N13259:670
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.
BUT what is meant by this expression we know, just in the same way as we know what is the meaning of any word in the original of the new testament, or the meaning of any expression in an ancient language; viz. by what we find to be the universal signification of the expression in ancient times. This expression of the Lord's day is found by the ancient use of the whole christian church, by what appears in all the writings of ancient times, even from the apostles days, to signify the first day of the week.
BUT what is meant by this expression we know, just in the same way as we know what is the meaning of any word in the original of the new testament, or the meaning of any expression in an antient language; viz. by what we find to be the universal signification of the expression in antient times. This expression of the Lord's day is found by the antient use of the whole christian church, by what appears in all the writings of antient times, even from the apostles days, to signify the first day of the week.
AND the expression implies in it the holiness of the day. For doubtless the day is called, the Lord's day, ⟨p. 255⟩as the sacred supper is called the Lord's supper, which is so called, because it is an holy supper, to be celebrated in remembrance of the LORD CHRIST, and of his redemption. So this is an holy day to be kept in remembrance of the LORD CHRIST and his redemption.
THE first day of the week being in scripture called the LORD'S day, sufficiently makes it out to be the day of the week that is to be kept holy unto GOD; for GOD hath been pleased to call it by his own name. When GOD puts his name upon any thing, or any thing is called by the name of GOD in scripture, this denotes the business of that thing and the appropriation of it to GOD.—Thus GOD put his name upon his people Israel, of old;