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‹ Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume One
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The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume 1CHAPTER I. Birth. Parentage. Early religious advantages. Serious impressions and account of his experienceCHAPTER II. Intellectual progress. Earliest productions. Entrance at college. Mental habitsCHAPTER III. Early religious productions. Miscellanies. Notes on the Scriptures. Commencement of his preaching. Resolutions.CHAPTER IV. His DiaryCHAPTER V. His tutorship. Sickness. Invitation to Northampton. Personal narrative continued. Diary concluded.CHAPTER VI. Settlement in the ministry at Northampton. Situation of things at the time of his settlement. Attention to religion in the parish. Course of study. Habits of life. Marriage. Death and Character of Mr. Stoddard. Sickness of Mr. Edwards. Death and character of his sister Jerusha. His first publicationCHAPTER VII. Remarkable revival of religion, in 1734, and 1735. Its extent and power. Manner of treating awakened sinners. Causes of its decline. Religious controversy in Hampshire. Death of his sister Lucy. Characteristics of Mrs. Edwards. Remainder of personal narrativeCHAPTER VIII. Narrative of Surprising Conversions. His views of revivals. Five Discourses. Mr. Bellamy, a resident in his family. Extra-parochial labours of Mr. Edwards. Sermon at Enfield. Funeral Sermon on the Rev. W. WilliamsCHAPTER IX. Commencement of a second great revival of religion, in the spring and summer of 1740. Visit of Mr. Whitefield at Northampton. Impulses. Judging of the religious character of others. Letter to Mr. Wheelock. Great effects of a private lecture of Mr. E. Letter to his daughter. Letter to a young lady in Connecticut. Lay preaching. Letter of Rev. G. Tennent. Sermon at New-Haven. 'Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God.' Prefaces by Mr. Cooper and Mr. Willison. Mr. Samuel HopkinsCHAPTER X. Temporary abatement of religious attention. Letter to Mr. Bellamy. Missionary tour. Success at Leicester. Mr. Hopkins becomes a member of his family. Mr. Buell's successful labours at Northampton. Mr. Edwards's narrative of the revival at Northampton, in 1740-1742. Covenant entered into by the churchCHAPTER XI. Mrs. Edwards. Her solemn self-dedications. Her uncommon discoveries of the Divine perfections and glory; and of the excellency of Christ. Remarks concerning themCHAPTER XII. Extent of the revival of 1740-1742. Auspicious opening. Opposed by its enemies, and injured by its friends. “Thoughts on the Revival in New England. ” Attestations of numerous ministers. Causes of its decline. Influence of Mr. Whitefield, Mr. Tennent, and others. Influence of Mr. Edwards's publications in Scotland. Great revival of religion there. His correspondents in that country. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. Answer to do. Letter from Mr. RobeChapter XIII. First Interview with David Brainerd--Separations From Churches--Letter to Rev. Mr. WhimanCHAPTER XIV. Mistakes extensively prevalent at this time, as to the nature and evidences of true godliness. “Treatise on Religious Affections.” Design and character of the work. Republished abroad. Letter from Mr. Gillespie concerning it. Letter from Mr. Edwards to Mr. M'Cullock. Reply to Mr. Gillespie. Proposal made in Scotland, for united extraordinary prayer. Efforts of Mr. Edwards to promote it. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. “Humble Attempt to promote Extraordinary Prayer” · Part 1CHAPTER XIV. Mistakes extensively prevalent at this time, as to the nature and evidences of true godliness. “Treatise on Religious Affections.” Design and character of the work. Republished abroad. Letter from Mr. Gillespie concerning it. Letter from Mr. Edwards to Mr. M'Cullock. Reply to Mr. Gillespie. Proposal made in Scotland, for united extraordinary prayer. Efforts of Mr. Edwards to promote it. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. “Humble Attempt to promote Extraordinary Prayer” · Part 2CHAPTER XIV. Mistakes extensively prevalent at this time, as to the nature and evidences of true godliness. “Treatise on Religious Affections.” Design and character of the work. Republished abroad. Letter from Mr. Gillespie concerning it. Letter from Mr. Edwards to Mr. M'Cullock. Reply to Mr. Gillespie. Proposal made in Scotland, for united extraordinary prayer. Efforts of Mr. Edwards to promote it. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. “Humble Attempt to promote Extraordinary Prayer” · Part 3CHAPTER XV. Arrival of David Brainerd at Northampton. His sickness and death at the house of Mr. Edwards. His papers. Death of Jerusha, the second daughter of Mr. E. Her character. Correspondence of Mr. E. with Rev. John Erskine. Abstract of Mr. E.'s first letter to Mr. Erskine. Plan conceived of the Freedom of the Will. Death of Col. Stoddard. Kindness of Mr. Erskine. Letter of Mr. E. to him. Second Letter from Mr. Gillespie. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. Letter to Mr. Erskine. Letter from Mr. Willison. Life and diary of Brainerd. Letters to Messrs. Erskine, M'Cullock, and Robe. Ordination of Rev. Job Strong. Anecdote of Rev. Mr. Moody. Letter of Mr. E. to his daughter Mary. Second Letter to Mr. Gillespie · Part 1CHAPTER XV. Arrival of David Brainerd at Northampton. His sickness and death at the house of Mr. Edwards. His papers. Death of Jerusha, the second daughter of Mr. E. Her character. Correspondence of Mr. E. with Rev. John Erskine. Abstract of Mr. E.'s first letter to Mr. Erskine. Plan conceived of the Freedom of the Will. Death of Col. Stoddard. Kindness of Mr. Erskine. Letter of Mr. E. to him. Second Letter from Mr. Gillespie. