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A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.

Jonathan Edwards

Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Improvement Lose Moments Myself Possible Profit Time
True boldness for Christ transcends all, it is indifference to the displeasure of either friends or foes. Boldness enables Christians to forsake all rather than Christ, and to prefer to offend all rather than to offend Him.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Bold Himself Offend Transcendence True
Resolved, to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Better End Possible Respect Time
If we make a great show of respect and love to God, in the outward actions, while there is no sincerity in the heart, it is but hypocrisy and practical lying unto the Holy One.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Action Greatness Love Lying Oneself Practice Respect
Among the many acts of gratitude we owe to God, it may be accounted one to study and contemplate the perfections and beauties of His work of creation. Every new discovery must necessarily raise in us a fresh sense of the greatness, wisdom, and power of God.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Act Creation Discover God Gratitude Necessary Perfection Study
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
By the grace of God we will never pluck unripe fruit. We will never press people to decision, because we’ll lead them to damnation and not salvation.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Decision Fruit God Grace People Salvation
Resolved, never to suffer the least motions of anger to irrational beings.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Angry Human Motion Suffering
Christ gives peace to the most sinful and miserable that come to Him. He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.
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Break God Healing Himself Misery Peace Wound
Resolved, never to speak evil of anyone, so that it shall tend to his dishonor, more or less, upon no account except for some real good.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Evil Exception Goodness Reality Talk
Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Goodness Love Ourselves Virtue
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.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Business Heart Life Love Principle
Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Revenge Solution
The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider… abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Burn Fire God Hell Hold Worth Yourself
The smallest sin is an act of Cosmic Treason against a Holy God.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

God Sin Small Treason
We cannot believe that the church of God is already possessed of all that light which God intends to give it; nor that all Satan’s lurking places have already been found out.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Believe God Place Possession Satan

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