{ "item_title" : "A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections", "item_author" : [" Jonathan Edwards "], "item_description" : "A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a religious text written by Jonathan Edwards, a prominent theologian and preacher of the 18th century. The book explores the nature of true religious experience, focusing on the importance of authentic emotional responses to God. Edwards argues that genuine religious affections are characterized by a deep sense of humility, reverence, and love for God, and that these emotions are essential for a person's spiritual growth and salvation. He also distinguishes between true and false religious experiences, warning readers to be wary of emotionalism and other forms of religious enthusiasm that are not grounded in a genuine relationship with God. Overall, A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a thoughtful and insightful exploration of the role of emotions in religious life, and remains a classic work of Christian theology.And again, another benefit that such trials are of to true religion, is, that they purify and increase it. They not only manifest it to be true, but also tend to refine it, and deliver it from those mixtures of that which is false, which encumber and impede it; that nothing may be left but that which is true. They tend to cause the amiableness of true religion to appear to the best advantage, as was before observed; and not only so, but they tend to increase its beauty, by establishing and confirming it, and making it more lively and vigorous, and purifying it from those things that obscured its luster and glory.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/265/068/1162650680_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "32.95", "online_price" : "32.95", "our_price" : "32.95", "club_price" : "32.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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