ABSTRACT
Philip Doddridge's emphasis upon the religion of the heart is seen as connecting him especially with Richard Baxter. For Doddridge, private prayer, meditation and Bible-reading were central elements to an individual's Christian spirituality. One final aspect of Doddridge's view of Christian spirituality is the importance which he placed upon a regular and heartfelt participation in the Lord's Supper. Doddridge's view of spirituality stood in a broad Puritan tradition. This tradition emphasised the inward nature of true Christian spirituality, worked in the human soul by the power of the Holy Spirit in regeneration and subsequently in sanctification. William Gouge, minister at St Ann Blackfriars, London, wrote at length on the subject of family duties. The parent is the family minister: 'that which a Minister is to doe for matter of instruction in the Church, a parent must do at home'. The Christian Temper of John Evans, a Presbyterian minister in London, was 'one of the best practical pieces in our language'.
