92SermonsofJonathanEdwards (continued)
Trust in wisdom...strength...steadfastness...
5. A spirit of self-blinding... The blinding influence of a sinful selflove... promise themselves future opportunity... better opportunity... that God will hear...
6. The subtle temptations of the Devil...
III. The evil of it.
1. 'Tis exceeding wicked.
Direct disobedience...willful, resolved, wickedness....determine to continue in sin, and an allowance of it...
'Tis not only designedly committing one act of wickedness, but deliberately determining on a course of it... a course of manifested wickedness... neglect of many commands... gratification of many lusts... horrible ingratitude, abusing the past "long suffering"... horrible presumption on future mercy... contempt of offered mercy...
2. 'Tis exceeding foolish... Hereby they reject and miss a good deal of present good... willfully continue in a miserable state... bring a great deal of certain future misery upon them...
They run a dreadful risk...depend on innumerable uncertainties.. life continued... means of grace continued... use of reason... disposed... "more convenient season"...given one... if disposed whether succeed... whether God won't give over to delusion and to hardheartedness...
Depend on many things that are not only uncertain, but very improbable... disposition... convenient season... thought when they were children... make their case more and more dangerous...depending on greater conveniences they make