Jonathan EdwardsHoughton Mifflin, 1889 - 401 páginas |
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... . The physical and the spiritual are here merged into one . In proportion to the dimensions of existence is the quantity of excellence . God , by the mere reason NATURE OF EXCELLence . 9 of Ilis greatness , is 8 THE PARISH MINISTER .
... . The physical and the spiritual are here merged into one . In proportion to the dimensions of existence is the quantity of excellence . God , by the mere reason NATURE OF EXCELLence . 9 of Ilis greatness , is 8 THE PARISH MINISTER .
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... reason to believe that they were not then accessible . " 1 We seem to come near finding the missing link in the fact that Dr. Sam- uel Johnson , afterwards President of King's Col- lege , New York , a personal friend of Berkeley and an ...
... reason to believe that they were not then accessible . " 1 We seem to come near finding the missing link in the fact that Dr. Sam- uel Johnson , afterwards President of King's Col- lege , New York , a personal friend of Berkeley and an ...
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... reason why Edwards aban- doned his project of publishing a treatise on the human mind that he felt it would be unwise , in a practical and cautious age , to unsettle the minds of men by remote speculations which only the few could ...
... reason why Edwards aban- doned his project of publishing a treatise on the human mind that he felt it would be unwise , in a practical and cautious age , to unsettle the minds of men by remote speculations which only the few could ...
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... reason the plain meeting - house at East Windsor was unfinished in Edwards ' boyhood . Not even seats were provided for the worshippers , who were driven to accommo- date themselves on sills and sleepers . And yet never was a child ...
... reason the plain meeting - house at East Windsor was unfinished in Edwards ' boyhood . Not even seats were provided for the worshippers , who were driven to accommo- date themselves on sills and sleepers . And yet never was a child ...
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... reasons of all pretended discoveries and receive them if rational , how long soever he may have been used to another way of thinking . " None the less , in an entry for February 21 , 1725 , he seems to reflect upon the course of the ...
... reasons of all pretended discoveries and receive them if rational , how long soever he may have been used to another way of thinking . " None the less , in an entry for February 21 , 1725 , he seems to reflect upon the course of the ...
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Página 45 - They say there is a young lady in New Haven who is beloved of that Great Being, who made and rules the world, and that there are certain seasons in which this Great Being, in some way or other invisible, comes to her and fills her mind with exceeding sweet delight, and that she hardly cares for anything, except to meditate on him — that she expects after a while to be received up where he is, to be raised up out of the world and caught up into heaven ; being assured that he loves her too well to...
Página 46 - ... you could not persuade her to do anything wrong or sinful, if you would give her all the world, lest she should offend this Great Being. She is of a wonderful sweetness, calmness, and universal benevolence of mind ; especially after this Great God has manifested himself to her mind.
Página 67 - And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon Barjona, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven...
Página 173 - And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him ; Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said ; Yea, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Página 37 - From my childhood up, my mind had been full of objections against the doctrine of God's sovereignty in choosing whom He would to eternal life, and rejecting whom He pleased, leaving them eternally to perish, and be everlastingly tormented in hell. It used to appear like a horrible doctrine to me.
Página 37 - But never could give an account, how, or by what means, I was thus convinced, not in the least imagining. at the time, nor a long time after, that there was any extraordinary influence of God's Spirit in it; but only that now I saw further, and my reason apprehended the justice and reasonableness of it.
Página 25 - God's excellency, his wisdom, his purity and love, seemed to appear in everything; in the sun, moon, and stars, in the clouds and blue sky, in the grass, flowers, trees, in the water and all nature; which used greatly to fix my mind.
Página 129 - If we knew that there was one Person, and but one, in the whole Congregation that was to be the Subject of this Misery, what an awful Thing would it be to think of! If we knew who it was, what an awful Sight would it be to see such a Person!
Página 128 - The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect, over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire...
Página 25 - ... clouds, and blue sky; in the grass, flowers, trees; in the water, and all nature; which used greatly to fix my mind. I often used to sit and view the moon for...