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for the relational dimension and fellowship with God.^224 This perception neglects Ambrose’s theology of union and communion wit ...

be alarmed to discover the growing tendency among his Reformed descendants to reduce or ignore the importance of Scripture as we ...

spiritual realm, and there is such a thing as supernatural guidance that is not divine guidance.”^229 Ambrose’s wisdom drawn fro ...

groups today devote more time to sharing and fellowship than cultivating spiritual maturity. One specific first step would be to ...

heavenly meditation was a contemplative-mystical expression of love and grateful gazing upon Jesus. One wonders how Barth would ...

throughout the day asserting that a “particular calling, with which I may either mingle some actings of grace, or ejaculatory du ...

with a purer and nobler understanding of desire and love. Significantly, Ambrose’s usage of this language of delight and enjoyme ...

Contemporary Dutch Pietists have already discovered the great benefit and wisdom of Ambrose. It is now time for his influence to ...

CONCLUSION This thesis began by asking two questions: was Isaac Ambrose a Puritan mystic and can the contemporary Church retriev ...

meditative Puritan of Lancashire”, “of a contemplative disposition”, and even a “religious mystic.” However, the reality is that ...

study of Scripture without neglecting an affective praying of Scripture. Further, and reflective of many Puritans, he was a stud ...

miss the equally present importance of the Holy Spirit throughout his writings. Additionally, this Reformed principle of Word an ...

and other love-language reminiscent of the Song of Songs might encourage a greater desire and hunger for God. Fourth, this disse ...

motivated and sustained by his contemplative-mystical piety what if anything can the Reformed Church learn from him today? A typ ...

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______. Eying of Jesus, As Carrying on the Great Work of Mans Salvation from First to Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlast ...

Angier, Open in a Brief History of the Wise, Good, and Powerfull Hand of DivJohn. Lancashires Valley of Achor is Englands Doore ...

__. Things by FaithThe Saints Treasury. 1654. (5 Sermons) - 3rd, The Glorious Enjoyment of Heavenly Cabasilas, Nicholas. The Lif ...

de Granada, Lewis. with Of Prayer and MeditationAn Excellent Treatise of Consi, separate page numbering for both works. deration ...