Lectures on Revivals

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Weight 0.61 kg
Dimensions 22.3 × 14.3 × 2.8 cm
ISBN 9780851519371
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Revival

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Book

Original Pub Date

1832

Banner Pub Date

Jun 1, 1958

Binding

Cloth-bound

page-count

432

Endorsement

‘The outstanding classic on this vital and urgently important matter.’– D.M. LLOYD-JONES

Book Description

Sprague’s experience of genuine revivals, his faithfulness to biblical theology, and his balanced view, eminently fitted him to write what Dr. Lloyd-Jones described as ‘The outstanding classic on this vital and urgently important matter.’ The chapters cover such important themes as The Nature of Revival, Obstacles to Revivals, Divine Agency in Revivals, General Means of Producing and Promoting Revivals, Treatment Due to Awakened Sinners, and Evils to be Avoided in Connection with Revivals.

There is also a large and excellent Appendix comprising letters on revivals by various North American evangelical leaders of the nineteenth century. A special and unique feature of this new edition is the biographical sketch of each correspondent, kindly supplied by Dr. James M. Garretson. The original Banner reprint, from which the text of this new edition was drawn, was reproduced from the personal copy of Charles Simeon of Cambridge, who warmly commended the volume to his Executor by recording on its flyleaf the words: ‘A most valuable book…I love the good sense of Dr. Sprague.’

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  Foreword by D M Lloyd-Jones Ix
  Publisher’s Note Xi
  Preface xiii
1 THE NATURE OF A REVIVAL 1
2 A DEFENCE OF REVIVALS 19
3 OBSTACLES TO REVIVALS 47
4 DIVINE AGENCY IN REVIVALS 69
5 GENERAL MEANS OF PRODUCING AND PROMOTING REVIVALS 89
6 TREATMENT DUE TO AWAKENED SINNERS 119
7 TREATMENT DUE TO YOUNG CONVERTS 143
8 EVILS TO BE AVOIDED IN CONNECTION WITH REVIVALS 165
9 THE RESULTS OF REVIVALS 199
  APPENDIX: LETTERS  
1 From the Rev ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER, DD (1772 – 1851) 221
2 From the Rev FRANCIS WAYLAND, DD (1796 – 1865) 231
3 From the Rev DANIEL DANA, DD (1771 – 1859) 239
4 From the Rev SAMUEL MILLER, DD (1769 – 1850) 247
5 From the Rev ALVAN HYDE, DD (1768 – 1833) 273
6 From the Rev JOEL HAWES, DD (1789 – 1867) 286
7 From the Rev JOHN MCDOWELL, DD (1780 – 1863) 292
8 From the Rev NOAH PORTER, DD (1781 – 1866) 300
9 From the Rev EDWARD PAYSON, DD (1783 – 1827) 312
10 From the Rev ALEXANDER PROUDFIT, DD (1794 – 1843) 315
11 From the Rev CHARLES P MCILVAINE (1779 – 1873) 324
12 From the Rev WILLIAM NEILL, DD (1788 – 1860) 338
13 From the Rev PHILIP MILLEDOLER, DD (1775 – 1852) 343
14 From the Rev HENRY DAVIS, DD (1771 – 1852) 349
15 From the Rev NATHAN LORD, DD (1792 – 1870) 353
16 From the Rev HEMAN HUMPHREY, DD (1779 – 1861) 358
17 From the Rev JEREMIAH DAY, DD (1773 – 1867) 366
18 From the Rev ASHBEL GREEN, DD (1762 – 1848) 370
19 From the Rev MOSES WADDEL, DD (1770 – 1840) 395
20 From the Rev EDWARD D GRIFFIN, DD (1770 – 1837) 401

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  1. Allen Nelson

    William Sprague’s Lectures on Revival consists of 9 lectures and 20 letters regarding the subject of revival. I found this work both encouraging and convicting!

    Dr. Sprague seeks to both promote the cause of genuine revival in churches and to guard against “a spurious excitement” (p. xiii). When understood rightly, true revival of religion is a great blessing to the church and advances the cause of Christ in both the conversion of souls and in a heightened spiritual awareness and renewal in Christians toward the things of true gospel religion. When abused, revival is a detriment to the church leading some in a false assurance as well as degenerating the purity of Christ’s church.

  2. Dan Henderer

    Read this for encouragement when I get depressed with the state of the church. Maybe there is a true one left after all these years. “without hands” no doubt, if it ever comes.

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