The Spirituality of the Later English Puritans: An AnthologyDewey D. Wallace Mercer University Press, 1987 - 246 pages |
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... God's side . Spirituality was the work of grace . Ac- cordingly , the theme of God's grace was always present in Puritan writings on the spiri- tual life . Everything effected by the Holy Spirit — faith , holiness , union with Christ ...
... God's side . Spirituality was the work of grace . Ac- cordingly , the theme of God's grace was always present in Puritan writings on the spiri- tual life . Everything effected by the Holy Spirit — faith , holiness , union with Christ ...
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... God's dealings with persons and the steadfastness of God's purposes towards those who love him . In these guises predestination appears as a theme of Puritan spirituality , reminding believers that they were to give God all the praise ...
... God's dealings with persons and the steadfastness of God's purposes towards those who love him . In these guises predestination appears as a theme of Puritan spirituality , reminding believers that they were to give God all the praise ...
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... God afflicted his children in love and his enemies in anger " was a commonplace of Puritan teaching throughout the century . Even before the disappointments of 1660 and 1662 , Jeremiah Burroughs had written that " God's ordinary course ...
... God afflicted his children in love and his enemies in anger " was a commonplace of Puritan teaching throughout the century . Even before the disappointments of 1660 and 1662 , Jeremiah Burroughs had written that " God's ordinary course ...
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... God's reprobating anger , than to suffer a man to prosper in wicked courses . " Bartholomew Ashwood went farther in asserting that " God may prosper in the world those he hates . " As C. John Sommerville has concluded of the devotional ...
... God's reprobating anger , than to suffer a man to prosper in wicked courses . " Bartholomew Ashwood went farther in asserting that " God may prosper in the world those he hates . " As C. John Sommerville has concluded of the devotional ...
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... God . David Clarkson argued that prayer was such an acknowledgment of God's reality that no religion was even possible without it.41 Richard Alleine gave advice about prayer in his brief Companion for Prayer that typi- fies the Puritan ...
... God . David Clarkson argued that prayer was such an acknowledgment of God's reality that no religion was even possible without it.41 Richard Alleine gave advice about prayer in his brief Companion for Prayer that typi- fies the Puritan ...
Contents
Holy Lives and Holy Deaths | 1 |
Thomas Manton To the Reader | 2 |
Introduction to Edmund Trench Some Remarkable Passages in the Holy Life and Death of the late Reverend Mr Edmund Trench | 4 |
Introduction to Samuel Clarke The Life and Death of Mrs Katherine Clarke | 17 |
Introduction to James Janeway A Token for Children and Invisibles Realities | 32 |
Introduction to Theodosia Alleine A full Narrative of his Life | 53 |
Introduction to A Murderer Punished and Pardoned | 79 |
Holy Meditations | 99 |
Introduction to Thomas Doolittle A Treatise Concerning the Lords Supper | 145 |
Holy Comforts for the Afflicted and Uncertain | 155 |
Introduction to Edmund Calamy The Godly Mans Ark | 156 |
Introduction to Benjamin Keach The Travels of True Godliness | 173 |
Introduction to Joseph Alleine Christian Letters | 179 |
Introduction to William Bates The Danger of Prosperity | 194 |
Introduction to Thomas Brooks A Cabinet of Choice Jewels | 196 |
Introduction to Walter Marshall The GospelMystery of Sanctification | 208 |
Introduction to William Bates A Discourse of Divine Meditation | 100 |
Introduction to Benjamin Keach Poems from The Glorious Lover and War with the Devil | 108 |
Introduction to Ralph Venning A Spiritual Garden of Sweetsmelling Flowers | 113 |
Introduction to John Flavel Husbandry Spiritualized and Navigation Spiritualized | 119 |
Introduction to Thomas Vincent Gods Terrible Yoke in the City | 141 |
Holy Expectations | 219 |
Introduction to Edward Pearse The Great Concern | 220 |
Introduction to Theophilus Gale A Discourse of Christs Coming | 231 |
Introduction to William Bates The Four Last Things | 239 |
Common terms and phrases
Act of Uniformity Affections afflictions Allusion believe Benjamin Keach blessed Children Christian Church Church of England comfort coming Conscience conversion Covenant Creatures dayes dear death desire Devil discourse Divine dost doth Duty dying eternal Faith fear Friends glorious Glory God's Godliness Gospel grace hath hear heart Heaven heavenly Hell holy hope James Janeway Janeway Jesus Christ John John Bunyan John Flavel Joseph Alleine Keach live London look Lord Lord's Meditation ment mercy Ministers ness never night pardon persons piety poor praise pray Prayer preaching Prison Psalm publick Puritan spirituality receive rejoyce Religion repent Richard Alleine Richard Baxter Sabbath Saints saith Salvation Samuel Clarke Saviour Scripture sermons sick sinner sins soul suffer sweet Taunton thee Theophilus Gale thine things Thomas thou art thou hast thoughts tion Union unto wicked William Bates words
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