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Jonathan Edwards

American theologian and preacher, analyzed for his religious affections.

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Also known as Jonathan Edwards, Edwards

First appearance: Lectures XI, XII and XIII: Saintliness

Jonathan Edwards shows up with force in Lecture X: Conversion—Concluded. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Quoted on the supernatural nature of gracious affections and the necessity of prior despair.
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In Lecture X: Conversion—Concluded: Quoted on the supernatural nature of gracious affections and the necessity of prior despair. Later, in Lectures XI, XII and XIII: Saintliness: His wife's account of a night of…

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