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 | | THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRESS AND SUPPRESSION OF THE REFORMATION IN ITALY Thomas M'Crie with New Introduction by Renato Guiliani THOMAS M'CRIE (1772-1835), Scottish historian and divine, was born at Duns in Berwickshire in November 1772. He studied in Edinburgh University, and in 1796 he was ordained minister of the Second Associate Congregation, Edinburgh In 1806, however, with some others M'Crie seceded from the general associate synod, and formed the constitutional associate presbytery, afterwards merged in the original seceders. He was consequently deposed by the associate synod, and his congregation withdrew with him and built another place of worship in which he officiated until his death. At the solicitation of his friend Andrew Thomson, M'Crie became a contributor to The Edinburgh Christian Instructor, and in 1817 he subjected some of Sir W. Scott's works to a criticism which took the form of a vindication of the Covenanters. Preserving the continuity of his historical studies, he followed up his first work with The Life of Andrew Melville (1819). In 1827 he published a History of the Progress and Suppression of the Reformation in Italy, and in 1829 a History of the Progress and Suppression of the Reformation in Spain. His latest literary undertaking was a life of John Calvin. Only three chapters were completed when the writer died on the 5th of August 1835, leaving four sons and one daughter. "Towards the close of the author's life appeared THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRESS AND SUPPRESSION OF THE REFORMATION IN ITALY, in which the fruits of his recondite investigations are rendered subservient to the cause of civil and religious freedom on the Continent. This History must be ever valuable, as telling the tale of the brief but bright era during which the beacon-light of the Reformation shone over benighted Italy,unexpectedly revealing so many striking instances of Christian worth and martyr heroism." - Free Church of Scotland Record Advertiser PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE - Expected in January 2013 SGCB Price: $16.50 (list price $32.00)Order with THE ITALIAN REFORMER: The Life & Martyrdom of Aonio Paleario SGCB Price: $26.95 (list price $55.00) |
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 click for details | | THE LIME STREET LECTURES A Defence of Some Important Doctrines of the Gospel John Gill, Abraham Taylor, Thomas Hall, Thomas Bradbury and more These Lectures were delivered from November 12, 1730 - April 8, 1731 and the following lectures were presented at that time: I. The Holy Spirit's Standard Lifted Up by Robert Bragge II. Insufficiency of Natural Religion by Abraham Taylor (Two Sermons) III. Doctrine of Particular Election by John Sladen (Two Sermons) IV. Doctrine of Original Sin by Peter Goodwin (Two Sermons) V. Doctrine of Particular Redemption by John Hurrion (Four Sermons) VI. Doctrine of Christ's Sufferings by Thomas Bradbury (Three Sermons) VII. Sinner's Justification Before God by Robert Bragge (Four Sermons) VIII. Doctrine of Efficacious Grace by Samuel Wilson (Two Sermons) IX. Doctrine of Perseverance in Grace by Thomas Hall (Two Sermons) X. Doctrine of the Resurrection by John Gill (Two Sermons) XI. Doctrine of Grace by Abraham Taylor XII. Decay of Practical Religion by Abraham Taylor "The occasion of composing these discourses, arose from a number of gentleman in London, firmly attached to the interest of our divine Redeemer, and filled with a fervent zeal for the purity of the doctrines of revelation, taking into their consideration, that many Evangelical Truths, of the last importance, were not only secretly undermined, but violently opposed in their day, by subtle adversaries to the Gospel scheme, and, accordingly, they judged it proper to set up a Public Lecture, that a course of Sermons might be preached in DEFENSE of sundry cardinal doctrines, then so openly impugned. This laudable proposal met with the most hearty approbation, from the lovers of truth as it is in Jesus. Accordingly, nine ministers, of eminent abilities, who had distinguished themselves in the world, by their elaborate writings, and who were made choice of for this undertaking, cheerfully engaged in it. Each of the ministers, by mutual consent, had the respective point of doctrine he was to establish and defend assigned to him: all of them agreed, that the different subjects should be studied with the greatest accuracy and precision; the several divine truths set in the clearest point of view, from the sacred records; the whole discourses composed on a certain plan, arranged in a regular and connected order. These preliminaries being settled, the Lecture was begun on the 12th of November, 1730, and continued weekly till April the 8th, 1731. When this course was finished, it was the unanimous desire of the gentlemen who set the Lecture on foot, and also the earnest request of the hearers, that the ministers would print their sermons: this being signified to them, they all readily complied with the repeated solicitations." -taken from the ADVERTISEMENT for the Reprint in 1844 "John Hurrion (1675-1731) is another of the obscure Puritan writers I have enjoyed in the past. It is reported by some that he was a bit of a recluse and suffered ill-health. Nonetheless, this volume is worth procuring for one reason--to add Hurrion's four sermons on particular redemption to your library. They are devotional gems full of wondrous theological insights. I have consulted my electronic version often when treating the subject. To summarize the work, Hurrion writes, 'The gospel doctrine of our redemption by Christ, tends much to the glory of God, and the happiness of man; it is the admiration of angels, and the envy of devils.' " - Dr. Mike Renihan, Heritage Baptist Church, Worcester, MA. Pre-publication Price - Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $18.50 (list price $35.00)Nearly 500 Pages of Powerful Exposition |
