John Newton

The Constraining Influence of the Love of Christ

February 16, 2025 33 min read

The Constraining Influence of the Love of Christ by John Newton March 30 1800 If we are out of our mind it is for the sake of God if we are in our right mind it is for you For the love of Christ compe

Union With Christ

February 15, 2025 164 min read

Dear Sir The union of a believer with Christ is so intimate so unalterable so rich in privilege so powerful in influence that it cannot be fully represented by any description or similitude taken from

A Letter to a Young Woman

February 14, 2025 5 min read

My dear Miss___ I thank you for your letter and for your kind sympathy with me but I am not much to be pitied My trial if I may call it one has been very light and sweetened with innumerable comforts

The Heart of Man

February 13, 2025 9 min read

The Heart of Man October 21 1775 My Dear Friend The calls and engagements which I told you engrossed and anticipated my time when I wrote last have continued without any intermission hitherto and I am

A Christian's Present Blessedness

February 12, 2025 18 min read

Dear sir The Apostle speaks of a blessedness which it is the design of the Gospel to impart to those who receive it The Galatians once had it and spoke of it The Apostle reminds them of their loss whi

Saving Knowledge

February 11, 2025 15 min read

Saving Knowledge August 11 1775 My dear Friend I thank you for your letter Your objections neither displease nor weary me While truth is the object of your inquiry the more freedom you use with me the

Divine Revelation

February 10, 2025 8 min read

Divine Revelation Jury 14 1775 My Dear Friend I confess I am not a friend to that lukewarmness and indifference for truth which bears the name of candor among many in the present day I desire to maint

The Christian's Creed

February 9, 2025 7 min read

The Christian's Creed April 3 1759 Dear Sir I know not if my heart was ever more united to any person in so short a space of time than to you and what engaged me so much was the spirit of meekness and

Views of Divine Truth

February 8, 2025 36 min read

June 23 1775 Dear Sir I hope that the Lord will make you comfortable and useful in your present rank as a curate Advancement is not necessary either to our peace or usefulness We may live and die cont

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

February 7, 2025 13 min read

Lead us Not into Temptation July 1776 Dear sir That I may not weary you by a preamble I oblige myself to take the turn of my letter from some passage of Scripture and I fix upon that which just now oc

The Duke of Sully

February 6, 2025 5 min read

The Duke of Sully December 1772 Dear sir I lately employed some of my leisure hours which when I am not indolent are but few in reading the Memoirs of the Duke of Sully which occasionally came in my w

On Faith, and the Communion of Saints

February 5, 2025 9 min read

On Faith and the Communion of Saints Dear Sir In compliance with your request I freely give you my sentiments on the particulars you desired your candor will pass over all inadvertencies when I give y

A Word to Professors in Trade

February 4, 2025 6 min read

A Word to Professors in Trade Dear Sir It is suspected or rather it is too certainly known that among those who are deemed Gospel professors there are some people who allow themselves in the practice

The City Was Pure Gold

February 3, 2025 4 min read

The City was Pure Gold April 1770 My friend Glorious things are spoken of the city of God or as I suppose the state of glory in Rev 21 10 onwards The description is doubtless mystical and perhaps noth

A Word in Season

February 2, 2025 11 min read

A Word in Season Dear Sir In this dark and declining day when iniquity abounds the awful tokens of God's displeasure are multiplying around us and too many professors not duly sensible of the real cau

Communion With God

February 1, 2025 13 min read

Communion with God Dear Sir Though many authors have written largely and well concerning communion with God I shall not refer you to books or have recourse to them myself but in compliance with your r

To a Friend, on His Recovery From Illness

January 31, 2025 64 min read

Dear Sir I suppose you will receive many congratulations on your recovery from your late dangerous illness most of them perhaps more sprightly and better turned but none I persuade myself more sincere

On the Gradual Increase of Gospel Illumination

January 30, 2025 4 min read

On the Gradual Increase of Gospel Illumination Dear Sir The day is now breaking how beautiful its appearance how welcome the expectation of the approaching sun It is this thought makes the dawn agreea

The Exercise of Social Prayer

January 29, 2025 11 min read

Thoughts on the Exercise of Social Prayer Sir I account it a great mercy that at this time when iniquity so generally abounds there is a number I hope a growing number whose eyes affect their hearts a

A Christian Library

January 28, 2025 14 min read

A Christian Library Of making many books there is no end and much study wearies the body Ecclesiastes 12 12 Dear Sir An eager desire of reading many books though it is often supposed to be the effect