Anne Dutton's many writings are significant because they impacted evan-gelical revival in England (and in the colonies). Particularly significant is her voice as a Baptist writer responding to revival in England and in America.

Dutton gives her own account of her own of her conversion experience, two marriages, ministry contributions with her yokefellow husband, Benjamin Dutton and his death at sea. Dutton's autobiography is important.

This collection of Anne Dutton's writings pulls together a variety of her correspondence and shows her significant involvement in theological debate and controversy.

Were there no other reason, this alone would make the literary legacy of the Baptist Anne (Williams) Dutton (1692-1765) significant. In 1731, Anne and her minister husband, Benjamin Dutton, settled in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire.

A collection that includes letters about the Moravian Brethren, ""A Postscript to a Letter Lately Published on the Duty and Privilege of a Believer"" (1746); ""Letters on Spiritual Subjects: Sent to Relations and Friends""; and, ""Letters ...

Dutton's hymns and poetry are also included in this volume. Dutton's poetry, A Narration of the Wonders of Grace (1734), was a prominent publication in her day. It contained 1,504 lines of poetry in six parts based on themes of salvation.

Three collections of Dutton's letters--Volumes I (1740), IV (1746), and VIII (1750)--on spiritual subjects addressed to relations and friends also appear in this volume.

Though she did not get everything right, David Gay is convinced Dutton had 'the root of the matter' in her, and he is persuaded that believers today badly need to hear what she spelled out, and so he has published this small work to let her ...