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Puritan Pulpit: Solomon Stoddard
By Solomon Stoddard / Ligonier Ministries
Solomon Stoddard, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, was an excellent preacher in his own right and helped to provide his grandson with many of his most important insights into the character of God. It is said, in fact, that his preaching and evangelism generated more response than that of his more famous grandson. |
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The Puritan Pulpit: Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686)
By Thomas Watson / Soli Deo Gloria
Thomas Watson was one of the premier English Puritan preachers. His sermons are pastoral and easy to understand, rich with illustration and bounding in application. Here are 10 sermons that can be found in no other work of Watson's in print today: A Christian on Earth Still in Heaven; Christ's Loveliness; God's Anatomy Upon Man's Heart; The Beauty of Grace; The Preciousness of the Soul; The Saint's Desire to be with Christ; The Saint's Spiritual Delight; The Soul's Malady and Cure; The Trees of Righteousness Blossoming and Bringing Forth Fruit; The Spiritual Watch. |
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The Reformed Pastor
By Richard Baxter / Banner Of Truth
Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was vicar of Kidderminster from 1647 to 1661. In an introduction to this reprint, Dr. J.I. Packer describes him as "the most outstanding pastor, evangelist and writer on practical and devotional themes that Puritanism produced." His ministry transformed the people of Kidderminster from "an ignorant rude and revelling people" to "a godly worshipping community. These pages, first prepared for a Worcestershire association of ministers in 1656, deal with the means by which such changes are ever to be accomplished. |
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Puritan Treasury of Quotations
By Banner Of Truth
This book does not belong to the ordinary run of anthologies but is a masterful selection by an author who has given many years to his work. The 1500 quotations from a wide range of Puritans have been chosen with great care, and arranged under topical headings. They form an ideal introduction to the writings of the great and godly men of the 17th-century, and will prove to be a devotional reading of the highest quality. |
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The Christian in Complete Armour, 3 Volumes
By William Gurnall / Banner Of Truth
John Newton, author of the hymn "Amazing Grace," said, "If I might read only one book beside the Bible, I would choose The Christian in Complete Armour." Charles Spurgeon wrote, "Gurnall's work is peerless and priceless; every line is full of wisdom; every sentence is suggestive." David Wilkerson, author of The Cross and the Switchblade, wrote, "The Christian in Complete Armour should be in the library of every man and woman of God." Originally written in 1655 in three volumes, this Puritan classic on spiritual warfare has been updated into modern English and abridged for easy reading. Volume 1 covers our call to arms, being armed, the nature of warfare and the character of Satan, and standing in the fight. Volumes 2 and 3 cover the various pieces of the armour of God. Three softcovers. |
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The Marrow of Theology
By William Ames / Baker
From the landing of the pilgrims through the American Revolution, American religious thought was strongly influenced by the Puritan theologian William Ames. Quoted more often in the New World than either Luther or Calvin, Ames was read in Latin by undergraduates at Harvard and Yale as part of their basic instruction in divinity.
Both Thomas Hooker and Increase Mather recommended the Marrow of Theology as the only book beyond the Bible needed to make a student into a sound theologian. Brief, lucid and comprehensive, the Marrow presents the substance of the Puritan understanding of God, the church and the world. Ames shows Puritanism to be an eminently practical religion which stresses individual experience and feeling. Connections run from Ames in the seventeenth century to Jonathan Edwards in the eighteenth and Friedrich Schleiermacher in the nineteenth. This book for the academic/student contains footnotes and an index. |
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The Religious Affections
By Jonathan Edwards / Banner Of Truth
This book is among the best-known works of Jonathan Edwards. Edwards seeks to distinguish between true and false religion by showing the marks of a saving work of the Holy Spirit in men. In his Preface, Edwards stresses the importance of using "our utmost endeavors clearly to discern ...wherein true religion does consist". For "till this be done, it may be expected that great revivings of religion will be but of short continuance". Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was one of the few truly great theologians of the English-speaking world, who began his ministry at Northampton, Massachusetts, when New England had drifted from the Puritanism of its founders. |
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A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness
By Jeremiah Burroughs / Soli Deo Gloria
The Puritans rightly discerned the realtionship between the soundness of one's doctrine and the soundness of his walk before God and his fellow man. In this rear Puritan work, Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) shows from Scripture the great sin of thinking as the world thinks rather than thinking God's thoughts after Him. May it please God to use this work to help us to think on a heavenly level and act in a heavenly manner! |
