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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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GOD is pleased sometimes in dealing forth spiritual Blessings to his People, in some Respect to exceed the Capacity of the Vessel, in its present Scantiness, so that he don't only fill it full, but he makes their Cup to run over; agreeable to Psal. 23. 5. And pours out a Blessing, sometimes, in such a Manner and Measure that there is not Room enough to receive it, Mal. 3. 10. and gives 'em Riches more than they can carry away; as he did to Jehoshaphat, and his People in a Time of great Favour, by the Word of his Prophet Jehaziel in Answer to earnest Prayer, when the People blessed the Lord in the Valley of Berachah, 2 Chron. 20. 25, 26. It has been with the Disciples of CHRIST, for a long Time, a Time of great Emptiness upon spiritual Accounts; They have gone hungry, and have been toiling in vain, during a dark Season, a Time of Night with the Church of GOD; as it was with the Disciples of old, when they had toiled all Night for something to eat and caught nothing, Luk. 5. 5. and Joh. 21. 3. But now, the Morning being come, JESUS appears to his Disciples, and takes a compassionate Notice of their Wants, and says to 'em, Children have ye any Meat? And gives some of them such abundance of Food, that they are not able to draw their Net; yea, so that their Net breaks, and their Vessel is overloaded, and begins to sink; as it was with the Disciples of old, Luk. 5. 6, 7. and Joh. 21. 6.
We can't determine that GOD never shall give any Person so much of a Discovery of himself, not only as to weaken their Bodies, but to take away their ⟨p. 19⟩