I have lately been taken with an ardent desire to study the marrow controversy with all of its intricacies and have found myself thinking much of the theology of one who lived during this time whose theology I am much more familiar with than that of men like the erskines and Thomas Boston. I have in mind Jonathan Edwards. I am wondering what his relationship to the controversy would be. Obviously he would not side with the antinomians. Nor would he be a strict neo-nomian. Doesn't it seem however that he sometimes stresses the secondary means of assurance over and above the promises, as well as making repentance and condition fulfilling obedience of the very essence of saving faith? (e.g. Religious Affections, Theological discourse on Faith, God the greatest portion of the Christian, the manner in which the salvation of the soul is to be sought..etc...). Other times he seems to side with the marrow men (pardon for the returning sinner, the excellency of Christ etc...). Anybody have any thoughts or info on where Edwards would stand on this and the reason for the seeming internal contradictions in Edwards theology? If you would like me to provide quotes I would be happy to at a later point because my kindle won't work right now to open his works for some reason.