A Treatise Concerning Religious AffectionsHow do we discern between true religion, and false? In this classic treatise on the nature of authentic faith, enormously influential American preacher and theologian JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703-1758) explores the difference between true and counterfeit religious experiences, and how deep and sincere emotion can accentuate a real connection to God. This profound 1746 text examines both the genuine signs of an instance of God's interaction with the faithful-such as the potential "beautiful symmetry and proportion" of a revelation-as well as "signs" that offer no evidence: the "appearance of love" in a possible communication with God, for instance, is not enough to cement its divinity. Passionate and contentious, this exploration of the place of emotion in religious experience continues to confound and enlighten seekers of spiritual succor centuries after it was written. |
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... Psal . cxlvi . 5 , " Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help , whose hope is in the Lord his God . " Jer . xvii . 7 , " Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord , and whose hope the Lord is . ” Psal . xxxi . 24 , " Be of ...
... Psal . cxlvi . 5 , " Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help , whose hope is in the Lord his God . " Jer . xvii . 7 , " Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord , and whose hope the Lord is . ” Psal . xxxi . 24 , " Be of ...
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... Psal . xcvii . 10 , “ Ye that love the Lord hate evil . " And the Psalmist often mentions it as an evidence of his sincerity ; Psal . ci . 2 , 3 , “ I will walk within my house with a perfect heart . I will set no wicked thing before ...
... Psal . xcvii . 10 , “ Ye that love the Lord hate evil . " And the Psalmist often mentions it as an evidence of his sincerity ; Psal . ci . 2 , 3 , “ I will walk within my house with a perfect heart . I will set no wicked thing before ...
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... Psal . lxxxiv . 1 , 2 , " How amiable are thy tabernacles , O Lord of hosts ! My soul longeth , yea , even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God . " Psal . cxix . 20 , “ My soul ...
... Psal . lxxxiv . 1 , 2 , " How amiable are thy tabernacles , O Lord of hosts ! My soul longeth , yea , even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God . " Psal . cxix . 20 , “ My soul ...
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... Psal . li . 17 , “ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart , O God , thou wilt not despise . " Isa . lvii . 15 , “ Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity , whose name is Holy , I ...
... Psal . li . 17 , “ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart , O God , thou wilt not despise . " Isa . lvii . 15 , “ Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity , whose name is Holy , I ...
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... Psal . xcv . 7-10 , “ To - day , if ye will hear his voice , harden not your heart , as in the provocation , and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness ; when your fathers tempted me , proved me , and saw my work : forty years ...
... Psal . xcv . 7-10 , “ To - day , if ye will hear his voice , harden not your heart , as in the provocation , and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness ; when your fathers tempted me , proved me , and saw my work : forty years ...
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