Glory to the Three Eternal

Tercentennial Essays on the Life and Writings of Benjamin Beddome (1718–1795)

Michael A. G. Haykin, Roy M. Paul

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781532666148
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

This is the first critical study of the writings of the English Particular Baptist Benjamin Beddome (1718-1795), whose evangelical ministry stretched over the last half of the eighteenth century. Best known in the years following his death as a capable hymn writer, he was also a significant doctrinal preacher. John Newton, who had heard such preachers as John Wesley and George Whitefield, considered Beddome one of the finest preachers of his day. The articles in this critical study examine his sermons to delineate Beddome's view of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, as well as his position on the free offer of the gospel, a central issue among the Particular Baptists of his day. His important contribution to Christian hymnody is also detailed. A must-read for those interested in eighteenth-century evangelical thought.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Being Benjamin Beddome
• Chapter 2: “Glory to the Three Eternal”
• Chapter 3: Benjamin Beddome’s Christology
• Chapter 4: The Pneumatology of Benjamin Beddome
• Chapter 5: “Such wondrous grace demands a song”
• Chapter 6: Benjamin Beddome and the Modern Question
• Bibliography