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Vincent, Nathaniel

 
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Synopsis

As frail humans, we are often distracted from whole-hearted service to God. Between the bombardment of the world and the vanity of our flesh, all Christians feel the need to become more devoted to God.

In this classic work, Puritan Nathanael Vincent shows us how to serve God without interruption. Helping us to understand the weights and sins that entangle us, Vincent provides an abundance of pastoral guidance and encouragement. This book will motivate Christians by showing them the benefits of a focused pursuit of glorifying God.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nathanael Vincent (1638-1697) was born in Cornwall to John and Sarah Vincent. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1656 and a Master of Arts in 1657. He was then appointed chaplain of the Corpus Christi College.

Vincent was ordained at age twenty-one and became rector of Langley Marish, Buckinghamshire. Ejected by the Act of Uniformity of 1662, he spent three years as a private chaplain to Sir Henry Blount before moving to London in 1666. In 1672, Vincent was licensed as a Presbyterian preacher.

While Vincent's ministry was marked with appreciation by those who came to hear him preach, the government's non-tolerant approach to nonconformity inflicted persecution and multiple imprisonments on him. Vincent's imprisonments left him so weak that for some time he was unable to preach, and resorted to writing. Most of his fourteen books were written in prison. His books reflect a warm, experiential piety. His love and concern for the body of Christ is evident in every book.

Vincent died suddenly in 1697, at age fifty-eight; he was survived by his wife, Anna, and six children. He was buried in the nonconformists' burial ground at Bunhill Fields.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The mind of man is notoriously fickle, and distractions too easily keep him from whole-hearted service to God. Even serious Christians feel the strain caused when their desires to offer God more spiritual and well-pleasing sacrifices are hindered by remaining sin and vanity of mind. Furthermore, obtaining freedom from distractions in religious duties is very difficult. Some think lightly of the disease and imagine the cure needless. Others are discouraged from striving against distractions because they think it is impossible to overcome them.
In this book, Nathanael Vincent convincingly demonstrates how everyone ought to attend upon God, recognize Him as Lord, and serve Him without interruption. In helping us to see the weight of our obligation, Vincent provides an abundance of pastoral guidance and encouragement. This book equips readers to detect distractions and deal with them. It also motivates them by showing the benefits that pertain to a focused pursuit of glorifying God.

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