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Three Letters to the Bishop of Bangor (Classic Reprint)
by William Law
Excerpt from Three Letters to the Bishop of Bangor
Now if this Sentence 6 it cannot fignify an thi are juf't 1n the fame gond they were before, why ibou not to blafphemep Why lhoulcl a Sentence Which they had nothing to fear them any longer afraid -to Errors? Here was therefore Fraud made ufe of the A h'len from their Her 3 by (o was in itfelf vain and infignificant, Or your Lordlhip has nughtily miftalten the Matter in declaring that It is vain and infig nificant. The Apof'de plain inflicts thefe Cenfures, as 3 Terror to nders and to frighten them hom continumg in their evil Courfes butif, as Berl'ons be juft in the faine Condit this Which they were. Before, it upon them, tho they are rigl'1tly3r and yet die unpenit'ent, which 15 exorelsly fa'y of this Corinthian, then 11 is plain they are only pretended Terrors, and that when the Apof'tles me then} as fuch, they mufi be chargcl With 11111134 them as a p1ous Fraud. And it 1null be (swnd that your Lordllup' has verv frankly made the Difcovery.
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Now if this Sentence 6 it cannot fignify an thi are juf't 1n the fame gond they were before, why ibou not to blafphemep Why lhoulcl a Sentence Which they had nothing to fear them any longer afraid -to Errors? Here was therefore Fraud made ufe of the A h'len from their Her 3 by (o was in itfelf vain and infignificant, Or your Lordlhip has nughtily miftalten the Matter in declaring that It is vain and infig nificant. The Apof'de plain inflicts thefe Cenfures, as 3 Terror to nders and to frighten them hom continumg in their evil Courfes butif, as Berl'ons be juft in the faine Condit this Which they were. Before, it upon them, tho they are rigl'1tly3r and yet die unpenit'ent, which 15 exorelsly fa'y of this Corinthian, then 11 is plain they are only pretended Terrors, and that when the Apof'tles me then} as fuch, they mufi be chargcl With 11111134 them as a p1ous Fraud. And it 1null be (swnd that your Lordllup' has verv frankly made the Difcovery.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comwww.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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William Law was an English cleric and theological writer. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and was elected a fellow in 1711, the year of his ordination. He declined to take the oath of loyalty to King George I, in 1714, and was deprived of his fellowship. He became the tutor of Edward Gibbon, father of the famous historian. Later he returned to his birthplace of King's Cliffe where he lived the rest of his life, though he was known throughout England for his speaking and writing.
His writing of A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (1728), together with its predecessor, A Practical Treatise Upon Christian Perfection (1726), deeply influenced the chief actors in the great Evangelical revival.
John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Henry Venn, Thomas Scott, and Thomas Adam all express their deep obligation to the author. The Serious Call also affected others deeply.
William Law, born inKing's Cliffe, England, in 1686, became a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1711, but in 1714, at the death of Queen Anne, he became a non-Juror: that is to say, he found himself unable to take the required oath of allegiance to the Hanoverian dynasty (who had replaced the Stuart dynasty) as the lawful rulers of the United Kingdom, and was accordingly ineligible to serve as a university teacher or parish minister.
He became for ten years a private tutor in the family of the historian, Edward Gibbon (who, despite his generally cynical attitude toward all things Christian, invariably wrote of Law with respect and admiration), and then retired to his native King's Cliffe. Forbidden the use of the pulpit and the lecture-hall, he preached through his books. These include - Christian Perfection, the Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration, Spirit of Prayer, the Way to Divine Knowledge, Spirit of Love, and, best-known of all, A Serious Call To a Devout and Holy Life, published in 1728.
Law's most influential work is A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, written in 1728. In this book, he extols the virtue of living a life totally devoted to the glory of God. Although he is considered a high-churchman, his writing influenced many evangelicals, including George Whitefield, John and Charles Wesley, Henry Venn, Thomas Scott, Henry Martyn, and others such as Samuel Johnson. In addition to his writing, Law spent the final years of his life founding schools and almshouses, and in other practical ministries.
William Law died in 1761 just a few days after his last book, An Affectionate Address to the Clergy, went to the printers.
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