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Page 73
Thus a saint's love to God has a great many things appertaining to it , which are
common with a man's natural love to a near relation ; love to God makes a man
have desires of the honor of God , and a desire to please him ; so does a natural
...
Thus a saint's love to God has a great many things appertaining to it , which are
common with a man's natural love to a near relation ; love to God makes a man
have desires of the honor of God , and a desire to please him ; so does a natural
...
Page 92
They argue , that whoever loves God , and so desires his glory or the enjoyment
of him , he desires these things as his ... And so , they say , it is from self - love , or
a desire of his own happiness , that he desires God should be glorified , and ...
They argue , that whoever loves God , and so desires his glory or the enjoyment
of him , he desires these things as his ... And so , they say , it is from self - love , or
a desire of his own happiness , that he desires God should be glorified , and ...
Page 181
But the truth is , their desires are not properly the desires of appetite after
holiness , for its own sake , or for the moral ... There is an inward burning desire
that a saint has after holiness , as natural to the new creature , as vital heat is to
the body ...
But the truth is , their desires are not properly the desires of appetite after
holiness , for its own sake , or for the moral ... There is an inward burning desire
that a saint has after holiness , as natural to the new creature , as vital heat is to
the body ...
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| Title | The Works of President Edwards, Volume 3 The Works of President Edwards, Jonathan Edwards |
| Author | Jonathan Edwards |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Leavitt & Allen, 1856 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Apr 2012 |
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