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 click for details | | HAWKER'S PIOUS REFLECTIONS A Daily Journey in the New Testament and Psalms into the Unsearchable Riches of Christ Robert Hawker, with a Foreword by Joel Beeke "Gentleman, if you want something full of marrow and fatness, cheering to your own hearts by way of comment, and likely to help you in giving your hearers rich expositions, buy Dr. Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary. Dr. Hawker was the very least of commentators in the matter of criticism, but he sees Jesus, and that is a sacred gift which is most precious whether the owner be a critic or no. There is always such a savor of the Lord Jesus Christ in Dr. Hawker that you cannot read him without profit." - Charles H. Spurgeon from "Commenting on Commentaries" ""Robert Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary edifies believers by providing spiritual comments on each section of Scripture. The 'Pious Reflections' section that follows Hawker's comments on each chapter of Scripture marvelously enhances this devotional character. For the genuine Christian, here is devotional writing at its best: warmly Christ-centered, eminently practical, personally searching. I commend it highly for private and family worship." - Joel Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI THIS VOLUME HAS NEVER EXISTED IN THIS FORM. THE STRUCTURE: Monday - Friday each week you will read one chapter of the New Testament along with the Pious Reflections of Hawker. This way in 260 days (52 weeks x 5) you will complete the entire New Testament of 260 chapters. Weekends you will be asked to read three of the Psalms along with the Pious Reflections of Hawker and thus complete that glorious Book in one year as well. SMYTH-SEWN HARDCOVER VOLUME 480 pages 50% Pre-Publication Discount - Expected in Winter 2013 SGCB Price: $25.00 (list price $50.00)A Smyth-Sewn Hardcover Volume |
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| | PRACTICAL ATHEISM The Battle of Every Heart and The Plague of Every Nation Stephen Charnock This sermon is taken from Charnock's classic EXISTENCE & ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. Charnock demonstrates in a most convincing way, that Practical Atheism is as widespread as the heart of every man and nation. You will soon be lead to see that the problem addressed in this discourse is not "out there" but "in here", that is, within our sin-stained heart and soul. This treatise is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the plague that is spreading throughout the world, a plague more deadly than any that has ever attacked our globe. "Atheism in the Westen world wears the clothing of evolutionary humanism. We are asked to believe that everything in this infinitely complex creation happened by chance. Stephen Charnock explains why atheism is foolishness. He does this very well. It is splendid to have his work in print." Erroll Hulse Associate pastor Leeds Reformed Baptist Church There were theological and spiritual giants in the earth in the days of the English Puritans, and Stephen Charnock (1628-80) was prominent among them. His Works present a feast of rich teaching and exposition, characterized throughout by sound theology, profound thought, and an imaginative style. While expounding timeless truth, Charnock's discourses are strikingly relevant to contemporary discussions. Then, as now, there were many willing to declare their atheism publicly, who would "not only say it in their hearts, but publish it with their lips, and boast that they have shaken off those shackles which bind other men's consciences". However, "every atheist is a grand fool. If he were not a fool he would not imagine a thing so contrary to...the rational dictates of his own soul, and contrary to the testimony of every creature and link in the chain of creation." In the words of J.I. Packer, "Charnock has no desire to speculate, but only to declare the works and ways, the nature and character, of the God of the Bible." Pre-publication Title SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $13.00) |
