The Spirit of Love; A Short Confutation of Dr. Warburton's Defence; Of Justification by Faith and Works, Volume 8

by William Law

Book by Law, William

254 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

About the author

William Law (1686 – 9 April 1761) was a Church of England priest who lost his position at Emmanuel College, Cambridge when his conscience would not allow him to take the required oath of allegiance to the first Hanoverian monarch, George I. Previously William Law had given his allegiance to the House of Stuart and is sometimes considered a second-generation non-juror (an earlier generation of non-jurors included Thomas Ken). Thereafter, Law first continued as a simple priest (curate) and when that too became impossible without the required oath, Law taught privately, as well as wrote extensively. His personal integrity, as well as mystic and theological writing greatly influenced the evangelical movement of his day as well as Enlightenment thinkers such as the writer Dr Samuel Johnson and the historian Edward Gibbon. Law's spiritual writings remain in print today.

Reviews

[JennanneJ]

All of my Mind and Soul and Heart could barely comprehend, no, nor fathom the deep Thoughts and Ideas and Philosophies of this Book treasured by so Many. Perhaps the Fault lies with the Writing Style of the Time, which includes not only verbose Statements, but also frequent Capitalization! Or perhaps It lies with the faulty functioning of these Brain Cells in my Head as I contemplate the true Spirit of Love and how It can and will grow and change and inhabit my Life.

[Robert Thomas]

Excellent book.

I recommend it to others. It has been a real eye opener for me. Any of books by William law are good.