Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind. Jonathan Edwards More Quotes by Jonathan Edwards More Quotes From Jonathan Edwards The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider... abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire. Jonathan Edwards spiders wrath fire The deceitfulness of the heart of man appears in no one thing so much as this of spiritual pride and self-righteousness. The subtlety of Satan appears in its height, in his managing persons with respect to this sin. And perhaps one reason may be that here he has most experience; he knows the way of its coming in; he is acquainted with the secret springs of it: it was his own sin. Experience gives vast advantage in leading souls, either in good or evil. Jonathan Edwards spiritual heart spring True virtue never appears so lovely as when it is most oppressed; and the divine excellency of real Christianity is never exhibited with such advantage as when under the greatest trials; then it is that true faith appears much more precious than gold, and upon this account is "found to praise and honour and glory. Jonathan Edwards lovely real gold Since holiness is the main thing that excites, draws, and governs all gracious affections, it is no wonder that all such affections tend to holiness. That which men love, they desire to have and to be united to, and possessed of. That beauty which men delight in, they desire to be adorned with. Those acts which men delight in, they necessarily incline to do. Jonathan Edwards delight desire men Consider that as a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labor of love, is the main business of the Christian life. Jonathan Edwards real christian heart I frequently hear persons in old age say how they would live, if they were to live their lives over again: Resolved, That I will live just so as I can think I shall wish I had done, supposing I live to old age. Jonathan Edwards age wish thinking Resolved, that I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I come to die. Jonathan Edwards dies done wish The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted. Jonathan Edwards rejoice exalted creatures There is no way that Christians, in a private capacity, can do so much to promote the work of God and advance the kingdom of Christ as by prayer. Jonathan Edwards kingdoms prayer christian Godliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions Jonathan Edwards godliness action Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church, consecrated to Christ, and wholly influenced and governed by his rules. And family education and order are some of the chief means of grace. If these fail, all other means are likely to prove ineffectual. If these are duly maintained, all the means of grace will be likely to prosper and be successful. Jonathan Edwards successful christian mean I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause. Jonathan Edwards causes You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell. Jonathan Edwards hell reason wonder Grace is the seed of glory, the dawning of glory in the heart, and therefore grace is the earnest of the future inheritance. Jonathan Edwards inheritance grace heart By Christ's purchasing redemption, two things are intended: his satisfaction and his merit; the one pays our debt, and so satisfies; the other procures our title, and so merits. The satisfaction of Christ is to free us from misery; the merit of Christ is to purchase happiness for us. Jonathan Edwards redemption debt two Teachers and learners are correlates, one of which was never intended to be without the other. Jonathan Edwards learning teaching teacher Temples have their images; and we see what influence they have always had over a great part of mankind. But, in truth, the ideas and images in men's minds are the invisible powers that constantly govern them; and to these they all pay universally a ready submission. Jonathan Edwards mind men ideas When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication. Jonathan Edwards supplication great-work spirit Whether God has decreed all things that ever come to pass or not, all that own the being of a God, own that He knows all things beforehand. Now, it is self-evident that if He knows all things beforehand, He either doth approve of them or doth not approve of them; that is, He either is willing they should be, or He is not willing they should be. But to will that they should be is to decree them. Jonathan Edwards decree should self The material universe exists only in the mind. Jonathan Edwards existence mind ideas
