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Charles Wesley · 1772 · Poem
Charles Wesley penned this devotional poem in 1772, near the end of his extraordinarily productive hymnwriting career. Written during a period when Wesley was increasingly preoccupied with mortality and the state of…
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Thomas Boston · 1773 · Treatise
Thomas Boston wrote this treatise on preaching as a handbook for ministers, drawing its central metaphor from Christ's call to his disciples to become "fishers of men." Boston, a prominent figure in…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1773 · Treatise
John Fletcher's "The Portrait of St. Paul" emerged from the theological controversies surrounding Methodist doctrine in the 1770s, particularly debates over Christian perfection and the relationship between faith and works. Writing as…
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Augustus Toplady · 1774 · Treatise
Augustus Toplady's Historic Proof of the Doctrinal Calvinism of the Church of England emerged from the heated theological controversies of eighteenth-century Anglicanism, particularly the growing influence of Arminian theology within the established…
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John Newton · 1774 · Letter
John Newton's Twenty-six Letters to a Nobleman emerged from his correspondence with a young aristocrat who had written to challenge the evangelical clergyman's Christian faith. Published in 1774, these letters represent Newton's…
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Augustus Toplady · 1774–1794 · Book
The Works of Augustus Toplady represents the collected theological output of one of the eighteenth century's most vigorous defenders of Calvinist orthodoxy within the Church of England. Writing during a period when…
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Augustus Toplady · 1775–1778 · Other
The Gospel Magazine was a monthly periodical edited by Augustus Toplady from 1775 until his death in 1778, emerging from his desire to defend Calvinist theology against what he perceived as the…
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John Witherspoon · 1775–1782 · Letter
John Witherspoon's Letters on Education emerged from his dual role as Presbyterian minister and president of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) during the revolutionary period. Written between 1775 and…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1775 · Treatise
John Fletcher's Scripture Scales to Weigh the Gold of Gospel Truth emerged from the theological controversies that fractured eighteenth-century English evangelicalism. As vicar of Madeley and John Wesley's designated successor, Fletcher found…
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William Romaine · 1775 · Sermon
William Romaine's "Sermons Upon the Song of Moses" emerged from his pulpit ministry at St. Dunstan's-in-the-West during the height of the eighteenth-century evangelical revival within the Church of England. These sermons expound…
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Thomas Boston · 1775 · Treatise
Thomas Boston's systematic exposition of covenant theology emerged from his pastoral concern to clarify the relationship between God's dealings with humanity before and after the Fall. Writing in early eighteenth-century Scotland, Boston…
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John Witherspoon · 1776 · Sermon
Delivered on May 17, 1776, just two months before the Declaration of Independence, this sermon by Princeton president John Witherspoon addressed a day of public fasting and prayer proclaimed by the Continental…
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Thomas Boston · 1776 · Book
Thomas Boston's spiritual autobiography stands as one of the most penetrating self-examinations in Scottish Reformed literature. Written during his final years as minister of Ettrick in the Scottish Borders, the work emerged…
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Augustus Toplady · 1776 · Book
Augustus Toplady's collection emerged from his conviction that Reformed churches needed hymns that faithfully expressed Calvinistic doctrine alongside traditional psalm singing. Published in the year of his death, this hymnbook represented Toplady's…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1777 · Treatise
John Fletcher's treatise emerged from the heated theological controversies that divided eighteenth-century evangelicalism, particularly the bitter dispute between Calvinists and Arminians over predestination, free will, and the nature of salvation. As John…
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John Brown of Haddington · 1777 · Treatise
John Brown of Haddington's Letters on the Constitution, Government, and Discipline of the Christian Church emerged from the ecclesiastical controversies of eighteenth-century Scottish Presbyterianism. Writing as professor of divinity at the Associate…
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John Brown of Haddington · 1778 · Commentary
John Brown of Haddington's Self-Interpreting Bible emerged from the practical needs of Scottish Presbyterian ministry in the late eighteenth century. Brown, a self-taught scholar who rose from humble origins to become professor…
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Force of Truth The Force of Truth: An Authentic Narrative
Thomas Scott · 1779 · Book
The Force of Truth stands as one of the most compelling spiritual autobiographies of the eighteenth century, chronicling Thomas Scott's transformation from religious skeptic to devoted Christian minister. Scott, who would later…
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John Newton · 1779 · Poem
The Olney Hymns emerged from the pastoral partnership between John Newton, the former slave trader turned Anglican clergyman, and William Cowper, the melancholic poet, during their years together in the small market…
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John Brown of Haddington · 1780 · Treatise
This treatise emerged from John Brown of Haddington's deep concern over the growing acceptance of religious toleration in eighteenth-century Scotland. Writing in 1780, Brown witnessed increasing pressure from Enlightenment thinkers and moderate…
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Thomas Scott · 1780–1820 · Letter
Thomas Scott's correspondence and papers span four decades of Anglican ministry, from his early years as a skeptical curate to his emergence as one of the most influential evangelical leaders of the…
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John Newton · 1780 · Letter
John Newton's Letters and Sermons emerged from his pastoral ministry at Olney and later St. Mary Woolnoth in London, where the former slave trader turned Anglican clergyman shepherded congregations through the spiritual…
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Cardiphonia Cardiphonia: or the Utterance of the Heart
John Newton · 1781 · Letter
Cardiphonia presents a collection of letters written by John Newton to friends, parishioners, and correspondents seeking spiritual guidance during his decades of pastoral ministry. Newton, the former slave trader turned Anglican clergyman…
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John Brown of Haddington · 1782 · Book
John Brown of Haddington's systematic theology emerged from his dual calling as pastor and educator in eighteenth-century Scotland. Written during his tenure as professor of divinity at the Associate Synod's seminary in…
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