Baxter

by J.C. Ryle, Tim Cooper (Foreword), Bennett W. Rogers (Preface)

This is an edited and updated edition by H&E Publishing of J. C. Ryle's short biography on Richard Baxter.It is seldom that so many gifts are to be found united in one man as they are in Baxter. Eminent personal holiness—amazing power as a preacher—unrivaled pastoral skill—indefatigable diligence as a writer—meekness and patience under undeserved persecution—all meet together in the character of this one man. Place him high in your list of great and good men. Give him the honor he deserves.

47 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 18, 2019

About the author

(John Charles Ryle) Ryle started his ministry as curate at the Chapel of Ease in Exbury, Hampshire, moving on to become rector of St Thomas's, Winchester in 1843 and then rector of Helmingham, Suffolk the following year. While at Helmingham he married and was widowed twice. He began publishing popular tracts, and Matthew, Mark and Luke of his series of Expository Thoughts on the Gospels were published in successive years (1856-1858). His final parish was Stradbroke, also in Suffolk, where he moved in 1861, and it was as vicar of All Saints that he became known nationally for his straightforward preaching and firm defence of evangelical principles. He wrote several well-known and still-in-print books, often addressing issues of contemporary relevance for the Church from a biblical standpoint. He completed his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels while at Stradbroke, with his work on the Gospel of John (1869). His third marriage, to Henrietta Amelia Clowes in 1861, lasted until her death in 1889.