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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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As Persons will greatly expose themselves to the Curse of GOD, by opposing, or standing at a Distance, and keeping Silence at such a Time as this; so for Persons to arise, and readily to acknowledge GOD, and honour him in such a Work, and cheerfully and vigorously to exert themselves to promote it, will be to put themselves much in the Way of the divine Blessing. What a Mark of Honour does GOD put upon those in Israel, that willingly offered themselves, and came to the Help of the Lord against the Mighty, when the Angel of the Lord led forth his Armies, and they fought from Heaven against Sisera? Judg. 5. 2, 9, 14, 15, 17, 18. And what a great Blessing is pronounced on Jael, the Wise of Heber, the Kenite, for her appearing on the Lord's Side, and for what she did to promote this Work? Ver. 24. Which was no less than the Curse pronounced in the preceding Verse, against Meroz, for lying still: Blessed above Women, shall Jael, the Wife of Heber, the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above Women, in the Tent. And what a Blessing is pronounced on ⟨p. 123⟩those which shall have any Hand in the Destruction of Babylon, which was the Head City of the Kingdom of Satan, and of the Enemies of the Church of GOD? Psal. 137. 9, Happy shall be be, that taketh, and dasheth thy little ones against the Stones. What a particular and honourable Notice is taken, in the Records of God's Word, of those that arose, and appeared as David's Helpers, to introduce him into the Kingdom of Israel, in the 12 Chap. of 1 Chron. The Host of those that thus came to the Help of the Lord, in that Work of his, and glorious Revolution in Israel, by which the Kingdom of that great Type of the Messiah was set up in Israel, is compared to the Host of God, Ver. 22. At that Time, Day by Day, there came to David, to help him, until it was a great Host, like the Host of God. And doubtless it was intended to be a Type of that Host of God, that shall appear with the spiritual David, as his Helpers, when he shall come to set up his Kingdom in the World; the same Host that we read of, Rev. 19. 14. The Spirit of GOD then pronounced a special Blessing on David's Helpers, as those that were Co-workers with God, Ver. 18. Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the Captains, and he said, Thine are we David, and on thy Side, thou Son of Jesse;