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" I know not how to express otherwise than by a calm, sweet abstraction of soul from all the concerns of this world ; and sometimes a kind of vision, or fixed ideas and imaginations, of being alone in the mountains, or some solitary wilderness... "
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 367
edited by - 1789
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 80

1789 - 746 pages
...beauty of jefus Chrilt. And the whole book of Canticles ufed to be pleafant to me, and I ufed to be much in reading it about that time; and found, from...fweet burning in my heart, an ardour of my foul, that 1 know not how to exprefs.' In all this we cannot queflion the fincerity of Mr. Edwards, who, however...
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The Life and Character of the Late Reverend, Learned, and Pious Mr. Jonathan ...

Jonathan Edwards, Samuel Hopkins - 1804 - 404 pages
...C!ğrift, and wrapt and fwallowed up in God. The fenfe I had of divine things, would often of a fud . den, as it were, kindle up a. fweet burning in my heart...ardour of my foul, that I know not how to exprefs. " Not long after I firit began to experience thefe things, I gave an account to my father ol fome things...
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The Works of President Edwards ...

Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 532 pages
...and beauty of Jesus Christ. The whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me, and I used to be much in reading it, about that time ; and found, from time to time, an inward sweetness, that would carry me away, in my contemplations. This I know not how to express otherwise,...
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Memoirs of ... Jonathan Edwards, with emendations by J. Hawksley

Samuel Hopkins - Natural sin - 1815 - 290 pages
...and beauty of Jesus Christ. The whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me, and I used to be much in reading it, about that time; and found, from time to time, an inward sweetness, that woukl carry me away in my contemplations. This I know not how to express otherwise,...
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts

Jonathan Edwards - Emotions - 1821 - 472 pages
...beauty oC Jesus Christ. And the whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me; and I used to be much in reading it about that time; and found, from time to time, an inward sweetness, that used, as it were, to carry me away in my contemplations; hi what I know not how to...
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Christian Examiner and Theological Review, Volume 13; Volume 18

Theology - 1835 - 424 pages
...and beauty of Jesus Christ. The whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me, and I used to be much in reading it, about that time ; and found, from time to time, an inward sweetness, that would carry me away, in my contemplations. This I know not how to express otherwise,...
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Account of the life of David Brainerd

Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1844 - 688 pages
...and beauty of Jesus Christ. The whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me, and I used to be much in reading it, about that time ; and found, from time to time, an inward sweetness, that would carry me away, in my contemplations. This I know not how to express otherwise,...
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The Biblical Repository and Classical Review

Religion - 1847 - 782 pages
...saying in the same connexion : " The whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me, and I used to be much in reading it about that time, and found from time to time an inward sweetness that would carry me away in my contemplations. This I know not how to express otherwise than...
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The Biblical Repository and Classical Review, Volume 3

Theology - 1847 - 776 pages
...saying in the same connexion : " The whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me, and I used to be much in reading it about that time, and found from time to time an inward sweetness that would carry me away in my contemplations. This I know not how to express otherwise than...
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The Biblical repositor (and quarterly observer) [afterw.] The American ...

Edward Robinson - 1847 - 792 pages
...saying in the same connexion : " The whole book of Canticles used to be pleasant to me, and I used to be much in reading it about that time, and found from time to time an in%vard sweetness that would carry me away in my contemplations. This I know not how to express otherwise...
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