William Guthrie (Puritan)
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William Guthrie was a Scottish
Puritan
minister and author. He was the first minister of Fenwick parish church in Ayrshire
, Scotland. He is known primarily for his book on assurance
, The Christian's Great Interest.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
minister and author. He was the first minister of Fenwick parish church in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, Scotland. He is known primarily for his book on assurance
Assurance (theology)
Assurance is a Protestant Christian doctrine that states that the inner witness of the Holy Spirit allows the justified disciple to know they are saved. Based on the writings of St...
, The Christian's Great Interest.
External links
- Guthrie, William (1620–1665). "The Christian's Great Interest" HTML Version Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- Biography of William Guthrie - ccel.org Retrieved 2010-07-23
- Memoir of William Guthrie from The Christian's Great Interest at ccel.org Retrieved 2010-07-23