenitent sinners, is manifest from many scriptures; as, Deut. xxxii. 41. I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. Deut. vii. 10. He will not be •lack to him that hateth him: he will repay him to his face. Exod. xxxiv. 7. That will by no means clear the guilty.