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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 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.
But 'tis, as it were, a Force upon the Creature; for the Creature is abused in it, perverted to far meaner Purposes than those for which the Author of it's Nature made it, and to which he adapted it. The Creature therefore is as it were unwillingly subject; and would not be subject, but that it is but for a short Time; and it, as it were, hopes for an Alteration. 'Tis a Bondage the Creature is subject to, from which it was partly delivered when Christ came, and the Gospel was promulgated in the World; and will be more fully delivered at the Commencement of the glorious Day we are speaking of; and perfectly at the Day of Judgment.—This agrees with the Context; for the Apostle was speaking of the present suffering State of the Church. The Reason why the Church in this World is in a suffering State, is that the World is subjected to the Sin and Corruption ⟨p. 52⟩of Mankind. By Vanity, in Scripture, is very commonly meant Sin and Wickedness▪ and also by Corruption, as might be shown in very many Places, would my intended Brevity allow.
But 'tis, as it were, a Force upon the Creature; for the Creature is abused in it, perverted to far meaner Purposes than those for which the Author of it's Nature made it, and to which he adapted it. The Creature therefore is as it were unwillingly subject; and would not be subject, but that it is but for a short Time; and it, as it were, hopes for an Alteration. 'Tis a Bondage the Creature is subject to, from which it was partly delivered when Christ came, and the Gospel was promulgated in the World; and will be more fully delivered at the Commencement of the glorious Day we are speaking of; and perfectly at the Day of Judgment.—This agrees with the Context; for the Apostle was speaking of the present suffering State of the Church. The Reason why the Church in this World is in a suffering State, is that the World is subjected to the Sin and Corruption ⟨p. 52⟩of Mankind. By Vanity, in Scripture, is very commonly meant Sin and Wickedness▪ and also by Corruption, as might be shewn in very many Places, would my intended Brevity allow.