The roots of endurance : invincible perseverance in the lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce /

Piper, John, 1946-,

The roots of endurance : invincible perseverance in the lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce / [print] John Piper. - Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway Books, (c)2002. - 174 pages ; 24 cm. - The swans are not silent ; bk. 3 .



Introduction : the biblical roots of endurance -- John Newton : the tough roots of his habitual tenderness -- Charles Simeon : the ballast of humiliation and the sails of adoration -- William Wilberforce : "peculiar doctrines", spiritual delight, and the politics of slavery.



9781581344271

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BX5197.P665.R668 2002 BX5197