Monday, April 23, 2007

Jonathan Edwards' dying words to his wife

When Jonathan Edwards was dying and his wife was far away in Stockbridge and he was down in Princeton, in the 1750's, he dictated a letter to his wife through his daughter Lucy:
"Give my kindest love to my dear wife and tell her that the uncommon union which has so long subsisted between us has been of such a nature as I trust is spiritual and therefore will continue forever."

quoted in a sermon by Rev. Dr. Tim Russell
Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Seeking to Renew New York City Socially, Spiritually & Culturally

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