Samuel Pike
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Samuel Pike (1717–1773) was an English Congregationalist minister and Calvinist theologian who pastored at St. Martin's-le-Grand in London. He is best known for his Persuasive to a Holy Life and his Familiar Introduction to the Holy Scriptures, works marked by clear Calvinistic piety and practical application.
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Discerning Providential Guidance - Part I
How may a person, who is desirous of following the dictates of providence, in every respect, know the mind and will of God in any particular circumstance, whether temporal or spiritual? This is a question of so large an extent, and of so great importance, that the very sight of it, when it came…
Discerning Providential Guidance - Part II
How may a person, who is desirous of following the dictates of providence, in every respect, know the mind and will of God in any particular circumstance, whether temporal or spiritual? But this brings me to observe, (4.) That we are not to be guided by any unaccountable impulses and impressions.…
Distinguishing Faith and Feelings - Part I
How far may a person judge of the strength or weakness of his faith by the brightness or darkness of his frames? From Religious Cases of Conscience (1755) The growth of grace in the heart of a true believer is a very mysterious thing; and there is scarcely any particular whereby Christians in…
Distinguishing Faith and Feelings - Part II
It will be proper to introduce in this place the substance of the other letter; which runs to this effect: 'Sir — I have for many years past made it my constant practice to set apart a serious hour for self-examination: and as the word of God is the only unerring rule, whereby to judge spiritual…