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True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon…
True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon preached on the day of the funeral of the Rev. Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honourable Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-Jersey; who died at Northampton, in New-England, Octob. 9th. 1747, in the 30th year of his age, and was interred on the 12th following. : Containing some account of his character, and manner of life, and remarkable speeches and behaviour at death. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Five lines from Psalms]True saints, when absent from the body, are present with the Lord. A sermon preached on the day of the funeral of the Rev. Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honourable Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a church of Christian Indians in New-Jersey; who died at Northampton, in New-England, Octob. 9th. 1747, in the 30th year of his age, and was interred on the 12th following. : Containing some account of his character, and manner of life, and remarkable speeches and behavior at death. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Five lines from Psalms]
printed by Rogers and Fowle for D. Henchman, 1747
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4. The present Benefit, which the Apostle had by his Faith and Hope of this future Privilege, and of his great Value for it; viz. that hence he received Courage, Assurance and Constancy of Mind: agreeable to the proper Import of the Word that is rendered, we are confident. The Apostle is now giving a Reason of that Fortitude and immovable Stability of Mind, with which he went through those extreme Labours, Hardships and Dangers, which he mentions in this Discourse; so that in the midst of all, he did not faint, was not discouraged, but had constant Light, and inward Support, Strength and Comfort in the midst of all: agreeable to the […] v. of the foregoing Chapter, For which Cause, we faint not: But […] our outward Man perish, yet the inward Man is renewed Day by Da•. And the same is expressed more particularly in the 8, 9, and 10 Verses of that Chap. We are troubled on every Side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in Despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast […], but not […] in the Body the […] of the LORD JESUS, that the […] also of JESUS might be […] manifest in our mortal F•esh. And in the next Chap. v. 4. — 10. In all Things approving our selves as Ministers of GOD, in much Patience, in […], in Necessities, in Distresses, in Stripes, in Imprisonments, in Tumult, in Labours, in Watchings, in Fastings; •y Pureness, […] Knowledge, by Lon• suffering, by Kindn•••, by the HOLY GHOST, by Live unfeigned, by the Word of Truth, by the Power of GOD, by the […] of Righteousness ⟨p. 7⟩on the Right Hand and on the Left, by Honour and Dishonour; by evil Report and good Report: as Deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; […] dying, and beh•ld we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all Things.
4. The present Benefit, which the Apostle had by his Faith and Hope of this future Pri•iledge, and of his great Value for it; viz. that hence he received Courage, Assurance and Constancy of Mind: agreable to the proper Import of the Word that is render'd, we are confident. The Apostle is now giving a Reason of that Fortitude and immovable Stability of Mind, with which he went through those extreme Labours, Hardships and Dangers, which he mentions in this Discourse; so that in the midst of all, he did not faint, was not discouraged, but had constant Light, and inward Suprt, Strength and Comfort in the midst of all: agreable to the v. of the foregoing Chapter, For which Cause, we faint not: But our outward Man perish, yet the inward Man is renewed Day by Da. And the same is expressed more particularly in the 8, 9, and 10 Verses of that Chap. We are troubled on every Side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in Despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast , but not in the Body the of the LORD JESUS, that the also of JESUS might be manifest in our mortal Fesh. And in the next Chap. v. 4. — 10. In all Things appving our selves as Ministers of GOD, in much Paence, in , in Necessities, in Distresses, in Stripes, in Imprisonments, in Tumult, in Labours, in Watchings, in Fatngs; y Purness, Knowledge, by Lon suffering, by Kindn, by the HOLY GHOST, by Live unfigned, by the Word of Trut, by the Power of GOD, by the of Righteousness