A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to the State and Condition of all Orders of Christians

William Law; G. W. Bromiley (Introduction)

ISBN 10: 0802811159 / ISBN 13: 9780802811158

Published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1975

About this Item

xx, 313pp. Several minor dings and light wear to exterior. Light soiling to exterior. Aside from a name in ink to first page, text clean. Binding sound Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to the State and Condition of all Orders of Christians
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802811159
• ISBN 13: 9780802811158
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Spirituality/Mysticism

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Synopsis

This examination of the Christian life constitutes one of the most remarkable books of devotion ever written. William Law's book dates from 1728, a decade before England's great evangelical revival, during which it exercised a significant influence on the movement's leaders. A Serious Call has been praised by readers as varied as Samuel Johnson, Edward Gibbon, and John Wesley. If Mr. Law finds a spark of piety in a reader's mind, he will soon kindle it into a flame, declared Gibbon, and Wesley pronounced Law's work as one of the books that formed his explicit resolve to be all devoted to God.Three hundred years after its initial publication, this volume continues to win accolades from modern readers who appreciate its guidelines on prayer, personal holiness, and charity. Simple but profound, it features brief chapters that make it particularly suitable for daily devotions.

About the Author

William Law was one of the great clerics and educators of the Church of England. He was educated at Cambridge, eventually taking a teaching position there in addition to being ordained in the Church of England. The best known and most popular of the books he wrote was "A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life."