The Excellency of Christ by Jonathan Edwards
The Excellency of Christ was preached in Northampton, Massachusetts by Jonathan Edwards and printed in 1738. This sermon explains Christ's excellency in terms of almost contradictory conjunctions such as Christ being a lion and also a lamb at the same time. In the APPLICATION the reader is exhorted to love and embrace Christ as friend, portion and Savior because of His many excellencies.
Paperback 8X5.25, 70 pages. ISBN 9781935626466
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) was born in East Windsor, Connecticut, where his father, Timothy Edwards, served as minister. Jonathan attended Yale, where he earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees. In 1727, he was ordained and became an assistant pastor to his grandfather, Rev. Solomon Stoddard, at the church in Northampton, Massachusetts. That same year, he married Sarah Pierpont, with whom he raised a large family. He became active in revival movements and is considered a key figure in the Great Awakening, along with George Whitefield. In 1758, he was appointed president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
