Category: Jonathan Edwards

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This World: Heaven and Hell

This world is all the hell that a true christian is to ever endure, and it is all the heaven…

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The Manner in Which the Salvation of the Soul is to be Sought

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Genesis 6:22 Concerning these words, I would…

God: The Highest Good of Reasonable Creatures

The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To…

Wondrous Things Mine Eyes Have Seen

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Psalms 119:18 What could the psalmist…

True Grace Distinguished from the Experience of Devils

Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.  James‬ ‭2:19‬ Nothing that…

DEAD, At Any Moment!

It is no security to wicked people for one moment, that they are in no apparent danger of dying soon….

Whether I am Now Converted or Not

It seems to me, that whether I am now converted or not, I am so settled in the state I…

God, Our Highest Good

God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only…

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Whom having not seen, ye love

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy…

Merely Earthly Pleasures

How absurd would it be to be satisfied with merely earthly pleasures, the same kinds of things that the beasts…

Tasting the Sweetness of Honey

THUS there is a Difference between having an Opinion that GOD is holy and gracious, and having a sense of…

Affections: True and False

There are false affections, and there are true. A man’s having much affection, does not prove that he has any…

Why men are not affected by such infinitely great, glorious things

The reason why men are not affected by such infinitely great, important, glorious, and wonderful things, as they often hear…