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George Whitefield · 1739 · Sermon
George Whitefield's "The Almost Christian" is a sermon delivered in 1739 during the early years of the Great Awakening, when the young Anglican evangelist was challenging the spiritual complacency he perceived in…
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Philip Doddridge · 1739–1756 · Commentary
Philip Doddridge's monumental commentary emerged from his work as pastor and educator in eighteenth-century Northampton, where he sought to make careful biblical interpretation accessible to ordinary Christian families. Published in six volumes…
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William Law · 1739 · Treatise
William Law wrote this treatise in 1739 as a theological companion to his influential "A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life," addressing critics who questioned whether his demanding vision of…
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Charles Wesley · 1739–1788 · Book
Charles Wesley's Hymns and Sacred Poems represents one of the most influential collections of Christian verse in the English language, emerging from the evangelical revival that swept eighteenth-century Britain. Published in multiple…
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Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf · 1739 · Sermon
These sixteen sermons represent Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf's mature theological reflection on Christ's atoning work, delivered in 1739 to the Moravian community at Herrnhut. As the spiritual leader of the renewed…
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William Law · 1740 · Treatise
William Law's "An Appeal to All That Doubt" emerged in 1740 as a direct response to the deistic controversies that were challenging orthodox Christianity in eighteenth-century England. Writing at the height of…
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Gilbert Tennent · 1740 · Sermon
Gilbert Tennent delivered this explosive sermon at Nottingham, Pennsylvania on March 8, 1740, during the height of the Great Awakening. The sermon emerged from fierce conflicts between revival supporters and their critics…
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George Whitefield · 1740 · Sermon
George Whitefield's Selected Sermons captures the theological core of the most prominent preacher of the eighteenth-century evangelical revival. These sermons emerged from Whitefield's itinerant ministry across Britain and colonial America, where his…
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George Whitefield · 1740 · Other
George Whitefield's spiritual autobiography emerged from the evangelical revival sweeping through Britain and its American colonies in the 1730s. Written when Whitefield was just twenty-five and already famous as a preacher, this…
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Jonathan Edwards · 1741 · Sermon
This sermon emerged from Jonathan Edwards's urgent need to defend the Great Awakening against its critics in 1741. As revival swept through New England, bringing dramatic conversions and intense religious experiences, opponents…
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Isaac Watts · 1741 · Treatise
Isaac Watts composed this systematic guide to intellectual development as a practical manual for students and ministers seeking to cultivate their reasoning faculties. Writing from his experience as a Dissenting academy tutor…
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Gilbert Tennent · 1741 · Treatise
Gilbert Tennent's "Remarks upon a protestation" emerged from the heated controversies surrounding the Great Awakening in colonial America. Written in 1741, this treatise responds directly to criticism from the Philadelphia Presbytery regarding…
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Jonathan Edwards · 1741 · Sermon
Jonathan Edwards preached this sermon in Enfield, Connecticut, on July 8, 1741, during the height of the Great Awakening. The congregation had remained largely unmoved by the revival sweeping through New England,…
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Jean-Pierre de Caussade · 1741 · Treatise
Jean-Pierre de Caussade composed these spiritual instructions as dialogues to address the concrete questions that arose in his work as a Jesuit spiritual director in eighteenth-century France. Written for the nuns of…
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John Wesley · 1742 · Treatise
John Wesley wrote this treatise in 1742 as Methodism faced mounting criticism from both the established Church of England and broader English society. Critics accused Methodists of enthusiasm, sectarianism, and theological innovation,…
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Jonathan Edwards · 1742 · Treatise
Jonathan Edwards wrote this treatise in 1742 as both a defense and a critique of the Great Awakening, the powerful religious revival sweeping through New England and the middle colonies. Edwards had…
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John Wesley · 1743 · Treatise
John Wesley penned this treatise in 1743 as a direct response to mounting criticism of the Methodist revival movement. Anglican clergy, magistrates, and educated society had begun characterizing Methodism as enthusiasm—a dangerous…
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Gilbert Tennent · 1743 · Treatise
Gilbert Tennent's "The Examiner Examined" emerged from the heated controversies surrounding the Great Awakening in colonial America. Writing in 1743, Tennent responded to critics who questioned the spiritual legitimacy of the revival…
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John Wesley · 1743 · Treatise
John Wesley wrote this foundational document in 1743 to clarify the purpose and structure of the Methodist societies that had emerged from his evangelical preaching. As the revival movement grew rapidly across…
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Ralph Erskine · 1745 · Treatise
Ralph Erskine's "Faith No Fancy" emerged from the theological controversies that fractured Scottish Presbyterianism in the early eighteenth century. Writing as a leader in the Associate Presbytery, which had separated from the…
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John Wesley · 1745 · Treatise
John Wesley's "A Further Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion" emerged in 1745 as his second major apologetic work defending the Methodist revival against sustained attacks from Anglican clergy and educated…
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Charles Wesley · 1745 · Book
Charles Wesley's "Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord" emerged from the early Methodist movement's commitment to making theological truth accessible through congregational song. Published in 1745, this collection of eighteen Christmas…
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Charles Wesley · 1745 · Poem
Charles Wesley's collection of 166 hymns on the Eucharist emerged from the heart of the Methodist revival's sacramental spirituality. Published in 1745 during the height of the evangelical awakening, these hymns addressed…
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William Whiston · 1745 · Scripture
Whiston's Primitive New Testament represents an early attempt to recover what its compiler believed to be a more 'primitive' text of the New Testament. Its scope is the New Testament, working from…
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