Master Robert Bruce

Minister in the Kirk of Edinburgh

Weight .6 lbs
Dimensions 7.5 × 5 × .87 in
ISBN 9781848718784
Binding

Cloth-bound, eBook (ePub & Kindle), Cloth-bound & eBook (ePub & Kindle)

Topic

History and Biography, Pastoral Biography

Original Pub Date

1907

Banner Pub Date

Oct 17, 2019

Page Count

296

Format

Book

Subtitle

Minister in the Kirk of Edinburgh

Endorsements

‘Robert Bruce was one of the most distinguished men whom Scotland has ever produced, and rendered invaluable services to his Church and country.’ — WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM

‘The life of Bruce is a testimony to the manner in which joy in Christ can be known whatever the times. Certainly, he knew some dark days and occasional times of “desertion”, but the tenor of his life was the opposite of gloom and sorrow. “He that has God with him has enough” was the witness of his early ministry and he proved it true.’ — IAIN H. MURRAY

Book Description

The sixty stormy years following the death of John Knox—years of conflict, persecution and revival—form the background of this biography by D. C. Macnicol.

Robert Bruce’s commanding preaching, his iron resolution and, above all, his daily fellowship with God, provided an example which his contemporaries and successors could never forget. ‘No man’, declared John Livingstone, ‘since the apostles’ time spake with such power’.

Table of Contents Expand ↓

Introduction to the 1960 Edition ix
Preface xv
1 Kinsfolk and Connections of Bruce 1
2 The Last Night of August, the Year of God 1581 11
3 A Student of Theology at New College 23
4 Bruce's Response to a Call from Edinburgh 35
5 A Great Ministry in the Kirk of St. Giles 45
6 Worthy of a Quarter of the Kingdom 57
7 Conflicts between the Kirk and the King 67
8 The Sacrament of the Supper at St. Giles 79
9 The Seventeenth of December 1596 93
10 Domestic and Pastoral Life of Master Robert Bruce 105
11 The Needle that Drew in the Episcopal Thread 117
12 The Matter of Gowrie 131
13 Friends of Bruce at the Court and in the Church 143
14 Concerning the Character of Robert Bruce 157
15 The First Exile to Inverness 169
16 A Second Exile in Bruce's Old Age 181
17 A Budget of Old Letters 193
18 Christ Is in Life and Death an Advantage 213
19 Seeing Visions and Dreaming Dreams 227
20 Thirty Sermons of Bruce Recently Discovered 237
Appendix 261
Biographical Note Added by the Publishers 263
Index 265

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  1. B Hodges Jacobs

    As one with Scottish heritage and an Old School Presbyterian I’m rejoicing and enjoying this particular title.
    A blessing in addition to the countless blessings every day.

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