Series I: Writings of Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards collection GEN MSS 151   Container Description Date MATT. 23:37: "[Christ] is ready to receive sinners and love 'em and shew great mercy to 'em if they will come to him" (p. 1) Preached to Stockbridge Indians See: Box 13, folder 1045 1754 Jan b. 7, f. 501 MATT. 24:12-13: "Tis necessary for those that have religious aections and seem to have a love to Christ, that they should endure to the end in order to their being saved" (p. 1) 1742 Nov b. 7, f. 502 MATT. 24:35: "That God never fails of his word" (p. 3) n.d. b. 7, f. 503 MATT. 24:43: "Many wicked men, if they knew how near death was, would not do as they do" (p. 1) n.d. b. 7, f. 504 MATT. 25:1: "The church is espoused to the Lord Jesus Christ" (p. 3) Introductory sermon to series on the parable of the ten virgins 1737 Nov b. 7, f. 505 MATT. 25:1-12: "I. The visible church of Christ is made up of true and false Christians. II. Thes two sorts of Christians do in many things agree, and yet in many other things greatly dier" The sermons on MATT. 25:1-12 form a series of nine sermons on the parable of the ten virgins 1737 Dec b. 7, f. 506 MATT. 25:1-12: "1. Wherein true and false Christians in general agree. 2. Wherein true and false Christians do sometimes agree" (p. 2) 1737/8 Jan b. 7, f. 507 MATT. 25:1-12: [More about wherein true and false Christians may agree] 1737/8 [Jan] b. 7, f. 508 MATT. 25:1-12: [More about ways in which true and false Christians agree] 1737/8 Feb b. 7, f. 509 MATT. 25:1-12: "Wherein true and false Christians dier" 1738 b. 7, f. 510 MATT. 25:1-12: "Application" 1738 b. 7, f. 511 MATT. 25:1-12: [More wherein true and false Christians dier] 1738 b. 7, f. 512 MATT. 25:1-12: "The consequences [in dierence between true and false Christians] with respect to their hopes of a state of grace" 1738 b. 7, f. 513 MATT. 25:1-12: [Dierences in their general character] 1738 MATT. 25:1-13: "Obs. 1. Christ is the bridegroom of the church. 2. Professours of religion in general hope to go to heaven. 3. Many of the professours are not true Christians..." (p. 1) Preached to Stockbridge Indians See: Box 13, folder 1046 1752 Dec b. 7, f. 514 MATT. 25:8: "That the religion of hypocrites is not of a durable nature" (p. 4) n.d. b. 7, f. 515 MATT. 25:10: "The shutting of the door of mercy" (p. 1) 1742, 1756 b. 7, f. 516 MATT. 25:24-28: "Doc. 1. Discouragement [in seeking salvation often arises] from slothfulness... 2. Slothful persons are very ready to lay the blame of their unprofitableness to God..." (pp. 14, 34), incomplete [ca. 1730's] SERMONS (continued)   Page 50 of 125