N04757:92
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 2: MOTIVES to a Compliance with what is proposed in the Memorial.
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.
How much greater then will be the Number of true Converts, that will be brought to a Participation of the Benefits of Christ's Redemption, during that Period, than in all other Times put together? I think, the foregoing Things considered, we shall be very moderate in our Conjectures, if we say, it is probable that there will be an hundred thousand Times more, that will actually be redeemed to God by Christ's Blood, during that Period of the Church's Prosperity that we have been speaking of, than ever had been before, from the Beginning of the World to that Time.
How much greater then will be the Number of true Converts, that will be brought to a Participation of the Benefits of Christ's Redemption, during that Period, than in all other Times put together? I think, the foregoing Things consider'd, we shall be very moderate in our Conjectures, if we say, it is probable that there will be an hundred thousand Times more, that will actually be redeemed to God by Christ's Blood, during that Period of the Church's Prosperity that we have been speaking of, than ever had been before, from the Beginning of the World to that Time.
That Time is represented in Scripture, as the proper appointed Season of Christ's Salvation; eminently the elect Season, the accepted Time, and Day of Salvation (Isai. xlix.8, and so on to Ver. 23▪ and Chap. lxi.2. taken with the Context, in that and the preceding and following Chapters) The Year of Christ's Redeemed, Isai. lxiii.4.—This Period is spoken of as the proper Time of the Dominion of the Redeemer, and Reign of his redeeming Love, in the iid and viith Chapters of Daniel, and many other Places; the proper Time of his Harvest, or Ingathering of his Fruits from this fallen World; the appointed Day of his Triumph over Satan, the great Destroyer; and the appointed Day of his Marriage with his elect Spouse; (Rev. xix.7.) The Time given to the Sun of Righteousness to rule, as the Day is the Time God has appointed for the natural Sun to bear rule. Therefore the bringing on of this Time is called Christ's coming in his Kingdom; wherein he will rent the Heavens and come down, and the Sun of Righteousness shall arise. (