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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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Thus, Rev. Sir, I have given a large and particular Account of this remarkable Affair; and yet, considering how manifold God's Works have been amongst us, that are worthy to be written, 'tis but a very brief one. I should have sent it much sooner, had I not been greatly hindered by Illness in my Family, and also in myself. It is probably, much larger than you expected, and it may be than you would have chosen. I thought that the Extraordinariness of the Thing, and the innumerable Misrepresentations which have gone abroad of it, many of which have, doubtless, reached your Ears, made it necessary that I should be particular. But I would leave it entirely with your Wisdom to make what use of it you think best, to send a part of it to England, or all, or none if you think it not worthy; or otherwise to dispose of it as you may think most for God's Glory, and the Interest of Religion. If you are pleased to send any thing to the Revd. Dr. Guise, I should be glad to have it signified to him as my humble Desire, that since he, and the Congregation to which he preached have been pleased to take so much notice of us, as they have, that they would also think of us at the Throne of Grace, and seek there for us, that God would not forsake us, but enable us to bring forth Fruit answerable to our Profession, and our Mercies, and that our Light may shine before Men, that others seeing our good Works, may glorify our Father which is in Heaven.
Thus, Rev. Sir, I have given a large and particular Account of this remarkable Affair; and yet, considering how manifold God's Works have been amongst us, that are worthy to be written, 'tis but a very brief one. I should have sent it much sooner, had I not been greatly hindered by Illness in my Family, and also in myself. It is probably, much larger than you expected, and it may be than you would have chosen. I thought that the Extraordinariness of the Thing, and the innumerable Misrepresentations which have gone abroad of it, many of which have, doubtless, reached your Ears, made it necessary that I should be particular. But I would leave it entirely with your Wisdom to make what use of it you think best, to send a part of it to England, or all, or none if you think it not worthy; or otherwise to dispose of it as you may think most for God's Glory, and the Interest of Religion. If you are pleased to send any thing to the Revd. Dr. Guyse, I should be glad to have it signify'd to him as my humble Desire, that since he, and the Congregation to which he preach'd have been pleased to take so much notice of us, as they have, that they would also think of us at the Throne of Grace, and seek there for us, that God would not forsake us, but enable us to bring forth Fruit answerable to our Profession, and our Mercies, and that our Light may shine before Men, that others seeeing our good Works, may glorify our Father which is in Heaven.