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A Collection of Letters

A Collection of Letters

William Law (1686–1761) was an English Anglican priest and spiritual writer. A fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he lost his post as a nonjuror, refusing to swear allegiance to George I, and spent his later years in devout retirement at King's Cliffe. His A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (1729) deeply influenced John Wesley and Samuel Johnson; our library also holds The Spirit of Prayer and his treatise on Christian perfection.

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First published
1769
Category
Devotional
Length
49k words · about 3 hours
Chapters
24

About this book

A posthumous collection of letters by William Law, the eighteenth-century devotional writer, published in 1769. Written to friends and inquirers, the letters give pastoral counsel on prayer, self-denial, and the pursuit of a devout life. They show the author of A Serious Call in a more personal voice, applying his earnest teaching to individual cases of conscience and conduct.

Contents

  1. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter I.
  2. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter II. 🔒
  3. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter III. 🔒
  4. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter IV. 🔒
  5. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter V. 🔒
  6. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter VI. 🔒
  7. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter VII. 🔒
  8. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter VIII. 🔒
  9. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter IX. 🔒
  10. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter X. 🔒
  11. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XI. 🔒
  12. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XII. 🔒
  13. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XIII. 🔒
  14. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XIV. 🔒
  15. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XV. 🔒
  16. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XVI. 🔒
  17. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XVII. 🔒
  18. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XVIII. 🔒
  19. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XIX. 🔒
  20. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XX. 🔒
  21. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XXII. 🔒
  22. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XXIII. 🔒
  23. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XXIV. 🔒
  24. A COLLECTION OF LETTERS · Letter XXV. 🔒

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