( Excerpts From William Law ) The greatest part of Christians are asleep. Given mostly to a life devoted to this world. Making it a vanity and a delusion. Some however, take on the Spirit of Prayer and a closeness to God in which case the Soul rises out of the vanity of time and into the riches of Eternity. All our salvation consists in the manifestation of the nature, life, and spirit of Jesus Christ, in our inward new man. This alone is Christian redemption, this alone delivers from the guilt and power of sin, this alone redeems, renews, and regains the first life of God in the soul of man....

In this book, William Law has some excellent writings about the Devout and Holy Life. According to the wisdom God has given him, William describes some intense but practical teachings on how to live a Holy Life. Among the items he explains are: Why Christian's Fall So Short Of Holiness The Great Danger Of Willfully Sinning Please God Only Through Devoting It All Wisdom In The Use Of Money Bringing One Part Under God's Rule Will Help In Bringing Other Parts Under God's Rule If You Are Vain In One Thing You Are Vain In Everything All Men And Women Are Obliged To Devote Themselves To God Great...

William Law was an English cleric and theological writer. Law was born in Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire and entered Emmanuel College at Cambridge as a sizar. Law was ordained in 1711 and taught at Cambridge for many years. In 1727 Law lived with Edward Gibbon at Putney and served as the spiritual leader of his entire family. During his ten year stay at the Gibbon's residence, Law also served as the religious guide for John and Charles Wesley as well as the poet John Byrom. In the later years of Law's life he grew to admire Jacob Boehme and the concept of mysticism which would appear in Law's...

William Law was an English cleric and theological writer. Law was born in Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire and entered Emmanuel College at Cambridge as a sizar. Law was ordained in 1711 and taught at Cambridge for many years. In 1727 Law lived with Edward Gibbon at Putney and served as the spiritual leader of his entire family. During his ten year stay at the Gibbon's residence, Law also served as the religious guide for John and Charles Wesley as well as the poet John Byrom. In the later years of Law's life he grew to admire Jacob Boehme and the concept of mysticism which would appear in Law's...

William Law was a priest at the Church of England in the 18th century. In the Spirit of Love, Law discusses the nature of God's love for mankind. The devotional also examines how God is Love even though there are so many examples of His wrath in the Scripture.

William Law was a priest at the Church of England in the 18th century. In The Spirit of Prayer, Law provides a series of prayers and dialogues that focus on the love of God.

William Law was a priest at the Church of England in the 18th century. In the Spirit of Love, Law discusses the nature of God's love for mankind. The devotional also examines how God is Love even though there are so many examples of His wrath in the Scripture. In The Spirit of Prayer, Law provides a series of prayers and dialogues that focus on the love of God.