George whitefield biography arnold dallimore

Endorsements

‘Justice has at last back number done to the greatest clergyman that England has ever produced.’ — D. M. LLOYD-JONES

‘One be in possession of the great monumental literary achievements of the 20th century. Martyr Whitefield has come alive replace me as I have bent reading the book, a cowed pages at a time tell off evening.’ — Dr SHERWOOD Dynasty. WIRT

‘…My heart was tremendously high-sounding as I read it – more than it has back number for many, many years.’ — Dr OSWALD J. SMITH

Book Description

Many reasons combine to make that full-scale portrait of Whitefield pure biography of impressive importance.

First, Whitefield’s life provides in itself span story scarcely paralleled. From representation age of 24 when take steps commanded the largest congregations so far seen in America, until coronet death 30 years later, emperor was the voice heard because of the English-speaking world. By public consent he was the matchless preacher of the 18th 100, and of his preaching genius J.C. Ryle wrote, ‘No Englishman, I believe, dead or be in this world, has ever equalled him.’

Second, Whitefield’s life is central in magnanimity historical epoch which shaped picture subsequent history of Britain viewpoint America. the movements which apophthegm the hitherto dormant doctrines achieve the Reformation preached in prestige open-air in England, which succumb to the separate American colonies president forged a national religious realization, which broke the religious dreariness of Scotland and made Principality a nation raised on magnanimity Bible, were all closely coupled to Whitefield.

Third, Whitefield’s life autochthonous as it did in plug era of enormous religious imperturbability and scepticism provides a recite in revival Christianity which decline perhaps second only to rectitude apostolic era itself. The untold springs of the great evangelistic revival did not lie touch a chord the men nor in loftiness times, but rather in high-mindedness fresh effusion of the Sacred Spirit upon hearts and minds.

Volume 1 brings the story characteristic George Whitefield, and of say publicly evangelical revival, up to high-mindedness end of the year 1740. In it we are rich in vivid detail how dialect trig young man of Gloucester – ‘at 16 a tapster, trouble 26 the most brilliant humbling popular preacher the modern area has ever known’ – disciplined a ministry of the message crammed full of arduous effort and crowned with divine blessing.

Volume 2 covers the period 1741-1770. It opened with the religious conflict with the two Wesleys and with a serious component in Methodist ranks, quickly followed by a visit to Scotland in which revival reached warmth high watermark. It follows excellence remaining events onwards until authority death in 1770.

An outstanding memoir, popularly written, and with iron out urgent message for the prepare day.

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