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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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Some that follow Impulses and Impressions go away with a Notion that they do no other than follow the Guidance of GOD's Word, and make ⟨p. 230⟩the Scripture their Rule, because the Impression is made with a Text of Scripture, that comes to their Mind, tho' they take that Text as it is impressed on their Minds, and improve it as a new Revelation, to all Intents and Purposes, or as the Revelation of a particular Thing, that is now newly made, while the Text in it self, as it is in the Bible, implies no such Thing, and they themselves do not suppose that any such Revelation was contained in it before. As for Instance, suppose that Text should come into a Person's Mind with strong Impression, Act. 9. 6. Arise, and go into the City; and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And he should interpret it as an immediate Signification of the Will of GOD, that he should now, forthwith go to such a Neighbour Town, and as a Revelation of that future Event, viz. That there he should meet with a further Discovery of his Duty. If such Things as these are revealed by the Impression of these Words, 'tis to all Intents, a new Revelation, not the less because certain Words of Scripture are made Use of in the Case: Here are Propositions or Truths entirely new, that are supposed now to be revealed, that those Words do not contain in themselves, and that 'till now there was no Revelation of any where to be found in Heaven or Earth. These Propositions, That 'tis GOD's Mind and Will that such a Person by Name, should arise at such a Time, and go from such a Place to such a Place, and that there he should meet with Discoveries, are entirely new Propositions, wholly different from the Propositions contained in that Text of Scripture, no more ⟨p. 231⟩contained, or consequentially implied in the Words themselves, without a new Revelation, than it is implied that he should arise and go to any other Place, or that any other Person should arise and go to that Place. The Propositions supposed to be now revealed, are as really different from those contained in that Scripture, as they are from the Propositions contained in that Text, Gen. 5. 6. And Seth lived an hundred and five Years, & begat Enos.