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The Life and Times of George Whitefield (Philip)

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588
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There can be few Christians who changed the life of nations only to be as little remembered as George Whitefield. In part this was because he left no denomination. Except for the short biography by the Scotsman, John Gillies (published two years after his death), Whitefield’s memory was left largely in the hands of those who wished to attribute his influence to ‘theatrical talent’ and fanaticism. The tide of unfavorable opinion did not change until the publication of Robert Philip’s volume in 1837. By 1852 J.C. Ryle was among those popularizing the belief that ‘Whitefield was one of the most powerful and extraordinary preachers the world has ever seen.’ Later and more definitive biographies were to confirm this opinion, notably the two volumes of Luke Tyerman 1876-1877 and of Arnold Dallimore in 1970 and 1980.

Philip’s biography, however, remains the best account in a single volume. Drawing on the testimony of those who had a personal knowledge of his subject, and from his own extensive study of Whitefield’s journals, letters and sermons, Philip grasped the great lesson of the evangelist’s life, namely, that it is the Holy Spirit who makes preachers.

Philip is not an uncritical biographer, and he is ready to note weaknesses and failures that admirers of Whitefield have sometimes passed over. But the outstanding feature of his work is the way in which he allows his subject to speak for himself. He seems to have absorbed all that Whitefield ever said and wrote, and his selection brings us into direct contact with the man. Thus Philip can truthfully write: ‘This work is chiefly from Whitefield’s own pen. So far as it is mine, it is in his own spirit.’

For those who want a work of quiet scholarship, Philip is not their man. But where there is a desire for the evangelical flame-for words that burn, and reach heart and soul- this volume will clearly show why the gospel can turn the world upside down.

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Table of Contents:  



 CHAPTER I.
  WHITEFIELD’S EARLY LIFE, EDUCATION, AND ORDINATION 1
  CHAPTER II.  
  WHITEFIELD’S INTRODUCTION TO LONDON 47
  CHAPTER III.  
  WHITEFIELD’S FIRST VOYAGE AND VISIT TO GEORGIA 55
  CHAPTER IV.  
  WHITEFIELD’S FIRST GREAT MEASURES IN LONDON, 1739 73
  CHAPTER V.  
  WHITEFIELD’S FIRST VISITS TO THE COUNTRY 97
  CHAPTER VI.  
  WHITEFIELD IN WALES 110
  CHAPTER VII.  
  WHITEFIELD IN AMERICA 136
  CHAPTER VIII.  
  WHITEFIELD’S BREACH WITH WESLEY 195
  CHAPTER IX.  
  WHITEFIELD IN SCOTLAND, 1741 218
  CHAPTER X.  
  WHITEFIELD AND THE DISSENTERS 252
  CHAPTER XI.  
  WHITEFIELD’S DOMESTIC LIFE 264
  CHAPTER XII.  
  WHITEFIELD AT CAMBUSLANG 291
  CHAPTER XIII.  
  WHITEFIELD ITINERATING 306
  CHAPTER XIV.  
  WHITEFIELD ITINERATING IN AMERICA, 1744 319
  CHAPTER XV.  
  WHITEFIELD IN BERMUDAS 334
  CHAPTER XVI.  
  WHITEFIELD RANGING 346
  CHAPTER XVII.  
  WHITEFIELD IN IRELAND 371
  CHAPTER XVIII.  
  WHITEFIELD’S CHARACTERISTIC SAYINGS, 1734 TO 1745 378
  CHAPTER XIX.  
  WHITEFIELD REVISITING 398
  CHAPTER XX.  
  WHITEFIELD IN LISBON, 1754 417
  CHAPTER XXI.  
  WHITEFIELD AND THE LONDON MORAVIANS 432
  CHAPTER XXII.  
  WHITEFIELD’S INFLUENCE IN AMERICA. FIRST PART 441
  CHAPTER XXIII.  
  WHITEFIELD’S PUBLIC SPIRIT 446
  CHAPTER XXIV.  
  WHITEFIELD’S INFLUENCE IN AMERICA. SECOND PART 467
  CHAPTER XXV.  
  WHITEFIELD AND THE BISHOPS 473
  CHAPTER XXVI.  
  WHITEFIELD’S LAST LABOURS AT HOME 484
  CHAPTER XXVII.  
  WHITEFIELD AND EDMUND HALL 491
  CHAPTER XXVIII.  
  WHITEFIELD’S LAST VOYAGE 497
  CHAPTER XXIX.  
  WHITEFIELD AND THE NOBILITY 507
  CHAPTER XXX.  
  WHITEFIELD’S LAST ITINERACY 520
  CHAPTER XXXI.  
  WHITEFIELD’S FUNERAL 535
  CHAPTER XXXII.  
  WHITEFIELD’S CHARACTERISTICS 552
  CHAPTER XXXIII.  
  WHITEFIELD PREACHING 573