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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
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.
Upon the whole, I think there appears to be no Reason from the Prophecy concerning the two Witnesses, Rev. xi. to expect any such general and terrible Destruction of the Church of Christ, before the utter Downfall of Antichrist, as some have supposed; but good Reason to determine the contrary. 'Tis true, there is abundant Evidence in Scripture, that there is yet remaining a mighty Conflict between the Church and her Enemies, the most violent Struggle of Satan and his Adherents, in Opposition to true Religion, and the most general Commotion that ever was in the World, since the Foundation of it to that Time; and many particular Christians, and some Parts of the Church of Christ, may suffer hard Things in this Conflict: But in the general, Satan and Antichrist shall not get the Victory, nor greatly prevail; but on the contrary be entirely ⟨p. 126⟩conquered, and utterly overthrown, in this great Battle. So that I hope this Prophecy of the slaying of the Witnesses, will not stand in the Way of a Compliance with the Proposal made to us in the Memorial, as a prevalent Objection and Discouragement.
Upon the whole, I think there appears to be no Reason from the Prophecy concerning the two Witnesses, Rev. xi. to expect any such general and terrible Destruction of the Church of Christ, before the utter Downfall of Antichrist, as some have supposed; but good Reason to determine the contrary. 'Tis true, there is abundant Evidence in Scripture, that there is yet remaining a mighty Conflict between the Church and her Enemies, the most violent Struggle of Satan and his Adherents, in Opposition to true Religion, and the most general C•mmotion that ever was in the World, since the Foundation of it to that Time; and many particular Christians, and some Parts of the Church of Christ, may suffer hard Things in this Conflict: But in the general, Satan and Antichrist shall not get the Victory, nor greatly prevail; but on the contrary be entirely ⟨p. 126⟩conquered, and utterly overthrown, in this great Battle. So that I hope this Prophecy of the slaying of the Witnesses, will not stand in the Way of a Compliance with the Proposal made to us in the Memorial, as a prevalent Objection and Discouragement.