William Mason (1719 – 29 September 1791) was a Calvinist writer.
Mason was born in
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe () is a district of south-east London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping, Shadwell and Limehouse on the north bank, as well as the Isle of Dogs ...
. He wrote a number of very popular Christian books, and was twice briefly editor of
The Gospel Magazine, immediately before and immediately after
Augustus Montague Toplady.
Selected published writings
*
A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God' or
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* ''The Christian Communicant''
* A commentary on
Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress
''The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come'' is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and a progenitor of ...
, printed as footnotes in some copies of the same as "Mason's Notes".
*
The Believer's Pocket Companion'
References
* Hatfield, Edwin Francis. ''The Poets of the Church'', New York, 1884, pages 412–41
1719 births
1791 deaths
English Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Anglican writers
People from Rotherhithe
18th-century English writers
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