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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William Law , Sidney SpencerPublisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd Imprint: Lutterworth Press Edition: 1st New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.375kg ISBN: 9780718891350ISBN 10: 071889135 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 26 June 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Spirit of Prayer; Treating of some matters preparatory to the Spirit of Prayer; Discovering the true Way of turning to God, and of finding the Kingdom of Heaven, the Riches of Eternity in our souls; A prayer; The first Dialogue; The second dialogue; the third dialogue; bibliography; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam Law (1686-1761) was born at King's Cliffe near Stamford, the son of a grocer, was elected a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, but, declining to take the oath of allegiance to George I, lost his fellowship. Edward Gibbon made him the tutor of his son, the father of the historian Gibbon, in c1727 and he remained as an honoured friend of the family in their Putney home until 1740, when he returned to King's Cliffe and became the centre of a small spiritual community which included the historian's aunt Hester. Publications: Three Letters to the Bishop of Bangor, 1717-19 Absolute Unlawfulness of the Stage-Entertainment, 1726 Serious Call to a Devout and Holy life (1728) Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, 1737 An Appeal to all that doubt the Truths of the Gospel, 1740 The Spirit of Prayer (1949-50) and the Spirit of Love (1752-54), 1969 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |