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There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness
Jonathan Edwards
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Jonathan Edwards
Age: 54 †
Born: 1703
Born: October 5
Died: 1758
Died: March 22
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East Windsor
Connecticut
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Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs.
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Resolved, to endeavor to obtain for myself as much happiness, in the other world, as I possibly can.
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The devil can counterfeit all the saving operations and graces of the Spirit of God.
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The bodies of those that made such a noise and tumult when alive, when dead, lie as quietly among the graves of their neighbors as any others.
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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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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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True boldness for Christ transcends all, it is indifference to the displeasure of either friends or foes. Boldness enables Christians to forsake all rather than Christ, and to prefer to offend all rather than to offend Him.
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