Jonathan Edwards
“The view of the misery of the damned will double the ardour of the love and gratitude of the saints of heaven.”
The sight of hell torments will exalt the happiness of the saints forever. . .Can the believing father in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving children in Hell. . . I tell you, yea! Such will be his sense of justice that it will increase rather than diminish his bliss.
["The Eternity of Hell Torments" (Sermon), April 1739 & Discourses on Various Important Subjects, 1738]
This is the quote by Edwards taken from the Tentmaker site. I couldn't find this quote in any of Edwards writings, although he did say a few things about little children going to hell. Anyway, he was just as cruel as Calvin in his hatred for "sinners."If you ever run across these quotes in a book or article would you let me know so I can print it on the ET site?
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