Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- JONATHAN EDWARDS'S PREFACE
- Dedication
- THE DIARY OF DAVID BRAINERD
- I From his Birth, and during his Preparation for the Ministry
- II His Experience and Religious Exercises until the Time he was Licensed to Preach
- III From the Time of his Appointment to his Entering on the Work of the Mission
- IV From the Time of his Examination to his first Entrance on the Business of his Mission
- V From his first Beginning to Instruct the Indians at Kaunaumeek to his Ordination
- VI His Removal to Crossweeksung, where he had his most Remarkable Success
- VII His Return to Susquehanna, and Last Illness
III - From the Time of his Appointment to his Entering on the Work of the Mission
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- JONATHAN EDWARDS'S PREFACE
- Dedication
- THE DIARY OF DAVID BRAINERD
- I From his Birth, and during his Preparation for the Ministry
- II His Experience and Religious Exercises until the Time he was Licensed to Preach
- III From the Time of his Appointment to his Entering on the Work of the Mission
- IV From the Time of his Examination to his first Entrance on the Business of his Mission
- V From his first Beginning to Instruct the Indians at Kaunaumeek to his Ordination
- VI His Removal to Crossweeksung, where he had his most Remarkable Success
- VII His Return to Susquehanna, and Last Illness
Summary
Friday, July 30, 1742.—Rode from Danbury to Southbury; preached there from 1 Peter iv. 8. Had much of the comfortable presence of God in the exercise. I seemed to have power with God in prayer, and power to get hold of the hearts of the people in preaching.
Saturday, July 31.—Exceeding calm and composed, and was greatly refreshed and encouraged.
Lord's day, August 8.—In the morning felt comfortably in secret prayer; my soul was refreshed with the hopes of the heathen coming home to Christ; was much resigned to God, and thought it was no matter what became of me. Preached both parts of the day at Bethlehem, from Job xiv. 14. It was pleasant to me to meditate on death. In the evening, felt very comfortably, and cried to God fervently in secret prayer.
[It appears by his diary that he continued, through the three next days, engaged with all his might in the business of religion, and in almost a constant enjoyment of the comforts of it.]
Thursday, August 12.—This morning and last night was exercised with sore inward trials; I had no power to pray, but seemed shut out from God. I had in a great measure lost my hopes of God's sending me among the heathen afar off, and of seeing them flock home to Christ.
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Diary of David Brainerd , pp. 59 - 79Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1802