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In the wake of the Toronto Blessing and other revival movements, Christians need this book more than ever. Edwards, the central figure in New England's first Great Awakening, offers his most detailed description of the signs--false and true--of religious revival, while high-lighting the role... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“All gracious affections that are a sweet odour to Christ, and that fill the soul of a Christian with a heavenly sweetness and fragrancy, are broken-hearted affections. A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are humble desires. Their hope is a humble hope; and their joy, even when it is unspeakable and full of glory, is a humble broken-hearted joy, and leaves the Christian more poor in spirit, and more like a little child, and more disposed to a universal lowliness of behavior (140).”
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“All gracious affections have a tendancy to promote this Christian tenderness of heart - not only a godly sorrow, but also a gracious joy: Psal. 2:11 "Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling." As also a gracious hope: Psal. 33:18, "Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him; upon them that hope in His mercy." And Psal. 147:11, "The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy." Yea, the most confident and assured hope, has this tendency. The higher a holy hope is raised, the more there is of this Christian tenderness. The banishing of a servile fear by a holy assurance is attended with a proportionable increase of a reverential fear. The diminishing of the fear of the fruits of God’s displeasure in future punishment is attended with a proportionable increase of fear of His displeasure itself; the diminishing of the fear of hell, with an increase of the fear of sin (153).”
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“The vanishing of jealousies concerning the person’s state is attended with a proportionable increase of jealousy of heart, in a distrust of its strength, wisdom, stability, faithfulness, &c. The less apt he is to be afraid of natural evil (having his heart fixed trusting in God, and so not afraid of evil tidings), the more apt he is to be alarmed with the appearance of moral evil, or the evil of sin. As he has more holy boldness, so he has less of self-confidence, and more modesty. As he is more sure than others of deliverance from hell, so he has more of a sense of the desert of it. He is less apt than others to be shaken in faith; but more apt than others to be moved with solemn warnings, and with God’s frowns, and with the calamities of others. He has the firmest comfort, but the softest heart. Richer than others, he is the poorest of all in spirit: the tallest and strongest saint, but the least and tenderest child among them (153).”
First Sentence
1 Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
Table of Contents
Introduction by Alexander Smellie ................................................................. 7
Author's Preface ..................................................................................... 11
The Nature of the Affections; Their Importance in Religion .................................... 15
No Certain Signs That Religious Affections Are Gracious ....................................... 32
The Distinguishing Signs of Truly Gracious Affections ........................................... 65
Gracious Affections Arise from Divine Operations ............................................... 68
Truly Holy Affections Founded on Loveliness of Divine Things ................................. 95
Gracious Affections Arise from Spiritual Enlightenment ......................................... 102
Gracious Affections Attended by Reasonable Conviction ...................................... 115
Gracious Affections Attended by Evangelical Humiliation ....................................... 126
Gracious Affections Attended by a Change of Nature .......................................... 140
Gracious Affections Soften the Heart, Bring Tenderness ....................................... 150
Gracious Affections Have Their Fruit in Christian Practice ...................................... 162
Notes ................................................................................................... 201
Authors & Contributors
- Jonathan Edwards (Author)
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