William Law

William Law, born in 1686, became a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1711, but in 1714, at the death of Queen Anne, he became a non-Juror: that is to say, he found himself unable to take the required oath of allegiance to the Hanoverian dynasty (who had replaced the Stuart dynasty) as the lawful rulers of the United Kingdom, and was accordingly ineligible to serve as a university teacher or parish minister. He became for ten years a private tutor in the family of the historian, Edward Gibbon (who, despite his generally cynical attitude toward all things Christian, invariably wrote of Law with respect and admiration), and then retired to his native King's Cliffe. Forbidden the use of the pulpit and the lecture-hall, he preached through his books. These include Christian Perfection, the Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration, Spirit of Prayer, the Way to Divine Knowledge, Spirit of Love, and, best-known of all, A Serious Call To a Devout and Holy Life, published in 1728.

His Works

LAW_COLLECTIONOFLETTERS "A Collection of letters"
LAW_DIVINEKNOWLEDGE "The Way to Divine Knowledge by William Law"
Law_Errors "A Demonstration Of The Errors Of A Late Book by William Law"
LAW_HOLYLIFE  "A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law"
Law_Humble  "A Humble, Affectionate, and Earnest, address to"
Law_Justification  "Of Justification of Faith and Works by William Law"
LAW_REGENERATION"The Grounds and Reasons for Christian Regeneration William Law"
LAW_THELAW  "An Appeal To All Who Doubt"
LAW_SPIRITOFLOVE  "THE SPIRIT OF LOVE by William Law"
LAW_SPIRITOFPRAYER  "The Spirit of Prayer by William Law"