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The Sheepfold and the Common; Or, Within and Without. Vol. 1 (of 2)

Chapter 52: Transcriber's note:
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About This Book

The volume gathers linked village sketches and didactic narratives that use everyday incidents and parish life to illustrate evangelical Christian doctrines. It follows personal struggles, conversions, and pastoral conversations among neighbors and clergy, with recurring figures such as a grieving widow, social families, and a reflective rector. It contrasts genuine spiritual regeneration with religious formalism, examines controversies including baptismal regeneration and apostolic succession, and considers the effects of evangelical preaching on individuals and the community. Interwoven scenes of domestic sorrow, moral instruction, and church debate aim to teach faith through parable-like storytelling.

Transcriber's note:

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.

The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs, thus the page number of the illustration might not match the page number in the List of Illustrations.

Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it's not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed.

In the table of contents the transcriber has changed the page number for "A Village Funeral" from 187 to 186.

Page 105: The page number in the caption has been changed from 165 to 105 to match the table of contents order.

For "Spiritual Regeneration a Reality", the page number has been changed from 337 to 336.

Page 324 The transcriber has added the word "to" after the word "wrath": "Will they, if warned to flee from the wrath come, apprehend any danger ..."

Also on page 324 "though he lives and his a sceptic or a blasphemer"—The transcriber has changed "his" to "he is".