CONTENTS

Preface: A Brief Apologetic for Signs of the Spirit

PART ONE: Religious Affections

Introduction: Revival: The Context of Edwards’ Religious Affections

1 The Essence of True Spirituality

2 Spiritual Affections

3 Biblical Foundations for Understanding the Affections

4 The Affections in Prayer, Praise, and Preaching

5 “Signs” of Nothing (1)

6 “Signs” of Nothing (2)

7 Signs of Authentic Affections: An Introduction

8 The First Sign of Authentic Affections

9 The Second Sign of Authentic Affections

10 The Third Sign of Authentic Affections

11 The Fourth Sign of Authentic Affections

12 The Fifth Sign of Authentic Affections

13 The Sixth Sign of Authentic Affections

14 The Seventh Sign of Authentic Affections

15 The Eighth Sign of Authentic Affections

16 The Ninth Sign of Authentic Affections

17 The Tenth Sign of Authentic Affections

18 The Eleventh Sign of Authentic Affections

19 The Twelfth Sign of Authentic Affections (1)

20 The Twelfth Sign of Authentic Affections (2)

PART TWO: Personal Narrative

Introduction: The Personal Spirituality of Jonathan Edwards

21 A New Sense of the Heart

22 Vehement Longings for God and Godliness

23 Heaven and Earth

24 Suffering and the Sweetness of Christ

25 Word and Spirit

26 A Painful but Profitable Sense of Sin

Appendix: A Chronology of the Life, Ministry, and Writings of Jonathan Edwards