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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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Corn shall make the young Men cheerful, and new Wine the Maids. The Words are very remarkable: Here it is foretold, that at the Time when CHRIST shall set up an universal Kingdom upon Earth, (Ver. 20.) The Children of Zion shall drink, 'till they are filled like the Vessels of the Sanctuary: and if we would know what they shall be thus filled with, the Prophecy does, in Effect, explain it self: They shall be filled, as the Vessels of the Sanctuary that contained the Drink-Offering, which was Wine; and yet the Words imply, that ⟨p. 179⟩it shall not literally be Wine that they shall drink, and be filled with, because it is said, They shall drink, and make a Noise, as through Wine, as if they had drank Wine: which implies that they had not literally done it; and therefore we must understand the Words, that they shall drink into that, and be filled with that, which the Wine of the Drink-Offering represented, or was a Type of, which is the Holy SPIRIT, as well as the Blood of CHRIST, that new Wine that is drank in our heavenly Father's Kingdom: They shall be filled with the Spirit, which the Apostle sets in Opposition to a being drunk with Wine, Eph. 5. 18. This is the new Wine spoken of, Ver. 17. 'Tis the same with that best Wine, spoken of in Canticles, that goes down sweetly, causing the Lips of those that are asleep to speak. 'Tis here foretold, that the Children of Zion, in the latter Days, should be filled with that which should make 'em cheerful, and cause 'em to make a Noise as through' Wine, and by which these joyful happy Persons that are thus filled, shall be as the Stones of a Crown, lifted up as an Ensign upon GOD's Land, being made joyful, in the extraordinary Manifestations of the Beauty and Love of CHRIST: as it follows, How great is his Goodness! And how great is his Beauty! And 'tis further remarkable that 'tis here foretold, that it should be thus especially amongst young People; Corn shall make the young Men cheerful, and new Wine the Maids. It would be ridiculous to understand this of literal Bread and Wine: without doubt, the same spiritual Blessings are signified by Bread & Wine here, ⟨p. 180⟩which were represented by Melchizedek's Bread and Wine, and are signified by the Bread & Wine in the Lord's Supper. One of the marginal Readings is, shall make the young Men to speak;