Author: Oliver HeywoodPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483495418
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Excerpt from The Whole Works of the Rev. Oliver Heywood, B.A, Vol. 2 of 5: Containing, I. Heart Treasure; II. Sure Mercies of David Luther was confined in the castle of Wartburg, which he was accustomed to denominate his Patmos, he com posed several theological tracts, which displayed the energies of his' powerful mind, and contributed greatly to confirm the resolution of those who had attached themselves to the cause of the Reformation - which also had a mighty influence in gaining adherents to this cause, as well as establishing those who not un frequently wavered in their trying and precarious cir cumstances. But the most of his solitude he employed on a translation of the Scriptures into the language of his native country. This German version, the result of his confinement was of the highest importance. The different parts of, it, says Mosheim, being successively and gradually Spread abroad among the people, produced sudden and almost incredible effects, and extirpated root and branch, the erroneous princi ples and superstitious doctrines of the church of Rome, from the minds of a prodigious number' of persons. Bunyan is another extraordinary instance of success ful toil, when prevented from discharging in a public manner the duties of the ministerial office. In a jail at Bedford, torn from the scenes of active life, cut off from all the ordinary intercourse of society, his whole library consisting of his Bible and Fox's Martyrology, he sketched the Progress of his Pilgrim, and even in this world procured for himself an immortal name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.