The Spirituality of the Later English Puritans: An AnthologyDewey D. Wallace Mercer University Press, 1987 - 246 pages |
Contents
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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
Popular passages
Page 197 - For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Page 240 - IN the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims : each one had six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth is full of his glory.
Page 22 - Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Page 25 - Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light ? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.
Page 68 - Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to "Whom be glory for ever and ever, amen
Page 83 - Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived : neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Page 139 - Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity...
Page 171 - I will go into thy house with burnt offerings : I will pay thee my vows, which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
References to this book
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