The Best Match; or, the Soul's Espousal to Christ: Opened and Improved, by Edward Pearse, ... The Twelfth Edition

By Edward Pearse

Book Overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.
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National Library of Scotland

T189851



Glasgow: printed by John Robertson, for William M'Arthur, Paisley, 1772. 216p.; 8

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1385475099
• ISBN13: 9781385475096
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Original thoughts on a popular subject

Who would have thought a book written in the 1600's could be so absolutely profound even today? It is a testament to the transcendance of Holy Scripture. What was true 2,000 years ago is still true today: God is and was, and will be forever. He is the great "I AM" who with blessed condescension came to dwell with us. This book speaks of the marriage relation between Christ and His people. Pearse explains in a lively and lucid way the nature of God's love for His people, what this Love accomplished, and what it is doing, even presently. " I will be yours, says He to the soul, "to love you, to save you, to make you happy in Me and with Me. I, with all my riches and treasures, will be fully and forever yours." With the divorce rate as high as it is, this is the kind of assurance today's society so desperately needs. It isn't about morality, or getting right before God. Pearse makes it clear, as it is in the Bible, that we are not worthy of this great Love, but that God's grace abounds to love each and every heart with a "ravishing" love. Highly recommended.