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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.
Agreeably to what has been supposed, that an extraordinary Out-pouring of the Spirit of God is to accompany this sixth Vial; so the Beginning of a Work of extraordinary Awakening has already attended the probable Beginning of this Vial; and has been continued in one Place or other, for many Years past: Although' it has been, in some Places, mingled with much Enthusiasm, after the Manner of Things in their first Beginnings, unripe, and mixed with much Crudity. But it is to be hoped, a far more pure extensive and glorious Revival of Religion is not far off, which will more properly be the Beginning of that Work which in it's Issue shall overthrow the Kingdom of Antichrist, and of Satan through the World. But God will be enquired of for this, by the House of Israel, to do it for them.
Agreably to what has been supposed, that an extraordinary Out-pouring of the Spirit of God is to accompany this sixth Vial; so the Beginning of a Work of extraordinary Awakening has already attended the probable Beginning of this Vial; and has been continued in one Place or other, for many Years past: Altho' it has been, in some Places, mingled with much Enthusiasm, after the Manner of Things in their first Beginnings, unripe, and mixed with much Crudity. But it is to be hoped, a far more pure extensive and glorious Revival of Religion is not far off, which will more properly be the Beginning of that Work which in it's Issue shall overthrow the Kingdom of Antichrist, and of Satan through the World. But God will be enquired of for this, by the House of Israel, to do it for them.
Ans. 5. If notwithstanding all that I have said, it be still judged that there is sufficient Reason to determine that the Ruin of Antichrist is at a very great Distance, and if all that I have said, as arguing that there is Reason to hope that the Beginning of that glorious Revival of Religion, which in it's Continuance and Progress will destroy the Kingdom of Antichrist, is not very far off, be judged to be of no Force; yet it will not follow that our complying with what is proposed to us in the late Memorial from Scotland, will be in vain, or not followed with such spiritual Blessings, as will richly recompense ⟨p. 176⟩