Preliminary Notes About Charity And Its Fruits

I think I'll use the Memorial Day weekend to (finally) get a start on reading Jonathan Edwards' book "Charity And Its Fruits". The book is actually a series of 16 sermons on 1 Corinthians 13 (the famous "love chapter") that Edwards gave in 1738 to his congregation in Northampton. My hope is to hold to a schedule of one chapter/sermon a day, though I'm not going to dogmatically stick to the schedule at the expense of learning.

I have looked over the book a little. The first thing that you notice is the language. In some ways it's harder to read Edwards than Calvin or Augustine. This is because they have been translated more recently than when Edwards wrote his sermons. Even the free translations of Calvin and Augustine on the internet use more contemporary English than did Edwards. It's also interesting to note that Edwards didn't attempt to dumb down his grammar for his flock. It will be interesting to see how well I keep up with him.

It'll also be interesting to see how his writing effects mine. I have noticed in the past that I often take on the writing style of what ever I'm reading at the time.