George Abrahams
George Abrahams (1800-1867) was a Particular Baptist preacher. He was appointed pastor of the church meeting at Regent-Street Chapel, City Road. As a Polish Jew, he enjoyed a distinguished ministry in London, his accent alone setting him apart from his co-labourers in the gospel. He belonged to the Hight-Calvinist section of churches.
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The Dying Testimony Of The Late Mr. Abrahams To The Eternal Sonship Of Christ
About two months before his decease, Mr. Abrahams preached a sermon from Song 5:16: "His mouth is most sweet." Speaking of the glorious Person of the Son of God, he says, Now, then, regarding the Person the church is speaking about. Say you, "Well, I suppose nobody will have much trouble to know that?" Well, perhaps they may not; but still the Lord gives ministerial ability to talk a little to the poor children about him; and Christians, when they do talk about him, like to hear and bless God for it. You will agree with my way of preaching, that, in the first place, we ought to know his personal beauty and glory; and, secondly, there is evidently the relationship of his Person in…
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The Great High Priest
The word of God, namely the Bible, which is given by the inspiration of God, is like a beautiful and grand cabinet, full of all manner of precious things. The people of the earth, or the world, would be highly delighted with such a cabinet; so especially would they be delighted could they choose from it, or rather, could some grand, superior personage choose from it, for them, some of the precious things it contains. Their admiration for the cabinet and its treasures would be great, but it would be far greater for the things given from it: “These are my own” they would say, “my grandfather left it me and he was loyd so-and-so.” In this way people will treasure up the things brought…
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The Life And Ministry Of George Abrahams
The Rev. George Abrahams, of Regent-Street Chapel, City Road, has of late excited very considerable attention in the religious world of London. He is a converted Jew. About ten years ago, he professed to have a divine commission to preach to his Israelitish brethren, and consequently statedly addressed the few individuals of their number who felt disposed to listen to his ministrations. At that time he preached in a small room in Nelson’s Place, City Road. A short time before this, and immediately after his conversion to Christianity, he belonged to a church now meeting some where in Islington, and which was remarkable for consisting of Scotch Independents and Baptists, in pretty equal proportions. For some years after his conversion, he continued to follow his…
