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An humble attempt to promote explicit agreement and visible union of God's people in…
An humble attempt to promote explicit agreement and visible union of God's people in extraordinary prayer for the revival of religion and the advancement of Christ's Kingdom on earth, pursuant to Scripture-promises and prophecies concerning the last time. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Minister of the Gospel at Northampton. ; With a preface by several ministers.
printed for D. Henchman, 1748
Part 2: MOTIVES to a Compliance with what is proposed in the Memorial.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If I should be of the Opinion of those that think these Awakenings and Strivings of God's Spirit have been generally not well improved, and so, as to most, have not issued well, but have ended in Enthusiasm and Delusion, yet, that the Spirit of God has been of late so wonderfully awakening and striving with such Multitudes, in so many different Parts of the World, and even to this Day, in one Place or other, continues to awaken Men, is what I should take great Encouragement from, that God was about to do something more glorious, and would, before he finishes, bring Things to a greater Ripeness, and not finally suffer This Work of his to be frustrated and rendered abortive by Satan's crafty Management; and that these unusual Commotions are the Forerunners of something exceeding glorious approaching; ⟨p. 79⟩as the Wind, Earthquake and Fire, at Mount Sinai, were Fore-runners of that Voice, wherein God was, in a more eminent Manner; although' they also were caused by a divine Power, as it is represented that these Things were caused by the Lord passing by, 1 Kings xix.11, 12.
If I should be of the Opinion of those that think these Awakenings and Strivings of God's Spirit have been generally not well improved, and so, as to most, have not issued well, but have ended in Enthusiasm and Delusion, yet, that the Spirit of God has been of late so wonderfully awakening and striving with such Multitudes, in so many different Parts of the World, and even to this Day, in one Place or other, continues to awaken Men, is what I should take great Encouragement from, that God was about to do something more glorious, and would, before he finishes, bring Things to a greater Ripeness, and not finally suffer This Work of his to be frustrated and rendred abortive by Satan's crafty Management; and that these unusual Commotions are the Forerunners of something exceeding glorious approaching; ⟨p. 79⟩as the Wind, Earthquake and Fire, at Mount Sinai, were Fore-runners of that Voice, wherein God was, in a more eminent Manner; altho' they also were caused by a divine Power, as it is represented that these Things were caused by the Lord passing by, 1 Kings xix.11, 12