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Studying our Christian past can in this way become an eminently practical and spiritual discipline.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Dr Needham relentlessly reminds us that history is\u00a0<em>His-Story,\u00a0<\/em>the story of God&#8217;s saving purposes in this world. This is a necessary, even vital, reminder that the unfolding of history is not haphazard, or determined by powerful personalities and socio-economic events. Our God reigns.&#8217; \u2014 <strong>Ian Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toctoggle\">Table of Contents <a class=\"button\" href=\"#toc\">Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"table-of-contents\">\n<table style=\"height: 3320px;\" width=\"1567\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Foreword \u2013 IAN HAMILTON<\/em><\/td>\n<td>v<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Introduction<\/em><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td>IRENAEUS OF LYONS (FLOURISHED AD 175\u2013195)<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a02.<\/td>\n<td>GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS (AD 330\u2013390)<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a03.<\/td>\n<td>ANSELM OF CANTERBURY (AD 1033\u20131109)<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a04.<\/td>\n<td>THEOPHYLACT OF OCHRID (AD 1050\u20131109)<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a05.<\/td>\n<td>JOHN WYCLIFFE (C. 1330\u20131384)<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a06.<\/td>\n<td>PETER MARTYR (1499\u20131562)<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a07.<\/td>\n<td>FRANCIS TURRETIN (1623\u20131687)<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a08.<\/td>\n<td>JOHN WESLEY (1703\u20131791)<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a09.<\/td>\n<td>JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703\u20131758)<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a010.<\/td>\n<td>TIKHON OF ZADONSK (1724\u20131783)<\/td>\n<td>77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a011.<\/td>\n<td>BENJAMIN BRECKENRIDGE WARFIELD (1851\u20131921)<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a012.<\/td>\n<td>J. 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