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Book Description<\/h2>\n

This is the moving story of God’s redeeming and restoring grace to one who wrote the following epitaph for himself:<\/p>\n

John Newton, Clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Formerly published as But Now I See, this biography contains much valuable first-hand material from Newton himself. Indeed, considerable use is made of his Diary and Letters. His pre-conversion days, his call to the Christian ministry, and his time at Olney and St. Mary Woolnoth are all covered. This is no arid record of the past. Besides being a worthy memorial to the life and work of John Newton, this biography will also encourage those who love the gospel to consecrate themselves to the Master’s service as Newton did.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\nPreface<\/td>\nvii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPart One – Early Life, and Residence at Liverpool<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFrom the Birth of Mr Newton to His Marriage (1725\u201350)<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFrom His Marriage to the time he quitted the sea (1750\u20134)<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nFrom his quitting the sea to the time of his first thoughts of the ministry (1755\u20137)<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nFrom his first thoughts of the ministry to his settlement at Olney (1757\u201364)<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPart Two – Curate of Olney<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nOlney (1764\u20136)<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nOlney \u2014 continued (1767\u20139)<\/td>\n131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nOlney \u2014 continued (1770\u20133)<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nOlney \u2014 continued (1773\u20135)<\/td>\n165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nOlney \u2014 continued (1776\u20139)<\/td>\n186<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPart Three – Rector of St Mary Woolnoth<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nLondon (1780\u20132)<\/td>\n211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nLondon \u2014 continued (1783\u20135)<\/td>\n226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nLondon \u2014 continued (1786\u20139)<\/td>\n244<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nLondon \u2014 continued (1790\u20132)<\/td>\n259<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nLondon \u2014 continued (1793\u20137)<\/td>\n275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nLondon \u2014 continued (1798\u20131807)<\/td>\n293<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nconcluding chapter \u2013 general review<\/td>\n312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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