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In The Life of God in the Soul of Man, Scougal cuts through false
ideas about religion and demonstrates how to pursue true unity with
God.
2011 Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The Life
of God in the Soul of Man was written as a letter of spiritual
counsel to a friend, and it succeeded far beyond the author's
expectations. It passed from hand to hand until it was brought to
Gilbert Burnet, the future bishop of Salisbury, with the suggestion
that it be made available to the world. It is considered a classic
book of Christian devotion. It is timeless in its appeal. Its
thought is clear and comprehensible; its language possesses a quiet
beauty and poignancy that does not lose its charm with the passing
of the years; and its style is not distorted by the artificialities
of temporal literary fashions.
Henry Scougal died in 1657 at the age of 27 but by then he was
already Professor of Divinity at Aberdeen University. This timeless
classic was originally written to encourage a friend and stimulate
his spiritual life. It was so appreciated that it was later
published as a book for a wider readership. A hundred years later a
copy was sent to George Whitefield by his friend, Charles Wesley -
it was instrumental in Whitefield's conversion. This book provided
much of the stimulation behind the Methodist Revival of Britain and
the Great Awakening in America. In it Scougal explains the four
essential characteristics of divine life, their excellence, their
advantages and the practical steps that you can take in realising
them as your personal experience.
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