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[1701 / Yale College established] 1703 / Born October 5, East Windsor, Connecticut He had 10 sisters (no brothers), all of whom were at least 6 ft. tall! Jonathan’s paternal grandmother was a chronic adulteress who bore another man’s child. She was psych... Keep Reading

What is glorifying God? “Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed? An understanding of the perfections of God, merely, cannot be the end of the creation; for he had as good not understand it, as see it and not be at all moved ... Keep Reading

A Narrative of Surprising Conversions and The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God   Summary and Analysis   On May 30, 1735, Jonathan Edwards wrote a letter of eight pages to Dr. Benjamin Colman (1673-1747), pastor of Brattle Street ... Keep Reading

A Narrative of Surprising Conversions and The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God   Summary and Analysis A.            The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God  ... Keep Reading

Some Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival of Religion in New England Summary and Analysis   This lengthy volume is Edwards' most ambitious and comprehensive treatment of the revival. He completed work on it near the close of 1742. It was published in Marc... Keep Reading

Some Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival of Religion in New England Summary and Analysis   Part IV   "Shewing what things are to be corrected or avoided in promoting this work, or in our behavior under it" (409).   Edwards opens with this i... Keep Reading

At no time did Edwards believe or preach that America would be either the focus or the locus of the coming millennium. Rather, he suggested that, at best, America may be where those intermittent revivals would occur that eventually would bring on the millennium, the l... Keep Reading

[The reader is encouraged to read Edwards’ sermon before working through these short observations.]   What the “divine and supernatural light” is not:   1)            It is not to b... Keep Reading