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That book has a bad press; I would have like to have seen them reprint some of the stuff that has been out of print for ages....John Howe's works...etc.
| Howe is first on my list of things to acquire... would be WONDERFUL if they reprinted it.
What's wrong with Mead's Almost Christian Discovered? I thought it was a fantastic book. | Howe's Works are a real treasure. Even though I paid a lot of $$ for them, I do hope they get reprinted.
As for Almost Christian, it is a classic aimed at shaking carnal security in nominal believers. Beeke and Pederson say, "Caution should be exercised in giving this book to new converts because its contents could discourage them." | I think there are better books on the subject, such as Jonathan Edwards' Religious Affections. A book like Mead's could lead to too much introspection.
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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)
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