In his diary for [this day] he speaks of longing desires after death, through a sense of the excellency of a state of perfection.
Saturday, August 12
Lord's Day, August 9.
Comment from Jonathan Edwards:
Tuesday, August 1
Lord's Day, July 26.
This day I saw clearly that I should never be happy; yea, that God himself could not make me happy, unless I could be in a capacity to 'please and glorify him for ever.' Take away this, and admit me into all the fine heavens that can be conceived of by men or angels, and I should still be miserable for ever.
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