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Category: LinksThe news items published under this category are as follows.
"Thelyphthora; Or, a Treatise on Female Ruin,
Its Causes, Effects, Consequences, Prevention, and Remedy"
Written by the famous 18th century evangelist Martin Madan
Is Now Available to Read!
Click Here for Thelyphthora! - Volume I
Click Here for Thelyphthora! Volume II
Click
Here for Thelyphthora! Volume III
Martin Madan, was a famous preacher
during the 18th century and his hymns are with us still today.22
Like others who have achieved great fame, the Reverend Martin Madan was no
longer called by his name but was known simply as the Counsellor.43 This
referred to his ability to present the gospel in the same way that he had
presented his cases before a jury. However these jurors were made up of the many
truth seekers who attended his grand revivals and it was they who were on
trial. Madan effectively presented the case that if they would but
plead guilty and throw themselves upon the mercy of the Judge, yea, at the feet
of Jehovah Himself, then Jehovah's Own Son, Jesus the Savior, who'd died in their
stead, would pardon them.44
In this way, many a juror among those listening was convicted, found guilty, and
pardoned. Those who were lost now walked in fellowship with the Lord, forgiven
of their sins, cleansed by the blood of Jesus!45
The reason that we've
heard so little of the once famous Reverend Martin Madan is because of the Great
Methodist Cover-up. The cover-up did not begin until after the death of the
final polygamist in a string of polygamists associated with the Wesleys. The
most famous of those being:
The Reverend Martin Madan - polygamist in beliefs only, having written three
theological volumes on the subject.
The Reverend Westley Hall - brother-in-law to Charles and
John Wesley by his marriage to Martha. He was an outspoken polygamist both in
theory and in practice. He held many preaching positions during his lifetime and
had children by Martha as well as by his other wives.
Samuel Wesley - Son of Charles Wesley. Outspoken polygamist
in theory and in practice and father to Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer of the
still famous hymn - "The Church's One Foundation." Samuel Sebastian Wesley was
the son of Samuel through his second wife, Sarah Suter Wesley.
Part of the "remedy" for female ruin that the
Reverend Madan gave in his book was polygamy. He put forth in his book that the
ban on polygamy that was originally put in force by the Roman Catholic popes had
been the cause of widespread prostitution and fornication. He roundly criticized
the banning of taking more than one wife, an activity that Jesus used in
metaphor without criticism.
[Jesus praised the five brides in the story of the ten virgins for
keeping plenty of oil in their lamps while they waited for their polygamous
husband.]
In addition to his talents in preaching and writing, the Reverend
Martin Madan was a great musical arranger as well as a hymnist and lyricist. The
following words to a famous hymn were written by the Reverend Martin Madan:
"With th' Angelic Hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
It was in 1760 that Martin Madan introduced
those two lines as they are sung to this day in the hymn, "Hark! the Herald Angels
Sing." The rest of the words to that hymn were primarily written by
Charles Wesley whose own sister married the polygamist, Westley Hall.
Martin
Madan also wrote the words and music to "Now Begin the Heav'nly Theme" which is more often known by the name "Redeeming love" and which was clearly inspired by his
charitable ministry to those who had escaped the bonds of prostitution. I have
not included a link to the music since I haven't been able to find a rendering
that does it justice. It is a simple tune (unlike most of Madan's work) and
great skill is required to perform simple tunes eloquently. Read the words of my
favorite stanza from Redeeming Love which appealed then as they do now to the lost, that they would accept God's grace and "taste
redeeming love." AMEN!
'Ye, alas! who long have been
Willing slaves to death and sin,
Now from bliss no longer rove,
Stop and taste redeeming love.'"
The Reverend Martin Madan's musical score to Jesus, Lover of My
Soul is a joyous composition with four unique parts written for the base, alto,
tenor, and soprano. It can be sung a cappella or with accompaniment. Too complex
for most modern choirs, it is seldom sung today. The more commonly sung tunes
used to accompany the words to Jesus, Lover of My Soul penned by Charles Wesley
are just that, common. They make the tune sound sad while Charles Wesley wanted
it to be a joyous and upbeat celebration of our Lord's love for us. The Reverend
Martin Madan surely produced the joyous tune that Charles Wesley had wanted in
his, first, in his original; Jesus, Lover of My Soul. It is one of the most
delightful pieces of music I have ever heard and if you're a musician like me,
there is no doubt you'll agree.
You can listen to the Reverend Martin Madan's composition for
Jesus, Lover of my Soul by
clicking here: Jesus, Lover of My Soul Listen and be blessed, I was.
You can read the words and view the musical score to
Jesus, Lover of My Soul by Clicking Here. It is beautiful to hear but
extremely difficult to sing. I still can't master the base and can only admire
anyone who can sing any of the other parts.
Another example of Madan's ornate style of composition is Before
Jehovah's Awful Throne. With his composition Madan calls us to be joyously
in awe of our LORD. To listen to the composition,
"Before Jehovah's Awful Throne" Click Here.
To read the words and view the musical score to
Before Jehovah's Awful Throne Click Here.
The Reverend Martin Madan was a well accepted and much beloved
Christian Evangelist of his time. Not only did he know the Wesley family
intimately but he was God Father to Charles Wesley's son, Samuel, a gifted
musician, and took him along with him to various social functions. Samuel Wesley
became a polygamist in theory during the life of his God Father, the Reverend Martin
Madan but only became one in practice, in so far as we know, decades later.
In addition to being an extremely close friend of the Wesleys, the
Reverend Martin Madan was a close friend to Handel, the famous composer of the
masterpiece; "The Messiah." It was the Reverend Martin Madan who comforted
Handel in his last days.
