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... happiness on man , in such a way as tends most to promote his end in this respect , and to stir him up to a diligent use of his faculties and talents . It becomes the wisdom of God so to order it , that things of great value and ...
... happiness on man , in such a way as tends most to promote his end in this respect , and to stir him up to a diligent use of his faculties and talents . It becomes the wisdom of God so to order it , that things of great value and ...
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... happiness , both in this and the future world , than if it were given without this requisition . II . PROP . This work or business , which must be done in order to the salvation of men , is a great undertaking . It often appears so to ...
... happiness , both in this and the future world , than if it were given without this requisition . II . PROP . This work or business , which must be done in order to the salvation of men , is a great undertaking . It often appears so to ...
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Jonathan Edwards. addition to their lives , or some hope of future happiness . But all proves in vain : God hath numbered their days and finished them ; and as they have sinned away the day of grace , they must even bear the consequence ...
Jonathan Edwards. addition to their lives , or some hope of future happiness . But all proves in vain : God hath numbered their days and finished them ; and as they have sinned away the day of grace , they must even bear the consequence ...
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... happiness , or to take our swing in sinful enjoyments , and burn in hell forever . The question is of no difficult de- termination . It is so far from being a matter too hard for our reason , that the reason of a child is sufficient to ...
... happiness , or to take our swing in sinful enjoyments , and burn in hell forever . The question is of no difficult de- termination . It is so far from being a matter too hard for our reason , that the reason of a child is sufficient to ...
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... happiness and misery of a future state is as great as the scripture represents it ; or that God is as holy , just , and jealous , as he hath declar- ed concerning himself in his word ; I say , he that is really convinced , and hath ...
... happiness and misery of a future state is as great as the scripture represents it ; or that God is as holy , just , and jealous , as he hath declar- ed concerning himself in his word ; I say , he that is really convinced , and hath ...
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The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life, Volume 4 Jonathan Edwards No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 156 - That thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence, through a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm ; therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath-day.
Page 287 - the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God?" Psalm Ixiii. 1, 2. " O God, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : my soul
Page 213 - Thy teachers shall not be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers ; and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, " This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand,
Page 204 - To her was granted, that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white ; for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb.
Page 83 - back unto perdition ; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul." Rom. xi. 22. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell, severity ; but towards thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness ; otherwise thou also shalt be cut
Page 574 - learn the same vices which they tolerate in others; for " a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." Hence that earnest caution of the apostle, Heb. xii. 15. " Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.
Page 464 - is fallen, and become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird ; that her sins had reached unto heaven, and that God had remembered her iniquity ; that God gave commandment to reward her, as
Page 493 - stood upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven and the things that therein are, and the earth and the things that therein are, and the sea and the things which are therein, That there should be lime no longer.''
Page 544 - lose his reward." Giving to our needy brethren, is in scripture called laying up treasure in heaven, in bags that wax not old; Luke xii. 33. "Sell what ye have and give alms, provide for yourselves bags that wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth.
Page 540 - o minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." A steward has no business with his master's goods, to use them any otherwise than for the benefit of his master and his family, or according to his