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| | BEWARE OF RATTLESNAKES! Lessons for Teens from History, sports and odds and ends Peter Jeffery Peter Jeffery has a special gift of saying a great deal in a few words. Once again he has hit the mark in this brand new title intended for young people. There are 52 very brief chapters covering a great variety of subjects from Kings and Presidents to athletes and animals. Young pople (and the not so young) will find the author an able guide to lead them into lessons that will stick and stay. This can be given as a gift to young people, and also used in Family Worship by moms and dads. The first time I heard Peter Jeffery preach I was immediately struck with his uncany ability to illustrate profound truth in simple words. It is a true honor for Solid Ground Christian Books to be asked to publish the latest book from the heart of a dear friend who loves Christ Jesus more than life. "Peter Jeffrey is a man who is rooted. He is rooted in who he was before he became a believer in Jesus Christ. He is rooted in who he became by the grace of God after becoming a Christian. And he is growing his roots in who he will be in glory. I see all three phases of Peter's life in this remarkable book. He has not strayed far from his roots. His genius is keeping us connected to the foundational issues of life. This new book will be perfect for young Christians of all ages--teens and seniors, men or women. Sunday School teachers, parents for family devotions, home schoolers and those who want to see how to communicate truth in small bites that get eaten need to read this book! If my grown up children were still home, I would use this book for family devotions. If I were teaching a Sunday School class for boys or girls, I would use this book. If I were starting a beginners class for new converts, I would use this book. If I wanted to help a non-reader get started reading good things that create a thirst for more, I would give them this book. Each section is just the right size and grabs thought. If I were living in an estate or if I was a soldier at war or if I were a student off at school or if I were a busy businessman who knew my way around business but not the Bible yet, I would want this book." - Steve Martin (retired after 31 years of pastoral ministry in Atlanta, Georgia, now has a ministry of encouragement to other, younger pastors and speaks at churches, conferences, and retreats.) 1. King Canute 2. Robert the Bruce 3. George Washington 4. Teddy Roosevelt 5. George W. Bush 6. Gelert 7. Manasseh 8. Josiah 9. Mary Tudor 10 Henry VIII 11 King Edward 1 and the Prince of Wales 12 King Solomon 13 Constantine 14 Alfred the Great 15 King Offa 16 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 17 Right and Wrong 18 The Anchor Holds 19 You climb and I'll pull 20 Beware of Rattlesnakes 21 Run your car on Water 22 It's a Battle 23 No limits 24 Guy Fawkes 25 No Waiting lists with God 26 Written off 27 Big Words 28 What if Christmas was in June 29 Whitsun 30 Truth or Tradition 31 Hot Cross Buns 32 De-Icing 33 By Faith 34 Becoming a Christian 35 William Webb Ellis 36 The Beautiful Game 37 The Hand of God 38 Out for a Duck 39 You cannot be Serious 40 Inga the Winger 41 Video Ref 42 Counterfeit Tickets 43 England's Rugby World Cup Win 44 Hole on One 45 Join the Library 46 A favourite hymn 47 One gospel 48 Superstar 49 Who is Jesus? 50 Incarnation 51 Why did Jesus die? 52 Only one way "Destiny beats in the heart of man. Each of us were born for a purpose bigger than ourselves. We know instinctively that life matters. The things done on earth matter eternally. In the race of life, the opposition is not the people around us, but the mediocrity that so many seem to settle for. This is a book your heart will love and your soul will cherish, revealing what it takes to win, both in sport and in life; and more than that, the most important news we could ever hear, the Gospel of Jesus Christ." - John Samson, author of "Twelve What Abouts" by Solid Ground "Twenty years ago, Robin Leech had a television program, LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS. Peter's book could well be called LIFE-LESSONS FROM THE FAMOUS AND OBSCURE because he skillfully shows time after time that we can learn profound truths in some of the most unusual ways from all kinds of people if we are humble and observant." - Steve Martin, Fayetteville, GA JEFFERY TITLE PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE - SGCB Price: $8.50 (list price $16.00) |
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| | READING "ORIGINAL SIN" A Study Guide to Jonathan Edwards' Classic on the Fall of Man Craig Biehl "These study guides to Edwards' major theological works--first the Religious Affections, now Original Sin--are a blessing to students and teachers everywhere. I'm often asked how a person who finds Edwards' prose forbidding can read and understand his writings. Now I have a good answer. Many thanks to Craig Biehl for this labor of love." - Douglas A. Sweeney, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School "Few topics are more unpleasant than sin. Seeing ourselves as we are breaks the heart. Yet a clear and humbling view of sin is foundational to knowing God. That is why the church's present neglect of the doctrine of sin cripples our evangelism and stunts our spiritual growth. Jonathan Edwards did us a great favor in carefully defending the doctrine of original sin against the attacks of the semi-Pelagian John Taylor. Craig Biehl has now served us well by boiling Edwards's logical and biblical argumentation down into a clear outline. This book will be a great help to classes, small groups, and individuals as a companion in their study of Edwards's classic volume. It helpfully references both the Banner of Truth and Yale editions. Take and read! The glory of Christ shines most brightly against the dark backdrop of our horrifying corruption." --Dr. Joel Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan Pre-publication Price SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $18.00) |
