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A sermon preached at New-Ark, in New-Jersey, before the Synod of New-York and Philadelphia,…
A sermon preached at New-Ark, in New-Jersey, before the Synod of New-York and Philadelphia, by the Rev. Jonathan Edwards, late president of the college in New-Jersey: ; entitled, True grace, distinguished from the experience of devils. ; [Two lines from James]
printed by Loring Andrews, 1791
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TRUE GRACE, Distinguished from the EXPERIENCE OF DEVILS. › IMPROVEMENT.
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VIII. It may be inferred from the doctrine, that persons who have no grace, may have a very great and affecting sense of many divine things in their hearts.
VIII. It may be infer'd from the doctrine, that persons who have no grace, may have a very great and affecting sense of many divine things in their hearts.
The Devil has not only great speculative knowledge, but he has a sense of many divine things, which deeply affects him, and is most strongly impressed on his heart. As
The Devil has not only great speculative knowledge, but he has a sense of many divine things, which deeply affects him, and is most strongly impress'd on his heart. As
1. The Devils and damned souls, have a great sense of the vast importance of the things of another world. They are in the invisible world, and they see and know how great the things of that world are: Their experience teaches 'em in the most affecting manner. They have a ⟨p. 28⟩great sense of the worth of salvation, and the worth of immortal souls, and the vast importance of those things, that concern men's eternal welfare. The parable in the latter end of the xvi. Chap. of Luke, teaches this, in representing the rich man in Hell, as entreating that Lazarus might be sent to his five brothers, to testify unto them, less they should come to that place of torment. They who endure the torments of Hell, have, doubtless, a most lively and affecting sense of the vastness of an endless eternity; and of the comparative momentariness of this life, and the vanity of the concerns and enjoyments of time. They are convinced effectually, that all the things of this world, even those that appear greatest and most important to the inhabitants of the earth, are despicable trifles, in comparison of the things of the eternal world. They have a great sense of the preciousness of time, and of the means of grace, and the inestimable value of the privileges which they enjoy, which live under the gospel. They are fully sensible of the folly of those that go on in sin; neglect their opportunities; make light of the counsels and warnings of GOD; and bitterly lament their exceeding folly, in their own sins; by which they have brought on themselves so great and remediless misery. When sinners, by woeful experience, know the dreadful issue of their evil way; they will mourn at the last, saying, how have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof, and have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!