John Newton

277 books • 4 series

John Newton (1725-1807) was born in London and at age eleven went to sea with his father, a shipmaster on the Mediterranean. Disregarding his mother's prayer that he enter the ministry, he engaged in the lucrative but brutal African slave trade for a number of years. After his conversion he served in the Church of England as pastor of Olney parish and later of the combined church of St. Mary's in London. In addition to the words of Amazing Grace, Newton was a prolific songwriter whose other well-known hymns include Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken and How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds.
Mar 28, 2012
Cover of Captain John Brown of Harper's Ferry

Captain John Brown of Harper's Ferry

Feb 9, 2012
Cover of The Works of the REV. J. Newton Volume 3; With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

The Works of the REV. J. Newton Volume 3; With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

Feb 9, 2012
Cover of The Pleasures of Personal Religion

The Pleasures of Personal Religion

Feb 5, 2012
Cover of The Works of the REV. J. Newton (Volume 1); With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

The Works of the REV. J. Newton (Volume 1); With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

Feb 4, 2012
Cover of Apologia, Four Letters to a Minister of an Independant Church, by a Minister of the Church of England [J. Newton].

Apologia, Four Letters to a Minister of an Independant Church, by a Minister of the Church of England [J. Newton].

Feb 2, 2012
Cover of The Aged Pilgrim's Triumph Over Sin and the Grave; Illustr. in a Ser. of Letters

The Aged Pilgrim's Triumph Over Sin and the Grave; Illustr. in a Ser. of Letters

Feb 2, 2012
Cover of Twenty-One Letters Written to a Near Relative at School. to Which Are Annexed, a Few Pieces of Poetry

Twenty-One Letters Written to a Near Relative at School. to Which Are Annexed, a Few Pieces of Poetry

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of Messiah Volume 2; Messiah His Exaltation, Kingdom, and Second Advent

Messiah Volume 2; Messiah His Exaltation, Kingdom, and Second Advent

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of Captain John Brown of Harper's Ferry; A Preliminary Incident to the Great Civil War of America

Captain John Brown of Harper's Ferry; A Preliminary Incident to the Great Civil War of America

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of Memoirs of the REV. ---With Selections from His Correspondence

Memoirs of the REV. ---With Selections from His Correspondence

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of The Posthumous Works of the Late REV. John Newton (Volume 2)

The Posthumous Works of the Late REV. John Newton (Volume 2)

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of The Works of the REV. J. Newton Volume 6; With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

The Works of the REV. J. Newton Volume 6; With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of Messiah, Fifty Expository Discourses, on the Series of Scriptural Passages, Which Form the Subject of the Celebrated Oratorio of Handel (Volume 2)

Messiah, Fifty Expository Discourses, on the Series of Scriptural Passages, Which Form the Subject of the Celebrated Oratorio of Handel (Volume 2)

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of W. S. Caine, M.P.; A Biography

W. S. Caine, M.P.; A Biography

Jan 19, 2012
Cover of Cardiphonia, Ou Correspondance, Volume 1...

Cardiphonia, Ou Correspondance, Volume 1...

Jan 13, 2012
Cover of Letters by the REV. John Newton; Of Olney and St. Mary Woolnoth. Including Several Never Before Published, with Biographical Sketches and Illustrative Notes

Letters by the REV. John Newton; Of Olney and St. Mary Woolnoth. Including Several Never Before Published, with Biographical Sketches and Illustrative Notes

Jan 12, 2012
Cover of Memoirs of the Life of William Grimshaw; With Occasional Reflections in Six Letters to Henry Foster

Memoirs of the Life of William Grimshaw; With Occasional Reflections in Six Letters to Henry Foster

Jan 12, 2012
Cover of Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars

Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars

Jan 11, 2012
Cover of Cardiphonia (Volume 1); Or, the Utterance of the Heart in the Course of a Real Correspondence

Cardiphonia (Volume 1); Or, the Utterance of the Heart in the Course of a Real Correspondence

Jan 10, 2012
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A Token of Affection and Respect

Jan 9, 2012
Cover of An Authentic Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the Life of ********.; Communicated in a Series of Letters, to the Reverend MR Haweis, and by Him Now Made Public

An Authentic Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the Life of ********.; Communicated in a Series of Letters, to the Reverend MR Haweis, and by Him Now Made Public

Jan 3, 2012
Cover of The Works of the REV. John Newton (Volume 9-10)

The Works of the REV. John Newton (Volume 9-10)

Jan 2, 2012
Cover of Messiah (Volume 1); Fifty Expository Discourses, on the Series of Scriptural Passages, Which Form the Subject of the Celebrated Oratorio of Handel Preached in the Years 1784 and 1785, in the Parish Church of St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard-Street

Messiah (Volume 1); Fifty Expository Discourses, on the Series of Scriptural Passages, Which Form the Subject of the Celebrated Oratorio of Handel Preached in the Years 1784 and 1785, in the Parish Church of St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard-Street

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of The Works of the REV. John Newton (Volume 5-6)

The Works of the REV. John Newton (Volume 5-6)