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... death - bed confession of Evangelical belief . They have also condemned Newton , who preached a joyful sermon at Olney , in which he gave thanks for John Cowper's ultimate , if belated , " salvation . " At this time Newton and Cowper ...
... death - bed confession of Evangelical belief . They have also condemned Newton , who preached a joyful sermon at Olney , in which he gave thanks for John Cowper's ultimate , if belated , " salvation . " At this time Newton and Cowper ...
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... death itself should be of the number , he is no friend of mine . It is an alleviation of the woes even of an unenlightened man , that he can wish for death , and indulge a hope , at least , that in death he shall find deliverance . But ...
... death itself should be of the number , he is no friend of mine . It is an alleviation of the woes even of an unenlightened man , that he can wish for death , and indulge a hope , at least , that in death he shall find deliverance . But ...
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... death of William Unwin , 353 ; his attitude towards death , 354 ; again deranged , 354 ; again attempts suicide , 354 ; his recovery , 354 ; visited by Samuel Rose , 354 ; visited by Newton , 355 ; his strange letter to Newton , 355 ...
... death of William Unwin , 353 ; his attitude towards death , 354 ; again deranged , 354 ; again attempts suicide , 354 ; his recovery , 354 ; visited by Samuel Rose , 354 ; visited by Newton , 355 ; his strange letter to Newton , 355 ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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