John Newton Quotes


The Law was given by Moses; the moral law, to discover the extent and abounding sin; the ceremonial law, to point out, by typical sacrifices and ablutions, the way in which forgiveness was to be sought and obtained. But grace, to relieve us from the condemnation of the one, and truth answerable to the types and shadows of the other, came by Jesus Christ.


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John Newton
John Newton
  • Born: August 4, 1725
  • Died: December 21, 1807
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: British Sailor Anglican Clergyman

John Newton was an English Anglican cleric, a captain of slave ships who later became an abolitionist, and an investor of trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy for a period after forced recruitment.