The Christian correspondent, letters exemplifying the fruits of holy living and the blessedness of holy dying [ed. by H. Rogers] with a preliminary essay by J. Montgomery, Volume 1

Christian correspondent

1837

Contents

• LETTER: xv
• PRELIMINARY ESSAY by James Montgomery Esq: 3
• stances: 10
• David Brainerd to his brother Israel Written in extreme illness: 36
• Dr Thomas Rundle a very few hours before his death to Arch: 42
• LETTER PAGE: 43
• Mrs Rowe on her deathbed to her Mother: 50
• Mr Robinson of Cambridge on the death of his daughter Julia: 58
• Rev T Scott on the loss of his infant child: 65
• Miss Hannah More to her Friends Written when in daily expecta: 77
• Dean Tillotson to Lady Russell on the same subject: 87
• Bishop Bull to Mr Nelson: 94
• Dr Doddridge to the Rev Benjamin Fawcett: 102
• Rev William Jones to a Friend Written a day or two before: 109
• Rev Robert Hall to Rev James Phillips A sincere disclaimer: 116
• Extract from Mr Knoxs reply: 122
• Archbishop Grindall to Queen Elizabeth concerning the abridging: 128
• Bernard Gilpin in reply to an offer of a benefice: 135
• LETTER PAGE: 145
• Principal Campbell on voluntarily resigning his offices and emo: 169
• SECTION IV: 175
• Bishop Earle to Richard Baxter in reply to the preceding: 181
• Dr Doddridge to Bishop Warburton requesting his forgiveness of: 187
• LETTER PAGE: 195
• Miss Hannah More to Mr Pepys Christian revenge: 201
• Dr Doddridge to Mrs Doddridge during her long absence at Bath: 208
• Rev Claudius Buchanan to Rev John Newton Zeal tempered with: 214
• Rev Henry Martyn to his Sister: 220
• Miss Hannah More to Mr Wilberforce An account of the establish: 227
• Archbishop Leighton to a Friend A soul ripe for heaven: 233
• W Cowper Esq to Major Cowper A contented and happy mind: 240
• Mrs Huntington to a Friend at A on the death of her father: 246
• VARIOUS METHODS OF DIVINE GRACE BY WHICH THE CHRISTIAN: 251
• Lady Russell to Dr Fitzwilliam: 258
• Rev David Brainerd to a Friend: 265
• Rev John Newton to a Nobleman The depravity of the heart: 271
• Rev John Newton to Mrs W Variety of Gods methods in: 278
• William Cowper Esq to Lady Hesketh Benefits of affliction: 285
• William Cowper Esq to Lady Hesketh Variations in religious feel: 292
• Rev Thomas Scott to the Rev T Ryland his feelings on finishing: 298
• LETTER PAGE 148 Rev Thomas Scott to his sister Mrs Webster State of his religious feelings at this time: 303
• Rev John Scott to the Rev D Wilson describing the deathbed of his father Rev Thomas Scott: 305
• Rev Richard Cecil to his Wife Written during a journey from home for the benefit of his health: 307
• Dr Claudius Buchanan to the Rev John Newton: 308
• Rev Henry Martyn to his Sister just after his college examination 1800: 310
• Rev Robert Hall on his recovery from the second attack of his mental affliction to William Hollick Esq: 312
• Rev Robert Hall to Mrs Angas of NewcastleuponTyne: 314
• Alexander Knox Esq to the Rev J Jebb: 315
• Alexander Knox Esq to the Rev J Jebb: 317
• Christian Frederick Swartz to his Friends: 320
• Rev Job Orton to the Rev Thomas Stedman Encouragement for the spiritual hypochondriac Hope and joy often eclipsed even in the advanced Christi...: 322
• Rev Claudius Buchanan to the Rev D Browne: 324
• Rev Andrew Fuller to Mr John Thomas a missionary in deep spiri tual distress: 326
• Miss H More to the Rev John Newton: 329
• Alexander Knox Esq to the Rev John Jebb: 332

Popular passages

Page lii - Which thing I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests ; and when they were put to death, 1 gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

Page lv - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...

Page liii - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ ? shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword ? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Page 44 - Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

Page 115 - Whatever a misjudging world may say, such men as these will " shine as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever.

Page 80 - My lord, when I lost the freedom of my cell, which was my college, yet I found some degree of it in my quiet country parsonage ; but I am weary of the noise and oppositions of this place, and indeed God and nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness.

Page xlvi - Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people; and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

Page li - And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

Page liii - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Page 174 - I train up my son in the ways of religion, and teach him what it is to " keep a conscience void of offence towards God, and towards man...

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Christian correspondent, letters exemplifying the fruits of holy living and the blessedness of holy dying [ed. by H. Rogers] with a preliminary essay by J. Montgomery, Volume 1; The Christian correspondent, letters exemplifying the fruits of holy living and the blessedness of holy dying [ed. by H. Rogers] with a preliminary essay by J. Montgomery, Christian correspondent
• Author: Christian correspondent
• Editor: Henry Rogers
• Edition: 2
• Published: 1837
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Oct 16, 2006