It's clear that up to the moment he published Thelyphthora in 1780
that the Reverend Martin Madan was well respected. He founded the London Lock
Hospital. In 1758, 22 years before he
wrote that book, he was appointed the Chaplain. London Lock was the first
voluntary hospital that treated venereal disease.28
In fact, an English word was coined because of the Reverend Martin Madan's work.
A "Lock hospital," according to Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
copyright 1998 is "A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases." To this
day, the administrators of such hospitals can only pray that they'll have a
fraction of the success that the Reverend Martin Madan had during his years at
the Lock. It was
during his ministerial duties there that he gained a great deal of first hand
knowledge about the consequences of fornication and prostitution. Shortly after
Madan's arrival, the institution opened a new building and it became known as
"The Female Hospital." He built a chapel associated with the hospital which
could seat up to 800 people and it received enough tithes to become a source of
support for the hospital. Prior to the Reverend Martin Madan's ministry, there
were virtually no English churches that sang hymns. They sang Old Testament
Psalms set to music. That's much different from today where our hymns combine
verses with biblical concepts that call us to repentance or worship. A hymn can
be likened to a Bible study set to poetry and music. If one says there's no need
for hymns then one must also say there's no need for Bible study leaders or for
pastors. The hymn provides a way for biblical concepts to be presented in poetry
set to music. Many lost souls that have been deaf to all other forms of
preaching, have been converted by the hearing of a single hymn. It was at the
Reverend Martin Madan's church, the Chapel at the Lock, that the singing of
hymns first took hold as part of Christian worship in England.31 The members sang from a hymnal that Madan,
himself, had published. He published the hymnal as a benefit to future generations
as well as to raise money for the hospital.32
From the Chapel at the Lock,
Hymn singing spread quickly through the English speaking world with Madan's
hymnal the standard. His mastery of musical worship brought thousands to the
Chapel at the Lock and his hymns have brought many more thousands to a saving
knowledge of our Lord.32 In less than thirty
short years from the first printing of Madan's hymnal, fully two thirds of the
hymns sung, even in the parishes of the Church of England, had been arranged by
Madan himself. His hymnal had become the core of the Church of England's hymnal.33
The Baptist's hymnal came out twenty five
years after Madan's.34
Sadly, the loving man who published the first and greatest English hymnal,
the man who sparked the singing of hymns in the church; London's most brilliant preacher and England's most outspoken Christian critic of the decline in morality during the 18th
century,22a, 22b, 22c the God Father of Charles Wesley's own son,
was cast aside because of his pity for the women who came under the bondage of
prostitution; for wanting the men who knew them only as their mistresses to take
them as wives. That was his supposed "sin." Of course you and I know that's not sin but
to preach righteousness as he did is a badge of honor. Wouldn't you love to have known that man? Well now you do - Martin Madan - Famous 18th century Evangelist and servant of God Most High.
Click Here! Read Thelyphthora! A Partial List of Books written by the Reverend Martin Madan
follows: An Account Of The Death Of F. S Who Died April 1763, Aged Twenty-Six Years. In A
Letter To A Friend.
Christian and critical remarks on a droll, or interlude, called The minor Now
acting by a company of stage players in the Hay-market; and said to be acted by
authority. In which the blasphemy, falsehood, and scurrility of that piece is
properly considered, ... By a minister of the Church of Christ.
Every Man Our Neighbour A Sermon Preached At Opening Of The Chapel, Of The
Lock-Hospital Near Hyde-Park
An exhortatory address to the brethren in the faith of Christ, occasioned by a
remarkable letter from Mr. Foote to the Rev. author of Christian and critical
remarks on the minor.
A funeral sermon on the much lamented death of the Rev. Mr. Thomas Jones, who
departed this life June 6, 1762. in the thirty-fifth year of his age. To which
is added, an elegy, and an hymn, sung at his funeral. By the Reverend Mr. Maden,
Justification by works, and not by faith only, stated, explained, and reconciled
with justification by faith, without works. Being the substance of a sermon on
James ii. 24. preached at St. Vedast's Church, Foster-Lane, February 8, 1761. By
the Rev. Mr. Madan.
A letter to David Garrick, Esq; occasioned by the intended representation of The
minor at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By the Reverend Martin Madan
Letters to Joseph Priestley, LL.D. F.R.S. occasioned by his late controversial
writings. By the Rev. M. Madan By the Reverend Martin Madan
Read this Great Work! Available Now - Click Here!
A new and literal translation of Juvenal and Persius; with copious explanatory
notes, ... In two volumes. By the Reverend Martin Madan
Poemata partim reddita, partim scripta. By the Reverend Martin Madan
A Remarkable and surprising account of the abandoned life, happy conversion, and
comfortable death of Fanny Sidney, a young gentlewoman, who died in London in
April, 1763, aged 26 years. By the Reverend Martin Madan
A scriptural comment upon the thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England. By
the Reverend Martin Madan to the Right Hon. Henry, Lord Apsley, Lord High
Chancellor of Great-Britain, and to the Lock-Hospital, near Hyde Park Corner.
Thoughts on executive justice, with respect to our criminal laws, particularly
on the circuits. Dedicated to the Judges of Assize; ... By a sincere well-wisher
to the public. By the Reverend Martin Madan
A treatise on Christian faith, extracted and translated from the Latin of
Hermannus Witsius. By the Reverend Martin Madan Thelyphthora; Or, a Treatise on Female Ruin, Its Causes,
Effects, Consequences, Prevention, and Remedy. By the Reverend Martin Madan
Click to read Thelyphthora! Available NOW!
Note: Copyright Don Milton 1998 - 2009
Posted by: Pastor_Don_Milton on Sep 19, 2006 - 06:11 PM
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