Earlier today, the Wikipedia entry for Jonathan Edwards contained this little gem, which has now been removed:
His sermons such as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” inspired his parishioners to coin what has now become an American colloquialism: “Ain’t no sermons like a J. Edwards sermon, ’cause dem J. Edwards sermon don’ stop.”
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As with any cultural, social, religious, etc. movement, the Great Awakening was not immune to criticism. Those unhappy with the stirrings of revival cited excesses among the so-called “enthusiasts,” as they sought to discredit what was going on. One of the biggest problems these critics had was in regard to “lay exhorters.” [...]

You could almost buy the full set of the Yale Works of Jonathan Edwards volumes with one of these!

I’m still reading through Kidd’s The Great Awakening and came across this story that needs to be shared.  The story involves Philip Mulkey, a rough and tumble back country man, who would later help found a Separate Baptist church in South Carolina in 1760.  Kidd describes that shortly after his conversion, Mulkey
began to preach, first [...]