The Works of Jonathan Edwards
Chapter One
DISCOURSE ON THE TRINITY
According to Thomas A. Schafer, Edwards began the manuscript of
what he called the "Discourse on the Trinity" (otherwise known as "Essay
on the Trinity") in early 1730, when he wrote eight folio pages in a short
time. He was able to write at such a pace because he could draw upon numerous
"Miscellanies" entries on the topic written up to that time. He
later went back over these eight pages, making some changes, soon after
their original composition, struggling to improve the language and clarify
the thought. Edwards' intention for the composition is unclear; he put
it aside for some time, apparently several years.
When in the mid- or late 1730s he took up the manuscript again, he
added another folio signature (pp. 9-12), as well as an additional leaf or
signature that is now missing. The additions are of two kinds and perh ... read full excerpt from The Works of Jonathan Edwards Vol 2 ebook
