Thoughts on the New England Revival
Vindicating the Great Awakening
500 in stock
Weight | 1.02 lbs |
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Dimensions | 8.8 × 5.75 × 0.8 in |
ISBN | 9780851518947 |
Binding | Cloth-bound |
Topic | 18th Century, General History, Revival |
Original Pub Date | 1742 |
Banner Pub Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
Page Count | 304 |
Format | Book |
ENDORSEMENTS
No one has tasted and tested the experience of revival like Jonathan Edwards. In this book (as everywhere) he navigates biblically between intellectualism and emotionalism, doctrinaire and doctrineless Christianity, paralyzing self-condemnation and arrogant self-exaltation, the presumptuous pursuit of revival and indolent passivity. In my experience Edwards is second only to the Bible.’ — JOHN PIPER
Book Description
1742 was a year of great blessing but also of growing controversy. The Great Awakening of 1740 was still in progress, but a few dissenting voices were starting to make themselves heard. In Thoughts on the New England Revival Jonathan Edwards spoke out, not for the first time, in defence of what he considered to be ‘the glorious work of God’.
In this book, he enlarges and develops the arguments put forward in his The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, with the aim of defending this unprecedented period of revival against the unjust words of its critics and the overzealous excesses of its friends, both of which, he feared, would quench the Spirit and put a stop to the blessing.
What is a revival? How is it to be recognized? Is it a genuine work of the Spirit of God? If it is, then how is revival to be guarded against the spurious errors and unspiritual tendencies of its over-zealous promoters? These are the questions taken up and ably answered by ‘the theologian of revival’, who, in God’s providence, has supplied future generations of Christians with a sure guide on this vital subject.
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Author’s Preface | vii | |
Publisher’s Note | ix | |
1. | PART 1: A GLORIOUS WORK OF GOD | |
Error in Judging of the Work a Priori | 1 | |
Error in Not Judging by Scripture as a Whole | 5 | |
Error in Rejecting the Work on Account of Incidental Defects | 24 | |
Evidence That This Is a Real Work of God | 38 | |
Genuineness of the Work Illustrated by Examples | 46 | |
The Work Not Only Genuine But Glorious | 58 | |
2. | PART 2: OBLIGATION TO PROMOTE THIS WORK | |
Slowness to Acknowledge the Work of God | 67 | |
The Great Work of God for the World’s Conversion May Begin in America | 73 | |
Peril of Not Coming to the Help of the Lord in the Day of His Power and Salvation | 80 | |
Men in Authority, Especially Ministers, Bound to Acknowledge the Work of God | 95 | |
3. | PART 3: SUBJECTS AND PROMOTERS OF THE WORK WRONGLY BLAMED | 113 |
Excessive Appeals to the Affections | 115 | |
Speaking Terror to Those Already Alarmed | 120 | |
Spending Too Much Time in Religion | 127 | |
Outcries and Bodily Effects | 132 | |
Earnestness in Warnings and Entreaties | 135 | |
Singing, and Children’s Religious Meetings | 141 | |
4. | PART 4: THINGS TO BE CORRECTED OR AVOIDED | |
Errors to Be Considered and Avoided | 145 | |
Spiritual Pride a Prominent Cause of Error | 152 | |
Spiritual Pride – Some Effects and Traits | 156 | |
Claims to Revelation; the Prayer of Faith | 174 | |
Perverting the Influences of the Spirit | 187 | |
Providential Attestation and External Order | 198 | |
The Devil’s Advantage in Inward Experiences and Their External Effects | 207 | |
Censuring Others as Unconverted | 226 | |
Lay Exhorting; Mismanagement of Praise | 237 | |
5. | PART 5: HOW TO PROMOTE THIS WORK | |
Stumbling Blocks to Be Removed | 254 | |
Self-Examination; Danger of Neglect | 261 | |
Duties of Ministers and Men of Influence | 266 | |
Duties of All in General | 277 | |
Faithfulness in Moral Duties | 285 |
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