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On Knowing Christ
By Jonathan Edwards / Banner Of Truth
Edwards, perhaps the greatest American philosopher, was supremely a Christian thinker. In his sermons he shows the seriousness of man's sinful condition, the riches of Christ's grace, and the marvels of the Christian life. The 10 sermons in this introductory collection include Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Pardon for the Greatest Sin, Christian Knowledge, and seven more. 276 pages, softcover from Banner of Truth. |
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The Bruised Reed
By Richard Sibbes / Banner Of Truth
Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), one of the most influential figures in the Puritan movement during the earlier years of the seventeenth century, was renowned for the rich quality of his ministry. This collection of sermons shows why he was known among his contemporaries as the "sweet dropper." |
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The Pilgrim's Progress
By John Bunyan, N H Keeble / Oxford University Press
The Pilgrim's Progress has inspired readers for over three centuries. It is one of the best-loved and most widely read books in English literature and is a classic of the heroic Puritan tradition and a founding text in the development of the English novel. The story of Christian, whose pilgrimage takes him through the Slough of Despond, Vanity Fair, and the Delectable Mountains, is full of danger and adventure. Together with his trusty companions, Faithful and Hopeful, he encounters many enemies--the foul fiend Apollyon, Judge Hategood, Giant Despair of Doubting Castle--before finally arriving at the Celestial City. Bunyan's own experience of religious persecution informs his story, and its qualities of psychological realism, and the beauty and simplicity of his prose combine to create a book whose appeal is universal. This edition includes the illustrations that appeared with the book in Bunyan's lifetime, giving a sense of its impact on contemporary readers. 368 pages, softcover.
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The Temptation of Christ: A Puritan's View of the Temptation
By Thomas Manton / Christian Focus Public
Thomas Manton looks at the temptation Christ suffered from the Devil in the wilderness and shows the origin and purpose of temptation. His classic study examines how Jesus can be God, and yet be tempted. He also demonstrates how temptation exists both for our good and God's glory, how to combat it and the role we,and Angels, play in overcoming it. |
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The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher
By James Ussher / Ligonier Ministries
James Ussher (1581-1656) was a highly regarded scholar in his own day, and a fearless preacher as well. These 19 sermons were preached in 1640, and they deal with the most crucial issues of the soul: the devastating effects of sin, the purpose of the law, the satisfaction, humiliation, and sacrifice of Christ, saving faith, hell, peace with God, and the seal of salvation, among others.Of Ussher, Dr. Francis Nigel Lee writes, "Raised in a Bible-believing Calvinistic environment, Dr. Ussher soaked himself in the Holy Scriptures without ceasing. He also read the Early Church Fathers---systematically, every day, for eighteen years. Head of Ireland's foremost theological faculty, Ussher was internationally the greatest Anglican antiquarian and theologian of his age---if not of all time."
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The Beatitudes Puritan Vision of the Christian Life
By Thomas Watson / Banner Of Truth
The Beatitudes were a favorite topic of the Puritans---they show to best advantage a preacher's gifts for sound doctrine, practical wisdom, and heart-searching application. Thomas Watson combines all of those traits in a terse, vigorous style with plenty of illustrations from everyday life. His thoughts are still fresh and instructive, three hundred years later. This softcover edition from Banner of Truth includes editorial notes. 307 pages. |
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The Puritan Pulpit: Jonathan Edwards
By Jonathan Edwards / Soli Deo Gloria
When Jonathan Edwards died in 1758, he left nearly 1100 sermon manuscripts behind in addition to his other writings. In this volume are 16 sermons, 14 of which are here presented for the first time ever in print form. |
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Glory of Christ: A Puritan's View on the Beauty of the Saviour
By John Owen / Christian Focus Public
To see the glory of Christ is one of the greatest privileges that a Christian can enjoy. Anyone who does not see his glory in this world, will not see his glory in heaven, and no one should look for anything in heaven that he has not experienced in this life. Just as looking directly into the sun darkens our vision, so Christ's heavenly splendor is too brilliant for our mind's eye, but in seeing it by faith, we are prepared for heaven. In his immense essence, the infinite God is invisible to our finite human eyes, and will remain so for eternity. Only "in the face of Jesus Christ" can we see God and be filled with peace and rest. Read this book, and by his Word and Spirit God may give you such a sense of his uncreated glory, blazing forth in Christ, that you will be satisfied and filled with joy. |
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A Golden Treasury of Puritan Devotion
By P & R Publishing
