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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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So when GOD wrought that great Work of bringing the Children of Israel out of Egypt, (which was a Type of GOD's delivering his Church out of the spiritual Egypt, at the Time of the Fall of Antichrist, as is evident by Rev. 11. 8. and 15. 3.) How highly did GOD resent it, when the Amalekites appeared as Opposers in that Affair? and how dreadfully did he curse them for it? Exod. 17. 14, 15, 16. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a Memorial in a Book, and rehearse it in the Ears of Joshua; for I will utterly put out the Remembrance of Amalek from under Heaven. And Moses built an Altar, and called the Name of it Jehovah-Nissi; For he said, because the Lord will have War with Amalek, from Generation to Generation. ⟨p. 112⟩And accordingly we find that God remembered it a long Time after, 1 Sam. 15. 3. And how highly did GOD resent it in the Moabites and Ammonites, that they did not lend an helping Hand, and encourage and promote the Affair? Deut. 23. 3, 4. An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth Generation, shall they not enter into the Congregation of the Lord forever; because they met you not with Bread and with Water, in the Way when ye came forth out of Egypt. And how were the Children of Reuben, and the Children of Gad, and the half Tribe of Manasseh threatened, if they did not go and help their Brethren in their Wars against the Canaanites, Deut. 32. 20, 21, 22, 23. And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this Thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to War, and will go all of you armed over Jordan, before the Lord, until be hath driven out his Enemies from before him, and the Land be subdued before the Lord, then afterward ye shall return and be guiltless before the Lord, & before Israel, and this Land shall be your Possession before the Lord: But if ye will not do so, behold ye have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your Sin will find you out.