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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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then above all other Times shall the Woman clothed with the Sun, with the Moon under her Feet, that is in Travail, and pained to be delivered, bring forth her Son, to Rule all Nations, Rev. 12. at the Beginning. The Feast of Tabernacles, was the last ⟨p. 109⟩Feast that Israel had in the whole Year, before the Face of the Earth was destroyed by the Winter; presently after the Rejoicings of that Feast were past, a tempestuous Season began. Act. 27. 9. Sailing was now dangerous, because the Feast was now already past. So this great Feast of the Christian Church will be the last Feast she shall have on Earth: soon after it is past, this lower World will be destroyed. At the Feast of Tabernacles, Israel left their Houses to dwell in Booths or green Tents, which signifies the great Weanedness of GOD's People from the World, as Pilgrims and Strangers on the Earth, and their great Joy therein. Israel were prepared for the Feast of Tabernacles, by the Feast of Trumpets, and the Day of Atonement both on the same Month; so Way shall be made for the Joy of the Church of GOD, in its glorious State on Earth, by the extraordinary preaching of the Gospel, and deep Repentance and Humiliation for past Sins, and the great and long continued Deadness and Carnality of the visible Church. Christ at the great Feast of Tabernacles, stood in Jerusalem, and cried, saying, If any Man thirst, let him come unto me & drink: He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his Belly small slow Rivers of living Waters: Signifying the extraordinary Freedom and Riches of divine Grace towards Sinners, at that Day, and the extraordinary Measures of the Holy Spirit that shall be then given; agreeable to Rev. 21. 6. & 22. 17.
then above all other Times shall the Woman cloathed with the Sun, with the Moon under her Feet, that is in Travail, and pained to be delivered, bring forth her Son, to Rule all Nations, Rev. 12. at the Beginning. The Feast of Tabernacles, was the last ⟨p. 109⟩