A Treatise on Spiritual Comfort -- John Colquhoun

[VirginiaHuguenot]

A Treatise on Spiritual Comfort by John Colquhoun (1748 - 1827) is available online here.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

For those who may be wondering who John Colquhoun is, here is a biographical sketch by David Lachman as found in the Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology, p. 196:

Colquhoun, John (1748 - 1827), CofS minister and author. Born in the parish of Luss (Dunbartonshire), Colquhoun attributed his conversion to the answer to the Shorter Catechism's question, 'What is effectual calling?' Referred by a teacher to Thomas Boston's* Fourfold State, he began an aquaintance with Boston's writings which continued throughout his life. He studied at the University of Glasgow, was ordained to the New Church (St John's), South Leith, in 1781 and remained there until his death.

He was a popular and influential evangelical preacher, whose sermons and writings reflect in great measure those of the Marrow brethren (see Marrow Controversy) and whose theology was more in accord with that of the Secession* churches than that of his fellow Evangelicals* in the CofS. In advising the many students of divinity who frequented his ministry, he declined to recommend The Marrow of Modern Divinity, as the General Assembly had condemned it. But Boston's notes to the Marrow were not so condemned, and these he warmly recommended. [RAM: 'One of his advices we give in its original Scots form: "Noo, I daurna advise ye to read The Marrow o' Modern Deeveenity, for ye ken the Assembly condemned it. But they didna condemn Tammas Bowston's notes on The Marrow."', as quoted by John Macleod, Scottish Theology, p. 219.]

Colquhoun's works, all intensely practical, were widely influential: A Treatise of Spiritual Comfort (E, 1813; 1822); A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel (E, 1816; 1819); A Treatise on the Covenant of Grace (E, 1818); A Catechism for the Instruction and Direction of Young Communicants (E, 1821; 1838); A Treatise on the Covenant of Works (E, 1821); A View of Saving Faith (E, 1824); A Collection of the Promises of the Gospel (E, 1825); A View of Evangelical Repentance (E, 1825); Sermons, chiefly on Doctrinal Subjects [RAM: See here for details on the forthcoming republication of these sermons] (E, 1836), includes a brief memoir.

 

[bookslover]

For those who may be wondering who John Colquhoun is, here is a biographical sketch by David Lachman as found in the Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology, p. 196:

Colquhoun, John (1748 - 1827), CofS minister and author. Born in the parish of Luss (Dunbartonshire), Colquhoun attributed his conversion to the answer to the Shorter Catechism's question, 'What is effectual calling?' Referred by a teacher to Thomas Boston's* Fourfold State, he began an aquaintance with Boston's writings which continued throughout his life. He studied at the University of Glasgow, was ordained to the New Church (St John's), South Leith, in 1781 and remained there until his death.

He was a popular and influential evangelical preacher, whose sermons and writings reflect in great measure those of the Marrow brethren (see Marrow Controversy) and whose theology was more in accord with that of the Secession* churches than that of his fellow Evangelicals* in the CofS. In advising the many students of divinity who frequented his ministry, he declined to recommend The Marrow of Modern Divinity, as the General Assembly had condemned it. But Boston's notes to the Marrow were not so condemned, and these he warmly recommended. [RAM: 'One of his advices we give in its original Scots form: "Noo, I daurna advise ye to read The Marrow o' Modern Deeveenity, for ye ken the Assembly condemned it. But they didna condemn Tammas Bowston's notes on The Marrow."', as quoted by John Macleod, Scottish Theology, p. 219.]

Colquhoun's works, all intensely practical, were widely influential: A Treatise of Spiritual Comfort (E, 1813; 1822); A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel (E, 1816; 1819); A Treatise on the Covenant of Grace (E, 1818); A Catechism for the Instruction and Direction of Young Communicants (E, 1821; 1838); A Treatise on the Covenant of Works (E, 1821); A View of Saving Faith (E, 1824); A Collection of the Promises of the Gospel (E, 1825); A View of Evangelical Repentance (E, 1825); Sermons, chiefly on Doctrinal Subjects [RAM: See here for details on the forthcoming republication of these sermons] (E, 1836), includes a brief memoir.

OK, Mr. Smarty-Pants, how do you pronounce his last name? Huh? Huh?

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

OK, Mr. Smarty-Pants, how do you pronounce his last name? Huh? Huh?

Um, ok, here you go:

Pronounciation of Colquhoun

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

A Treatise on Spiritual Comfort by John Colquhoun (1748 - 1827) is available online here.

I have only read a bit of it (on depression/melancholy); but others inform me its a spiritual classic. Must get to it soon.

 

[toddpedlar]

A Treatise on Spiritual Comfort by John Colquhoun (1748 - 1827) is available online here.

I have only read a bit of it (on depression/melancholy); but others inform me its a spiritual classic. Must get to it soon.

It's a FANTASTIC book. You really should get to it soon