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 click for details | | WHEN RELIGION DARKENS THE GOSPEL A Sincere Appeal to Roman Catholics Renato Guiliani Two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Christians who lived in Rome, setting forth the gospel message with the greatest depth and clarity. He knew the common Roman citizen ridiculed and despised the gospel, yet he boldly declared: "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes." What is then the gospel? What does it say about the human condition? How does it actually save those who believe? And as the centuries rolled by and the Church of Rome became rich and mighty - a world power of the first magnitude - did it remain faithful to the original message given her by the Apostle Paul? Or did she somehow change that message to make it fit worldly ends? To these questions history provides enlightening insights, and the Bible gives definite answers. This book was written and published to invite sincere Romans Catholics to sit down to consider what we can learn from history and the Bible. It is hoped that this book will also serve as a tool to those who would like to understand more about the Roman Catholic Church so that they will comprehend the major issues that face the Church of Rome. Renato Guiliani is an evangelical pastor serving in Rome, Italy. Born and raised as a Roman Catholic, he is the author of several books centering on the gospel as the saving answer to man's plight. CONTENTS 1- The Denunciation of a Scandal 2- The Theological Answer 3- An Agitator to be Suppressed 4- Still Believed and Practiced Today 5- The Human Predicament 6- The Gospel of Salvation Conclusion Bibliography Endnotes SGCB RCC TRILOGY Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $16.00)Order with the SGCB Roman Catholic Trilogy SGCB Price: $23.50 (list price $47.00)50% Discount |
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| | THE CHRISTIAN'S HERITAGE Twenty Selected Expository Sermons Melancthon Jacobus, with Autobiography edited by Matthew Newkirk "Many former parishioners and admiring hearers of Dr. Jacobus have requested for publication those sermons which they have heard with profit. And these have been gathered and are now presented, without alteration or revision, just as they were written and left. There has been no such selection as would display mere exegetical skill or literary power. Those who have demanded the volume have made the choice of the contents. And these favorite discourses are issued with the prayer that he, being dead, may yet speak to many hearts with words of comfort, joy, and conviction." - from the Preface This precious volume of sermons by the man who wrote the outstanding commentaries on the Four Gospels and Acts was first and foremeost a preacher of God's Word. One needs only to read the first few paragraphs of the opening sermon, "The Christian's Heritage", to see, and feel, that this was a man of the Book. Scripture alone captivated this man because it spoke always of Christ. By the time you finish the opening sermon you will be riding high on the winds of heaven. A dear friend, Rev. William M. Paxton, wrote the following of Jacobus in his memorial address: "He died in the faith of those blessed truths which he has so ably expounded and so eloquently preached. Man's Sinfulness and Christ's Salvation were the great truths which appeared in his whole work as an expositor and preacher. He had a deep sense of his own personal unworthiness in the sight of God, and this led him with simple faith to accept Christ's righteousness as his only hope. In this confidence he lived and died." - TABLE OF CONTENTS Autobiographical Sketch of Dr. Jacobus 1- THE CHRISTIAN HERITAGE - 1 Cor. 3:21-23 2- LOSING OR SAVING LIFE - Mark 8:35 3- LIMITATIONS OF THE DIVINE WORKING - Mark 6:5 4- CHRIST THE IDEAL MISSIONARY - Acts 10:38 5- THE LAW OF THE DIVINE MANIFESTATION - John 14:22,23 6- THE FIVE "ONE THINGS" - Lk. 10:42; Mk. 10:21; Jn 9:25; Ps. 27:4; Pjil. 3:13 7- TO THE UTTERMOST - Heb. 7:25 8- PERSONAL LOVE OF JESUS - John 11:5 9- THE MERCHANT SEEKING CHRIST AND SOUGHT BY HIM - Luke 19:9,10 10- TEARFUL SOWING AND JOYFUL REAPING - Psalm 126:5,6 11- CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE - Luke 16:10 12- UNIVERSAL THANKFULNESS - 1 Thess. 5:18 13- FEAR AND FAITH - Psalm 56:3 14- NO PERSONAL SALVATION EXCEPT BY PERSONAL SANCTIFICATION - John 13:8,9 15- MODERN INDIFFERENTISM - Acts 18:17 16- THE JOY OF GOD'S SALVATION - Psalm 51:12,13 17- EVERY MAN HIS OWN BUILDER - 1 Cor. 3:14,15 18- THE EAGLE'S NEST - Deut. 32:11,12 19- OUR HEAVENLY HOME - John 14:2 20- THE DOUBLE CALL - Rev. 22:17 Melancthon Jacobus Works Pre-Publication Price - Nearly 50% Off SGCB Price: $16.95 (list price $32.00)Order with Complete Four Volume Set on the New Testament SGCB Price: $50.00 (list price $107.00)Matthew, Mark & Luke, John and Acts (This Price Valid Only When Ordering The Christian Heritage |
