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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.
NOW CHRIST rested from his works, when he rose from the dead, on the first day of the we•k. When he rose from the de••, then he finished his work of redemption; his humiliation was then at an end; he then rested and was refreshed.—When it is said in this place, There remaineth a rest to the people of of GOD, i• the original it is, a sabbatism, or the keeping of a sabbath: And this reason is given for it, For he that entered into his rest, he also hath ceased ⟨p. 245⟩from his own works, as GOD did from his. Th•se three things at least we are taught by these words:
(1.) WE are taught by them to look upon CHRIST'S rest from his work of redemption, as parallel with GOD'S rest from the work of creation, for they are expressly compared together, as parallel one with the other:
(2.) THEY are spoken of as parallel, particularly in this respect, viz. The relation which they both have to the keeping of a sabbath among GOD'S people, or with respect to the influence which these two rests have, as to sabbatizing in the church of GOD: for it is expressly with respect to this, that they are compared together. Here is an evident reference to GOD'S blessing and hallowing the day of his rest from the the creation to be a sabbath, and appointing a sabbath of rest in imitation of him. For the apostle is speaking of this, ver 4. For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And GOD did rest the seventh day from all his works. Thus far is evident; whatever the apostle has respect to by this keeping of a sabbath by the people of GOD, whether it be a weekly sabbatizing on earth, or a sabbatizing in heaven.