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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 1: PART, I. The Text open'd, and an Account given of the Affair proposed in the MEMORIAL f…
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And whereas the Prophet, in this Chapter, speaks of God's bringing his People again from the East and West to Jerusalem (Ver. 7, 8.) And Multitudes of all Nations taking hold of the Skirts of the Jews; so far as we may suppose that this means literally that Nation of the Posterity of Jacob, it can't have chief Respect to any Return of Jews from Babylon and other Countries, in those ancient Times before Christ; for no such Things as are here spoken of, attended any such Return: But it must have Respect to the great Calling and Gathering of the Jews into the Fold of Christ, and their being received to the Blessings of his Kingdom, after the Fall of Antichrist, or the Destruction of mystical Babylon.
And whereas the Prophet, in this Chapter, speaks of God's bringing his People again from the East and West to Jerusalem (Ver. 7, 8.) And Multitudes of all Nations taking hold of the Skirts of the Jews; so far as we may suppose that this means literally that Nation of the Posterity of Iacob, it can't have chief Respect to any Return of Iews from Babylon and other Countries, in those ancient Times before Christ; for no such Things as are here spoken of, attended any such Return: But it must have Respect to the great Calling and Gathering of the Iews into the Fold of Christ, and their being received to the Blessings of his Kingdom, after the Fall of Antichrist, or the Destruction of mystical Babylon.
In the Text we have an Account how this future glorious Advancement of the Church of God should be brought on, or introduced; viz. By great Multitudes in different Towns and Countries taking up a joint Resolution, ⟨p. 5⟩and coming into an express and visible Agreement, that they will, by united and extraordinary Prayer, seek to God that he would come and manifest himself, and grant the Tokens and Fruits of his gracious Presence.