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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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and in a Christian that has been long, in an uncommon Manner, growing in Grace, and rising, by very sensible Degrees, to higher Love to GOD, and Weanedness from the World, and Mastery over Sin and Temptation, through great Trials and Conflicts, and long continued struggling and fighting with Sin, and earnest and constant Prayer and Labour in Religion, and Engagedness of Mind in the Use of all Means, attended with a great Exactness of Life: Which Growth has been attended, not only with a great Increase of religious Affections, but with a wonderful Alteration of outward Behaviour, in many Things, visible to those who are most intimately acquainted, so as lately to have become as it were a new Person; and particularly in living so much more above the World, and in a greater Degree of Steadfastness and Strength in the Way of Duty and Self-denial, maintaining the Christian Conflict against Temptations, and conquering from Time to Time under great Trials; persisting in an unmoved, untouched Calm and Rest, under the Changes and Accidents of Time. The Person ⟨p. 67⟩had formerly in lower Degrees of Grace, been subject to Unsteadiness, and many ups and downs, in the Frame of Mind; The Mind being under great Disadvantages, through' a vapoury Habit of Body, and often subject to Melancholy, and at Times almost over-born with it, it having been so even from early Youth: but Strength of Grace, and divine Light has of a long Time, wholly conquered these Disadvantages, and carried the Mind in a constant Manner, quite above all such Effects of Vapours. Since that Resignation spoken of before, made near three Years ago, every Thing of that Nature seems to be overcome and crushed by the Power of Faith and Trust in GOD, and Resignation to him; the Person has remained in a constant uninterrupted Rest, and humble Joy in GOD, and Assurance of his Favour, without one Hour's Melancholy or Darkness, from that Day to this; Vapours have had great Effects on the Body, such as they used to have before, but the Soul has been always out of their Reach. And this Steadfastness and Constancy has remained through' great outward Changes and Trials; such as Times of the most extreme Pain, and apparent Hazard of immediate Death.
and in a Christian that has been long, in an uncommon Manner, growing in Grace, and rising, by very sensible Degrees, to higher Love to GOD, and Weanedness from the World, and Mastery over Sin and Temptation, through great Trials and Conflicts, and long continued struggling and fighting with Sin, and earnest and constant Prayer and Labour in Religion, and Engagedness of Mind in the Use of all Means, attended with a great Exactness of Life: Which Growth has been attended, not only with a great Increase of religious Affections, but with a wonderful Alteration of outward Behaviour, in many Things, visible to those who are most intimately acquainted, so as lately to have become as it were a new Person; and particularly in living so much more above the World, and in a greater Degree of Stedfastness and Strength in the Way of Duty and Self-denial, maintaining the Christian Conflict against Temptations, and conquering from Time to Time under great Trials; persisting in an unmoved, untouched Calm and Rest, under the Changes and Accidents of Time. The Person