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Resolved, always to do that, which I shall wish I had done when I see others do it.

— Jonathan Edwards Seventy Resolutions (1722)

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The beauty of the world consists wholly of sweet mutual consents, either within itself or with the supreme being.

The Beauty of the World (1725)

Every Christian that goes before us from this world is a ransomed spirit waiting to welcome us in heaven.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

He who has a false hope, has not that sight of his own corruptions which the saint has.

A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections (1746)

Holy practice is the most decisive evidence of the reality of our repentance. "Bring forth fruits meet for repentance."

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

Love is the active, working principle in all true faith. It is its very soul, without which it is dead. "Faith works by love."

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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