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. Letter to Mr. Erskine. Letter from Mr. Willison. Life and diary of Brainerd. Letters to Messrs. Erskine, M'Cullock, and Robe. Ordination of Rev. Job Strong. Anecdote of Rev. Mr. Moody. Letter of Mr. E. to his daughter Mary. Second Letter to Mr. Gillespie · Part 2CHAPTER XV. Arrival of David Brainerd at Northampton. His sickness and death at the house of Mr. Edwards. His papers. Death of Jerusha, the second daughter of Mr. E. Her character. Correspondence of Mr. E. with Rev. John Erskine. Abstract of Mr. E.'s first letter to Mr. Erskine. Plan conceived of the Freedom of the Will. Death of Col. Stoddard. Kindness of Mr. Erskine. Letter of Mr. E. to him. Second Letter from Mr. Gillespie. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. Letter to Mr. Erskine. Letter from Mr. Willison. Life and diary of Brainerd. Letters to Messrs. Erskine, M'Cullock, and Robe. Ordination of Rev. Job Strong. Anecdote of Rev. Mr. Moody. Letter of Mr. E. to his daughter Mary. Second Letter to Mr. Gillespie · Part 3CHAPTER XV. Arrival of David Brainerd at Northampton. His sickness and death at the house of Mr. Edwards. His papers. Death of Jerusha, the second daughter of Mr. E. Her character. Correspondence of Mr. E. with Rev. John Erskine. Abstract of Mr. E.'s first letter to Mr. Erskine. Plan conceived of the Freedom of the Will. Death of Col. Stoddard. Kindness of Mr. Erskine. Letter of Mr. E. to him. Second Letter from Mr. Gillespie. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. Letter to Mr. Erskine. Letter from Mr. Willison. Life and diary of Brainerd. Letters to Messrs. Erskine, M'Cullock, and Robe. Ordination of Rev. Job Strong. Anecdote of Rev. Mr. Moody. Letter of Mr. E. to his daughter Mary. Second Letter to Mr. Gillespie · Part 4CHAPTER XV. Arrival of David Brainerd at Northampton. His sickness and death at the house of Mr. Edwards. His papers. Death of Jerusha, the second daughter of Mr. E. Her character. Correspondence of Mr. E. with Rev. John Erskine. Abstract of Mr. E.'s first letter to Mr. Erskine. Plan conceived of the Freedom of the Will. Death of Col. Stoddard. Kindness of Mr. Erskine. Letter of Mr. E. to him. Second Letter from Mr. Gillespie. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. Letter to Mr. Erskine. Letter from Mr. Willison. Life and diary of Brainerd. Letters to Messrs. Erskine, M'Cullock, and Robe. Ordination of Rev. Job Strong. Anecdote of Rev. Mr. Moody. Letter of Mr. E. to his daughter Mary. Second Letter to Mr. Gillespie · Part 5CHAPTER XVI. Commencement of difficulties at NorthamptonCHAPTER XVII. Account of difficulties at Northampton continuedCHAPTER XVIII. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock—to Mr. Erskine. Account of the troubles at Northampton concludedThe Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume 1 · CHAPTER XIXCHAPTER XX. Letter to Sir W. Pepperell. Letter to Lady Pepperell. Letter to his father. Arrival of Mr. Hawley. Increasing importance of Indian establishments. Schemes of its enemies. Firm stand taken by Mr. Edwards. Letter to Mr. Oliver. Letter to commissioners. Difficulties of the mission. Answer to Mr. Williams. Letter to the people of Northampton. Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Burr. Letter To Mr. Erskine. Letter to Mr. Hollis. Letter to Mr. Hubbard · Part 1CHAPTER XX. Letter to Sir W. Pepperell. Letter to Lady Pepperell. Letter to his father. Arrival of Mr. Hawley. Increasing importance of Indian establishments. Schemes of its enemies. Firm stand taken by Mr. Edwards. Letter to Mr. Oliver. Letter to commissioners. Difficulties of the mission. Answer to Mr. Williams. Letter to the people of Northampton. Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Burr. Letter To Mr. Erskine. Letter to Mr. Hollis. Letter to Mr. Hubbard · Part 2CHAPTER XX. Letter to Sir W. Pepperell. Letter to Lady Pepperell. Letter to his father. Arrival of Mr. Hawley. Increasing importance of Indian establishments. Schemes of its enemies. Firm stand taken by Mr. Edwards. Letter to Mr. Oliver. Letter to commissioners. Difficulties of the mission. Answer to Mr. Williams. Letter to the people of Northampton. Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Burr. Letter To Mr. Erskine. Letter to Mr. Hollis. Letter to Mr. Hubbard · Part 3CHAPTER XXI. Vote of thanks of commissioners. Sermon at Newark. Measures of the enemies of the mission defeated. Letter to Mr. Oliver. “Freedom of the Will.” Letter to Mr. Erskine. Deposition of Mr. Gillespie. Letter to do. Letter to Mr. M'Cuulloch. Report of Indian agent. Reply of Mr. Edwards. Further defeat of the enemies of the missionCHAPTER XXII. Letter to his eldest son. Return of greater PART of the Mohawks. Letter to commissioners. Mission of Mr.Hawley to Onohquauga. Remainder of Mohawks directed to return. 'Freedom of the Will.' Letter to Mr. Erskine. Proposals of society in London. Letter to Mr. Gillespie. Design and character of the 'Freedom of the Will.' Letters from Mr. Hollis. Surrender of Mohawk school to Mr. Edwards. Entire defeat of enemies of mission. Return of remaining MohawksCHAPTER XXIII. Sickness of Mr. Edwards. “God's Last End in Creation.” “Nature of Virtue.” Mr. Edwards's second son resides at Onohquauga. Dangers of the war. Letter to Mr. Erskine. Letter to Col. Williams. Lord Kaimes. Letter to Mr. Erskine. Letter to Mr. M'Cullock. Letter of Dr. Bellamy. “Treatise on Original Sin.” Letter to his father. Letter to Mr. Erskine.CHAPTER XXIV. Death of President Burr. His character. Mr. Edwards chosen his successor. Letters of Mrs. Burr—To a gentleman in Scotland—To a gentleman in Boston—To her mother. Letter of Mr. Edwards, to the trustees of the college. Letter of Mrs. Burr, to her father. Letter to Dr. Rellamy. Council dismiss Mr. Edwards. Inauguration as president. First Sermon at Princeton. Sickness, Death. Letter of Dr. Shippen. Letters of Mrs. Edwards and of her daughter, to Mrs. Burr. Death of Mrs. Burr. Death of Mrs. Edwards.CHAPTER XXV. Concluding remarks · Part 1CHAPTER XXV. Concluding remarks · Part 2CHAPTER XXV. Concluding remarks · Part 3CHAPTER XXV. Concluding remarks · Part 4A Farewell Sermon · ON JUNE 32, 1750;A Farewell Sermon · PREFACE.A Farewell Sermon · APPLICATIONNO.NO.II. Particulars as to the Life and Death of Mr. Richard Edwards, the grandfather of Jonathan EdwardsNO.III. Account of the Children of Timothy and Esther Edwards.NO.IV. Remarks in Mental Philosophy. The Mind. · Part 1NO.IV. Remarks in Mental Philosophy. The Mind. · Part 2NO.IV. Remarks in Mental Philosophy. The Mind. · Part 3NO.IV. Remarks in Mental Philosophy. The Mind. · Part 4NO.IV. Remarks in Mental Philosophy. The Mind. · Part 5NO.V. Family and Descendants of President EdwardsNO. VIPreface.SECTION I. Concerning the Nature of the WillSECTION II. Concerning the Determination of the Will.SECTION III. Concerning the meaning of the terms, Necessity, Impossibility, Inability, &c. and of Contingence.SECTION IV Of the distinction of natural and moral Necessity, and Inability.SECTION V. Concerning the notion of Liberty, and of moral Agency.SECTION I. Showing the manifest inconsistence of the Arminian notion of Liberty of Will, consisting in the Will's self-determining Power.SECTION II. Several supposed ways of evading the foregoing reasoning, considered.SECTION III. Whether any Event whatsoever, and Volition in particular, can come to pass without a Cause of its existence.SECTION IV. Whether Volition can arise without a Cause, through the activity of the nature of the soul.SECTION V. Showing, that if the things asserted in these Evasions should be supposed to be true, they are altogether impertinent, and cannot help the cause of Arminian Liberty; and how, this being the state of the case, Arminian writers are obliged to talk inconsistently.SECTION VI. Concerning the Will determining in things which are perfectly indifferent in the view of the mind.SECTION VII. Concerning the notion of Liberty of Will, consisting in Indifference.SECTION VIII. Concerning the supposed Liberty of the Will, as opposite to all Necessity.SECTION IX. Of the Connexion of the Acts of the Will with the Dictates of the Understanding.SECTION X. Volition necessarily connected with the influence of Motives; with particular observations of the great inconsistence of Mr. Chubb's assertions and reasonings about the Freedom of the Will.SECTION XI. The evidence of God's certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of moral Agents.SECTION XII. God's certain Foreknowledge of the future volitions of moral agents, inconsistent with such a Contingence of those violations as is without all Necessity.SECTION XIII. Whether we suppose the volitions of moral Agents to be connected with any thing antecedent, or not, yet they must be necessary in such a sense as to overthrow Arminian Liberty.SECTION I. God's moral Excellency necessary, yet virtuous and praise-worthy.SECTION II. The Acts of the Will of the human soul of Jesus Christ, necessarily holy, yet truly virtuous, praise-worthy, rewardable, &c.SECTION III. The case of such as are given up of God to sin, and of fallen man in general, proves moral Necessity and Inability to be consistent with Blameworthiness.SECTION IV. Command and Obligation of Obedience, consistent with moral Inability to obey.SECTION V. That Sincerity of Desires and Endeavours, which is supposed to excuse in the non-performance of things in themselves good, particularly considered.SECTION VI. Liberty of Indifference, not only not necessary to Virtue, but utterly inconsistent with it; and all, either virtuous or vicious habits or inclinations, inconsistent with Arminian notions of Liberty and moral Agency.SECTION VII. Arminian notions of moral Agency inconsistent with all influence of Motive and Inducement, in either virtuous or vicious actions.SECTION I. The Essence of the virtue and vice of dispositions of the heart, and acts of the Will, lies not in their Cause, but their Nature.SECTION II. The Falseness and Inconsistence of that metaphysical notion of Action, and Agency, which seems to be generally entertained by the defenders of the Arminian Doctrine concerning Liberty, moral Agency, &c.SECTION III. The reasons why some think it contrary to common Sense, to suppose those things which are necessary to be worthy of either Praise or Blame.SECTION IV. It is agreeable to common sense, and the natural notions of mankind, to suppose moral Necessity to be consistent with Praise and Blame, Reward and Punishment.SECTION V. Objections, that this scheme of Necessity renders all Means and Endeavours for avoiding Sin, or obtaining Virtue and Holiness, vain, and to no purpose; and that it makes men no more than mere machines, in affairs of morality and religion, answered.SECTION VI. Concerning that objection against the doctrine which has been maintained, that it agrees with the Stoical doctrine of Fate, and the opinions of Mr. Hobbes.SECTION VII. Concerning the Necessity of the Divine Will.SECTION VIII. Some further objections against the moral Necessity of God's Volitions considered.SECTION IX. Concerning that objection against the doctrine which has been maintained, that it makes God the Author of Sin.SECTION X. Concerning sin's first Entrance into the world.SECTION XI. Of a supposed Inconsistence between these principles and God's moral character.SECTION XII. Of a supposed tendency of these principles to Atheism and Licentiousness.SECTION XIII. Concerning that objection against the reasoning, by which the Calvinistic doctrine is supposed, that it is metaphysical and abstruse.SECTION XIV. The Conclusion.SECTION XV. Containing Remarks on the Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion, in a Letter to a Minister of the Church of Scotland.Preface.Introduction—Explanation of terms.SECTION I. The general dictates of reason.SECTION II. What reason supposes.SECTION III. How God regards himself.SECTION IV. Some objections considered.SECTION I. Scripture makes God his last