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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.
(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.
(3.) IT is evident, in these words, that the preference is given to the latter rest, viz. the rest of our SAVIOUR from his works, with respect to the influence it should have, or relation it bears, to the sabbatizing of the people of GOD, now under the gospel, evidently implied in the expression, There remaineth therefore a sabbatism to the people of GOD. For he that entered into his rest, &c For, in this expression, There remaineth, it is intimated, that the old sabbatism appointed in remembrance of GOD'S ⟨p. 246⟩rest from the work of creation, doth not remain, but ceases; and that this new rest, in commemoration of CHRIST'S resting from his works, remains in the room of it.