Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility, and so prepares the mind for true divine light without darkness, and so clears the eye to look on things as they truly are.
– Jonathan Edwards –
The Beauty of Holiness – Jonathan Edwards
He that sees the beauty of holiness or true moral good, sees the greatest and most important thing in the world.
– Jonathan Edwards –
Cultivate that which is Praiseworthy – Jonathan Edwards
Resolved, whenever I hear anything spoken in commendation of any person, if I think it would be praiseworthy in me, that I will endeavor to imitate it.
– Jonathan Edwards –
Living for the Glory of God – Jonathan Edwards
Resolved: that all men should live for the glory of God.
Resolved second: That whether others do or not, I will.
– Jonathan Edwards –
True Love for God Must Start with a Delight in Holiness – Jonathan Edwards
A true love to God must begin with a delight in His holiness.
– Jonathan Edwards –
1709-1758 AD
Prayer is the Natural Expression of Faith – Jonathan Edwards
Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.
– Jonathan Edwards –
Boldness for Christ – Jonathan Edwards
As some are mistaken concerning the nature of true boldness for Christ, so they are concerning Christian zeal. ’Tis indeed a flame, but a sweet one; or rather it is the heat and fervor of a sweet flame. For the flame of which it is the heat, is no other than that of divine love, or Christian charity; which is the sweetest and most benevolent thing that is, or can be, in the heart of man or angel.
– Jonathan Edwards –
from Religious Affections
God Is Most Glorified – Jonathan Edwards
God will be most glorified when we not only behold His Glory, but delight in it. When they that behold, delight in it will God be more glorified than when they just see. His glory will be received by our whole soul, as well by the mind and the heart.
– Jonathan Edwards –
Uncommon Marriage Union – Jonathan Edwards
Give my kindest love to my dear wife, and tell her that the uncommon union which has so long subsisted between us has been of such a nature as I trust is spiritual and therefore will continue forever.
– Jonathan Edwards –