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Some thoughts concerning the present revival of religion in New-England, and the way in…
Some thoughts concerning the present revival of religion in New-England, and the way in which it ought to be acknowledged and promoted, humbly offered to the public, in a treatise on that subject. : In five parts; Part I. Showing that the work that has of late been going on in this land, is a glorious work of God. Part II. Showing the obligations that all are under, to acknowledge [sic], rejoice in and promote this work, and the great danger of the contrary. Part III. Showing in many instances, wherein the subjects, or zealous promoters, of this work have been injuriously blamed. Part IV. Showing what things are to be corrected or avoided, in promoting this work, or in our behaviour under it. Part V. showing positively what ought to be done to promote this work. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]Some thoughts concerning the present revival of religion in New-England, and the way in which it ought to be acknowledged and promoted, humbly offered to the publick, in a treatise on that subject. : In five parts; Part I. Shewing that the work that has of late been going on in this land, is a glorious work of God. Part II. Shewing the obligations that all are under, to acknowlege [sic], rejoice in and promote this work, and the great danger of the contrary. Part III. Shewing in many instances, wherein the subjects, or zealous promoters, of this work have been injuriously blamed. Part IV. Shewing what things are to be corrected or avoided, in promoting this work, or in our behaviour under it. Part V. shewing positively what ought to be done to promote this work. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1742
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And as this Work is very glorious in its Nature, so it is in its Degree and Circumstances. It will appear very glorious if we consider the Unworthiness of the People that are the Subjects of it; what Obligations GOD has laid us under by the special Privileges we have enjoyed for our Souls Good, and the great Things GOD did for us at our first Settlement in the Land; and how he has followed us with his Goodness to this Day, and how we have abused his Goodness; how long we have been revolting more and more, (as all confess,) and how very corrupt we were become at last; in how great a Degree we had cast off GOD, and forsaken the Fountain of living Waters: how obstinate we have been under all Manner of Means that GOD has used with us to reclaim us; how often we have mocked GOD with hypocritical Pretences of Humiliation, as in our annual Days of public Fasting, and other Things, while instead of reforming, we only grew worse and worse; how dead a Time it was every where before this Work began: If we consider these Things, we shall be most stupidly ungrateful, if we don't acknowledge GOD's visiting of us as he has done, as an Instance of the glorious Triumph of free and sovereign Grace.
And as this Work is very glorious in its Nature, so it is in its Degree and Circumstances. It will appear very glorious if we consider the Unworthiness of the People that are the Subjects of it; what Obligations GOD has laid us under by the special Priviledges we have enjoyed for our Souls Good, and the great Things GOD did for us at our first Settlement in the Land; and how he has followed us with his Goodness to this Day, and how we have abused his Goodness; how long we have been revolting more and more, (as all confess,) and how very corrupt we were become at last; in how great a Degree we had cast off GOD, and forsaken the Fountain of living Waters: how obstinate we have been under all Manner of Means that GOD has used with us to reclaim us; how often we have mocked GOD with hypocritical Pretences of Humiliation, as in our annual Days of publick Fasting, and other Things, while instead of reforming, we only grew worse and worse; how dead a Time it was every where before this Work began: If we consider these Things, we shall be most stupidly ungrateful, if we don't acknowledge GOD's visiting of us as he has done, as an Instance of the glorious Triumph of free and sovereign Grace.