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When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.
Jonathan Edwards
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Jonathan Edwards
Age: 54 †
Born: 1703
Born: October 5
Died: 1758
Died: March 22
Clergyman
Philosopher
Theologian
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East Windsor
Connecticut
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Supplication
Pours
Spirit
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Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.
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Resolved, to confess frankly to myself all that which I find in myself, either infirmity or sin and, if it be what concerns religion, also to confess the whole case to God, and implore needed help.
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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them the flames do now rage and glow.
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The devil can counterfeit all the saving operations and graces of the Spirit of God.
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To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.
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A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of God.
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