Early Modern · 1877
Holiness
J. C. Ryle · 1816–1900
What it is
Chapters on sin, sanctification, the fight, the cost, and assurance — written in short sentences and plain Saxon words by a bishop who thought most religious writing of his day was too vague to be any use.
Why it lasted
The standard evangelical treatment of sanctification, written against the perfectionist teaching then sweeping England, and in print without interruption since.
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Where to read it
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