Glory to the three eternal, tercentennial essays on the life and writing of Benjamin Beddome

This is the first critical study of the writings of the English Particular Baptist Benjamin Beddome (1718-1795), whose evangelical ministry stretched over the last half of the eighteenth century. Best known in the years following his death as a capable hymn writer, he was also a significant doctrinal preacher. John Newton, who had heard such preachers as John Wesley and George Whitefield, considered Beddome one of the finest preachers of his day. The articles in this critical study examine his sermons to delineate Beddome's view of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, as well as his position on the free offer of the gospel, a central issue among the Particular Baptists of his day. His important contribution to Christian hymnody is also detailed. A must-read for those interested in eighteenth-century evangelical thought.

Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781532666124

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Michael A. G. Haykin is chair and professor of church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Roy M. Paul is executive research assistant at the Canadian office of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. Jeongmo Yoo is assistant professor of church history at Torch Trinity Graduate University in Seoul, Korea.

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In God's celestial city, there are many stars that illuminate our night but receive little attention. Benjamin Beddome is one such luminary. May these studies of this godly man's life and doctrine be used of God to fulfill Beddome's prayer: 'O grant us grace, Almighty Lord, to read and mark thy holy Word; its truth with meekness to receive, and by his holy precepts live. Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan