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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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While God was so remarkably present amongst us by his Spirit, there was no Book so delighted in as the Bible; especially the Book of Psalms, the Prophecy of Is•lah, and the New Testament Some by reason of their Esteem and Love to God's Word, have at some times been greatly and wonderfully delighted and affected at the sight of a Bible: and then also, there was no Time ⟨p. 48⟩so prized as the Lord's-Day, and no Place in this World so desired as God's House. Our Converts then remarkably appeared united in dear Affection to one another, and many have expressed much of that Spirit of Love which they felt toward all Mankind; and particularly to those that had been least friendly to them. Never, I believe, was so much done in confessing Injuries, and making up Differences as the last Year. Persons after their own Conversion, have commonly expressed an exceeding desire for the Conversion of others: Some have thought that they should be willing to die for the Conversion of any Soul, tho' of one of the meanest of their Fellow-Creatures, or of their worst Enemies; and many have indeed been in great Distress with Desires and Longings for it. This Work of God had also a good Effect to unite the People's Affections much to their Minister.
There are some Persons that I have been acquainted with, but more especially two, that belong to other Towns, that have been swallowed up exceedingly with a Sense of the awful Greatness and Majesty of God; and both of them told me to this purpose, that if they in the time of it, had had the least Fear that they were not at at peace with this so great a God, they should instantly have died.
It is worthy to be remarked, that some Persons by their Conversion seem to be greatly helped as to their doctrinal Notions of Religion; it was particularly remarkable in one, who having been taken captive in his Childhood, was trained up in Canada, in the Popish Religion; and some Years since returned to this his native Place, and was in a measure brought off from Popery: but seemed very awkward and dull of receiving any true and clear Notion of the Protestant Scheme, till he was converted; and then he was remarkably altered in this respect.