BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE


Jonathan Edwards, the New England divine and metaphysician, was born
at East Windsor, Connecticut, in 1703. He was graduated early from
Yale College, where he had given much attention to philosophy, became
tutor of his college, and at nineteen began to preach. His voice and
manner did not lend themselves readily to pulpit oratory, but his
clear, logical, and intense presentation of the truth produced a
profound and permanent effect upon his hearers. He wrote what were
considered the most important philosophical treatises of his time. His
place among the thinkers of the world is high and indisputable. He had
many gifts of intellect and imagination, and a uniform gravity that
left no doubt as to his deeply earnest nature. He was one of the
greatest preachers of his age. His most widely quoted sermon, "Sinners
in the Eyes of an Angry God," while powerful and impressive, does not
do him justice. It is believed the sermon presented here discloses to
greater advantage the tender and saintly side of his character. He
died in 1758.




EDWARDS

1703-1758

SPIRITUAL LIGHT

_And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon