Jonathan Edwards Quotes
Jonathan Edwards was an American Puritan theologian, philosopher, and pastor and the leading intellectual of colonial New England. From his pulpit in Northampton, Massachusetts, he became a central figure in the First Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s, preaching the famous sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God in 1741. The quotes below are attributed to Jonathan Edwards, organized by topic.
Jonathan Edwards on God
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Attributed to Jonathan Edwards:
“Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.”
Jonathan Edwards on Life
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Attributed to Jonathan Edwards:
“Resolved, to live with all my might, while I do live.”
Jonathan Edwards on Mind
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Attributed to Jonathan Edwards:
“The world exists only as it is known by mind.”
Jonathan Edwards on Time
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Attributed to Jonathan Edwards:
“Resolved, never to lose one moment of time.”
Jonathan Edwards on Virtue
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Attributed to Jonathan Edwards:
“True virtue consists in benevolence to being in general.”