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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.
All the seven Vials bring terrible Judgments upon Antichrist; but there seems to be something distinguishing of the three last, the fifth, sixth and seventh, viz. That they more directly tend to the Overthrow of his Kingdom, and accordingly each of 'em is attended with a great Reviving of Religion. The fifth Vial was attended with such a Revival, and Reformation, that greatly weakened and diminished the Throne or Kingdom of the Beast, and went far towards it's Ruin. It seems a• tho' the sixth Vial should be much more so; for 'tis the distinguishing Note of this Vial, that it is the preparatory Vial, which more than any other Vial prepares the Way for Christ's coming to destroy the Kingdom of Antichrist, and set up his own Kingdom in the World. A great Outpouring of the Spirit accompanied that Dispensation that was preparatory to Christ's coming in his ⟨p. 174⟩public Ministry, in the Days of his Flesh: So, much more, will a great Outpouring of the Spirit accompany the Dispensation that will be preparatory to Christ's coming in his Kingdom.
All the seven Vials bring terrible Judgments upon Antichrist; but there seems to be something distinguishing of the three last, the fifth, sixth and seventh, viz. That they more directly tend to the Overthrow of his Kingdom, and accordingly each of 'em is attended with a great Reviving of Religion. The fifth Vial was attended with such a Revival, and Reformation, that greatly weakened and diminished the Throne or Kingdom of the Beast, and went far towards it's Ruin. It seems a• tho' the sixth Vial should be much more so; for 'tis the distinguishing Note of this Vial, that it is the preparatory Vial, which more than any other Vial prepares the Way for Christ's coming to destroy the Kingdom of Antichrist, and set up his own Kingdom in the World. A great Outpouring of the Spirit accompanied that Dispensation that was preparatory to Christ's coming in his ⟨p. 174⟩publick Ministry, in the Days of his Flesh: So, much more, will a great Outpouring of the Spirit accompany the Dispensation that will be preparatory to Christ's coming in his Kingdom.