- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Selection of Hymns
- 2 Biography of a Moravian
- 3 Justice for the Punishment of Sin
- 4 George Whitefield’s Signature Sermon
- 5 Calvinism under Fire
- 6 The Conversion of a Welshman
- 7 A Selection of Hymns
- 8 A Divisive Great Awakening Sermon
- 9 Revivals as a Means of Reform
- 10 Diary of Doubts
- 11 Racing to Hear Whitefield Preach
- 12 Revival at Cambuslang, Scotland
- 13 Overcome by the Power of the Spirit
- 14 Revival at Kilsyth, Scotland
- 15 Jonathan Edwards Assesses a Revival
- 16 Piety over Worldly Pleasures
- 17 Satan’s Strategies of Deception
- 18 Spiritual Devotions for the Soul
- 19 A Conversion Story
- 20 A Missionary among Native Americans
- 21 A Selection of Hymns
- 22 Summarizing God’s Law
- 23 Revival in the Low Countries
- 24 Satirical Revenge
- 25 Natural versus Moral Necessity in the Will
- 26 Open Letter to Commit Oneself to God
- 27 The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Cross
- 28 Determining Divine Grace
- 29 Eloquent Calvinism
- 30 Life as the Wife of a College President
- 31 Report on African American Religion in Virginia
- 32 Praising the Ineffable
- 33 Before Dartmouth College
- 34 The Difference between True and False Religion
- 35 Salvation at Sea
- 36 An Anglican Minister Describes Faith
- 37 Faith Restricted to the Mind
- 38 Advice to Women on Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience
- 39 Defending the Doctrine of Christian Perfection
- 40 A Selection of Hymns
- 41 Advice on Alcohol
- 42 An Argument for the Separation of Church and State
- 43 A Selection of Poems
- 44 Practical Disinterested Benevolence
- 45 Amazing Grace (How Sweet the Sound)
- 46 A Baptist’s Beliefs
- 47 A Gospel Call to Sinners
- 48 The Duty to Respond to the Gospel Message
- 49 The Ideal Student
- 50 The Unlawfulness of Enslaving Humans
- 51 An Appeal to the Higher Ranks of Society
- 52 Salvation Comes to a Sailor
- 53 Journal of an American Methodist
- 54 Guidelines for American Methodists
- 55 An Argument for Overseas Missionary Work
- 56 The Necessity of Evil
- 57 Godly Living in a New England Town
- 58 Debunking Racial Stereotypes
- 59 An Anglican Evangelical’s Sermon
- 60 True and False Religion Exposed
- 61 Godly Government during a Time of Crisis
- 62 A Conspiracy Theorist’s Theory
- Further Reading
Summarizing God’s Law
Summarizing God’s Law
- Chapter:
- (p.141) 22 Summarizing God’s Law
- Source:
- Early Evangelicalism
- Author(s):
Joseph Bellamy
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter presents excerpts from Joseph Bellamy's 1750 book True Religion Delineated; or, Experimental Religion, As Distinguished from Formality on the One Hand, and Enthusiasm on the Other, Set in a Scriptural and Rational Light. Bellamy is considered one of the most important evangelical theologians of the eighteenth century. Along with Samuel Hopkins, he became a disciple of Jonathan Edwards and progenitor of the “New Divinity” movement. In True Religion Delineated, Bellamy outlined the intricacies of obedience to the law, which he believed true Christianity depended on. He wanted to convince his readers that God's moral law, established before creation, remained alive, even after the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ.
Keywords: moral law, Joseph Bellamy, True Religion Delineated, Jonathan Edwards, New Divinity movement, Christianity, God, Jesus Christ
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Selection of Hymns
- 2 Biography of a Moravian
- 3 Justice for the Punishment of Sin
- 4 George Whitefield’s Signature Sermon
- 5 Calvinism under Fire
- 6 The Conversion of a Welshman
- 7 A Selection of Hymns
- 8 A Divisive Great Awakening Sermon
- 9 Revivals as a Means of Reform
- 10 Diary of Doubts
- 11 Racing to Hear Whitefield Preach
- 12 Revival at Cambuslang, Scotland
- 13 Overcome by the Power of the Spirit
- 14 Revival at Kilsyth, Scotland
- 15 Jonathan Edwards Assesses a Revival
- 16 Piety over Worldly Pleasures
- 17 Satan’s Strategies of Deception
- 18 Spiritual Devotions for the Soul
- 19 A Conversion Story
- 20 A Missionary among Native Americans
- 21 A Selection of Hymns
- 22 Summarizing God’s Law
- 23 Revival in the Low Countries
- 24 Satirical Revenge
- 25 Natural versus Moral Necessity in the Will
- 26 Open Letter to Commit Oneself to God
- 27 The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Cross
- 28 Determining Divine Grace
- 29 Eloquent Calvinism
- 30 Life as the Wife of a College President
- 31 Report on African American Religion in Virginia
- 32 Praising the Ineffable
- 33 Before Dartmouth College
- 34 The Difference between True and False Religion
- 35 Salvation at Sea
- 36 An Anglican Minister Describes Faith
- 37 Faith Restricted to the Mind
- 38 Advice to Women on Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience
- 39 Defending the Doctrine of Christian Perfection
- 40 A Selection of Hymns
- 41 Advice on Alcohol
- 42 An Argument for the Separation of Church and State
- 43 A Selection of Poems
- 44 Practical Disinterested Benevolence
- 45 Amazing Grace (How Sweet the Sound)
- 46 A Baptist’s Beliefs
- 47 A Gospel Call to Sinners
- 48 The Duty to Respond to the Gospel Message
- 49 The Ideal Student
- 50 The Unlawfulness of Enslaving Humans
- 51 An Appeal to the Higher Ranks of Society
- 52 Salvation Comes to a Sailor
- 53 Journal of an American Methodist
- 54 Guidelines for American Methodists
- 55 An Argument for Overseas Missionary Work
- 56 The Necessity of Evil
- 57 Godly Living in a New England Town
- 58 Debunking Racial Stereotypes
- 59 An Anglican Evangelical’s Sermon
- 60 True and False Religion Exposed
- 61 Godly Government during a Time of Crisis
- 62 A Conspiracy Theorist’s Theory
- Further Reading
