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A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…
A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of divinity, in a method entirely new. / By the late Reverend Mr. Jonathan Edwards, president of the College of New Jersey[.]
Boston: printed by Draper & Folsom, 1782
A HISTORY Of the WORK of REDEMPTION. › Period 1 › Part 5: From David to the Babylonish captivity.
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As the moon, from the time of its full, is approaching nearer and nearer to her conjunction with the sun; so her light is still more and more decreasing, till at length, when the conjunction comes, it is wholly swallowed up in the light of the sun. So it was with the Jewish church f••m the time of its highest glory in Solomon's time. In the latter end of Solomon's reign, the state of things began to darken, by Solomon's corrupting himself with idolatry, which much obscured the glory of this mighty and wise prince; and withal troubles began to arise in his kingdom; and after his death the kingdom was divided, and ten tribes revolved, and withdrew their subjection from the house of David, withal falling away from the true worship of God in the temple at Jerusalem, and setting up the golden c•lves of Bethel and Dan. Presently after this the number of the ten tribes was greatly diminished in the battle of Jeroboam with Abij••, wherein there •ell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men; which loss the kingdom of Israel probably never in any measure recovered.
As the moon, from the time of its full, is approaching nearer and nearer to her conjunction with the sun; so her light is still more and more decreasing, till at length, when the conjunction comes, it is wholly swallowed up in the light of the sun. So it was with the Jewish church f••m the time of its highest glory in Solomon's time. In the latter end of Solomon's reign, the state of things began to darken, by Solomon's corrupting himself with idolatry, which much o•scured the glory of this mighty and wise prince; and withall troubles began to arise in his kingdom; and after his death the kingdom was divided, and ten tribes revolved, and withdrew their subjection from the house of David, withal falling away from the true worship of God in the temple at Jerusalem, and setting up the golden c•lves of Bethel and Dan. Presently after this the number of the ten tribes was greatly diminished in the battle of Jeroboam with Abij••, wherein there •ell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men; which loss the kingdom of Israel probably never in any measure recovered.