Background reading for my dissertation has focused much upon Jonathan Edwards and his Religious Affections. Yale has placed the entire work—the second volume in its own august series—online, including the lengthy introduction by John E. Smith.
The Banner of Truth edition follows a slightly (?) emended text, the Worcester edition. The Yale edition follows the first edition of Edwards’ work.
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I love my brothers and sisters in Christ who insist on the exclusive use of the King James Version, because we have a “like precious faith” in the biblical gospel—and because certain of those brothers and sisters showed great love to me in high school. They continue...
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