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About This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. ii Introduction To The Works Of Jonathan Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1 TWO SERMONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 8 Advertisement respecting the First Sermon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 12 Sermon I. God glorified in Man's Dependence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 14 Sermon II. Sinners in the Hands of an angry God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 26 Five Sermons. On Different Occasions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 39 Sermon I. A Divine and Supernatural Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 Sermon II. The Church's Marriage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 55 Sermon III. True Saints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 77 Sermon IV. God's Awful Judgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 103 Sermon V. True Grace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 115 Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 140 Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 142 Sermon I. Manner of Salvation of Souls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 142 Sermon II. THE UNREASONABLENESS OF INDETERMINATION IN RELIGION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 157 Sermon III. UNBELIEVERS CONTEMN THE GLORY AND EXCELLENCY OF CHRIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 167 Sermon IV. THE FOLLY OF LOOKING BACK IN FLEEING OUT OF SODOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 175 Sermon V. THE FOLLY OF LOOKING BACK IN FLEEING OUT OF SODOM.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 183 Sermon VI. THE WARNINGS OF SCRIPTURE ARE IN THE BEST MANNER ADAPTED TO THE AWAKENING AND CONVERSION OF SINNERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 187 Sermon VII. HYPOCRITES DEFICIENT IN THE DUTY OF PRAYER. . . . p. 197 Sermon VIII. HYPOCRITES DEFICIENT IN THE DUTY OF PRAYER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 205 Sermon IX. THE FUTURE PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED UNAVOIDABLE AND INTOLERABLE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 213 Sermon X. THE FUTURE PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED UNAVOIDABLE AND INTOLERABLE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 219 Sermon XI. THE ETERNITY OF HELL TORMENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 226

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Sermon XII. THE PEACE WHICH CHRIST GIVES HIS TRUE FOLLOWERS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 243 Sermon XIII. THE PERPETUITY AND CHANGE OF THE SABBATH.. . . p. 254 Sermon XIV. THE PERPETUITY AND CHANGE OF THE SABBATH.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 263 Sermon XV. THE PERPETUITY AND CHANGE OF THE SABBATH.. . . p. 274 Seven Sermons. On Important Subjects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 282 MISCELLANEOUS DISCOURSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 354 MEN NATURALLY GOD'S ENEMIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 355 SECTION I. In what respects, enemies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 356 SECTION II. The degree of natural enmity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 359 SECTION III. Why enemies to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 362 SECTION IV. That natural men are unconscious of enmity, answered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 365 SECTION V. That they show respect to God, answered. . . . . . . . . . p. 370 SECTION VI. Restraining grace a privilege. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 373 SECTION VII. Why unwilling to come to Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 377 SECTION VIII. Mercy, justly withheld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 382 SECTION IX. Practical improvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 384 THE WISDOM OF GOD DISPLAYED IN THE WAY OF SALVATION. . . . p. 385 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 386 SECTION I. Wonderful things done. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 389 SECTION II. God greatly glorified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 395 SECTION III. The good attained wonderfully various. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 398 SECTION IV. Angels benefit by salvation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 403 SECTION V. Wonderful glory redounds to God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 407 SECTION VI. The manner of obtaining salvation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 410 SECTION VII. The overthrow of Satan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 416 SECTION VIII. Superiority of this wisdom to that of angels. . . . . . . . . p. 419 SECTION IX. The subject improved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 421 SECTION X. The misery of unbelievers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 426 SECTION XI. Exhortation to come to Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 429 CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 432 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 433 SECTION I. What is intended by divinity, as the object of this knowledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 434 SECTION II. What kind of knowledge in divinity is intended in the doctrine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 436 SECTION III. The usefulness and necessity of the knowledge of divine truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 437

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SECTION IV. Why all Christians should make a business of endeavouring to grow in the knowledge of divinity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 439 SECTION V. An exhortation that all may diligently endeavour to gain christian knowledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 445 SECTION VI. Directions for the acquisition of christian knowledge. . . . p. 448 CHRISTIAN CHARITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 450 SECTION I. The words explained. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 451 SECTION II. Of the obligations of Christians to perform the duty of charity to the poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 454 SECTION III. An exhortation to the duty of charity to the poor. . . . . . . p. 457 SECTION IV. Objections which are sometimes made to the exercises of charity answered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 466 CHRISTIAN CAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 477 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 479 SECTION I. The necessity of self-examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 481 SECTION II. Why many living in sin, know it not. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 485 SECTION III. Directions for self-examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 489 SECTION IV. Examination about the Lord's day, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 495 SECTION V. Examination about secret sins, &c.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 499 SECTION VI. Our temper of mind, &c. towards our neighbour. . . . . . p. 500 SECTION VII. Our charity, &c. towards our neighbour. . . . . . . . . . . p. 502 SECTION VIII. Self-examination respecting our families. . . . . . . . . . p. 506 SECTION IX. Awakening considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 511 A WARNING TO PROFESSORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 515 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 516 SECTION I. The ordinances of God are holy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 518 SECTION II. Ordinances, by whom profaned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 520 SECTION III. A call to self-examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 524 SECTION IV. Address to profaners of ordinances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 528 THE FINAL JUDGMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 530 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 531 SECTION I. God is the supreme judge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 533 SECTION II. Publicity of final judgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 536 SECTION III. Jesus will be the judge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 539 SECTION IV. Christ's coming, the resurrection, &c.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 543 SECTION V. All will be done in righteousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 550 SECTION VI. Immediate consequences of judgment. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 551 SECTION VII. The uses of this doctrine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 553 SINNERS IN ZION TENDERLY WARNED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 560 SECTION I. Who are sinners in Zion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 561

