Download or read book A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life a Puritan Guide written by William Law and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Law was one of the great mystics, clerics, and educators of the Church of England. Born in 1686, he was educated at Cambridge, eventually taking a teaching position there in addition to being ordained in the Church of England. He lost his position at Cambridge for being a Non-Juror (the Church of England being a state religion, clerics and others are required to swear oaths of allegiance to the monarch, and this Law could not do with regard to George I). He wrote the first work, `A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life', one of his best-known works, while in retirement as tutor in the Gibbon household (he was tutor to the father of the historian noted for the work on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) in the 1720s.. He wrote the second, much shorter work, `The Spirit of Love,' in 1750s. The first is a major work of spiritual practice, rightly deserving the description as a `classic' or `masterpiece'. For a course we teach at my seminary, this book is on the list of spiritual classics one may choose to use for inspiration and spiritual reflection, and for good reason. Influenced by Law's readings from other mystics such as Thomas a Kempis, Johann Tauler and others, this book is full of mystic insight and practical wisdom. It was popular from the start, and remains an enduring classic of post-Reformation spirituality.
Download or read book A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life written by William Law and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1728 at the beginning of the Enlightenment when rational criticism of religious belief was at its peak, William Law’s work succeeded in inspiring the most cynical men of the age with its arguments in favor of a spiritual life. Proclaiming that God does not merely forgive our disobedience, but directly calls us to obedience and to a life completely centered in him, Law declares, “If you will here stop and ask yourself why you are not as pious as the primitive Christians were, your own heart will tell you that it is neither through ignorance nor inability, but because you never thoroughly intended it.” Law’s prose is packed with vivid imagery and illustrative anecdotes that both reveal what it means to lead a Christian life and unmask the perversion of Christian tenets by secular and spiritual establishments. This challenge of conventional piety and emphasis on Christian perfection directly influenced literary critic Samuel Johnson and historian Edward Gibbon, as well as Cardinal John Henry Newman. John Wesley called Law’s work one of three books that accounted for his first “explicit resolve to be all devoted to God.” Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Henry Venn, William Wilberforce, and Thomas Scott each described reading the book as a major turning point in his life. William Law (1686-1761) was educated at Cambridge, took a teaching position there, and was also ordained in the Church of England. He lost his access to university venues and the parish ministry when he was unable to swear allegiance to the Hanoverian dynasty that replaced the Stuarts as the rulers of Great Britain. Although forbidden the use of pulpit and lecture hall, he preached through his books, including Christian Perfection, The Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration, Spirit of Prayer, and Spirit of Love.
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Download or read book A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life written by William Law and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Law, the 18th-century Anglican priest and writer of The Power of the Spirit, The Spirit of Love, You Will Receive Power , The Spirit of Prayer, Dying To Self: A Golden Dialogue, and A Serious Call To a Devout and Holy Life. William Law sometimes co-authored writings with Andrew Murray.William Law heavily influenced the theology of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, lambasted pious hypocrisy and the corruption of the church in A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, the latest reissue in Vintage's Spiritual Classics series. William Law's prose in A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life is fresh and vivid as he illustrates the holy Christian life as one lives wholly for God. In A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, William Law details his thoughts on prayer, personal holiness and service to the poor. What Law says will resonate with many contemporary Christian readers as they explore ways to walk closer with God and lead a holy life.A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law is great as a bible study starter for large and small bible study and prayer groups. Pastors, Co-pastors and all Church Leaders will find nuggets of wisdom throughout the text that can be applied to their lives as they lead congregations toward a closer walk with God. Church members will find A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life a great resource with immeasurable wisdom as a companion to Holy Scripture while asserting their desire to live holy on a daily basis. William Law's writing is a great pre-prayer or after-prayer read, in addition to the Bible.William Law also wrote The Power of the Spirit, The Spirit of Love, You Will Receive Power , The Spirit of Prayer, Dying To Self: A Golden Dialogue, in addition to A Serious Call To a Devout and Holy Life.
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