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An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications…
An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a complete standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a compleat standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]
Boston: : Printed & sold by S. Kneeland in Queenstreet, 1749
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An Inquiry into the Qualifications for full Communion in the visibl… › Part 2
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This Love the Apostles are often directing Christians to exercise towards Fellow-Members of the visible Church; as in Rom. xii. 10. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly Love. The Words are much more emphatical in the Original, and •o more livelily represent that ⟨p. 72⟩peculiar Endearment that there is between gracious Persons, or those that look on one another as such; [Greek or Hebrew] The Expressions properly signifies, cleaving one to another with brotherly natural strong Endearment• With the like Emphasis and Energy does the Apostle Peter express himself, Epist. i. 22. Seeing ye have purified your Souls in obeying the Truth through the Spirit, unto unfeigned Love of the Brethren ([Greek or Hebrew]) See that ye' […] another with a pure Heart fervently. Again, Chap. iii. 8. Finally, be ye all of one Mind, having Compassion one of another; love as Brethren; be pitiful, be courteous. The Words in the Greek are much more significant, elegant, and forcible; [Greek or Hebrew] The same peculiar Endearment the Apostle has doubtless Respect to in Chap. iv. Above all Things have fervent Charity among yourselves. The Apostle Paul in his Epistles, from Time to Time, speaks of the visible Saints whom he writes to, as being united one to another with this Affection, and considers it as a Note of their Piety. Col. 1. 4. We heard of your Faith in Christ Jesus, and of the LOVE which ye have to all Saints. I Thess. iv. 9. As touching BROTHERLY-LOVE, ye need not that I write unto you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. So, Phil. 5. Hearing of thy Love, and Faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus Christ, and towards all Saints. And this is what he exhorts to, Heb. xiii. 1. Let BROTHERLY-LOVE Continue. I Thess. v. 26. Greet all the Brethren with an holy Kiss. Compare 1 Cor. xvi. 20