Readers who desire/crave the wisdom and piety of Puritan writers but don't have the time to wade through whole volumes will welcome this treasury of Puritan authors, including Bunyan, Owen, Baxter, Sibbes, Watson, and Charnock. |
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The Heavenly Footman: A Puritan's View of How to Get to Heaven
By John Bunyan / Christian Focus Public
Throughout Bunyan's great allegories his prime concern was that people would be able to discern the way to heaven. The 'Footman' is an athlete dogged in the pursuit of 'winning' the race. Bunyan wants us to be able run the race of the Christian life and finish the course so that we might all meet in Heaven. As he states in this book: "Farewell, I wish our souls may meet with comfort at the journey's end." Based on the text 'so run that ye may obtain' (1 Cor 9:24), Bunyan's terse and racy style gives us vital guidance on how to complete the journey. This is regarded as one of the classic texts to have come from the Puritan era on Christian living. Bunyan is well known for his perceptiveness in describing human motivation and thought processes with discernment as he gives us the description of the man who gets to heaven. |
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The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions
By Arthur Bennett / Banner Of Truth
Puritans wrote down their prayers as a way of keeping a record of God's dealings with the soul. Included here are prayers of Bunyan, Watts, Spurgeon, and others. Arranged by theme -- from the awesomeness of God to the awfulness of sin -- you'll find promptings for your own heart's dialogue with your heavenly Father. 224 pages, softcover from Banner of Truth. |
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Art of Man Fishing: A Puritan's View of Evangelism
By Thomas Boston / Christian Focus Public
Thomas Boston was a "Scotish Puritan" ("Puritan" was not used in Scotland as a label in the way it was in England). He had a sensitive spirit but also a first class mind. A man with a retentive memory but also a way with words, he always thought best with a pen in his hands, writing out ideas and arguments as they came to him. This is a classic explanation of the Puritan approach to evangelism that is also an encouragement for anyone explaining the gospel to someone else. |
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The Mortification of Sin
By John Owen / Christian Focus Public
John Owen insisted on the importance of Christians dealing effectively with their sinful tendencies and attitudes. He believed that God, through his Word and Spirit, has provided the guidelines and the power for this to be achieved. In this book, John Owen effectively dismisses various excuses for not engaging in self-scrutiny and yet avoids the current trend of self-absorption. In so doing he provides principles to help believers live lives of holiness. We owe a great debt to our Christian forefathers who spent time studying the Bible and applying it to the world around them. The Christian Heritage series seeks to take the best and most practical of their works and re-present it for a new generation. |
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Jonathan Edwards: On Revival
By Jonathan Edwards / Banner Of Truth
"On Revival" offers select works of Jonathan Edwards. Included are A Narrative of Surprising Conversions, dealing with religious revival in Northampton in 1735, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, Edward's analytical treatise on revival, and An Account of the Revival of Religion in Northampton 1740-1742. This work hopes to further familiarize readers with Edwards and his timeless writings. The works are prefaced with some introductory material. Jonathan Edwards is widely recognized today as perhaps the greatest of all North American thinkers, philosophers, and theologians. He began his ministry in Northampton, Massa chusetts, and exemplifies the Puritan influence which had been felt in New England. |
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The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
By John Owen / Banner Of Truth
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ is a polemical work designed to show, among other things, that the doctrine of universal redemption is unscriptural and destructive of the gospel. Nobody has a right to dismiss the doctrine of the limitedness of the atonement as a monstrosity of Calvinistic logic until he has refuted Owen's proof that it is part of the uniform biblical presentation of redemption, clearly taught in plain text after plain text. |
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The Great Gain of Godliness
By Thomas Watson / Banner Of Truth
C. H. Spurgeon had a well-stocked library of Puritan books that contained around 12,000 volumes. However, one rare book was not to be found amongst that valuable collection: Thomas Watson's Notes on Malachi 3:16-18. With a note of sadness in his voice he said to his College students: "This [volume] would be a great find if we could come at it, for Watson is one of the clearest and liveliest of Puritan authors. We fear we shall never see this commentary, for we have tried to obtain it, and tried in vain."In this reset and lightly edited edition you can now read the book that was on Spurgeon's 'wish-list'! The Great Gain of Godliness is Watson's exposition of Mal. 3:16-18. In it he aims "to encourage solid piety and confute the atheists of the world, who imagine there is no gain in godliness." This book has all the hallmarks of Thomas Watson's other writings: a combination of rich spirituality, nourishing doctrine, and sane practical wisdom coupled with fascinating illustrations and a very pleasant style.