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| | THE CATECHETICAL QUESTION BOOKS Applying Throughout the Questions of the Westminster Catechism Melancthon W Jacobus These CATECHETICAL QUESTION BOOKS claim several important advantages for the study of the Gospels. They aim to draw out the sense of the passage more fully than in any previous Question Books. They have an eye to the Harmony of the Gospels, both in the questions and references, and in the Sections, which are introduced and numbered, to show the order of events. This plan supplies a most important want. It brings out the DOCTRINE of the Gospel narratives. It studies each Gospel in a way to adduce constant illustrations and proofs of the Shorter Catechism. Youth who have learned the Shorter Catechism in childhood, are here advanced to the second stage of instruction, and they have the Questions and Answers of that excellent summary applied to the Gospel itself, and studied with it. And a NEW METHOD is thus secured of TRAINING to the Westminster Catechism; not as a separate book, to be learned only by rote, but as growing out of the Scripture, and interwoven with its truths. A pleasing variety is also had in the study of the Catechism, the Questions of which are introduced out of their order, and are repeated, time and again, in the study of each Gospel. EXAMPLES. **Matthew 1:21. Who announced the name he should bear, and what was it? What is the meaning of the name Jesus, and why was it given? Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? **Matthew 1:22. What Prophecy was fulfilled by the birth of Christ? To whom was this prophecy given? (see Isaiah 7:13) How was it meant to be specially fulfilled in Christ? What are the decrees of God? **Matthew 1:23. What other name was given to Christ by a Prophet? What is the meaning of the word Immanuel? How many persons are there in the Godhead? Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? How did Christ the Son of God become man? Melancthon Jacobus Works QUESTION BOOK ON MATTHEW SGCB Price: $8.75 (list price $16.00)QUESTION BOOK ON ACTS SGCB Price: $8.75 (list price $16.00)Purchase Both QUESTION BOOKS SGCB Price: $16.00 (list price $32.00)50% Discount When Ordering Both Question Books |
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| | THE NEW SONG And Other Precious Sermons for the Young James Stalker This precious volumes contains 15 gems from the pen of the gifted preacher from Scotland. This rare volume was first published in 1888 and was intended as a gift for the heads of households to use with their family on Sunday Evenings. Stalker opened his Preface with these words: "Before beginning to speak to the children, I should like to say a word to the older people about the use of this book. When a Children's Sermon is read in the family, it ought, I think, to be accompanied with other exercises. Prayer might be offered at the beginning, and a brief portion of Scripture read. But it is specially desirable that there should be singing, not only before and after the reading of the sermon, but also once or twice in the course ot it. It is my hope that these Sermons may help to brighten the Sunday evening in many a home; and I entreat parents to unite their earnest prayers with mine that, in the reading of them, the hearts of the children may be opened by the blessed Spirit to receive the Saviour who is here set forth." 1- THE NEW SONG, Psalm 40:3 2- THE TONGUE, Proverbs 18:21 3- THE GARDEN OF GOD, 1 Corinthians 3:9 4- THE TEN VIRGINS, Matthew 25:2 5- AT THE CROSS: a Lesson of Filial Love, John 19:26,27 6- A PICTURE OF FAITH, 2 Kings 6:17 7- PAUL'S CLOAK, BOOKS, AND PARCHMENTS, 2 Timothy 4:13 8- THE SUN OF THE SOUL, Malachi 4:2 9- A MOTTO FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, Proverbs 3:6 10- JEWELS, Malachi 3:17 11- STRENGTH AND COURAGE, Joshua 1:6 12- THE BEAUTY OF GOODNESS, Exodus 34:29 13- SINGING IN A STRANGE PLACE, Acts 16:25 14- TRUE AND FALSE FRIENDS, 1 Kings 21:20 15- THE TWIN SISTERS, 1 Corinthians 14:15 STALKER TITLE Nearly 50% Off Pre-Publication Title SGCB Price: $10.50 (list price $18.00)EXPECTED BY MID-APRIL Order Both New Stalker Titles: "The New Song" and "The Four Men" SGCB Price: $20.00 (list price $36.00) |
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| | ROCK OF AGES The Character and Doctrine of Augustus Toplady Thomas Isham This is a brand new biography of one of the most controversial and misunderstood men of his and our time: AUGUSTUS MONTAGUE TOPLADY. Toplady is best known in our day for his justly famous hymn ROCK OF AGES, but in his day he was known as a strong defender of the reformed faith, and an equally strong opponent of John Wesley. Here you will learn a great deal about the man behind the famous hymn and well-known controversy. As he did with Charles Petit Mc'Ilvaine, author Tom Isham has done a masterful job of bringing Toplady to life before our eyes. "Throughout most of its history, the Whitefield Tabernacle in London has remained steadfast in at least one particular: ever since 1778, it has been the final resting place of Augustus Montague Toplady. Despite fire, bomb-blast, and time's wear and tear, it has contained for some two-hundred and thirty-five years this singular man's earthly remains, secure in a lead coffin some nine - or is it twelve? - feet beneath the floor of the crypt below the chapel. There is a