A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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ISBN13: 9780217312912
Paperback|9780217312912
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: A SKETCH EXTRACTS FROM HIS DIARV, AND OTHER PRIVATE WRITINGS; TOGETHER WITH HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HIS CONVERSION. Mr. Jonathan Edwards was born on the 5th of October, 1703, at Windsor, in the state of Connecticut, North America. His father was minister of that place almost sixty years: he was descended from Mr. Richard Edwards, minister of the gospel in London, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, by whom it seems, his wife was employed for some part of her royal attire. In short, by his lineage it appears, that his ancestors came from the west of England, and allied themselves, upon their emigration, to some of the best families in the new country, whither they came. Our author was entered at Yale College in 1716, and was made Bachelor of Arts in 1720, before he was seventeen years of age. His mental powers opened themselves so early and so strongly, that he read Locke's Essay upon Human Understanding with delight, in his second year at this college, 'when other boys usually amuse themselves with Robinson Crusoe, or books of romance and amusement. He discovered thus early an uncommon depth, solidity, and penetration of mind, which found nothing so pleasant to itself, as the exercise of its own powers. He lived at College nearly two years after taking his first degree, preparing himself, principally, for the sacred function. After passing the usual trials, he was licensed. In August, 1722, he received a call to preach to the English presbUerians at New-York, where he continued with approbation above eight months. This society was then too small to maintain a minister; and therefore, in the spring of the year 1723, he returned to his father's house in Connecticut, where during the following summer, he followed his studies with the closest applies- tion. It appears, .
| ISBN-13 | 9780217312912 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217312918 |
| Weight | 1.07 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.74 In |
| List Price | $25.23 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 330 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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