THE LIFE

OF

EDWARD IRVING.

VOL. II.

LONDON

PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO.

NEW-STREET SQUARE

THE LIFE

OF

EDWARD IRVING,

MINISTER OF

THE NATIONAL SCOTCH CHURCH, LONDON.

Illustrated by his Journals and Correspondence.

BY MRS. OLIPHANT.

"Whether I live, I live unto the Lord; and whether I die, I die unto the Lord:
living or dying, I am the Lord's." Amen.

Second Edition, Revised.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,

SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN,
13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

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CHAPTER I.

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1828.

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Sermons on the Trinity Unconscious of any Doubt on the Sub-

ject-The Fellowship of Christ - Discoveries made by the Rev.

Mr. Cole. A Theological Spy - Follows the Preacher to the

Vestry-First Accusation of Heresy -The Orthodox Doctrine of

the Church - Irving's Manner of Meeting the Attack — The

Cloud like a Man's Hand — Apology for the Church of Scotland

- Irving carries his Message to his own Country - Plan of his

Journey - Annan Market — His Labours among his own People

-Arrival in Great King Street-St. Andrew's Church besieged

by the Crowd - Excitement in Edinburgh — Dissatisfaction of

Chalmers The Statesman and the Visionary Uses of the

Impracticable Religious Thought in Scotland Campbell of

Row-A New Friend - Irving's Faculty of Learning - Rosneath

- Row-A. J. Scott Accident at Kirkcaldy - Cruel Re-

proaches Irving visits Perth- - Returns to London - Imme-

diate Return to his Usual Labours Happiness in returning-

The Last Days-Irving's Anxieties - Opposition to his Doctrine

of the Second Advent Improvement in his Wife's Health-

His Anxiety for her Return - Pause in the Saturday Occupation

-Consultations about Prophecy-Publishing Negotiations-A

Bible Society Meeting - Anticipates "Casting out of the Syna-

gogue" His Birthday — Instructions and Prayers - The Lost

Tribes- Resignation to God's Will Arrangement about his

Trinity Sermons The Bishop of Chester Contract with

Publishers-Tale of the Martyrs. - Excess of Health - Harro-

gate A true Apostolical Church-The Year's Work - Pasto-

ral Duties The Threshold of a New Future - High Anticipa-

tions - Vaughan of Leicester. - Second Albury Conference-

Dr. Martin's Account of its Results - Mutterings of the Coming

Storm Trust of his People .

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