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Selections From the Unpublished Writings of Jonathan Edwards, of America
Selections From the Unpublished Writings of Jonathan Edwards of America Author:Jonathan Edwards General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Original Publisher: Printed for private circulation [by Ballantyne and company] Description: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms (n.d.) (American Culture Series, Reel 305.15) Subjects: Congregational churches Theology Literary Collections / General Re... more »ligion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / History Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic Religion / Theology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. SHEWING WHEREIN ALL SAVING GRACE DOES SUMMARILY CONSIST. The next thing that arises for consideration is, What is the nature of tin's Divine principle in the soul that is so entirely diverse from all that is naturally in the soul ? Here I would observe, -- 1. That that saving grace that is in the hearts of the saints, that within, them [which is] above -nature, and entirely distinguishes 'ei from all unconverted men, is radically but one -- i. e., however various its exercises are, yet it is but one in its root; 'tis one individual principle in the heart. 'Tis common for us to speak of various graces of the Spirit of God as though they were so many different principles of holiness, and to call them by distinct names as sneh, -- repentance, humility, resignation, thankfulness,« less