N04195:92
The great concern of a watchman for souls, appearing in the duty he has…
The great concern of a watchman for souls, appearing in the duty he has to do, and the account he has to give, represented & improved, in a sermon preached at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Jonathan Judd, to the pastoral office over the Church of Christ, in the new precinct at Northampton, June 8. 1743. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the First Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Four lines from Ezra]The great concern of a watchman for souls, appearing in the duty he has to do, and the account he has to give, represented & improved, in a sermon preach'd at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Jonathan Judd, to the pastoral office over the Church of Christ, in the new precinct at Northampton, June 8. 1743. / By Jonathan Edwards, M.A. Pastor of the First Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Four lines from Ezra]
Boston: printed by Green for N. Procter, 1743
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Labour to gain such an Acquaintance with the Scriptures, that you may be able to explain them: To apply ⟨p. 45⟩them to the Hearts and Consciences of your Hearers: To convince the Gainsayer by them; and to put to Silence those who oppose themselves. Endeavour more and more to deserve that excellent Character given to Apollos—Mighty in the Scriptures—f
Look well to the Composures you prepare for the public Service of the House of God. Let your Sermons be well studied; offer not that to your People, in the Name of God, which is crude and undigested; nor presume to depend upon immediate Assistance, in the Neglect of previous Preparations.
Look well to the Composures you prepare for the publick Service of the House of God. Let your Sermons be well studied; offer not that to your People, in the Name of God, which is crude and undigested; nor presume to depend upon immediate Assistance, in the Neglect of previous Preparations.
III. Take Heed that you fulfil that Part of your Ministry, which consists in private treating of Souls, in the great Affair of their eternal Salvation.