William Large

William Large (1814-?) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. He served the pastorate of the churches meeting at Sutton and Sudbourne.

  • William Large

    The Life And Ministry Of William Large

    Dear Brother Winters,—-I am obliged to you for sending for a sketch of my life, spiritual and temporal. I am such a debtor to sovereign grace that I hardly know where to begin the wonderful task, and think the language of Kent is very appropriate:— "My God, when I recount Thy thoughts  Of love concerning me; And where began the vast account Except from all eternity," I was born at Syleham, Suffolk, on October 3, 1814, of poor but godly parents, who afterwards removed to Hoxne, where I attended a Sabbath-school, managed by teachers who walked from Diss, a distance of about six miles, thus showing their earnestness. Here we used to commit portions of Dr. Watts' Catechism to memory, and which much impressed me…