THE

WORKS

OF

PRESIDENT EDWARDS,

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. IV.

CONTAINING,

1. A TREATISE CONCERNING RELI. V. THE FINAL JUDGMENT; OR, THE

GIOUS AFFECTIONS, IN THREE

WORLD JUDGED RIGHTEOUSLY

PARTS.

BY JESUS CHRIST.

II. AN APPENDIX TO THE TREATISE

VI. SINNERS IN ZION TENDERLY

ON THE AFFECTIONS, IN TWO

WARNED; OR, THE FEARFUL

LETTERS TO MR. GILLESPIE.

NESS WHICH WILL HEREAFTER

III. CHRISTIAN CAUTIONS; OR, THE

SURPRISE SINNERS IN ZION,

NECESSITY OF SELF-EXAMINA-

REPRESENTED AND IMPROVED.

TION.

IV, A WARNING TO PROFESSORS; OR, VII. THE END OF THE WICKED CON-

THE GREAT GUILT OF THOSE

TEMPLATED BY THE RIGHTE,

WHO ATTEND ON THE ORDI-

QUS; OR, THE TORMENTS OF

NANCES OF DIVINE WORSHIP,

THE WICKED IN HELL, NO OC.

AND YET ALLOW THEMSELVES

CASION OF GRIEF TO THE

IN ANY KNOWN WICKEDNESS.

SAINTS IN HEAVEN.

A NEW EDITIO N.

London:

PRINTED FOR JAMES BLACK AND SON,

TAVISTOCK-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN.

1817.

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PREFACE
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A TREATISE CONCERNING RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS, IN THREE

\ PARTS.

PART I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in

Religion

Sect. 1. Previous remarks on the affections

11. True religion lies much in affections

13

111. Inferences from the doctrine

31

PART II. Shewing what are no certain signs that religious affections are

truly gracious, or that they are not

Sect. 1. Raised very high, are no sign

37

11. Great effects on the body, are no sign

41

111. Fluency and fervour, are no sign

45

oy. Tbat they are not excited by us, is no sign

47

v. That they come with texts of scripture, is no sign

51

vi. That there is an appearance of love, is no sign

54

VII. Religious affections of many kinds, are no sign

VIIS. Joys following in a certain order; are no siga

60

1x. Much time and zeal in duty, are no sign

71

x. Much expression of praise, is no sign

73

xi. Great confidence, is no certain sign

75

XII. Affecting relations, are no sign

88

PART III. Sbewing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy

affections.

Introductory remarks

97

SECT. 1. Gracious affections are from divine influence

11. Their object is the excellence of divine things

138

111. They are founded on the moral excellency of objects 151

iv. They arise from divine illumination

163

y. They are attended with a conviction of certainty

v

386

vr. They are attended with erangelical humiliation

205

vir. They are attended with a change of nature

233

vist. They beget and promote the temper of Jesus

238

1x. Gracious affectionis soften the heart

250

x. They have beautiful symmetry and proportion

257

xr. False affections rest satisfied in themselves

269

x11. Their fruit is Christian practice

275

X111. Christian practice is the chief sign to others

293

xiv. Christian practice is the chief sign to ourselves

311

APPENDIX TO THE TREATISE ON THE AFFECTIONS.

LETTER I. To Mr. GILLESPIE, in answer to objections

352

II. To Mr. GILLESP18, in answer to further objections

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101