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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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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.
He was not only great in speculative Knowledge, but his Knowledge was practical, such as tended to a wise Conduct in the Affairs, Business and Duties of Life; so as properly to have the Denomination of Wisdom, and so as properly and eminently to invest him with the Character of a wise Man. And he was not only eminently wise and prudent in his own Conduct, but was one of the ablest and wisest Counsellors of others in any difficult Affair.
The Greatness and Honourableness of his Disposition, was answerable to the Largeness of his Understanding: He was naturally of a great Mind: In this Respect he was truly the Son of Nobles. He greatly abhorred Things which were mean and sordid, and seemed to be incapable of a Compliance with them. How far was he from Trifling and Impertinence in his Conversation? How far from a busy, meddling Disposition? How far from any sly and clandestine Management to fill his Pockets with what was fraudulently withheld, or violently squeezed from the Labourer, Soldier or inferior Officer? How far from taking Advantage from his Commission or Authority, or any superior Power he had in his Hands? Or the Ignorance, Dependence or Necessities of others to add to his own Gains with what Property belonged to them, and with what they might justly expect as a proper Reward for any of their Services? How far was he from secretly taking Bribes offered to induce him to favour any Man in his Cause, or by his Power or Interest to promote his being advanced to any Place of public Trust, Honour or Profit? How greatly did he abhor Lying and Prevaricating? And how immovably steadfast was he to exact Truth? His Hatred of those Things that were mean and sordid was so apparent and well known, that it was evident