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Christ's Last Disclosure of Himself
By William Greenhill / Soli Deo Gloria
In Revelation 22:16-17, the last "red-letter" verses in the Bible, Christ gives us His last statements about Himself and His ministry. In this scarce book, the Puritan William Greenhill opens and expounds this often neglected text, showing the significance of Christ being the root and the offspring of David. And then he clearly and passionately reveals the heart of Christ towards sinners, freely offering the gospel to "him that is athirst, and whosoever will come." 211 page hardcover from Soli Deo Gloria. |
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Glorious Freedom: The Exellency of the Gospel Above the Law
By Richard Sibbes / Banner Of Truth
The orginal title of this study was 'The Excellency of the Gospel above the Law'. In it Richard Sibbes describes the fuller-revelation of God in the coming of Chirst and its greater effect in those who behold that glory by the Spirit. The vitallity of the new covenant results in spiritual liberty and likeness to Christ. |
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All Loves Excelling
By John Bunyan / Banner Of Truth
All Loves Excelling is a reprint of John Bunyan's classic treatise on Ephesians 3:18-19 which Bunyan wrote as an aid to Christian growth in the interest of producing those who "sweeten churches and bring glory to God and to religion." |
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The Art of Prophesying
By William Perkins / Banner Of Truth
William Perkins (1558-1602) exercised a preaching ministry of such power in Cambridge that it left an impression on both town and church which would last for decades. Perkins provides basic guidance to help all Christians to read and use the Bible intelligently. He has a particularly powerful message for those who lead God's people and especially those who preach. The Art of Prophesying is a slender volume, but it carries sparks capable of igniting a preacher. It should be beside every minister's desk as a book to turn to again and again. 206 pages, softcover. |
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Lords Prayer:
By Thomas Watson / Banner Of Truth
In this exposition of the Lord's Prayer, Thomas Watson analyses in detail the Preface to the prayer and the six petitions which make it up. His treatment of the second petition is exceptionally full and illuminating. This book affords instruction and practical help to praying Christians. |
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All Things for Good
By Thomas Watson / Banner Of Truth
First published in 1663(under the title A Divine Cordial), the year after Watson and some two thousand other ministers were ejected from the church of England and exposed to hardship and suffering. All Things for Good contains the rich exposition of a man who lived when only faith in God's Word could lead him to such confidence. This book provides the biblical answer to the contemporary question; Why do bad things happen to good people? |
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Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647
By William Bradford / Random House, Inc
A new edition. The complete text with notes and an introduction by Samuel Eliot Morison. The definitive edition of one of the great American classics. Bradford's history is a story of a simple people inspired by an ardent faith to a dauntless courage in danger, a resourcefulness in dealing with new problems, an impregnable fortitude in adversity that exalts and heartens one in an age of uncertainty, when courage falters and faith grows dim. It is this story, told by a great human being, that has made the Pilgrim Fathers in a sense the spiritual ancestors of all Americans, all pioneers. Thus Samuel Eliot Morison, the preeminent American historian in this field, in his Preface to this great American classic. For the first time the printed text of Bradford's history has been compared word for word with the original manuscript; for the first time the difficult abbreviations and contractions used by Bradford have been filled out and his archaic and variant spellings made uniform. This edition has a double value: it presents Governor Bradford's text in readable form and it provides contemporary readers with a history of that text and its enduring significance by the historian clearly elect to interpret it. |
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The Jerusalem Sinner Saved: or Good News for the Vilest of Men
By John Bunyan / Banner Of Truth
John Bunyan confessed himself to have been one of the worst sinners to have ever walked God's earth. After his conversion to Jesus Christ, he was constantly amazed by the fact that the God of infinite grace should have saved him from his sin. As a minister of the Gospel, he loved to proclaim the grace of God to sinners and earnestly persuaded his hearers to embrace by faith the Lord Jesus Christ in whom is found the free pardon of all our sins. Published by Bunyan in the year of his death (1688), this little book brings together the fruit of his thinking on the grace of forgiveness. With the warmth and fervency of spirit of a true evangelist, he beautifully unfolds the riches of God's grace and mercy to the greatest of sinners. Here, as the subtitle of the book says, is 'Good News for the Vilest of Men'!
