John Newton
John Newton
John Newtonwas an English sailor, in the Royal Navy for a period, and later a captain of slave ships. He became ordained as an evangelical Anglican cleric, served Olney, Buckinghamshire for two decades, and also wrote hymns, known for "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth24 July 1725
CountryUnited States of America
forming name
I think a lot of it is a forming of attitudes. I think, primarily, they know our name but they don't know much about us.
working-together together
All shall work together for good; everything is needful that He sends; nothing can be needful that He withholds.
humble men silence
What will it profit a man if he gains his cause and silences his adversary if at the same time he loses that humble, tender frame of spirit in which the Lord delights, and to which the promise of his presence is made?
zion cities thee
Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God!
time loss years
Time, by moments, steals away, First the hour, and then the day; Small the daily loss appears, Yet it soon amounts to years
humble mind doctrine
To embrace what are called the Calvinistic doctrines was an infallible token of a humble mind.
imagination venture enthusiasm
If we venture beyond the pale of Scripture, we are...exposed to all the illusions of imagination and enthusiasm.