My purpose, my desire, my prayer, is that this book will cause you to want to know more about this "excellency" that is in you, unacknowledged, unknown, thus unexplored, neglected, and dormant. Ask yourself these questions about it and dig for the answers. Where did it come from? What is it? What is its purpose? Of what does it consist? Why haven't I known about it? Of what benefit is it to me? Why is it in a dormant state and condition? Can it be dominate in my life; If so, how? These and other questions that are sure to arise I hope to answer, and help you answer here in this writing as we...

Edwards asserts that the study of God's word with its essentials and absolutes is crucial and prepares believers for their eternal future.

Edwards offers words of encouragement for Christians who strive to remain steadfast and immovable in the gospel of God's truth and to be faithful in all they do.