"If the heart be chiefly and directly fixed……" — Jonathan Edwards
"If the heart be chiefly and directly fixed on God, and the soul engaged to glorify him, some degree of religious affection will be the effect and attendant of it. But to seek after affection directly and chiefly; to have the heart principally set upon that; is to place it in the room of God and his glory. If it be sought, that others may take notice of it, and admire us for our spirituality and forwardness in religion, it is then damnable pride; if for the sake of feeling the pleasure of being affected, it is then idolatry and self-gratification."
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47 Quotes by Jonathan Edwards
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Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.
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The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and…
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The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted.
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There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; and the others…
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The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each…
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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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I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.
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Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly,…
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Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the…
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All truth is given by revelation, either general or special, and it must be received by reason. Reason is the…
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