end.SECTION II. Concerning a just method of arguing.SECTION III. Particular texts of Scripture.SECTION IV. God created the world for his name, &c.SECTION V. Communication of good to the creature.SECTION VI. What is meant by the glory of God, &c.SECTION VII. God's last end is but one.CHAPTER I. Concerning the essence of true virtue.CHAPTER II. How love respects different beings.CHAPTER III. Concerning the secondary beauty.CHAPTER IV. Of self-love and its influence.CHAPTER V. Natural conscience, and the moral sense.CHAPTER VI. Of particular instincts of natureCHAPTER VII. The reasons of many mistakesCHAPTER VIII. Whether virtue be founded in sentiment.VII. The great christian doctrine of original sin defended.Advertisement, containing a brief account of this book and its author, by the first editor.The author's Preface.SECTION I. All men tend to sin and ruin.SECTION II. Universal sin proves a sinful propensity.SECTION III. This tendency most corrupt and pernicious.SECTION IV. All men sin immediately, &c.SECTION V. All have more sin than virtue.SECTION VI. Men's proneness to extreme stupidity, &c.SECTION VII. Generality of mankind, wicked.SECTION VIII. Great means used to oppose wickedness.SECTION IX. Several evasions considered.CHAPTER II. Arguments from universal Mortality.SECTION I. Concerning Adam's original righteousness.SECTION II. Death threatened to our first parents.SECTION III. Adam a federal head, &c.CHAPTER II. Observations on Texts, chiefly of the Old Testament, &c.SECTION I. Observations on John iii.6.SECTION II. Observations on Rom. iii. 9-24.SECTION III. Observations on Rom. v. 6-10. and Eph. ii. 3SECTION I. Remarks on Dr. Taylor's way of explaining this text.SECTION II. The true scope of Rom. v. 12, &c.CHAPTER I. Proofs from Redemption by Christ.CHAPTER II. Proof from Application of Redemption.PART IV. Containing Answers to Objections.CHAPTER II. God not the Author of Sin.CHAPTER III. The Imputation of Adam's Sin stated.CHAPTER IV. Several other Objections answered.VIII. A TREATISE CONCERNING RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS, IN THREE PARTS.PrefaceSECTION I. Previous remarks on the affections.SECTION II. True religion lies much in affections.SECTION III. Inferences from the doctrine.PART II. Showing what are no certain Signs that Religious Affections are truly gracious, or that they are not.SECTION I. Raised very high, are no sign.SECTION II. Great effects on the body, are no sign.SECTION III. Fluency and fervour, are no sign.SECTION IV. That they are not excited by us, is no sign.SECTION V. That they come with texts of Scripture, is no sign.SECTION IV. That they are not excited by us, is no sign.SECTION VII. Religious affections of many kinds, are no sign.SECTION VIII. Joys following in a certain order, are no sign.SECTION IX. Much time and zeal in duty, are no sign.SECTION X. Much expression of praise, is no sign.SECTION XI. Great confidence, is no certain sign.SECTION XII. Affecting relations, are no sign.Introductory remarks.SECTION I. Gracious affections are from divine influence. · Part 1SECTION I. Gracious affections are from divine influence. · Part 2SECTION I. Gracious affections are from divine influence. · Part 3SECTION II. Their object is the excellence of divine things.SECTION III. They are founded on the moral excellency of objects.SECTION IV. They arise from divine Illumination.SECTION V. They are attended with a conviction of certainty.SECTION VI. They are attended with evangelical humiliation. · Part 1SECTION VI. They are attended with evangelical humiliation. · Part 2SECTION VI. They are attended with evangelical humiliation. · Part 3SECTION VII. They are attended with a change of nature.SECTION VIII. They beget and promote the temper of Jesus.SECTION IX. Gracious affections soften the heart.SECTION X. They have beautiful symmetry and proportion.SECTION XI. False affections rest satisfied in themselves.SECTION XII. Their fruit is Christian practice.SECTION XIII. Christian practice is the chief sign to others.SECTION XIV. Christian practice is the chief sign to ourselves · Part 1SECTION XIV. Christian practice is the chief sign to ourselves · Part 2SECTION XIV. Christian practice is the chief sign to ourselves · Part 3SECTION XIV. Christian practice is the chief sign to ourselves · Part 4APPENDIX to the Treatise on the Affections.LETTER I. To Mr. Gillespie, in answer to objections.II. To Mr. Gillespie, in answer to further objections.PrefaceSECTION I. A general introductory statement.SECTION II. Manner of conversion various, yet bearing a great analogy. · Part 1SECTION II. Manner of conversion various, yet bearing a great analogy. · Part 2SECTION II. Manner of conversion various, yet bearing a great analogy. · Part 3SECTION III. This work further illustrated in particular instances.Preface.PART I. A glorious Work of God.SECTION I. We should judge of it by its effects.SECTION II. We should judge by Scripture.SECTION III. We should not judge of the whole by a part.SECTION IV. Nature of the work.SECTION V. Nature of the work in a particular instance.SECTION VI. The work glorious.SECTION I. Indifference dangerous.SECTION II. The probability that the latter-day glory will begin in America.SECTION III. The danger of slighting the work.SECTION IV. Obligations of rulers and others to promote the work.PART III. Wherein the zealous Promoters of this Work have been injuriously blamed.PART IV. What things are to be corrected and avoided.SECTION I. Spiritual pride.SECTION II. Wrong principles.SECTION III. Ignorance of inward experiences.SECTION IV. Of censuring professing Christians.SECTION V. Errors relative to lay-exhorting.SECTION VI. Errors relative to singing.PART V. What ought to be done to promote this work.SECTION I. We should remove stumbling blocks.SECTION II. What should be done to advance it.SECTION III. Some things that concern all.XI. INQUIRY CONCERNING QUALIFICATION FOR COMMUNION.Preface