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The Way to Divine Knowledge

The Way to Divine Knowledge

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
1752
Category
Devotional
Length
58k words · about 4 hours
Chapters
13

About this book

William Law's dialogue on how God is truly known, published in 1752. Following the teaching of Jakob Boehme, Law argues that divine knowledge is not gained by reasoning about God from outside, but by the life of God formed within the soul. It is a key text for Law's later, Boehme-influenced period and a demanding companion to his earlier devotional works.

Contents

  1. The First Dialogue · Part 1
  2. The First Dialogue · Part 2 🔒
  3. The First Dialogue · Part 3 🔒
  4. The First Dialogue · Part 4 🔒
  5. The Second Dialogue · Part 1 🔒
  6. The Second Dialogue · Part 2 🔒
  7. The Second Dialogue · Part 3 🔒
  8. The Second Dialogue · Part 4 🔒
  9. The Second Dialogue · Part 5 🔒
  10. The Third Dialogue · Part 1 🔒
  11. The Third Dialogue · Part 2 🔒
  12. The Third Dialogue · Part 3 🔒
  13. The Third Dialogue · Part 4 🔒

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