Alfred Hewlett
Alfred Hewlett (1804-1885) was a High-Calvinist Anglican preacher and writer. In 1831, he was appointed Vicar of Astley, near Manchester, a position he held for almost fifty-five years. In 1841, he became a key figure setting up St. Stephen’s School. Aside from his polemical and doctrinal publications, he served his flock with a pastoral heart, known for his regular and frequent visits to their homes.
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The Life And Ministry Of Alfred Hewlett
We now come to two ministers of the Gospel who loved and preached the truths dear to the hearts of those who have been named, and who, in their day and generation, exercised a wide influence for good, effectually disproving the libel that the doctrines of grace produce supineness and indifference to the needs of men. Alfred Hewlett, D. D. (1804-1885), was during the greater part of his long life Vicar of Astley, near Manchester. It was a neglected place when he first went there; brutal sports and practical heathenism abounded. In the course of time schools were erected and institutions formed for the benefit of the people; he founded and edited "The Christian Cottagers' Magazine," and gave lectures on temperance and other topics, besides…
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Vessels Of Wrath And Vessels Of Mercy
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Vessels Of Wrath And Vessels Of Mercy
I would beg to acquaint the Christian Reader of the following pages, that I preached the Sermons of which they form the substance, at the particular request of some brethren in the Lord, who were desirous of hearing a scriptural exposition of these verses. I bless God that I have been enabled to study, preach, and send forth my discourses in a spirit of prayer and submission, as opposite to my natural disposition as light is to darkness. My reasons for printing are, a desire to he useful to the people of God, and to prevent perversion and misrepresentation; or, at all events, by printing as nearly as possible, the positions, assertions, and expressions, proved and made use of, to afford all an opportunity of…
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The Life And Ministry Of Alfred Hewlett
