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“But stiff-necked and somber he was not, any more than were most Puritans, contrary to latter-day misconceptions. Puritans were as capable as any mortals of exuding an affable enjoyment of life, as was he. Like many a Puritan he loved good food, good wine, a good story, and good cheer.”
― The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
― The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
“People whose minds are not strengthened for endurance are by no means always unintelligent. They simply have never stopped to think that the use of the mind for the purpose of growth is a necessary part of a God-pleasing lifestyle.”
― Ordering Your Private World
― Ordering Your Private World
“God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any, or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean.”
― The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 17: Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733
― The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 17: Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
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