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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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She was born in March, in the year 1731. About the latter end of April, or beginning of May, 1735, she was greatly affected by the talk of her Brother, who had been hopefully converted a little before, at about eleven years of Age, and then seriously talked to her about the great Things of Religion. Her Parents did ⟨p. 66⟩not know of it at that time, and were not wont, in the Counsels they gave to their Children, particularly to direct themselves to her, by reason of her being so young, and as they supposed not capable of Understanding: but after her Brother had talked to her, they observed her very earnestly to listen to the Advice they gave to the other Children; and she was observed very constantly to retire, several times in a Day, as was concluded, for secret Prayer; and grew more and more engaged in Religion, and was more frequent in her Closer; till at last she was wont to visit it five or six times in a Day: and was so engaged in it, that nothing would at any Time divert her from her stated Close• Exercises. Her Mother often observed and watched her, when such Things occurred, as she thought most likely to divert her, either by putting it out of her Thoughts, or otherwise engaging her Inclinations; but never could observe her to fail. She mentioned some very remarkable Instances.
She was born in March, in the year 1731. About the latter end of April, or beginning of May, 1735, she was greatly affected by the talk of her Brother, who had been hopefully converted a little before, at about eleven years of Age, and then seriously talked to her about the great Things of Religion. Her Parents did ⟨p. 66⟩not know of it at that time, and were not wont, in the Counsels they gave to their Children, particularly to direct themselves to her, by reason of her being so young, and as they supposed not capable of Understanding: but after her Brother had talked to her, they observed her very earnestly to listen to the Advice they gave to the other Children; and she was observed very constantly to retire, several times in a Day, as was concluded, for secret Prayer; and grew more and more engaged in Religion, and was more frequent in her Closer; till at last she was wont to visit it five or six times in a Day: and was so engaged in it, that nothing would at any Time divert her from her stated Close• Exercises. Her Mother often observed and watched her, when such Things occurr'd, as she thought most likely to divert her, either by putting it out of her Thoughts, or otherwise engaging her Inclinations; but never could observe her to fail. She mention'd some very remarkable Instances.