John Wesley; His Puritan Heritage: A Study of the Christian Life |
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An analysis of the list of Puritan authors included in A Christian Library reveals that Wesley's selection is principally confined to authors who were active in the latter half of the seventeenth century , or more correctly , in the ...
An analysis of the list of Puritan authors included in A Christian Library reveals that Wesley's selection is principally confined to authors who were active in the latter half of the seventeenth century , or more correctly , in the ...
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Had Wesley's original idea of making the Library about a hundred volumes been carried out , he might well have included works of his contemporaries , such as Doddridge , Isaac Watts , and others . The wide range of Puritan theological ...
Had Wesley's original idea of making the Library about a hundred volumes been carried out , he might well have included works of his contemporaries , such as Doddridge , Isaac Watts , and others . The wide range of Puritan theological ...
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Wesley not only included this work in A Christian Library , but he also used it as a source of his covenant service . In addition , he seems to have made use of the work in instructing the societies , particularly in their preparation ...
Wesley not only included this work in A Christian Library , but he also used it as a source of his covenant service . In addition , he seems to have made use of the work in instructing the societies , particularly in their preparation ...
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Contents
Abbreviations | 11 |
Puritan Authors in Wesleys Publications | 31 |
Wesleys Abridgment of Puritan Literature | 47 |
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