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The Essay On The Signs Of Conversion And Unconversion In Ministers Of The Church - Softcover

Samuel Charles Wilks

 
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The Essay On The Signs Of Conversion And Unconversion In Ministers Of The Church, To Which The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge And Church Union In The Diocese Of St. David's Adjudged Their Premium For. 1811 by Samuel Charles Wilks. This early 19th?century theological tract examines how to identify conversion or unconversion in Anglican ministers and proposes criteria for judging a minister’s piety from preaching and life. It emphasizes the central doctrines of Christianity—original sin, atonement, justification by faith, and the divinity of Christ and the Holy Spirit—and argues for the continued use of Scriptural language in preaching. Wilks contends that true ministers should articulate and exhibit gospel truth rather than substitute secular philosophy, and he outlines practical evidences of conversion in a minister’s preaching, doctrine, and conduct. The work also surveys pastoral duties such as residence, visitation, and congregational singing as tangible tests of character. Published as the Second Edition (1817) and issued under the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Church Union in the Diocese of St. David's, the treatise seeks to safeguard souls entrusted to church care by distinguishing between converted and unconverted ministers.

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