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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.
THAT peace, which has been described, which believers enjoy, is a participation of the peace which their glorious Lord and master himself enjoys, by virtue of the same blood of CHRIST, by which CHRIST himself has entered into rest; it is in a participation of this same justification: for believers are justified with CHRIST. As he was justified when he rose from the dead, and as he was made free from our guilt which he had as our surety; so believers are justified in him and through him. It is as being accepted of GOD in the same righteousness: It is in the favour of the same GOD and heavenly father, that they enjoy peace. I ascend to my father and your father, to my GOD and your GOD. It is in a participation of the same spirit; for believers have the spirit of CHRIST. He had the spirit given to him not by ⟨p. 212⟩measure, and of his fullness do they all receive and grace for grace. As the oil poured on the head of Aaron went down to the skirts of his garments, so the spirit poured on CHRIST the head, descends to all his members. It is as partaking of the same grace of the spirit, that believers enjoy this peace; John i. 16.
THAT peace, which has been described, which believers enjoy, is a participation of the peace which their glorious Lord and master himself enjoys, by virtue of the same blood of CHRIST, by which CHRIST himself has entered into rest; it is in a participation of this same justification: for believers are justified with CHRIST. As he was justified when he rose from the dead, and as he was made free from our guilt which he had as our surety; so believers are justified in him and through him. It is as being accepted of GOD in the same righteousness: It is in the favour of the same GOD and heavenly father, that they enjoy peace. I ascend to my father and your father, to my GOD and your GOD. It is in a participation of the same spirit; for believers have the spirit of CHRIST. He had the spirit given to him not by ⟨p. 212⟩measure, and of his fulness do they all receive and grace for grace. As the oil poured on the head of Aaron went down to the skirts of his garments, so the spirit poured on CHRIST the head, descends to all his members. It is as partaking of the same grace of the spirit, that believers enjoy this peace;