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100 1 _aWhitefield, George,
_d1714-1770
245 1 4 _aThe works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A., Vol. 4 (of 6)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-26
508 _aBrian Wilson, Richard Hulse, BookBuff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, Vol. 4 (of 6)" by George Whitefield is a collection of sermons, tracts, and letters written in the mid-18th century. This volume encompasses a broad array of important religious topics, including doctrinal disputes, reflections on Christian living, and responses to influential figures of the time, emphasizing the fervor of early evangelical preaching and personal faith. The opening of this volume consists primarily of transcriber’s notes explaining the formatting of Whitefield's original texts, followed by an address to the Bishop of London. Whitefield begins by discussing the importance of vigilance in spiritual life, cautioning against lukewarmness and enthusiasm, two extremes that threaten true Christianity. He engages in a respectful yet critical dialogue with the Bishop regarding his pastoral letter that addressed some of Whitefield's previous writings and the controversial subject of religious enthusiasm, emphasizing the need for strong personal conviction and the guiding influence of the Holy Spirit in matters of faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, etc, 1772
653 _aSermons, English -- 18th century
653 _aPresbyterian Church -- Clergy -- Early works to 1800
653 _aPresbyterian Church -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800
653 _aWhitefield, George, 1714-1770 -- Early works to 1800
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/worksofreverendg04whit
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73267
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