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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.
THOU hast despised the mighty power of GOD; thou hast not been afraid of it. Now why is it not fit, that GOD should show the greatness of his power in thy ruin. What king is there, who will not show his authority, in the punishment of those subjects that despise it? and who will not vindicate his royal majesty in executing vengeance on those that rise in rebellion? And art thou such a fool as to think, that the great king of heaven and earth, before whom all ⟨p. 163⟩other kings are as so many grass hoppers, will not vindicate his kingly majesty, on such contemptuous rebels as thou a•••—Thou art very much mistaken, if thou thinkest so. If thou be regardless of GOD'S majesty, […] it known to thee, GOD is not regardless of his own majesty; he taketh care of the honour of it, and he will vindicate it.
THOU hast despised the mighty power of GOD; thou hast not been afraid of it. Now why is it not fit, that GOD should show the greatness of his power in thy ruin. What king is there, who will not show his authority, in the punishment of those subjects that despise it? and who will not vindicate his royal majesty in executing vengeance on those that rise in rebellion? And art thou such a fool as to think, that the great king of heaven and earth, before whom all ⟨p. 163⟩other kings are as so many grass hoppers, will not vindicate his kingly majesty, on such contemptuous rebels as thou a•••—Thou art very much mistaken, if thou thinkest so. If thou be regardless of GOD'S majesty, 〈…〉 it known to thee, GOD is not regardless of his own majesty; he taketh care of the honor of it, and he will vindicate it.
THINK it not strange that GOD should deal so severely with thee, or that the wrath which thou shalt suffer, should be so great. For as great as it is, it is no greater than that love of GOD, which thou hast despised. The love of GOD and his grace, condescension and pity to sinners in sending his son into the world to die for them, is every whit as great and wonderful, as this inexpressible wrath. This mercy hath been held forth to thee, and described in its wonderful greatness, hundreds of times, and as often hath it been offered to thee; but thou wouldest not accept CHRIST; thou wouldest not have this great love of GOD; thou despisedst GOD'S dying love; thou trampledst the benefits of it under foot. Now why shouldest thou not have wrath as great, as that love and mercy which thou despisest and rejectest? Doth it seem incredible to thee that GOD should so harden his heart against i poor sinner, as so to destroy him, and to bear him down with infinite power and merciless wrath? and is this a greater thing, than it is for thee to harden thy heart, as thou hast done, against infinite mercy, and against the dying love of GOD?