by the Author.Preface by the Author's American friends.Advertisement to the Edinburgh edition.PART I. The Question stated and explained.PART II. Reasons for the Negative of the Question.SECTION I. Church members should be visible saints.SECTION II. Profession of religion.SECTION III. Profession should be of real piety.SECTION IV. Reason requires a hearty profession.SECTION V. Christ requires it.SECTION VI. Primitive admissions.SECTION VII. The epistles prove it.SECTION VIII. Members united by brotherly love.SECTION IX. Qualifications for the Lord's supper.OBJ. I. The churchy is the school of Christ.OBJ. II. Israel was God's people.OBJ. III. Jews partook of the Passover.OBJ. IV. John's disciples made no profession of piety.OBJ. V. Many are called, but few chosen.OBJ. VI. Wheat and tares grow together.OBJ. VII. Case of Judas.OBJ. VIII. No certain rule given.OBJ. IX. If grace be required, it must be known.OBJ. X. Perplexity occasioned.OBJ. XI. All duties of worship holy.OBJ. XII. Tendency of the Lord's supper.OBJ. XIII. God does not require impossibilities.OBJ. XIV. Unsanctified persons may live as saints.OBJ. XV. Better admit hypocrites than exclude saints.OBJ. XVI. Hypocrites will be admitted.OBJ. XVII. True saints doubt of their state.OBJ. XVIII. Men's opinion of themselves no criterion.OBJ. XIX Infant baptism.OBJ. XX. Some have been converted at the sacrament.Appendix. Mr. Foxcroft's letter.XII. MISREPRESENTATIONS CORRECTED AND TRUTH VINDICATED, IN REPLY TO THE REV. SOLOMON WILLIAMS.Preface.SECTION I. What is the question?SECTION II. Degrees of evidence.SECTION I. His concessions.SECTION II. Consequences.SECTION III. Of ungodly men's communing.SECTION IV. Of an indeterminate profession.SECTION V. Mr. W. inconsistent with Mr. Stoddard.SECTION VI. Visibility without probability.SECTION VII. A converting ordinance.SECTION VIII. Of sincerity.SECTION IX. Public covenanting.SECTION I. Method of disputing.SECTION II. Misrepresentations.SECTION III. Irrelevant arguments.SECTION IV. Extraordinary notions.SECTION V. Assertions instead of arguments.SECTION VI. Sacramental actions.SECTION VII. Begging the question.SECTION VIII. Mr. W. begs the question.SECTION IX. Mr. W. is inconsistent with himself.SECTION X. Other inconsistencies.SECTION XI. Arguments hostile to both sidesSECTION XII. The passover and circumcision.SECTION XIII. Of Judas's communicating.SECTION XIV. Of being born in covenant.SECTION XV. Of coming without a known right.SECTION XVI. Tendency to perplexity.SECTION XVII. Of commanding to partake.Appendix. A letter to the people of Northampton.Preface.Advertisement.General Introduction.PERIOD I. From the Fall to the Incarnation.PART I. From the Fall to the Flood.PART II. From the Flood to the calling of Abraham.PART III. From Abraham to Moses.PART IV. From Moses to David.PART V. From David to the Babylonish Captivity. · Part 1PART V. From David to the Babylonish Captivity. · Part 2PART V. From David to the Babylonish Captivity. · Part 3PART VI. From the Captivity to Christ. · Part 1PART VI. From the Captivity to Christ. · Part 2PART VI. From the Captivity to Christ. · Part 3PART VII. Improvement of the First PERIOD.PERIOD II. From Christ's Incarnation to his Resurrection.PART I. Of Christ's Incarnation.PART II. The Purchase of Redemption.PART III. Improvement of the Second PERIOD.PERIOD III. From Christ's Resurrection the End of the World.SECTION I. Scriptural Representations of this PERIOD.SECTION II. How Christ was capacitated for effecting his Purpose.SECTION III. Established Means of Success.SECTION IV. How the Success was carried on.PART I. To the Destruction of Jerusalem.PART II. To the Time of Constantine.PART III. To the Rise of Antichrist.PART IV. To the Reformation.PART V. To the present Time.PART VI. Improvement of past Events.PART VII. To the Fall of Antichrist.PART VIII. To the End of Time.PART IX. The General JudgmentPART X. Improvement of the Whole.XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation.Preface.DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 1DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 2DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 3DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 4DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 5DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 6DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 7DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 8DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 9DISCOURSE. I. Justification by Faith alone. · Part 10DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 1DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 2DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 3DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 4DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 5DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 6DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 7DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 8DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 9DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 10DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 1DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 2DISCOURSE. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. · Part 3DISCOURSE. III. RuthDISCOURSE. IV. The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners. · Part 1DISCOURSE. IV. The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners. · Part 2DISCOURSE. IV. The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners. · Part 3DISCOURSE. IV. The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners. · Part 4DISCOURSE. V. The Excellency of Jesus Christ. · Part 1DISCOURSE. V. The Excellency of Jesus Christ. · Part 2DISCOURSE. V. The Excellency of Jesus Christ. · Part 3DISCOURSE. V. The Excellency of Jesus Christ. · Part 4XV THEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS.

