Harvey comments that Watts ' shows a remarkable awareness of the main intellectual currents of his time'.11 Watts came from a Puritan background and in many ways continued distinctive Puritan doctrines. However, not surprisingly ...
In Christian Worship in Reformed Churches Past and Present, edited by lukas vischer, 66–82. grand Rapids: W. B. Eerdmans, 2003. Sprat, Thomas. The History of the Royal-Society ... Philip Doddridge and the Shaping of Evangelical Dissent.
The life story of Isaac Watts, described as the "Father of English Hymnody," the hymn writer who wrote over 700 hymns including the well-known "When I survey the Wondrous Cross."
" Probably more of his hymns are found in the average hymnal today than that of any other author. Many years ago I found and purchased the complete works of Isaac Watts in several large volumes, printed in 1810.
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