
Waiting on the Spirit of Promise
The Life and Theology of Suffering of Abraham Cheare
James Clarke & Co Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
114 pages
978-0-227-17480-7 (ISBN)
Description
'Waiting on the Spirit of Promise' is a study of the life and ministry of Abraham Cheare (1626-1668), containing selections from Cheare's works, and rescuing an important seventeenth-century English Baptist from obscurity. Cheare has been overshadowed by other more celebrated Baptist contemporaries, but as the pastor of the Particular Baptist work in Plymouth, Devon, Cheare played a key role in the advance of the Baptist cause in the West Country in the 1650s. His 'Sighs for Sion' is an excellent illustration of early Baptist piety. With the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Cheare, like many other Dissenters, suffered arrest for his refusal to give up preaching. Cheare's prison writings reveal both a sturdy faith in God and a deep-seated piety. Despite the fact that he was incarcerated in a series of "nasty prisons", Cheare used this time of suffering to deepen his walk with God and so provide a model for his congregation of Christian integrity and joy in the midst of trial. To the very end of his life, Cheare eagerly awaited further outpourings of the Spirit of Promise upon the Church and looked forward to that day when his Lord Jesus would make all things right.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-227-17480-7 (9780227174807)
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Brian L. Hanson | Michael A.G. Haykin
Waiting on the Spirit of Promise
The Life and Theology of Suffering of Abraham Cheare
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Brian L. Hanson (MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a PhD candidate in Reformation Studies in the School of History at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He is also a musician and the composer of several published works including 'Jesus, Lover of My Soul' and 'The Very Thought of Thee'.
Michael A. G. Haykin (ThD, University of Toronto) is professor of church history and biblical spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and director of The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. He has authored or edited more than twenty-five books, including 'Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church'.
Michael A. G. Haykin (ThD, University of Toronto) is professor of church history and biblical spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and director of The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. He has authored or edited more than twenty-five books, including 'Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church'.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1 "Sweet for Jesus' sake": The life of Abraham Cheare
Chapter 2 "Lift up our voice like a trumpet": Cheare's ministry in the 1650s
Chapter 3 "Waiting on the Spirit of Promise": Abraham Cheare in prison in the 1660s
Chapter 4 A letter of Abraham Cheare on baptism, c.1648-1658
Chapter 5 Abraham Cheare, Sighs for Sion
Chapter 6 Abraham Cheare, A Looking-Glass
Chapter 7 Abraham Cheare, Words in Season
Bibliography
Chapter 1 "Sweet for Jesus' sake": The life of Abraham Cheare
Chapter 2 "Lift up our voice like a trumpet": Cheare's ministry in the 1650s
Chapter 3 "Waiting on the Spirit of Promise": Abraham Cheare in prison in the 1660s
Chapter 4 A letter of Abraham Cheare on baptism, c.1648-1658
Chapter 5 Abraham Cheare, Sighs for Sion
Chapter 6 Abraham Cheare, A Looking-Glass
Chapter 7 Abraham Cheare, Words in Season
Bibliography