No natural connection
Not that there is any natural or necessary connection between fasting and the blessings God conveys by it. But he will have mercy as he will have mercy. He will convey whatever seems good to him by whatever means he is pleased to appoint. And he has in all ages appointed this to be a means of averting his wrath and obtaining whatever blessings we from time to time stand in need of.
1771 text
7. Not that there is any natural or necessary connexion, between fasting, and the blessings God conveys thereby. But he will have mercy as he will have mercy: he will convey whatsoever seemeth him good, by whatsoever means he is pleased to appoint. And he hath in all ages appointed this, to be a means of averting his wrath, and obtaining whatever blessings we from time to time stand in need of.
About this text
Rendered in modern English, to be read and heard. Open the 1771 text under each part to check the claims and the scripture.
Rendered in modern English. The 1771 panel is his own Pine printing of the Works. It is public domain.
Catalogue & scope
Sermon 27 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 6:16-18.
This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. It is not a complete critical edition.