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Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal…
Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal salvation, viz. I. Justification by faith alone. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. III. Ruth's resolution. IV. The justice of God in the damnation of sinners. V. The excellency of Jesus Christ. : Delivered at Northampton, chiefly at the time of the late wonderful pouring out of the spirit of God there. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Three lines from Deuteronomy]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1738
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RUTH 1. 16. AND Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy People shall be my People, and thy GOD, my GOD.
RUTH 1. 16. AND Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy People shall be my People, and thy GOD, my GOD.
THE Things that we have the History of in this Book of Ruth, seem to be inserted into the Canon of the Scripture especially on two Accounts.
THE Things that we have the History of in this Book of Ruth, seem to be ins•rted into the Canon of the Scripture especially on two Accounts.
First, Because Christ was of Ruth's Posterity. The Holy Ghost thought fit to take particular Notice of that Marriage of Boaz with Ruth, whence sprang the Saviour of the World.—We may often observe it, that the Holy Spirit that indited the Scriptures ⟨p. 174⟩often takes Notice of little Things, minute Occurrences, that do but remotely relate to Jesus Christ.