Spiritual Marriage and - Durham e-Theses - Durham University

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CONTENTS

DECLARATION viii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix


(^) ABBREVIATIONS xi
INTRODUCTION xii
PORTRAIT OF ISAAC AMBROSE xv
Chapter



  1. INTRODUCTION TO PURITAN MYSTICISM 1
    Defining Mysticism 4
    Defining Puritanism 10


(^) Defining Puritan Mysticism 14
Evidence of the Contemplative-Mystic Piety within Puritanism 26
Literature Review Related to Isaac Ambrose 28
Writings of Isaac Ambrose 38
The Hermeneutical Process 40
Conclusion 46



  1. BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF
    SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE 50
    Biblical Foundations of Spiritual Marriage 52
    Historical Roots of Spiritual Marriage 54
    Puritan Reading and Exegesis of Scripture 59
    Puritan Celebration of Godly Marriage and Sex 63
    Spiritual Marriage in the Writings of the Puritans 74
    Spiritual Marriage in Isaac Ambrose 87

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