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CHAPTER XX. Letter to Sir W. Pepperell. Letter to Lady Pepperell. Letter to his father. Arrival of Mr. Hawley. Increasing importance of Indian establishments. Schemes of its enemies. Firm stand taken by Mr. Edwards. Letter to Mr. Oliver. Letter to commissioners. Difficulties of the mission. Answer to Mr. Williams. Letter to the people of Northampton. Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Burr. Letter To Mr. Erskine. Letter to Mr. Hollis. Letter to Mr. Hubbard · Part 3

Appended to this publication was a letter from Mr. Edwards to his late flock at Northampton. They had published Mr. Williams’s pamphlet at their own expense, and distributed it to every family in the town. That pamphlet, though so unsuccessful an attempt to answer Mr. Edwards, was yet filled with many lax and sceptical notions, derived from the writings of Dr. Taylor of Norwich, and apparently adopted by Mr. Williams, in the existing emergency, though in direct opposition, not only to Mr. Stoddard, whom he professed at once to venerate and defend, but to his own former publications. Though Mr. Edwards knew that the work of Mr. W. must soon go to its proper place, yet he also knew the state of fervid excitement in which his former congregation had long been; that they had printed and dispersed the pamphlet of Mr. W., (even without knowing its contents,) as an answer to his own treatise, and thus, in a sense, had adopted it before the world as their own work. These circumstances led him to fear, that the fatal errors abounding in the work of Mr. Williams might, at a period when the principles of Dr. Taylor of Norwich were gaining many converts in the colonies, mislead many, especially of the young, among his former people. To save them from this danger, he addressed to them an affectionate and truly pastoral letter, which will be found at the close of the Answer to Mr. Williams .

