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William Law (1686 – 9 April 1761) was a Church of England priest who lost his position at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, when his conscience would not allow him to take the required oath of allegiance to the first Hanoverian monarch, King George I.
William Law (born 1686, King’s Cliffe, Northamptonshire, Eng.—died April 9, 1761, King’s Cliffe) was an English author of influential works on Christian ethics and mysticism. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1705 and in 1711 was elected a fellow there and was ordained.
William Law's most widely known book, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, pulls together many of his thoughts in a lucid work addressed to the "average" Christian. It challenged...
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May 29, 2018 · The English devotional writer, controversialist, and mystic William Law (1686-1761) wrote works on practical piety that are considered among the classics of English theology. William Law was born in King's Cliffe, North-amptonshire, the son of a grocer and one of 11 children.
William Law, the English devotional writer, controversialist, theologian, and mystic, was a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. As a nonjuror, he refused to take the oath to King George I and thus terminated his career at the university and in the church.
Jun 20, 2008 · The case of reason. The absolute unlawfulness of stage entertainments.--3. A practical treatise upon Christian perfection.--4. A serious call to a devout and holy life, adapted to the state and condition of all orders of Christians.--5.
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A list of links to the original works of Rev. William Law that are currently available on-line. These works are long out of print, having been suppressed by modern, corrupted Christian theology.
William Law (1686 – 9 April 1761) was a Church of England priest who lost his position at Emmanuel College, Cambridge when his conscience would not allow him to take the required oath of allegiance to the first Hanoverian monarch, George I. Previously William Law had given his allegiance to the House of Stuart and is sometimes considered a ...
William Law, photograph. William Law was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1809. He married Jane Silverthorn in 1833 in York, Upper Canada. By 1837, Law was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
