The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume One 125VIII. A TREATISE CONCERNING RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS, IN THREE PARTS.
Open in the readerI. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion.
II. Showing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not.
III. Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections.
Lev. ix. 24 x. 1, 2. --And there came a fire out from before the Lord,--Upon the altar--which when all the People saw. they shouted, and fell on their faces. And Nadab and Abihu--offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not: and there went out fire from the Lord. and devoured them, and they died before the Lord."
Cant. ii. 12,13 --The flowers appear on the earth. the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grapes give a good smell. Cant. ii. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes which spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes.