A Dissertation Concerning The E
Jonathan Edwards
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A Dissertation Concerning The E — Jonathan Edwards.
Chapters 34
- chief ends. They may be both valued for their own sake, and both ≈ 3 min
- subordinate ends may be more valued and sought after than some ≈ 26 min
- agreeable to reason which would truly imply or infer any indigence, ≈ 2 min
- should value for itself, and on its own account; or which is the same ≈ 3 min
- originally, prior to the creation of the world, and which is attainable ≈ 3 min
- own end in the creation of the world, then it is reasonable to suppose ≈ 17 min
- originally, which facts and events show that God aimed at it in the ≈ 3 min
- creation of the world, which is simply and absolutely good and ≈ 2 min
- attributes of God, which consist in a sufficiency to certain acts and ≈ 3 min
- perfections of God should be known, and the operations and ≈ 3 min
- should be seen and known, so when known, it seems equally ≈ 3 min
- fullness of every perfection, of all excellency and beauty, and of ≈ 74 min
- opposite to a general benevolence. This kind of self-love is properly ≈ 3 min
- derogates from the freeness of the goodness is doing good to others ≈ 29 min
- which that part of the moral world that are good were made. Thus in ≈ 11 min
- were his ultimate end of the goodness of the moral part of the ≈ 9 min
- that it requires of men that they should desire and seek God's glory ≈ 3 min
- God, to be that end or event in the earnest desires of which, and in ≈ 6 min
- his highest and last end. John 7:18, "He that speaketh of himself, ≈ 18 min
- his moral government of the world in general. This has been already ≈ 6 min
- God is spoken of in Scripture as the last end of many of God's works: ≈ 38 min
- in such a manner as being from the grace and love of God to men, ≈ 6 min
- of sin, and salvation, are spoken of from time to time, as being for ≈ 3 min
- of such as are to be the eternal subjects of God's goodness is implied ≈ 3 min
- for the good of his people, is most elegantly represented in Deut. ≈ 3 min
- damnation in the world to come, are spoken of as being for the ≈ 3 min
- eternal subjects of his goodness is the end of the creation, that the ≈ 3 min
- represented as works of goodness or mercy to his people in the 136th ≈ 3 min
- righteous at the Day of Judgment [Matt. 25:34], "Inherit the ≈ 3 min
- of the virtue of the moral world. Rom. 13:8–10, "He that loveth ≈ 7 min
- within, inherent or in the possession of the subject, it very commonly ≈ 3 min
- exhibition, emanation or communication of the internal glory. Hence ≈ 15 min
- view or knowledge of God's excellency. The exhibition of glory is to ≈ 3 min
- implies "praise." This appears from what was observed before, that ≈ 37 min
| Author | Jonathan Edwards |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Colonial |
| Categories | Theology |
| Chapters | 34 |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Status | Public Domain |
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