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SECTION II. How fearfulness will surprise them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 564 SECTION V. An earnest exhortation to sinners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 574 THE END OF THE WICKED CONTEMPLATED BY THE RIGHTEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 578 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 580 SECTION I. Saints not grieved, &c.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 582 SECTION II. Why the sufferings of the wicked, &c.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 585 SECTION III. An objection answered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 588 SECTION IV. The ungodly warned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 590 CHRIST EXALTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 596 SECTION I. How evil of all kinds has prevailed and highly exalted itself in the world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 597 SECTION II. How Jesus Christ, in the work of redemption, appears gloriously above all these evils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 601 SECTION III. The subject improved and applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 606 SELF-FLATTERIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 609 SECTION I. Sinners flatter themselves with the hope of impunity. . . . . p. 610 SECTION II. Some of the various ways wherein sinners flatter themselves in their own eyes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 611 SECTION III. The subject applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 615 : OR THE SIN OF THEFT AND INJUSTICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 618 SECTION I. The dishonesty of withholding what is our neighbour's. . . . p. 620 SECTION II. The dishonesty of unjustly taking a neighbour's property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 622 SECTION III. Dishonest excuses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 627 SECTION IV. The subject applied—The dishonest warned. . . . . . . . p. 630 SECTION V. An exhortation to honesty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 635 TEMPTATION AND DELIVERANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 637 SECTION I. Why we should avoid what tends to sin. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 640 SECTION II. What things lead and expose to sin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 646 SECTION III. A serious warning to all, and especially young people. . . p. 650 THE PRECIOUSNESS OF TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 656 SECTION I. Why time is precious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 657 SECTION II. Reflections on time past. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 659 SECTION III. Who are chiefly deserving of reproof from the subject of the preciousness of time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 660 SECTION IV. An exhortation to improve time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 662 SECTION V. Advice respecting the improvement of time. . . . . . . . . . p. 665 PROCRASTINATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 666 SECTION I. Needful precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 668

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SECTION II. The precept explained. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 669 SECTION III. When men act as though they depend on another day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 671 SECTION IV. Why we ought not to boast of to-morrow. . . . . . . . . . . p. 675 SECTION V. Serious inquiries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 677 SECTION VI. How to spend every day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 683 THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 685 SECTION I. That this life ought to be so spent by us. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 686 SECTION II. Why the Christian's life is a journey, or pilgrimage. . . . . p. 689 SECTION III. Instruction afforded by the consideration, that life is a journey, or pilgrimage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 691 SECTION IV. An exhortation, so to spend the present life, that it may only be a journey towards heaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 694 MAN'S NATURAL BLINDNESS IN RELIGION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 697 SECTION I. Introductory observations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 698 SECTION II. From men's open profession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 700 SECTION III. From men's experience and practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 709 SECTION IV. Practical inferences and applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 714 SECTION V. Address to sinners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 719 VI. DISTINGUISHING MARKS OF A WORK OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD. . . p. 723 Mr. Cooper's Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 725 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 732 SECTION I Negative signs of a spiritual work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 734 SECTION II. Positive signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 748 SECTION III. Practical inferences and application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 756 VII. AN HUMBLE ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE EXPLICIT AGREEMENT. . . . p. 775 Advertisement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 777 Preface by a former English editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 778 Preface by the American editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 780 PART I. The Text opened, and in Account of the Affair proposed. . . . . p. 782 PART II. Motives to Compliance with what is proposed. . . . . . . . . . . p. 796 PART III. Objections answered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 828 VIII. LIFE AND DIARY OF THE REV. DAVI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 875 Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 877 PART I. From his birth to the time when he began to study for the ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 883 PART II. From his beginning to study, till his being examined and licensed to preach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 897 PART III. From his being licensed to preach, till he was appointed Missionary to the Indians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 909