On the 29th of June, 1752, Mr. Edwards married his third daughter, ESTHER, to the Rev AARON BURR, of Newark, president of the college of New Jersey, then established in that town, and a few years afterwards removed to Princeton.

In the following letter to Mr. Erskine, which is rich in intelligence, as well as thought, the reader will find one fact not generally known,—that Mr. Edwards, in the latter part of the summer of 1751, was applied to, with much earnestness, by some parish in Virginia, to go and settle with them in the ministry. They offered him a handsome support, and sent a messenger with the offer, but his installment at Stockbridge had taken place before his arrival.

“To the Rev. John Erskine.

Stockbridge, July 7, 1752

rev. and dear brother,

The last spring I received a letter from you, dated, at the beginning, July 17, and at the end, Sept. 5,1751 and the week before last I received another letter, dated Feb 11, 1752, with a packet, containing Arnauld de la fréquente Communion, Goodwin’s Sermon at the Ordination of Mr. Pickering; Mr. Jarvis’s Sermon on Methods for reviving Religion; Reasons of Dissent from the Sentence of the General Assembly; Edwards on Christ, God-man; Mr. Hartley’s Sermon, Parish on the Assembly’s Catechism; and Dr Gill’s Sermon on Isaiah xi. 12. I heartily thank you for these letters and pamphlets. Arnauld on frequent Communion will not be very profitable to me, by reason of my not understanding the French. But several of the rest have been very agreeable to me. That letter which you mention in your last, dated Feb.11, as sent about a twelve-month before, containing some Remarks on the Decay of the Power of the Papal Clergy, and an Abstract of Venema’s Reasonings to prove that Judas was not present at the , I never received, and regret it much that I missed it, and request that you would still send me those Remarks on the Decay of the Papal Clergy.

I am obliged to you for the particular information you have given me, concerning Mr. Adam of Falkirk’s affair. Though it is a pity so deserving a person should suffer at all from his brethren, only for not acting contrary to his conscience; yet it is a matter of thankfulness, that the Assembly of the year 51 showed so much better temper than that of the preceding year. I shall be glad to hear concerning the temper and conduct of the Assembly of this present year, 1752.

I am sorry to learn, that there is so much reason to fear, that the of religion in the Netherlands will be hindered, and brought under a cloud, through the prevailing of imprudences. It is what I was afraid I should hear. I should be glad to see the Pastoral Letter you mention against Fanaticism, though written by one disaffected to the . I wish I could see a History of Enthusiasm through all ages written by some good hand, a hearty friend of vital religion, a person of accurate judgment, and large acquaintance with ecclesiastical history. Such a history, well written, might doubtless be exceedingly useful and instructive, and of great benefit to the church of God; especially, if there were united with it a proper account and history of true religion. I should therefore choose, that the work should be a history of true, vital, and experimental religion, and enthusiasm: bringing down the history from age to age, judiciously and clearly making the distinction between one and the other; observing the difference of source, progress, and issue; properly pointing out the limits, and doing justice to each, in every age, and at each remarkable period. I don’t know that there is any such thing extant, or any thing that would, in any good measure, answer the same purpose. If there be, I should be glad to hear of it.

I thank you for the account you give me of Mr. Taylor’s writings, and of the things which he is doing to propagate his opinions. It now appears to be a remarkable time in the Christian world; perhaps such an one, as never has been before: things are going down-hill so fast, and truth and religion, both of heart and practice, are departing by such swift steps, that I think it must needs be, that a crisis is not very far off, and what will then appear, I will not pretend to determine.

The last week I sent away my answer to Mr. Williams. If I live till it is published, I will endeavour to send one to you, and some other friends in Scotland. I hope now, in a short time, to be at leisure to resume my design, of writing something on the controversy. I have no thought of going through with all parts of the controversy at once, but the subject which I intended, God willing, first to write something upon, was Free-will and Moral Agency; endeavouring, with as much exactness as I am able, to consider the nature of that freedom of moral agents, which makes them the proper subjects of moral government, moral precepts, councils, calls, motives, persuasions, promises and threatenings, praise and blame, rewards and punishments: strictly examining the modern notions of these things, endeavouring to demonstrate their most palpable inconsistency and absurdity; endeavouring also to bring the late great objections and outcries against divinity, from these topics, to the test of the strictest reasoning; and particularly that great objection, in which the modern writers have so much gloried, so long triumphed, with so great a degree of insult towards the most excellent divines, and in effect against the gospel of Jesus Christ:—viz. That the notions of God’s moral government are contrary to the common sense of mankind. In this Essay, I propose to take particular notice of the writings of Dr. Whitby, and Mr. Chubb, and the writings of some others, who, though not properly , nor , yet in their notions of the freedom of the will, have, in the main, gone into the same scheme. But, if I live to prosecute my design, I shall send you a more particular account of my plan after it is perfected.

