Happy is that man, that can be acquitted by himself in private, by others in public, and by God in both.

Topics: Freedom & Truth, Wisdom & Understanding

Joseph Hall

Joseph Hall (1574–1656) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, Geistlicher und Bischof von Exeter sowie Norwich. Er verband reformierte Frömmigkeit mit der Verteidigung der anglikanischen Kirchenordnung und erlangte als moralistischer Essayist den Beinamen „englischer Seneca“. Für Bibelleser sind vor allem seine Betrachtungen der biblischen Geschichte von Bedeutung, die theologische Tiefe mit praktischer Lebensweisheit verbinden.

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