Selected Spiritual Writings of Anne Dutton: The autobiographyMercer University Press, 2003 - 262 pages The autobiography is in three parts with and appendix of her publications and life history until 1750, and her famous letter on the lawfulness of a woman appearing in print. It is a priceless treasure of an eighteenth century British Baptist woman's life, ministry, publications and contribution of Evangelicalism in England and in America. Dutton gives her own account of her own of her conversion experience, two marriages, ministry contributions with her yokefellow husband, Benjamin Dutton and his death at sea. Dutton's autobiography is important. Because it highlights important moments in her life and records her influential publishing carrier and correspondence. it includes her famous letter on her right to publish influential theological and spiritual works. Her autobiography shows firsthand the vast contributions and prolific career and ministry of a woman in this era. Her areas of ministry include writing, correspondence, books, and tracts. These show her great contribution to the evangelicalism and her great spiritual and theological life and contribution to the Baptist ministry and church and Evangelicalism in America and England. A work of a woman in her own hand is a great rarity from the eighteenth century. |
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... thou , O LORD , this Work of my Hands ! " 131 On April 29 , 1743 , Dutton writes concerning the publication of this spiritual autobiography : The last Week , My Pamphlet , A brief Account of the gracious Dealings of GOD with a poor ...
... thou , O LORD , this Work of my Hands ! " 131 On April 29 , 1743 , Dutton writes concerning the publication of this spiritual autobiography : The last Week , My Pamphlet , A brief Account of the gracious Dealings of GOD with a poor ...
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... thou hadst never had the following Narrative , if the Lord himself had not encourag'd me to attempt this Work . And he sweetly drew my Heart , as being one of his Witnesses , to bear this Testimony for Him , and his Way of saving poor ...
... thou hadst never had the following Narrative , if the Lord himself had not encourag'd me to attempt this Work . And he sweetly drew my Heart , as being one of his Witnesses , to bear this Testimony for Him , and his Way of saving poor ...
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... Thou art the Man . Before , I cou'd hear the Minister speak of the Misery of lost Sinners , and not think myself concern'd therein ; and still turn it over to others , which my Thoughts suggested to be the Persons he describ'd . But now ...
... Thou art the Man . Before , I cou'd hear the Minister speak of the Misery of lost Sinners , and not think myself concern'd therein ; and still turn it over to others , which my Thoughts suggested to be the Persons he describ'd . But now ...
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... thou come unto me . Lord ? 0 come , my Lord most dear : Come near , come nearer , nearer still . I'm well when thou art near . When wilt thou come unto me , Lord ? I languish for thy Sight : Ten Thousand Suns , if thou art strange . Are ...
... thou come unto me . Lord ? 0 come , my Lord most dear : Come near , come nearer , nearer still . I'm well when thou art near . When wilt thou come unto me , Lord ? I languish for thy Sight : Ten Thousand Suns , if thou art strange . Are ...
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... thou dost vail thy Face . VI . There's no such Thing as Pleasure here . My Jesus is my All ; As thou dost shine , or disappear , My Pleasures rise or fall : Come spread thy Savour on my Frame , No Sweetness is so sweet ; Till I get up ...
... thou dost vail thy Face . VI . There's no such Thing as Pleasure here . My Jesus is my All ; As thou dost shine , or disappear , My Pleasures rise or fall : Come spread thy Savour on my Frame , No Sweetness is so sweet ; Till I get up ...
Contents
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A Train of Special Providences Attending Life by Which the Work of Faith Was Carried on with Power | 45 |
Some Particular Experiences of the Lords Goodness in Bringing Out Several Little Tract to the Furtherance and Joy of Faith | 159 |
An Appendix | 213 |
To Shew that BookTeaching Is Private with Respect to the Church and Permitted to Private Christians Yea Commanded to Those of Either Sex Who ... | 253 |
Index | 259 |
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Page 26 - In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
Page xxx - This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
Page xlvi - Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.