Life of John Brown

With Select Writings

Author

William Brown

Category History & Biography

Look Inside Price

500 in stock

Weight	0.68 lbs
Dimensions	7.7 × 5.25 × 0.8 in
ISBN	9780851518572
Binding	Cloth-bound
Topic	18th Century, Pastoral Biography
Original Pub Date	1856
Banner Pub Date	Jun 1, 2004
Page Count	208
Format	Book

Book Description

The Life of John Brown is the story of an orphaned shepherd boy who rose to become the revered minister of Haddington in south-east Scotland and the theological professor of his denomination. Though his life’s labours were inextricably linked with one town, the influence of John Brown of Haddington spread worldwide through his writings, especially his Self-Interpreting Bible. This book contains his own account of his life. To this, his youngest son, Dr. William Brown, has added family recollections, letters and some of his father’s choicest short writings.

As he drew near the end of his life, John Brown exclaimed, ‘Oh! What must Christ be in Himself, when He sweetens heaven, sweetens Scriptures, sweetens ordinances, sweetens earth, and sweetens even trials! Oh! What must Christ be in Himself!’ Modern readers will taste some of the same Christ-derived sweetness as they meditate on The Life of John Brown with Select Writings.

Table of Contents Expand ↓

	Foreword	3
	Preface by William Brown	5
	MEMOIR OF JOHN BROWN	7
	LETTERS	141
	MEDITATIONS
1.	The Grace of God as Manifested in Redemption	159
2.	A Contrast of the Purchase and the Application of Redemption	162
3.	Reflections of a Soul Shut Up to the Faith	166
4.	Reflections of a Christian upon His Spiritual Elevations and Dejections	171
5.	Reflections of a Candidate for the Ministerial Office	177
6.	Reflections of One Entered on the Pastoral Office	183
7.	Reflections of a Minister Encouraging Himself in Christ	191
	DYING ADVICE TO HIS YOUNGER CHILDREN	197