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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.
WE should therefore meditate on this with joy; we should have a sympathy with CHRIST in his joy. He was refreshed on this day, we should be refreshed as those whose hearts are united with his. When CHRIST rejoices, it becomes all his church every where to rejoice.—We are to say of this day, This is the day that the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
BUT we are not only to commemorate the resurrection of CHRIST, but the whole work of redemption, of which this was the finishing. We keep the day on which the work was finished, because it is in remembrance of the whole work.—We should on this day contemplate the wonderful love of GOD and of CHRIST as expressed in the work of redemption; and our remembrance of these thing should be accompanied with suitable exercises of soul with respect to ⟨p. 282⟩them. When we call to mind the love of CHRIST, it should be with a return of love on our part. When we commemorate this work, it should be with faith in the Saviour.—And we should praise GOD and the Lamb for this work, for the divine glory and love manifested in it, in our private and public prayers, in talking of the wonderful works of GOD, and in singing divine songs.
HENCE it is proper that CHRIST'S disciples should choose this day to come together to break bread, or to celebrate the ordinance of the LORD'S supper; (Acts xx. 7.) because it is an ordinance instituted in remembrance of the work of redemption.