Drawing attention to doctrinal puritan Thomas Adams (1583-1652) described by Robert Southey as "the prose Shakespeare of Puritan theologians". I first came across Adams when I was given a three volume set of his works as a birthday present.
99:1 Holy arm . The creation was the work of God's fingers: "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers," Ps 8:3; ...
Thomas Adams 1583-1652
A Calvinist lived name of Adams He preached against all of the bad'uns. With puns and with quips That fell from his lips He fed both the sheep and the lambs.
Welsh pastor [born 59] at Childs Hill Baptist, London [83ff] husband to Eleri [88ff]; father to 5 sons [b 89-01]; 3 (soon 4) daughters-in-law [09ff]; 8 grandchildren [14ff] author: several books, many blogs.
"Thomas Adams was a divine moralist rather than a theologian: Be sure you get his exposition of II Peter. He was the Shakespeare of the pulpit, and he says some wonderful things."
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