I suppose there has been a trial before now, whether a national collection can be obtained in Scotland, for New Jersey college: unless it has been thought prudent, by such as are friends of the affair, to put it off a year longer; as some things I have seen seem to argue. There was a design of Mr. Pemberton’s going to England and Scotland. He was desired by the trustees, and it was his settled purpose, to have gone the last year; but his people, and his colleague, Mr. Cummings, hindered it. His intention of going occasioned great uneasiness among his people, and created some dissatisfaction towards him, in the minds of some of them. Since that President Burr has been desired to go, by the unanimous voice of the trustees. Nevertheless. I believe there is little probability of his consenting to it; partly, on the account of his having lately entered into a married state. On the 29th of last month, he was married to my third daughter.

What you write of the appointment of a gentleman, to the office of lieut. governour, of Virginia, who is a friend of religion, is an event that the friends of religion in America have great reason to rejoice in; by reason of the late of religion in that province, and the opposition that has been made against it, and the great endeavours to crush it, by many of the chief men of the province. Mr. Davies, in a letter I lately received from him, dated March 2, 1752, mentions the same thing. His words are, ‘we have a new governor; who is a candid, condescending gentleman. And, as he has been educated in the church of Scotland, he has a respect for the Presbyterians; which I hope is a happy omen.’ I was in the latter part of the last summer applied to, with much earnestness and , by some of the people of Virginia, to come and settle among them, in the work of the ministry; who subscribed handsomely for my encouragement and support, and sent a messenger to me with their request and subscriptions; but I was installed at Stockbridge before the messenger came I have written some account of the state of things at Stockbridge to Mr. M’Laurin; which you doubtless will have opportunity to see.

July 24. The people of Northampton are still destitute of a minister, and in broken, sorrowful circumstances. They had the last winter Mr. Farrand, a young gentleman from New Jersey college, but contended much about him, so that he has left them They are now in a state of contention; my warmest opposers are quarrelling among themselves. I hear they have lately sent for a young preacher, a Mr. Green of Barnstable, who is soon expected; but I know nothing of his character.

Another minister has lately been dismissed from his people, on the same account that I was dismissed from Northampton: viz. Mr. Billings of Cold Spring. Many of the Cold Spring people were originally of Northampton, were educated in the principles, and have followed the example, of the people there.

I heartily thank you for the accounts you have from time to time sent me of new books, that are published in Great Britain. I desire you would continue such a favour. I am fond of knowing how things are going on in the literary world.

Mr. John Wright, a member of New Jersey college; who is to take the degree of Bachelor of Arts, the next September; is now at my house. He was born in Scotland; has lived in Virginia; is a friend and acquaintance of Mr. Davies; has a great interest in the esteem of the religious people of Virginia, and is peculiarly esteemed by President Burr, has been admitted to special intimacy with him; and is a person of very good character for his understanding, prudence, and piety. He has a desire to have a correspondence with some divine of his native country, and has chosen you for his correspondent, if he may be admitted to such a favour. He intends to send you a letter with this; of which I would ask a favourable reception, as he has laid me under some special obligations.

My wife joins with me in affectionate salutations to you, and Mrs. Erskine. Hoping that we shall continue to remember each other at the throne of , I am,

Dear Sir,

Your affectionate and obliged

Brother and servant,

jonathan edwards.”

Soon after he had entered on the mission at Stockbridge, Mr. Edwards addressed the Rev. Mr. Hollis, by letter, concerning the Indian schools, and the state of the mission at large. The observations of a year had now brought him far more intimately acquainted with the actual state of things, and particularly, with the manner in which the annual benefactions of that gentleman had been expended; and he felt himself bound, at whatever hazard, to make the facts known. In doing this, he presented him, in a letter bearing date July 17,1752, with a succinct and well drawn history of the mission, and stated, in general terms, the unhappy disagreement subsisting among the English inhabitants of Stockbridge, as well as various other circumstances of malignant aspect, which threatened ruin to the mission, and to the Indian schools. Want of room forbids its insertion. With this letter, he forwarded to Mr. Hollis a certificate, from a large number of the most respectable people of the town, stating the actual conduct of his agent, or instructor, the condition of the Indian boys, and the manner in which his benefactions had been perverted.

The firm and undeviating course of conduct pursued by Mr. Edwards, with regard to the Indian schools, and the general concerns of the mission, at length convinced the resident trustee, and his new friends, that they had nothing to hope from any compliances on his part. They resolved, therefore, if possible, to effect his removal from Stockbridge. With this view, that gentleman repaired to Boston, and endeavoured, in , not only with the commissioners, but with some of the principal men in the government, (and among others, with the secretary of the province,) to produce in their minds very unfavourable impressions concerning him particularly, that he was a man of an unyielding character, and unwilling to be to those from whom he had differed; and that, by this course, he was likely to ruin the Indian mission. The friends of Mr. Edwards, in Boston, giving him timely notice of this attempt; he addressed a letter to the Hon. Mr. Willard, in his own defense, bearing date July 17, 1752; in which he so effectually refuted these representations, that the influence of that gentleman was permanently secured, in favour of the mission, and its real friends.