John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing GraceContinuum, 2007 - 308 páginas John Newton is one of the most important and influential men of the 18th century. His famous conversion during a storm at sea lead to his new role as a social reformer and key figure in the abolition of slavery. In this book, Jonathan Aitken discovers the man, his motivation and beliefs. |
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... preaching the Word with evangelical enthusiasm . The Bishop of Bristol , Joseph Butler , singled out Whitefield for a fierce episcopal denunciation , condemning him for ' Enthusi- asm ... pretending extraordinary revelations and gifts ...
... preaching the Word with evangelical enthusiasm . The Bishop of Bristol , Joseph Butler , singled out Whitefield for a fierce episcopal denunciation , condemning him for ' Enthusi- asm ... pretending extraordinary revelations and gifts ...
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... preaching there twice on Sundays and on Wednesday mornings although his pastoral workload was lightened by the ... preacher throughout the 1790s were remarkable for an elderly man in declining health . Every year he used the months of ...
... preaching there twice on Sundays and on Wednesday mornings although his pastoral workload was lightened by the ... preacher throughout the 1790s were remarkable for an elderly man in declining health . Every year he used the months of ...
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... preaching activities , writing to Bull in November 1797 : I am certainly favoured with a measure of health and strength not common at my years . I could never preach with more ease and liberty than at present . I thank the Lord that I ...
... preaching activities , writing to Bull in November 1797 : I am certainly favoured with a measure of health and strength not common at my years . I could never preach with more ease and liberty than at present . I thank the Lord that I ...
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A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
Pressganged | 13 |
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