A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life - Law, William
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William Law was a kind and gentle soul who clearly perceived the mystic oneness of all existences. His writings should be read by any mystic. More than simply articulating a set of rules to live by A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life examines what it means to lead a Christian life and criticizes the perversion of Christian tenants by the Establishment, whether secular or spiritual-whose real aim is temporal power. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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William Law was a kind and gentle soul who clearly perceived the mystic oneness of all existences. His writings should be read by any mystic. More than simply articulating a set of rules to live by A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life examines what it means to lead a Christian life and criticizes the perversion of Christian tenants by the Establishment, whether secular or spiritual-whose real aim is temporal power. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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William Law, born in 1686, became a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1711, but in 1714, at the death of Queen Anne, he became a non-Juror: that is to say, he found himself unable to take the required oath of allegiance to the Hanoverian dynasty (who had replaced the Stuart dynasty) as the lawful rulers of the United Kingdom, and was accordingly ineligible to serve as a university teacher or parish minister. He became for ten years a private tutor in the family of the historian Edward Gibbon (who, despite his generally cynical attitude toward all things Christian, invariably wrote of Law with respect and admiration), and then retired to his native King's Cliffe. Forbidden the use of the pulpit and the lecture-hall, he preached through his books. These include Christian Perfection, the Spirit of Love, the Spirit of Prayer, and, best-known of all, A Serious Call To a Devout and Holy Life, published in 1728.