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A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God is Jonathan Edwards' account of the revival that broke out in Northampton, Massachusetts and other nearby communities which was the start of what later became known as The Great Awakening (1734-43), also called the First Great Awakening. There is much we can learn from Edwards concerning the nature of genuine conversion and how God's Spirit works in awakening and converting sinners.A Faithful Narrative is reproduced here in the hopes that many people will benefit from the wisdom learned by Edwards, called the greatest evangelist ever to grace the American continent.Different editions of this book had different chapter divisions, but the same information.A few old words we no longer use have been replaced with their modern equivalent, the spelling of a few words have been updated such as to-day to today. And a few very long paragraphs have been made shorter by adding an indentation, otherwise the words and punctuation are the same as original.The final chapter is an account of his early religious experiences and conversion that was found among his papers at his death, and is supposed to have been written at Northampton, when he was about forty years of age. It is not found in all editions of this book, so it is great to have it in this 2019 edition.

"The Excellency of Christ" is a work written by Jonathan Edwards, the colonial American Congregational preacher and theologian (1703-1758) giving his perspective on soterology and the role of Christ in salvation.

Highly respected preacher and founder of the First Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards, teaches on charity, and love. The most thorough analysis of the text of 1 Corinthians 13 ever written. Sermons include:1. All True Grace in the Heart Summed up in Charity, or Love2. Charity or Love, More Excellent Than Extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit3. All That Can be Done or Suffered in Vain Without Charity, or Love4. Charity Meek in Bearing Evil and Injuries5. Charity Cheerful and Free in Doing Good6. The Spirit of Charity the Opposite of an Envious Spirit7. The Spirit of Charity an Humble Spirit8. The Spirit of Charity the Opposite of a Selfish Spirit9. The Spirit of Charity the Opposite of an Angry or Wrathful Spirit10. The Spirit of Charity the Opposite of a Censorious Spirit11. All True Grace in the Heart Tends to Holy Practice in the Life12. Charity Willing to Undergo All Sufferings for Christ13. All the Christian Graces Connected and Mutually Dependent14. Charity, or True Grace, Not to be Overthrown by Opposition15. The Holy Spirit Forever to be Communicated to the Saints, in Charity, or Love16. Heaven, A World of Love

Lorsqu'on demande à un chrétien évangélique américain s'il a entendu parler de Jonathan Edwards, on reçoit presque invariablement une réponse enthousiaste : c'était un grand génie théologique d'autrefois. Il ne faut par contre pas insister, en cherchant à savoir ce que Jonathan Edwards a découvert, ou en quoi il a révolutionné la théologie ; personne ne le sait, parce que ses écrits sont trop profonds pour être compris... Espérons que cette reproduction numérique ThéoTeX d'un de ses ouvrages, traduit en 1854 par la Société des livres religieux de Toulouse, tordra le cou à ce cliché, repris parfois sans réflexion par des évangéliques français : Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) n'a pas été un génie, mais un très bon auteur puritain qui nous a laissé des documents intéressants, notamment sur le premier grand réveil religieux américain. Sa théologie reste tout-à-fait classique pour son temps ; ici il dresse une magnifique fresque de l'exécution du plan divin pour le rachat de l'humanité, débutant dès la chute dans le jardin d'Eden, et s'achevant dans la Jérusalem céleste, à la consommation des siècles. La partie eschatologique n'est évidemment pas discutée, puisqu'il s'agit d'un tableau, donné comme tel : le lecteur en retirera une impression saisissante de la majesté et de la bonté divines, rendues manifestes par l'admirable constance, sagesse et amour avec lesquels Dieu a poursuivi son plan de salut tout au long de l'Histoire. Nous avons traduit et rajouté en tête la petite préface que Jonathan Edwards Junior (1745-1801) avait placée dans l'édition anglaise de l'oeuvre posthume de son père.