The Works of President Edwards, Volume 3Leavitt & Allen, 1856 |
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Page 71
... kind ; and are of a nature vastly more excellent . And this is what I mean , by supernatural , when I say that gracious affections are from those influences that are supernatural . From hence it follows , that in those gracious ...
... kind ; and are of a nature vastly more excellent . And this is what I mean , by supernatural , when I say that gracious affections are from those influences that are supernatural . From hence it follows , that in those gracious ...
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... kind of suggestions or revelations for their very foundation : they look upon these as spiritual discoveries , which is a gross delusion , and this delusion is truly the spring whence their affections flow . Here it may be proper to ...
... kind of suggestions or revelations for their very foundation : they look upon these as spiritual discoveries , which is a gross delusion , and this delusion is truly the spring whence their affections flow . Here it may be proper to ...
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... kind of under- standing of religious matters , which they have in some degree , by only the or- dinary exercise and improvement of their own faculties . Such illuminations may much affect the mind ; as in many whom we read of in ...
... kind of under- standing of religious matters , which they have in some degree , by only the or- dinary exercise and improvement of their own faculties . Such illuminations may much affect the mind ; as in many whom we read of in ...
Contents
Concerning the nature of the Affections and their importance in | 1 |
Showing what are no certain Signs that Religious Affections are truly | 22 |
Showing what are distinguishing Signs of truly gracious and holy | 63 |
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