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“Salvation is so great a thing, so glorious an attainment, that 'tis worth the while for a man to do his utmost every day during his whole life in the use of all proper means that he may attain.”

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Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards, born on October 5, 1703, and died on March 22, 1758, was a prominent American preacher. He is known for his profound theological thoughts and unique preaching style, which had a profound impact on the religious reform in North America. more

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“Resolved, to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.”

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“Resolved, to confess frankly to myself all that which I find in myself, either infirmity or sin; and, if it be what concerns religion, also to confess the whole case to God, and implore needed help.”

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“If there be ground for you to trust, as you do, in your own righteousness, then all that Christ did to purchase salvation, and all that God did from the fall of man to prepare the way for it, is in vain. Consider what greater folly could you have devised to charge upon God than this, that all those things were done so needlessly; when, instead of all this, He might only have called you forth, and committed the business to you, which you think you can do so easily.”

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