Gillian Ford used The Diary of Thomas Cartwright, Bishop of Chester, his last will and testament, and many other documents to work out his family connections. Using genealogy and his published sermons, Ford reveals new information about who Cartwright was and what he believed. The results demonstrate the vital role of genealogy in interpreting history. Through Gillian's meticulous search, Cartwright takes shape as a flesh and blood individual among his family and friends. Age-old skirmishes between Protestants and Catholics, Anglicans and Puritans, church and state, and king and Parliament...

Contains detailed genealogical charts for Thomas Cartwright, Bishop of Chester and related family groups, including Thomas Cartwright, the Puritan (1534-1603), Charles Cartwright (1674-1756), Anne Vaughan Locke & Jane Vaughan Wiseman, John Manningham (1575/6-1621/2), Rev. John Mason (1634-1694) and The Whalley Clans of Lancashire, Nottingham, Northampton & Leicester.

JESUS PLUS NOTHING is another way of saying JESUS ONLY. This is a devotional book that discusses some of the main salvation ideas. Too often the gospel of righteousness by faith is missing in church sermons, and yet it is the subject Christians and non-Christians most need to hear about. When Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eve, they sinned against God and led the whole world into rebellion. We are subsequently all born sinners. Sin, transgression, iniquity are different terms for wrong doing, and vary in meaning from 'missing the mark' and 'falling short of God's righteousness' to...

This is a devotional book that discusses some of the main salvation ideas. Too often the gospel of righteousness by faith is missing in church sermons, and yet it is the subject Christians and non-Christians most need to hear about.