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W hile Deity is pleased with the perception of excellency as He witnesses existence in harmony with existence throughout the universe, yet the chief happiness of God lies in His love, or His con sent to His own infinite existence. Herein lies the difference between the creature and the creator, that, if the creature would be in harmony with ex istence, he must above all things be in harmony with God, consenting to the law of the Divine ex istence, which is God's love for Himself. Love.

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Edwards works to which references are made is known as the Worcester edition, in four volumes, published in New York in 1847. I have drawn freely from his Life by Dr. S. E. Dwight published in 1830. Valuable as this work is, it does not constitute an adequate biography. Much that would throw light upon Edwards his tory is withheld from publication. It is greatly to be regretted also that there is no complete edition of his works. But in the method which I have followed I have not lacked for abundance of material. I have endeavored to reproduce Edwards from his books, making his treatises, in their chronological order, contribute to his portraiture as a man and as a theologian, a task which has not been hereto fore attempted. I have thought that something more than a mere recountal of facts was demanded in order to justify the endeavor to rewrite his life. What we most desire to know is, what he thought and how he came to think as he did. The aim of my work is a critical one, with this inquiry always in view.
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