Series I: Writings of Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards collection GEN MSS 151   Container Description Date b. 2, f. 157 PS. 72:6: "That Christ in communicating himself and dispensing his benefits does as it were come down as the rain on the mown grass" (p. 4) "Prepared for a sacrament" 1740/1 Jan b. 2, f. 158 PS. 73:18-19: "That those that are in a natural condition have reason to be always in fear of being destroyed" (p. 4) n.d. b. 2, f. 159 PS. 73:25: "Tis the spirit of a truly godly man to prefer God before all other things either in heaven or earth" (p. 3) 1736 Apr b. 2, f. 160 PS. 78:5-7: "The religious education of children is one of the principle means of grace that God has appointed in his church" (p. 3) "Quarterly lecture Feb 1744/5" 1744/5, 1755 b. 2, f. 161 PS. 78:25: "Those that spiritually partake of Christ, they eat angels' food" (p. 3) 1754, n.d. b. 2, f. 162 PS. 78:36-37: "Tis heinous wickedness to make false profession of religion when the heart is not right, and so not to be steadfast in God's covenant" (p. 1) Preached to Stockbridge Indians and Mohawks 1751 Dec b. 2, f. 163 PS. 78:57: "Subject: The backsliding of such as are the visible people of God" (p. 2) 1743 Jun b. 2, f. 164 PS. 82:6-7: "That great men are as liable to death as others" (p. 2) n.d. b. 2, f. 165 PS. 84:3: "Christ is the believer's home" 1747 Apr PS. 84:10: "A day spent in the house of God in a right manner is better than a thousand spent in sin and in the enjoyment of the things of this world" (p. 1) Preached to Stockbridge Indians before Sacrament See: Box 13, folder 963 1752 May PS. 89:6: "God is infinitely exalted in gloriousness and excellency above all created beings" (p. 3) See: Box 13, folders 964-965 n.d. b. 2, f. 166 PS. 89:15: Text: "Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound" 1742 Jul b. 3, f. 167 PS. 89:15: "The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a joyful sound. It is so both on account as it contains tidings of deliverance from evil and as it exhibits and declares good things to the children of men" "At Hadley" 1756 b. 3, f. 168 PS. 90:5-6: "Man is fitly compared to grass that so often in the morning is green and flourishing but in the evening cut down and withereth" (p. 4) Preached to Stockbridge Indians in June 1753 1734-57 b. 3, f. 169 PS. 90:12: "That our time here is so short and uncertain that we had great need wisely to improve it" (p. 5) n.d. b. 3, f. 170 PS. 94:8-11: "There is an extreme and brutish blindness in things of religion that naturally possesses the hearts of mankind" (p. 3), three sermons 1739/40 Feb SERMONS (continued)   Page 21 of 125