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God- Made Easier to Read
By Jonathan Edwards / P & R Publishing
Jonathan Edwards was an 18th century preacher in Northampton, Mass. who help to ignite the Great Awakening of that time. This sermon is one of his most popular proclamations from the pulpit. Please note: the language has been edited and updated for today's modern reader. |
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The Secret Key to Heaven: The Vital Importance of Private Prayer
By Thomas Brooks / Puritan Paperbacks
Puritan pastor Thomas Brooks held the deep conviction that "The power of religion and godliness lives, thrives, or dies, as closet prayer lives, thrives, or dies." Knowing his people well, he feared that many Christians don't understand the "necessity, excellency, and usefulness" of private prayer and neglect this "indispensable duty." Focusing on Jesus' words about prayer in Matthew 6:6, Brooks gives a masterful, practical treatment of this vitally important aspect of Christian living. |
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The Pleasantness of a Religious Life
By Matthew Henry / Christian Focus Public
Dismiss all the stereotypes you've heard about Puritans being sour and gloomy. Henry's words, penned in 1714, prove otherwise! Declaring that "there is true pleasure in true religion," Henry exhorts Christians to partake in all the joyful benefits of "the good life," and discusses 12 distinct types of Christian pleasure. Introduction by J.I. Packer. 172 pages, softcover from Christian Heritage. |
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Holy Spirit: The Treasures of John Owen for Today's Readers
By John Owen / Banner Of Truth
Owen on the Holy Spirit, as this work has been known to generations of Christians, was written by the greatest theologian of the Puritan era. It ranges across themes associated with the person and work of the Spirit and is doctrinal and pastoral in character. The massive 17th century edition has been modernized and abridged to make it accessible to Christians today. |
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Hope
By Jeremiah Burroughs / Ligonier Ministries
The world today is lost in sin and full of despair. Yet there is hope for the world---hope found in Christ and His Gospel. In this never-before-reprinted book, Puritan preacher Jeremiah Burroughs examines the nature of hope, the object of hope, and the reasons why Christians should have hope in this world. One contemporary of Burroughs said that this work was especially helpful for putting to death the fears and doubts that assail us so that we might look forward to the future with confidence. |
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By Faith: Sermons on Hebrews 11
By Thomas Manton / Banner Of Truth
The outstanding preaching ministry of Thomas Manton (1620-77) was excercised first a Stoke Newington from 1644, then from 1656 in one of the leading Puritan churches in London. St Paul's Covenant Garden. The extent of his pulpit labours is shown by the fact that the twenty-two volumes of the standard 19th century edition of his works consist almost entirely of sermons. The present volume containig sixty-five sermons on Hebrews 11:1-31 illustrates the author's 'clear and succinct opening of of gospel mysteries and close application to the conscience' (from the letter To the Reader) here the great theme of faith in action shines before the reader like a many-faceted jewel. |
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The Ten Commandments
By Thomas Watson / Banner Of Truth
In this book Thomas Watson continues his exposition of the Shorter Catechism drawn up by the Westminster Assembly. Watson was one of the most popular preachers in London during hte Puritan era. His writings are characterized by clarity, raciness and spiritual richness. The series of three volumes, of which this is the second, makes an ideal introduction to Puritan literature.There are few matters about which the Puritans differ more from present-day Christians than in thier assessment of the importance of the ten commandments. The commandments, they held, are the first thing in Christianity which the natural man needs to be tuahgt and they should be the daily concern of the Christian to the last. In this book, Watson examines the moral law as a whole as well as bringing out the meaning and force of each particular commandment. In view of the important function of the law in Christian life and evangelism this is a most valuable volume.
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The Almost Christian Discovered
By Matthew Mead / Soli Deo Gloria
While "cheap grace" and "easy-believism" are relatively new terms, antinomianism is not. Martin Luther coined the phrase to refer to those who wanted all the benefits of salvation without any of the obligations. The Puritans treatises on true and spurious conversions. To those who looked to some external act for confirmation of a regenerate heart, the Puritans pointed to proper motives as wells as proper conduct. To those who looked merely to their orthodox beliefs, the Puritans pointed out that the demons are orthodox in their creed, but not in their conduct. Ever mindful not to stir up unnecessary doubts in weak believers, the Puritans, nevertheless, felt it imperative to awaken the carnal hypocrite out of his undeserved security. |
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Justifying Faith
By Thomas Goodwin / Banner Of Truth
This reprint deals with the excellency of faith. Beginning with the Old Testament, Goodwin shows that faith is supported by "two grand pillars", God's promise of Christ and God's precious nature. With marvelous insight into many scriptures, Goodwin shows what God does for "humbled and broken hearts." It is Christ rather than faith which becomes the theme. In the latter part of this, one of the richest volumes of Puritan divinity, faith is related to communion with God and to all spiritual joys and progress. 593 pages from Banner of Truth. |
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Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God
By Jonathan Edwards / P & R Publishing
On July 8, 1741, Jonathan Edwards preached the most famous sermon ever delivered in the history of America. The response of the congregation was nothing short of amazing. Before Edwards could finish, people were crying out, "What shall I do to be saved?" Though first delivered 250 years ago, Edwards's most memorable sermon is no less needed today. Far more than a depiction of the punishments of hell, it is a call to personal salvation through Christ and spiritual revival in our time. |
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Sure Guide to Heaven
By Joseph Alleine / Banner Of Truth
"From the Publisher:" One of the greatest evangelistic books, and a spur to personal evangelism. 148 pgs |
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