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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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At Night a certain Minister, that was occasionally in the Town, was at the House, and talked considerable with her, of the Things of Religion; and after he was gone she sat leaning on the Table, with Tears running out of her Eyes▪ And being asked what made her cry, she said it was thinking […] God. The next Day, being Saturday, she seemed great part of the Day to be in a very affectionate ⟨p. 69⟩Frame, had four turns of Crying, and seemed to endeavour to curb her felt, and hide her Tears, and was very backward to ta•k of the occasion of it. On the Sabbath Day she was asked whether she believed in God; she answered yes: And being told that Christ was the Son of God, she made ready Answer, and said, I know it.
At Night a certain Minister, that was occasionally in the Town, was at the House, and talked considerable with her, of the Things of Religion; and after he was gone she sat leaning on the Table, with Tears running out of her Eyes▪ And being asked what made her cry, she said it was thinking 〈…〉 God. The next Day, being Saturday, she seemed great part of the Day to be in a very affectionate ⟨p. 69⟩Frame, had four turns of Crying, and seemed to endeavour to curb her felt, and hide her Tears, and was very backward to ta•k of the occasion of it. On the Sabbath Day she was asked whether she believed in God; she answered yes: And being told that Christ was the Son of God, she made ready Answer, and said, I know it.
From this Time there has appeared a very remarkable abiding Change in the Child: She has been very strict upon the Sabbath; and seems to long for the Sabbath Day before it comes▪ and will often in the Week time be enquiring how long it is to the Sabbath Day, and must have the Days particularly counted over that are between, before she will be contented. And she seems to love God's House, is very eager to go thither: Her Mother once asked her why she had such a mind to go? whether it was not to see fine Folks? She said no, it was to hear Mr. Edwards preach. When she is in the place of Worship, she is very far from spending her Time there as Children at her Age usually do, but appears with an Attention that is very extraordinary for such a Child. She also appears very desirous at all Opportunities to go to prie religious Meetings; and is very still and attentive at Home, in Prayer time, and has appeared affected in time of Family Prayer. She seems to delight much in hearing religious Conversation: When I once was there with some others that were Strangers, and alked to her something of Religion, she seemed more than ordinarily attentive; and when we were gone.she looked out very wistly after us, and said, I wish they would come again! Her Mother asked her why: Says she, I love to hear 'em talk!