metaphor, here, befitting the man's unmoving, single-minded character and doctrine. As he was immoveable in life, so in death. Even the weapons of modern warfare could not dislodge the man whose character and teaching were as solid and foundational as the title of his famous hymn, 'Rock of Ages.' - taken from the Introduction Preface 1. Introduction 2. A Singular Life 3. Conversion in Ireland 4. Protestant Mystic 5. Dutiful Pastor 6. Preacher 7. A Not Unsociable Man 8. Anglican Calvinism 9. Philosophical Necessity 10. Wesley's Scourge 11. God in All Things 12. Hymn Writer 13. True to the End Afterword Nearly 50% Discount Off - Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $20.00)Order along with A BORN AGAIN EPISCOPALIAN: The Evangelical Witness of Charles Pettit McIlvaine SGCB Price: $20.00 (list price $44.00)Over 50% Discount When Ordering Both Titles |
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| | THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF REDEMPTION A Compact Survey of the Old and New Testaments by James Oscar Boyd and J. Gresham Machen "This book surveys the history of God's redeeming grace. It reviews Old Testament history, disclosing the stream of God's redeeming purposes flowing down through older times. It also reviews New Testament history, disclosing the broadening and deepening of that purpose for us men and for mankind in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his Church." - Harold McA. Robinson First published in 1922, this volume is one of the most precise and concise books I have ever seen that covers the entire narrative of redemptive history from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. James Boyd, the Old Testament scholar, and J. Gresham Machen, the New Testament scholar, join their efforts to reach the simple and the learned in one book. This book would be perfect as a tool in the family and the church, as it concludes each of the 38 chapters with a series of Questions on the Lesson. THIS IS THE PERFECT BOOK TO GIVE TO A NEW BELEIVER. Section I: The Old Testament SECTION I: The Development of the Church in Old Testament Times By James Oscar Boyd, Ph.D., D.D. Contents: Chapter 1: Before Abraham - Genesis, Chapters 1 to 11 Chapter 2: The Patriarchs Chapter 3 : Egyptian Bondage and Deliverance Chapter 4 : Moses as Leader and Lawgiver Chapter 5 : The Conquest and Settlement of Canaan Chapter 6 : The Period of the Judges Chapter 7 : Samuel and Saul: Prophecy and Monarchy Chapter 8: David and Solomon: Psalms and Wisdom Chapter 10 : The Kingdom of Judah, to Hezekiah Chapter 12 : The Exile and the Restoration Chapter 13 : The Jewish State Under Persia Chapter 14 : IsraelÆs Religious Life Chapter 15 : "The Coming One" Section II: The New Testament SECTION II: The Life of Christ and the Development of the Church in New Testament Times By John Gresham Machen, D.D. NT Contents Chapter 1: The Preparation. Chapter 2: The Coming of the Lord. Chapter 3: The Baptism. Chapter 4: The Early Judean Ministry Chapter 5: The Beginning of the Galilaean Ministry Chapter 6: The Period of Popularity Chapter 7: The Turning Point Chapter 8: Jesus as Messiah Chapter 9: The Prediction of the Cross Chapter 10 : The Last Journeys Chapter 11: Teaching in the Temple Chapter 12: The Crucifixion Chapter 13: The Resurrection Chapter 14: The Beginnings of the Christian Church Chapter 15: The First Persecution Chapter 16: The Conversion of Paul Chapter 17 : The Gospel Given to the Gentiles Chapter 18 : The First Missionary Journey and the Apostolic Council Chapter 19 : The Second Missionary Journey Chapter 20 : The Third Missionary Journey Chapter 21 : The Third Missionary Journey Chapter 22 : The First Imprisonment of Paul Chapter 23 : The Close of the Apostolic Age MACHEN TITLE Prepublication Price SGCB Price: $8.50 (list price $15.00) |
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| | WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY? A Selection of Notable Addresses by a Noble Defender of the Faith J. Gresham Machen, edited by Ned B. Stonehouse THIS REPRINT IS BEING DEDICATED TO REV. FRANK BARKER, FOUNDING PASTOR OF BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. OVER 65 YEARS AGO REV. BARKER DISCOVERED MACHEN AND HIS LIFE AND FUTURE MINISTRY WERE UTTERLY TRANSFORMED. SOLID GROUND LEARNED OF THIS BOOK OF MACHEN BY SEEING AND READING A FIRST EDITION COPY (FULLY MARKED UP) GIVEN ON LOAN BY REV. BARKER. The original dust-jacket in 1951 began with these words: "The publication of a new collection of addresses by J. Gresham Machen is always an event. For this new volume the publishers have chosen twenty-seven addresses, papers and messages which are among Dr. Machen's very best apologetic efforts, and which will prove to be of enduring value in the defense of historic Christianity in any modern age. The addresses herein represent the most notable delivered by Dr. Machen during the last twenty years of his life; and now published together under the title of the opening address, 'What is Christianity?', are designed as a companion volume to his book of sermons, 'God Transcendant.' It is always said of Machen's books that they are worth re-reading; that they can be consulted with profit over and over again. This is no less true of 'What is Christianity?' than it is of any of Dr. Machen's