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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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V. As the first printed Account of this Concert was not a Proposal of it,5 as a Thing then to begin, but a Narration of it, as a Design already set on Foot, which had been brought about with much Harmony, by Means of private Letters; so the farther Continuance, and, 'tis hoped, the farther Spreading of it seems in a promising Way of being promoted by the same Means; as importunate Desires of the renewing the Concert have been transmitted already from a very distant Corner abroad, where the Regard to it has of late increased: But notwithstanding of what may be done by private Letters, it is humbly expected, that a Memorial spread in this Manner, may, by God's Blessing, farther promote the good Ends in View; as it may be usefully referred to in Letters, and may reach where they will not.
V. As the first printed Account of this Concert was not a Proposal of it,5 as a Thing then to begin, but a Narration of it, as a Design already set on Foot, which had been brought about with much Harmony, by Means of private Letters; so the farther Continuance, and, 'tis hop'd, the farther Spreading of it seems in a promising Way of being promoted by the same Means; as importunate Desires of the renewing the Concert have been transmitted already from a very distant Corner abroad, where the Regard to it has of late encreased: But notwithstanding of what may be done by private Letters, it is humbly expected, that a Memorial spread in this Manner, may, by God's Blessing, farther promote the good Ends in View; as it may be usefully refer'd to in Letters, and may reach where they will not.
- 5Reasons for publishing this Memorial.
VI. Whereas in a valuable Letter,6