A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life

This examination of the Christian life constitutes one of the most remarkable books of devotion ever written. William Laws book dates from 1728 a decade before Englands great evangelical revival during which it exercised a significant influence on the movements leaders. A Serious Call has been praised by readers as varied as Samuel Johnson Edward Gibbon and John Wesley. If Mr. Law finds a spark of piety in a readers mind he will soon kindle it into a flame declared Gibbon and Wesley pronounced Laws work as one of the books that formed his explicit resolve to be all devoted to God.Three hundred years after its initial publication this volume continues to win accolades from modern readers who appreciate its guidelines on prayer personal holiness and charity. Simple but profound it features brief chapters that make it particularly suitable for daily devotions.