writings; for the threat from modernistic adversaries is ever the same, and the always cool, salient defense by Dr. Machen gives him an advantage that is, as H.L. Mencken put it, 'immense and obvious.'" "People have asked me whether Machen taught me. I have to tell them that he died 18 months before I was born. They ask that not only because they know him to be a 20th century American but because they have read some of his books and his writings are utterly up to date, vital, lucid and convicting.. He was the acknowledged champion of historic Christianity and so his books are timeless and even recently a book of his family letters from his service in Europe in the First World War have appeared. Appreciation for him has never been higher and in 'What is Christianity?' you will find the best introduction to his convictions. I love the man and I love this book. Thank God for J. Gresham Machen." - Geoff Thomas Ned B. Stonehouse, in his helpful Introduction, said, ""Machen was a singularly effective spokesman for Christianity for more than a score of years before his death on New Year's Day, 1937. Though his own books constitute the most significant record of what he had to say, they do not tell the complete story. Especially the public phases of his career as preacher, teacher, educator and citizen are illumined by the contents of the two volumes of sermons and addresses which are now made available to the general reader (the other volume being God Transcendant ). The present volume particularly discloses the rich diversity of his interests and activities as a Christian man and minister. . . May the publication of this volume serve, at least in a small way, to stimulate men to be concerned with the greatest questions, to mark the line where the truth lies, and to kindle love of the truth that they may be saved." TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. What is Christianity? 2. What the Bible Teaches about Jesus 3. The Witness of Paul 4. The Witness of the Gospels 5. The Virgin Birth of Christ 6. The Resurrection of Christ 7. Relations Between Jews and Christians 8. Christian Scholarship and Evangelism 9. Christian Scholarship and the Defense of the Gospel 10. Christian Scholarship and the Building Up of the Church 11. The Christian View of Missions 12. Christianity and Culture 13. History and Faith 14. The Modern Use of the Bible 15. The Christian and Human Relationships 16. The Church in the War 17. Facing the Facts Before God 18. Westminster Theological Seminary: Its Purpose and Plan 19. Consolations in the Midst of Battle 20. Servants of God or Servants of Men 21. Does Fundamentalism Obstruct Social Progress? 22. What Fundamentalism Stands for Now 23. Christianity and Liberty 24. The Responsibility of the Church in Our New Age 25. The Necessity of the Christian School 26. Mountains and Why We Love Them 27. The Benefits of Walking MACHEN TITLE PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER - NEARLY 50% OFF SGCB Price: $12.95 (list price $25.00)THIS IS A 320 PAGE PAPERBACK VOLUME Order All Four Machen Titles from Solid Ground SGCB Price: $45.00 (list price $100.00)55% Discount for All Four Machen Books |
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| | THE HIGH POINTS OF CALVINISM A Precious Exposition of the Theology of the Burning Heart Bastian Kruithof The Author begins his Foreword with these words: "Some days ago our nine-year old son was talking to me about football. He was particularly eloquent about a game between Hope and Albion. I interrupted him to say that in my college days I was on a debating team opposing Albion. He asked me: "What's that?" After a careful, but not very fruitful, explanation he had but one word. He said: "Oh!" When I contemplated preaching a series of eight sermons on THE HIGH POINTS OF CALVINISM, I wondered and even feared about the reaction. Would the people say: "Oh!"? Whatever faintheartedness I may have had about the response (not about the challenge which was an imperative) soon vanished. Deep down within me I always had the conviction that people will respond favorably to doctrinal preaching when it is made vital and applicable to our times. The attendance at the evening services was something to inspire praise. It simply proves that many are hungry and thirsty for the great doctrines of the Word of God." In the Introduction Dr. Eugene Osterhaven wrote: "The spirit of Calvinism, which surrenders all of life to God and recognizes him asw the beginningt, the center and end of all history, is the very antithesis of the modern, humanistic spirit. It is this theocentric emphasis, as Biblical as it is necessary for human felicity, which is found in each of the addresses in this volume. It is this fact that makes it a pleasure to introduce this book to the reading public." Solid Ground is honored to be able to introduce this little gem to a new generation. We are especially appreciative of the fact that Kruithof begins the book with the subject of THE BURNING HEART. He concludes that powerful chapter with these words: "Calvinism begins with God because God begins with us. That is the best starting point for adventurous living. And that kind of living will leave God's best mark on the world. We have begun at the right place in trying to understand the systermatic presentation of our