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Holiness

Holiness

John Charles Ryle (1816–1900) was an English evangelical clergyman who became the first bishop of Liverpool in 1880. Converted while at Oxford, he served country parishes for nearly forty years before his bishopric, preaching and writing in a plain, direct style. His Holiness, his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, and works such as Old Paths and Practical Religion remain standard reading for evangelical Anglicans and far beyond.

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First published
1877
Category
Holiness
Length
162k words · about 11 hours
Chapters
25
Modernized version
In the reader: the Original, the Modernized text in present-day English, or both side by side. On average, the Modernized text keeps about 93% of the original wording.
Narration
🎧 George · British English

About this book

J. C. Ryle's landmark book on holiness, first published in 1877 and afterwards enlarged. Ryle treats sin, sanctification, justification, and growth in grace with his trademark clarity, insisting that true holiness is both possible and necessary for every Christian. Direct, biblical, and intensely practical, it remains the standard introduction to Ryle and a staple of evangelical reading.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. I. Sin
  3. II. Sanctification 🔒
  4. III. Holiness 🔒
  5. IV. The Fight 🔒
  6. V. The Cost 🔒
  7. VI. Growth 🔒
  8. VII. Assurance · Part 1 🔒
  9. VII. Assurance · Part 2 🔒
  10. VII. Assurance · Part 3 🔒
  11. VII. Assurance · Part 4 🔒
  12. VIII. Moses — An Example 🔒
  13. IX. Lot 🔒
  14. X. A Woman to Be Remembered 🔒
  15. XI. Christ’s Greatest Trophy 🔒
  16. XII. The Ruler of the Waves 🔒
  17. XIII. The Church Which Christ Builds 🔒
  18. XIV. Visible Churches Warned 🔒
  19. XV. “Lovest Thou Me?” 🔒
  20. XVI. Without Christ 🔒
  21. XVII. Thirst Relieved 🔒
  22. XVIII. “Unsearchable Riches” 🔒
  23. XIX. Wants of the Times 🔒
  24. XX. “Christ is All” 🔒
  25. XXI. Extracts from Old Writers 🔒

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