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A farewell-sermon preached at the first precinct in Northampton, after the people's public rejection…A farewel-sermon preached at the first precinct in Northampton, after the people's publick rejection…
A farewell-sermon preached at the first precinct in Northampton, after the people's public rejection of their minister, and renouncing their relation to him as pastor of the church there, on June 22, 1750. : Occasioned by difference of sentiments, concerning the requisite qualifications of members of the church, in complete standing. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. ; [Twelve lines of Scripture texts]A farewel-sermon preached at the first precinct in Northampton, after the people's publick rejection of their minister, and renouncing their relation to him as pastor of the church there, on June 22, 1750. : Occasion'd by difference of sentiments, concerning the requisite qualifications of members of the church, in compleat standing. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. ; [Twelve lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland over agianst the prison, 1751
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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.
The Improvement I would make of the Things which have been observed, is to lead the People here present, who have been under my pastoral Care, to some Reflections, and give them some Advice suitable to our present Circumstances; relating to what has been lately done in Order to our being separated, as to the Relation we have heretofore stood in one to another; but expecting to meet each other before the great Tribunal at the Day of Judgment.
The deep and serious Consideration of that our future most solemn Meeting, is certainly most suitable at such a Time as this; there having so lately been that done, which, in all Probability, will (as to the Relation we have heretofore stood in) be followed with an everlasting Separation.
How often have we met together in the House of God, in this Relation? How often have I spoke to you, instructed, counselled, warned, directed and fed you, and administered Ordinances among you, as the People which were committed to my Care, and whose precious Souls I had the Charge of? But in all Probability, this never will be again.
How often have we met together in the House of God, in this Relation? How often have I spoke to you, instructed, counsel'd, warned, directed and fed you, and administred Ordinances among you, as the People which were committed to my Care, and whose precious Souls I had the Charge of? But in all Probability, this never will be again.