N04757:197
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.
It may be many Ways for the Comfort and Benefit of God's Church in her afflicted State, to know that the Reign of Antichrist is to be no more than 1260 Years: And some Things in general may be argued concerning the Approach of it, when it is near: As […] Jews could argue the Approach of Christ's first […] from Daniel's Prophecy of the 70 Weeks, tho' […] knew not precisely when that 70 Weeks would […] But 'tis not reasonable to expect that God should make known to us beforehand, the precise Time of Christ's Coming in his Kingdom. The Disciples desired to know this, and manifested their Desire to their Lord; but he told 'em plainly that it was not for them to know ⟨p. 128⟩the Times and Seasons, which the Father hath put in his own Power; (Acts i.6, 7.) and there is no Reason to think that it is any more for us than for them; or for Christ's Disciples in these Days any more than for his Apostles in those Days. God makes it the Duty of his Church to be importunately praying for it, and praying that it may come speedily; and not only to be praying for it, but to be seeking of it, in the Use of proper Means; endeavouring that Religion may now revive every where, and Satan's Kingdom be overthrown; and always to be waiting for it, being in a constant Preparation for it, as Servants that wait for the Coming of their Lord, or Virgins for the Coming of the Bridegroom, not knowing at what Hour he will come. But God's making known beforehand the precise Time of his Coming, don't well consist with these Things.
It may be many Ways for the Comfort and Benefit of God's Church in her afflicted State, to know that the Reign of Antichrist is to be no more than 1260 Years: And some Things in general may be argued concerning the Approach of it, when it is near: As 〈…〉 Iews could argue the Approach of Christ's first 〈…〉 from Daniel's Prophecy of the 70 Weeks, tho' 〈…〉 knew not precisely when that 70 Weeks would 〈…〉 But 'tis not reasonable to expect that God should make known to us beforehand, the precise Time of Christ's Coming in his Kingdom. The Disciples desired to know this, and manifested their Desire to their Lord; but he told 'em plainly that it was not for them to know ⟨p. 128⟩