The Spirituality of the Later English Puritans: An AnthologyDewey D. Wallace Mercer University Press, 1987 - 246 pages |
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Page xv
... soul winning , or the conversion of others , as one of the mani- festations of a truly spiritual life . So far as the first of these is concerned , Puritans after 1660 had no new doctrines to offer , though perhaps they intensified the ...
... soul winning , or the conversion of others , as one of the mani- festations of a truly spiritual life . So far as the first of these is concerned , Puritans after 1660 had no new doctrines to offer , though perhaps they intensified the ...
Page xvi
... soul must go be- yond conversion to actual holiness of life . In The Gospel - Mystery of Sanctification Opened in Sundry Practical Directions , Walter Marshall outlined fourteen directions on how to proceed to holiness . It would be ...
... soul must go be- yond conversion to actual holiness of life . In The Gospel - Mystery of Sanctification Opened in Sundry Practical Directions , Walter Marshall outlined fourteen directions on how to proceed to holiness . It would be ...
Page xvii
... soul for earthly trials but was one place in Pu- ritan spirituality where the mystical element entered . The heavenly minded person was absorbed in divine things , weaned from earth , and advanced in communion with God be- cause ...
... soul for earthly trials but was one place in Pu- ritan spirituality where the mystical element entered . The heavenly minded person was absorbed in divine things , weaned from earth , and advanced in communion with God be- cause ...
Page xviii
... soul's union with Christ as conjugal : " That soul who admits any other but Christ , to share in the same kind of conjugal Affection , which it owes to Christ , is guiltie of spiritual adulterie . " Gale further depicted union with ...
... soul's union with Christ as conjugal : " That soul who admits any other but Christ , to share in the same kind of conjugal Affection , which it owes to Christ , is guiltie of spiritual adulterie . " Gale further depicted union with ...
Page xxi
... soul for eternity . But the gist of reams of paper and gallons of ink expended in giving advice about assurance was that persons should trust and believe in the grace of God in Christ . However sinful one had been , grace was suf ...
... soul for eternity . But the gist of reams of paper and gallons of ink expended in giving advice about assurance was that persons should trust and believe in the grace of God in Christ . However sinful one had been , grace was suf ...
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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