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A strong rod broken and withered. A sermon preached at Northampton, on the Lord's…A strong rod broken and withered. A sermon preach'd at Northampton, on the Lord's…
A strong rod broken and withered. A sermon preached at Northampton, on the Lord's Day, June 26. 1748. On the death of the Honourable John Stoddard, Esq; often a member of His Majesty's Council, for many years chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Hampshire, judge of the probate of wills, and chief colonel of the regiment, &c. : Who died at Boston June 19. 1748. in the 67th year of his age. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Three lines from Daniel]A strong rod broken and withered. A sermon preach'd at Northampton, on the Lord's Day, June 26. 1748. On the death of the Honourable John Stoddard, Esq; often a member of His Majesty's Council, for many years chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Hampshire, judge of the probate of wills, and chief colonel of the regiment, &c. : Who died at Boston June 19. 1748. in the 67th year of his age. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; [Three lines from Daniel]
Boston: printed by Rogers and Fowle for J. Edwards, 1748
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GOD's awful Judgment in the breaking and withering of the STRONG RO… › APPLICATION.
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He was exceeding far from a Disposition and Forwardness ⟨p. 21⟩to intermeddle with other Folks Business; but as to what belonged to his proper Business, in the Offices he sustained, and the important Affairs that he had the Care of, he had a great Understanding of what belonged to them. I have often been surprised at the Length of his Reach, and what I have seen of his Ability to foresee and determine the Consequences of Things, even at a great Distance, and quite beyond the Sight of other Men. He was not wavering and unsteady in his Opinion: His Manner was never to pass a Judgment rashly, but was wont first thoroughly to deliberate and weigh an Affair; and in this, notwithstanding his great Abilities, he was glad to improve the Help of Conversation and Discourse with others (and often spake of the great Advantage he found by it) but when, on mature Consideration, he had settled his Judgment, he was not easily turned from it by false Colours and plausible Pretences and Appearances.
He was exceeding far from a Disposition and Forwardness ⟨p. 21⟩to intermeddle with other Folks Business; but as to what belonged to his proper Business, in the Offices he sustained, and the important Affairs that he had the Care of, he had a great Understanding of what belonged to them. I have often been surprized at the Length of his Reach, and what I have seen of his Ability to foresee and determine the Consequences of Things, even at a great Distance, and quite beyond the Sight of other Men. He was not wavering and unsteady in his Opinion: His Manner was never to pass a Judgment rashly, but was wont first thoroughly to deliberate and weigh an Affair; and in this, notwithstanding his great Abilities, he was glad to improve the Help of Conversation and Discourse with others (and often spake of the great Advantage he found by it) but when, on mature Consideration, he had settled his Judgment, he was not easily turned from it by false Colours and plausible Pretences and Appearances.
And besides his Knowledge of Things belonging to his particular Calling as a Ruler, he had also a great Degree of Understanding in Things belonging to his general Calling as a Christian: He was no inconsiderable. Divine: He was a wise Casuist, as I know by the great Help I have found from Time to Time, by his Judgment and Advice in Cases of Conscience, wherein I have consulted him: And indeed I scarce knew the Divine that I ever found more able to help and enlighten the Mind in such Cases than he. And he had no small Degree of Knowledge in Things pertaining to experimental Religion; but was wont to discourse on such Subjects, not only with accurate doctrinal Distinctions, but as one intimately and feelingly acquainted with these Things.