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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ... any increase of the administration of the Lord's supper, or that God's people do any more frequently commemorate the dyings love of their Redeemer, in this sacred memorial of it, than they used to do: thqugh I do not see why an increase of love to Christ, should not dispose Christians, as much to increase in this, as in those other duties; or why it is not as proper, that Christ's disciples should abound in this duty, in this DEGREESjojiful season, which is spiritually supper-time, a feastday with God's saints, wherein Christ is so abundantly manifesting- his dying-love to souls, and is dealing forth so liberally of the precious fruits of his death. It seems plain by the scripture, that the primitive Christians were wont to celebrate -this memorial of die sufferings of 'th

Excerpt from Edwards on Revivals Containing a Faithful Narrative: Surprising Work of God in the Conversion of Many Hundred Souls in Northampton, Massachusetts, A. D. 1735 We find, then, in our nature, and its inevitable' circumstances, principles of contradiction; an intel lectual mutiny, a war of reason, feeling, and fact; a state of things, within every man's competency to' detect, which loudly cries of disorder and ruin. NO wonder is it, that mankind ransack heaven and earth' to find religion, while they reject that which alone is religion; no wonder that, wanting all the time a god to sooth and comfort them, they have not liked to retain the true God in their knowledge no wonder that they hold the truth In unright eousness or that they cling to a form Of godli ness, while they deny its power. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.