PRES. EDWARDS. Natural Men in a Dreadful Condition. Acts 16: 29, 30. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas; and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? PRES. EDWARDS. God makes Men Sensible of their Misery before he reveals his Mercy and Love. Hos. 5: 15. I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. PRES. EDWARDS. Hope and Comfort usually follow genuine Humiliation and Re pentance. Hos. 2. 15. And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. PRES. EDWARDS. God's Sovereignty in the Sal vation of Men. Rom. 9: 18. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. PRES. EDWARDS. The Portion of the Wicked. Rom. 2: 8, 9. But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil; of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile. PRES. EDWARDS. Wicked Men Inconsistent with themselves. Mat. 11: 16-19. PRES. EDWARDS. The Manner of Seeking Salvation. Gen. 6: 22. Thus did Noah ; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. PRES. EDWARDS. The Unreasonableness of Indetermination in Religion. 1 Kings 18:21. How long halt ye between two opinions? PRES. EDWARDS. Unbelievers Contemn the Glory of Christ. Acts 4: 11. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. PRES. EDWARDS. The Folly of Looking Back in Fleeing out of Sodom. Luke 17: 32. Remember Lot's wife. PRES. EDWARDS. Scripture Warnings best adapted to the Conversion of Sinners. Luke 16: 31. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead. PRES. EDWARDS. Hypocrites deficient in the Duty of Prayer. Job 27: 10. Will he always call upon God? PRES. EDWARDS. Future Punishment Certain to the Wicked. Ezek. 22: 14. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it. PRES. EDWARDS. The Eternity of Hell Tor ments. Mat. 25: 46. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment. PRES. EDWARDS. Pardon for the Greatest Sin ners. Ps. 25: 11. For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity: for it is great. PRES. EDWARDS. Self-Flatteries. Ps. 36: 2. For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. PRES. EDWARDS. Sinners Useful in their own Destruction only. Ezek. 15: 2-4. Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? PRES. EDWARDS. Sinners in Zion. Isa. 33: 14. The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? PRES. EDWARDS. Wrath upon the Wicked to the Uttermost. 1 Thess. 2: 16. For the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. PRES. EDWARDS. Man's Natural Blindness in Religion. Ps. 94: 8-11. PRES. EDWARDS. Men Naturally God's Enemies. Rom. 5: 10. For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. |