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The godly are designed for unknown and inconceivable happiness.

Jonathan Edwards

Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Desire Easy Expectation Live World
Temples have their images; and we see what influence they have always had over a great part of mankind. But, in truth, the ideas and images in men’s minds are the invisible powers that constantly govern them; and to these they all pay universally a ready submission.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Govern Image Influence Submission Temple Universe
I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.
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Myself Reason
Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Afraid Life Myself
When God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

God Himself People Prayer
I resolve to live with all my might while I do live. I resolve never to lose one moment of time and to improve my use of time in the most profitable way I possibly can. I resolve never to do anything I wouldn’t do, if it were the last hour of my life.
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Live Lose Moments Myself Possible
Resolved, to examine carefully, and constantly, what that one thing in me is, which causes me in the least to doubt the love of God; and to direct all my forces against it.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Care Examination Force God Love
Find preachers of David Brainerd’s spirit, and nothing can stand before them. Let us be followers of him, as he was of Christ, in absolute self-devotion, in total deadness to the world, and in fervent love to God and man.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Follow God Love Man Stand
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Friendship Glory God Intelligence Prayer Sincere
The material universe exists only in the mind.
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Existence Material Mindset Universe
Consider that as a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labor of love, is the main business of the Christian life.
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Business Heart Life Love Principle
Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Benefit Growth Knowledge Seek Yourself
You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.
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Hell Reason Wonder Yourself
The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.
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Heaven Natural Ourselves Travel Way
I make it my rule, to lay hold of light and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held forth by a child or an enemy.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Children Enemy Hold Light Rule
Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Devil Humility Person Reach

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