The Private Devotions of Dr. William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Private Devotions of Dr. William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr A reprint of this manual seemed the more necessary when so many devotional books are being published, which put forward a system of practical religion, a little refined perhaps in its details, but to all intents and purposes the same with that, in Opposition to which Archbishop Laud wrote, and acted, and in the end shed his blood. His martyrdom saved the Church at the time. The evil spirit was cast out; and though outside her walls it raged violently, and did her much harm, yet it was not able then to re-enter, so long as his body lay across the breach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.