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Philip Doddridge · 1745 · Book
Philip Doddridge's The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul emerged from his pastoral work among English Dissenters in the mid-eighteenth century, when Nonconformist communities faced both external persecution and internal…
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Isaac Watts · 1745 · Treatise
Isaac Watts wrote this eschatological treatise in 1745, drawing upon his decades of pastoral experience and theological reflection to address fundamental questions about death, judgment, and eternal destiny that troubled his congregation…
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John Gill · 1746–1748 · Commentary
John Gill's An Exposition of the New Testament stands as one of the most comprehensive Reformed commentaries of the eighteenth century, completed between 1746 and 1748 as the second volume of his…
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John Brown of Haddington · 1746 · Book
John Brown of Haddington composed this catechetical work in 1746 while serving as minister in the Scottish Borders, responding to the widespread spiritual ignorance he encountered among his parishioners. The work emerged…
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Charles Wesley · 1746 · Poem
This collection of hymns emerged from Charles Wesley's deep engagement with the Methodist revival's emphasis on the Holy Spirit's work in Christian experience. Published in 1746, these verses respond to the theological…
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Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf · 1746 · Sermon
These nine sermons represent Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf's mature theological synthesis, delivered publicly in 1746 during a period when his Moravian movement faced scrutiny from both Lutheran and Reformed authorities. Originally preached in…
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John Wesley · 1746 · Sermon
John Wesley's "Sermons on Several Occasions" emerged from his urgent need to establish doctrinal standards for the rapidly expanding Methodist movement. Published first in 1746 and expanded through subsequent volumes, these sermons…
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Jonathan Edwards · 1746 · Treatise
Jonathan Edwards wrote this theological masterpiece in 1746 as pastor of Northampton, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Great Awakening's religious revivals. The work emerged from Edwards's urgent need to address the…
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Jonathan Edwards · 1746 · Treatise
The second volume of Jonathan Edwards' collected works brings together his most sustained theological investigations from the height of his intellectual powers in the 1740s and 1750s. This collection emerged from Edwards'…
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Charles Wesley · 1747 · Poem
This collection of hymns emerged from Charles Wesley's pastoral concern for the varied spiritual states within the Methodist revival. Published in 1747 during the height of the evangelical awakening, the work addressed…
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Samuel Davies · 1747–1761 · Letter
This collection preserves the personal and pastoral correspondence of Samuel Davies, the Presbyterian minister who became one of colonial America's most influential evangelical voices during the Great Awakening. Writing from his pastorate…
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Philip Doddridge · 1747 · Book
Philip Doddridge's biography chronicles the dramatic spiritual transformation of Colonel James Gardiner, a Scottish military officer whose dissolute early life gave way to profound Christian conversion and devoted service. Published three years…
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Primitive Physic Primitive Physic: Or, An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases
John Wesley · 1747 · Book
John Wesley's medical handbook emerged from his deep concern for the physical welfare of England's poor, who lacked access to physicians and were often exploited by quacks selling expensive remedies. Writing as…
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Philip Doddridge · 1747 · Book
Philip Doddridge's biography of Colonel James Gardiner emerged from his pastoral relationship with the Scottish military officer, whom he had known personally in the final years of Gardiner's life. Written shortly after…
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Selina Hastings · 1748–1791 · Letter
This collection preserves the extensive correspondence between Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, and the network of evangelical clergy who served as her chaplains throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. The…
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John Gill · 1748–1763 · Commentary
John Gill's monumental commentary on the Old Testament stands as one of the most comprehensive verse-by-verse expositions produced during the eighteenth century. Written across fifteen years by the influential Particular Baptist minister,…
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George Whitefield · 1748 · Book
George Whitefield's collection of eighteen sermons represents the theological heart of the Great Awakening's most prominent evangelist. Published in 1748 during the height of the revival movement, these sermons emerged from Whitefield's…
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Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf · 1748 · Sermon
These twenty-one discourses represent Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf's systematic engagement with the foundational Lutheran confession of faith, delivered as sermons to his Moravian community in the 1740s. As leader of the…
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John Wesley · 1749–1755 · Other
John Wesley's "A Christian Library" emerged from his conviction that ordinary Christians needed access to the finest spiritual writings across the centuries, stripped of denominational prejudice and sectarian controversy. Published in fifty…
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David Brainerd · 1749 · Book
David Brainerd's diary chronicles the brief but intense spiritual journey of a young missionary to Native Americans in colonial New England and Pennsylvania. Writing between 1742 and his death from tuberculosis in…
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Jonathan Edwards · 1749 · Book
Jonathan Edwards compiled this spiritual biography from the diary and letters of David Brainerd, a young missionary who died of tuberculosis in 1747 at age twenty-nine. Brainerd had served as a missionary…
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David Brainerd · 1749 · Other
The Memoirs of the Rev. David Brainerd emerged from the journals and papers of a young missionary who died of tuberculosis in 1747 at age twenty-nine. Jonathan Edwards, who had cared for…
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Joseph Butler · 1749 · Sermon
This small collection gathers sermons Joseph Butler delivered at various official and civic occasions over the course of his ecclesiastical career, brought together in 1749 when Butler was serving as Bishop of…
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William Law · 1749 · Treatise
William Law's "The Spirit of Prayer" emerged from his mature reflections on the mystical tradition, particularly his encounter with the writings of Jacob Boehme. Published in 1749, this treatise represented Law's attempt…