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PART IV. From his appointment, to his entrance on the mission at Kaunaumeek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 919 PART V. From his beginning to instruct the Indians, to his ordination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 928 PART VI. From his ordination, till he began to preach to the Indians at Crossweeksung, where he had his most remarkable success. . . . . . . p. 961 PART VII. Return from his last journey to Susquehannah in a consumption, whereof he died. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 991 PART VIII. From his return to Susquehannah, till his death. . . . . . . . p. 1026 MR. BRAINERD'S JOURNAL, IN TWO PARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1058 Advertisement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1059 Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1060 PART I. The Rise and Progress of a remarkable Work of grace, &c. From A.D. 1745, June 19 to Nov. 4, at Crossweeksung and Forks of Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1063 PART II. From A. D. 1745, Nov. 24, to June 19, 1746, do.. . . . . . . . . p. 1095 FIRST APPENDIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1130 SECTION I. The doctrine preached to the Indians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1132 SECTION II. Morality, sobriety, and external duties promoted by preaching Christ crucified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1135 SECTION III. Continuance, renewal, and quickness of the work. . . . . p. 1138 SECTION IV. But little appearance of false religion. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1141 SECOND APPENDIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1144 SECTION I. His method of learning the Indian language. . . . . . . . . . p. 1147 SECTION II. His method of instructing the Indians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1149 SECTION III. Difficulties attending the christianizing of the Indians. . . . p. 1152 SECTION IV. Second difficulty, To convey divine truths to their understanding, and to gain their assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1160 SECTION V. Third difficulty.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1166 SECTION VI. Fourth difficulty, The designs of evil-minded persons to hinder the work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1169 SECTION VII. Attestations of divine grace displayed among the Indians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1172 THIRD APPENDIX--Containing his brief account of the endeavours used by the Missionaries of the Society in Scotland, for propagating Christian Knowledge, to introduce the Gospel among the Indians, on the borders of New York. &c. in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. Ebenezer Pemberton. . . . . . . p. 1175 MR. BRAINERD'S REMAINS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1186 Advertisement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1188 I. Letter to his brother John, then a student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1188

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II. Letter to his brother John, then a student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1190

III. Letter to his brother Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1191

IV. Letter to a special friend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1193

V. Letter to a minister of the Gospel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1195

VI. Letter to his brother John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1196

VII. Letter to Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1197

VIII. Letter to Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1198

IX. Letter to a young gentleman, a candidate for the ministry. . . . . . . p. 1200

X. Letter to his brother John, at Bethel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1202 DETACHED PAPERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1204

I. Scheme of a Dialogue in the Godly Soul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1205

II. Thoughts of a Soul under Conviction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1208

III. Some signs of Godliness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1209 A Sermon preached in Newark at the Ordination of Mr. David Brainerd, by E. Pemberton, A. M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1209 Reflections and Observations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1223 IX. MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON IMPORTANT THEOLOGICA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1259 Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1261 Advertisement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1262

PART I. Observations on the Facts & Evidences of Christianity, & the

Objections of Infidels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1262

PART II. Observations concerning the Mysteries of Scripture. . . . . . . p. 1351 X. REMARKS ON IMPORTANT THEOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES. . . . p. 1392 CHAPTER I. Of God's Moral Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1393 CHAPTER II. Of Endless Punishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1404 CHAPTER III. Concerning the Divine Decrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1428 CHAPTER IV. Concerning Efficacious Grace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1470 CHAPTER V. Of Satisfaction for Sin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1526 CHAPTER VI. Concerning Faith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1557 CHAPTER VII. Of the Perseverance of Saints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1600 XI. MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1618 I. Angels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1618 II. Fall of the Angels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1626 III. The Devil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1637 IV. Confirmation of the Angels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1637 V. Heaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1650 XII. TYPES OF THE MESSIAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1710 XIII. NOTES ON THE BIBLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1790 Pentateuch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1790

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Genesis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1823 Exodus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1884 Leviticus to Deuteronomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1913 Joshua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1923 Judges to 2 Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1930 Nehemiah-Esther. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1954 Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1956 Psalms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1960 Proverbs to Canticles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1976 Isaiah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1988 jeremiah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2002 Ezekiel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2008 Daniel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2018 Minor Prophets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2021 Matthew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2035 Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2060 Luke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2064 John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2070 Acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2079 Romans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2083 1-2 Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2091 Galatians to 2 Timothy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2098 Hebrews to Revelation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2112 XIV. SEVENTEEN OCCASIONAL SERMONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2133 SERMON I. Natural Men in a dreadful Condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2134 SERMON II. God makes Men sensible of their Misery before he reveals his Mercy and Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2165 SERMON III. Hope and Comfort usually follow genuine Humiliation and Repentance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2185 SERMON IV. God's Sovereignty in the Salvation of Men. . . . . . . . . . . p. 2212 SERMON V. The Character of Paul an Example t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2226 SERMON VI. Christ's Agony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2254 SERMON VII. The Portion of the Wicked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2284 SERMON VIII. The Portion of the Righteous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2308 SERMON IX. The Pure in Heart blessed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2350 SERMON X. Praise, one of the chief Employments of Heaven. . . . . . . p. 2370 SERMON XI. Wicked Men inconsistent with themselves. . . . . . . . . . . p. 2383 SERMON XII. Safety, Fullness, and sweet Refreshment, to be found in Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2410

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SERMON XIII. Christians a chosen Generation, a royal Priesthood, a holy Nation, a peculiar People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2429 SERMON XIV. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. . . p. 2460 SERMON XV. The true Excellency of a gospel minister. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2474 SERMON XVI. Christ the Example of ministers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2489 SERMON XVII. The Sorrows of the Bereaved spread before Jesus. . . . . p. 2501 Indexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2512 Index of Scripture References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2512 Index of Pages of the Print Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2533

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