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Thomas Charles (14 October 1755 – 5 October 1814)
托马斯·查尔斯（1755年10月14日至1814年10月5日）
was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist clergyman
是一位威尔士加尔文主义卫理公会的牧师
of considerable importance in the history of modern Wales.
在现代威尔士的历史中具有相当重要的地位。
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Charles had been influenced by the great revival movement in Wales,
查尔斯受到威尔士伟大复兴运动的影响，
and at the age of seventeen had been converted by a sermon of Daniel Rowland.
在十七岁时，他通过丹尼尔·罗兰（Daniel Rowland）的讲道归信了基督。
This was enough to make him unpopular with many of the Welsh clergy,
这使他在很多威尔士神职人员中变得不受欢迎，
and being denied the privilege of preaching for nothing at two churches,
由于在两座教堂被拒绝免费讲道的特权，
he helped his old Oxford friend John Mayor,
他帮助了他的老牛津大学朋友约翰·梅耶（John Mayor），
now vicar of Shawbury, Shropshire,
现在是什罗普郡肖伯里的牧师，
from October until 11 January 1784.
从10月到1784年1月11日。
On 25 January he took charge of Llanymawddwy (14 miles from Bala),
1月25日，他负责了（距离巴拉14英里）拉尼马沃德威（Llanymawddwy），
but was forced to leave after three months,
但在三个月后被迫离开，
because three influential people, including the rector of Bala,
因为包括巴拉的教长在内的三位有影响力的人，
had persuaded his rector to dismiss him.
说服了他的教长解雇了他。
His preaching, his catechizing of the children after evensong,
他的讲道、晚祷后对孩子们的教义讲解，
and his connection with the Bala Methodists,
以及他与巴拉卫理公会的联系，
his wife’s stepfather being a Methodist preacher,
他妻子的继父是一位卫理公会牧师，
gave great offence.
都引起了很大的冒犯。
After a fortnight more at Shawbury,
在肖伯里再待了两个星期后，
he wrote to John Newton and another clergyman friend in London for advice.
他给约翰·牛顿和另一位在伦敦的神职朋友写信寻求建议。
The Church of England denied him employment,
英国国教会拒绝雇佣他，
and the Methodists desired his services.
而卫理公会则希望他提供服务。
His friends advised him to return to England,
他的朋友们劝他回到英格兰，
but it was too late.
但为时已晚。
In September, accompanied by Henry Newman
在九月，亨利·纽曼（Henry Newman）陪同他
(his rector at Shepton Beauchamp and Sparkford),
（他在谢普顿·博钦和斯帕克福德的教长），
he went on a tour in Caernarfonshire.
他前往康威郡（Caernarfonshire）进行巡回。
In December, he was preaching at the Bont Uchel Association;
在12月，他在本特乌赫尔协会（Bont Uchel Association）讲道；
and he joined the Methodists in 1784.
并在1784年加入了卫理公会。
The North of Wales in the 1770s was one of the least Christian parts of Britain.
1770年代的威尔士北部是英国最不基督教化的地方之一。
The next three decades brought a transformation akin to that of the apostolic era
接下来的三十年带来了类似使徒时代的变革，
and at the centre of the change was Thomas Charles,
而这一变革的中心是托马斯·查尔斯，
‘the Lord’s gift to North Wales’.
“上帝赐予北威尔士的礼物”。
Debarred from the pulpits of his own denomination,
被禁止在自己宗派的讲坛上讲道，
and dependent on his shop-keeper wife at Bala,
并依赖于在巴拉的商人妻子，
Charles quietly became the leader of the people
查尔斯默默地成为了人们的领袖
(‘Calvinistic Methodists’)
（“加尔文主义卫理公会”），
whose God-anointed witness gathered thousands to the gospel.
这一神所涂抹的见证使成千上万的人归向福音。
This astonishing advance involved Bible distribution,
这惊人的进展涉及圣经分发、
the use of circulating schools,
设立流动学堂、
preaching, and publishing.
讲道和出版。
More than all these things,
除了所有这些，
there was an outpouring of the Spirit of God
还有神的灵的倾泻，
and the most enduring lessons of the period have to do with the quality of spiritual life
这一时期最持久的教训涉及当时恢复的灵性生命的质量
which was then recovered.
。
This volume, first published in 1838,
本卷最初于1838年出版，
shows us both what that life was in Thomas Charles’ own experience
展现了托马斯·查尔斯自身经历中的灵性生活是怎样的
and how wisely he taught it to others.
以及他如何明智地将其教导给他人。
Charles’ main characteristic, said Edward Morgan (his editor), was his large measure of love and humility.
查尔斯的主要特点，编辑爱德华·摩根（Edward Morgan）说，是他宽广的爱和谦卑。
His life itself, ‘with heaven in his face’, as men said, was a sermon.
他的生活本身，“脸上带着天堂的光辉”，正如人们所说，是一篇布道。
For insight into real, biblical Christianity this book will always be one of the classics of evangelical literature.
对于真正的圣经基督教的洞察力来说，这本书将永远是福音文学的经典之一。
John Elias’ verdict of many years ago remains true,
约翰·埃利亚斯（John Elias）多年前的评判依然真实，
‘Whatever proceeds from Mr. Charles is excellent’.
“查尔斯先生所做的一切都是优秀的。”
This was one of the last books in the hands of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones before his death
这是马丁·洛伊德-琼斯博士去世前手中持有的最后几本书之一，
and it led him to conclude that Thomas Charles ‘is definitely one of the most neglected of the spiritual leaders’.
这使他得出结论，托马斯·查尔斯“无疑是被遗忘的灵性领袖之一”。
Table of Contents
目录
Pride
骄傲
Humility
谦卑
The Operations of the Holy Spirit
圣灵的工作
Sanctification
成圣
The Benefits of Affliction
苦难的益处
The Tares and the Wheat
稗子与小麦
Spiritual Appetite
属灵的渴望
God Affording Seasonable Help
神及时提供的帮助
The Gift and Objects of God’s Love
神爱的恩赐与对象
The Sin of Grieving the Spirit
使圣灵忧伤的罪
The Infinite Greatness of Jesus!
耶稣的无限伟大！
On Walking with God
与神同行
God Our Light
神是我们的光
Natural and Renewed Conscience
自然良知和更新的良知
Conformity to the Image of God
效法神的形象