The Geniune Works of R. Leighton

The Genuine Works of R. Leighton by Robert Leighton presents Volume IV of Archbishop Leighton's collection. This 19th-century edition features Theological Lectures, Prefaces, sermons, and letters, including meditations on happiness, the life to come, the being and attributes of God, regeneration, and the Christian Religion. The lectures promote a practical piety focused on true felicity in God, the immortality of the soul, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit, emphasizing sacred religion as the path to peace. The volume includes a Sermon to the Clergy and numerous Letters to colleagues, offering pastoral counsel and reflections. It serves as a devotional, exegetical manual that highlights 17th-century Anglican scholasticism with a focus on catechetical instruction, piety, humility, and the responsibilities of ministers and scholars.