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Author Menno Simons, 1496-1561.

Title The complete writings of Menno Simons, c.1496-1561 / translated from the Dutch by Leonard Verduin and edited by J.C. Wenger ; with a biography by Harold S. Bender
Published Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, [1986], ©1984

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 1089 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits
Contents A Brief Biography of Menno Simons -- Books and Tracts -- The Blasphemy of John of Leiden, 1535 -- The Spiritual Resurrection, c. 1536 -- Meditation on the Twenty-fifth Psalm, c. 1537 -- The New Birth, c. 1537 -- Foundation of Christian Doctrine, 1539 -- Christian Baptism, 1539 -- Why I Do Not Cease Teaching and Writing, 1539 -- The True Christian Faith, c. 1541 -- A Kind Admonition on Church Discipline, 1541 -- Brief Confession on the Incarnation -- A Clear Account of Excommunication, 1550 -- Confession of the Triune God, 1550 -- Confession of the Distressed Christians, 1552 -- A Pathetic Supplication to All Magistrates, 1552 -- Brief Defense to All Theologians, 1552 -- Reply to False Accusations, 1552 -- The Cross of the Saints, c. 1554 -- Reply to Gellius Faber, 1554 (Autobiography) -- The Incarnation of Our Lord, 1554 -- Reply to Martin Micron, 1556 -- Epistle to Martin Micron, 1556 -- The Nurture of Children, c. 1557 -- Meditations and Prayers for Mealtime, c. 1557 -- Instruction on Excommunication, 1558 -- Reply to Sylis and Lemke, 1560 -- Letters and Other Writings -- Sharp Reply to David Joris, 1542 -- Admonition to the Amsterdam Melchiorites, c. 1545 -- Earnest Epistle to the Davidians, c. 1546 -- Comforting Letter to a Widow, c. 1549 -- Exhortation to a Church in Prussia, 1549 -- Doctrinal Letter to the Church in Groningen, c. 1550 -- Sincere Appeal to Leonard Bouwen's Wife, 1553 -- Instruction on Discipline to the Church at Franeker, 1555 -- Encouragement to Christian Believers, 1556 -- Instruction on Discipline to the Church at Emden, 1556 -- Letter of Consolation to a Sick Saint, c. 1557 -- Personal Note to Rein Edes and the Brethren in Waterhorne, c. 1558 -- Pastoral Letter to the Amsterdam Church, 1558 1055 -- Final Instruction on Marital Avoidance, 1558 -- Extract from a Letter in Menno's Handwriting -- Two Hymns by Menno Simons, c. 1540, after 1550
Notes "Various changes have been made in this new printing, the most important being the dropping of the Wismar Articles of 1554"--Preface to the 5th printing
Includes index
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Subject Menno Simons, 1496-1561.
SUBJECT Menno Simons, 1496-1561 fast
Subject Mennonites.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Amish.
Mennonites
Form Electronic book
Author Wenger, J. C. (John Christian), 1910-1995.
LC no. 55009815
ISBN 0585281548
9780585281544