faith known as Calvinism. When someone tries to ridicule us by misrepresenting predestination, remind him that he has started wrong. Tell him of Calvin's crest, a symbol of Bible truth. Tell him and tell yourself over and over again that the truly Christian heart is the burning heart in the extended hand. And give a running commentary on that symbol. Only that heart has kept and keeps God's cause going. Fed from the cruse of heaven it gives light and heat in a dark and frigid world." TABLE OF CONTENTS (1) The Burning Heart; (2) The Sovereignty of God; (3) Is Man Totally Depraved? (4) Predestination and Election; (5) Is Salvation Limited? (6) Irresistible Grace; (7) Perseverance of the Saints; (8) The Christian World and Life View BASTIAN KRUITHOF (1902-1990) was graduate of Calvin College and Seminary. Served his first pastorate in the First Reformed Church of North Paterson, Hawthorne, NJ. He also served the First Reformed Church of Holland, MI for many years. He was instructor of 'Shakespeare' at Hope College before becoming professor of Bible in the same college. PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE - NEARLY 50% OFF SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $14.00) |
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| | THE RISEN CHRIST CONQUERS MARS HILL Classic Discourses on Paul's Ministry in Athens Manton, Watson, Edwards, Davies, Dick, Thornwell, Eadie, Ryle, Warfield, Stonehouse, Van Til & Bahnsen Introduction by Samuel Waldron We have gathered together a full dozen champions of the faith to expound upon Paul's ministry in Athens. It is believed that traversing this powerful passage in Acts 17 will deepen our faith in the risen and conquering Lord. We have decided to list these works in the order in which they were delivered, thus Thomas Manton is first and Greg Bahnsen is last. Although there will certainly be some repetition of thoughts and ideas, it is believed that the various gifts and approaches of each man will give a freshness to each discourse. Sam Waldron said the following about the closing article in this compilation: "Greg Bahnsen's treatment should be included. It would be the best of all of these." (1) Thomas Manton (1620-1677) - Sermon Upon Acts 17:30-31, from Volume 16 (2) Thomas Watson (1620-1686) - The Day of Judgment Asserted, from 'Puritan Sermons: Vol. 5' (3) Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) - The Final Judgment: or, The World Judged Righteously by Jesus Christ, Vol. 2 (4) Samuel Davies (1723-1761) - The Universal Judgment, Vol. 1 (5) John Dick (1764-1833) - Paul in Athens, from 'Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles' (6) James H. Thornwell (1812-1862) - The Necessity and Nature of Christianity, from Vol. 2 (7) John Eadie (1810-1876) - Paul at Athens, from Chapter 10, 'Paul the Preacher' (8) J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) - Athens, from 'The Upper Room' (9) B.B. Warfield (1851-1921) - False Religions and the True, from 'Biblical, Theological Studies' (10) Ned B. Stonehouse: (1912-1962) - The Areopagus Address, from the Tyndale New Testament Lecture, 1949 (11) Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) - Paul at Athens, a Booklet (12) Greg Bahnsen (1948-1995) - The Encounter of Jerusalem with Athens, from 'Always Ready' THIS WILL BE A 420 PAGE LARGE PAPERBACK PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE - NEARLY 50% OFF SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $35.00)Expected Print Date is Mid June 2013 |
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| | SIN, AND THE UNFOLDING OF SALVATION Being the Three Year's Course of Theological Lectures Delivered at the Pastor's College, London David Gracey, Introduction by Thomas Spurgeon Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to attend the famous Pastor's College founded by Charles H. Spurgeon? We have had a good taste of that privilege as we have read and delighted in LECTURES TO MY STUDENTS by Spurgeon himself. But what about the other classes? What were they like? Thankfully, with this reprint of SIN, AND THE UNFOLDING OF SALVATION by David Gracey we are finally able to see and hear what the students were taught about the Doctrine of Systematic Theology, the Doctrine of Sin, the Doctrine of Christ, and the Doctrine of Salvation. In the words of the Preface, "We are persuaded that the volume will be a valuable contribution to the Christological literature of the day. Mr. Gracey ever gives prominence to the Person and Work of the Saviour; though unfolding fully the dark and doleful character of sin, he does so under the light of the Gospel, and with the hope of the Gospel shining clear in view. Theology, in his treatment of it, is never a dry science, but a vital, palpitating reality, fresh and beautiful, attractive and inspiring. Having strong convictions, based upon the Word of God, which he hesitates not to express in clear and convincing language, he necessarily exposes and opposes with all his force the erroneous opinions which meet him in the way. He always, however, deals in a courteous and Christian spirit with those from whom he differs; always stating their case fairly, while with strong though gentle hand he demolishes their arguments." - Archibald McCaig "I am absolutely shocked that this volume has been buried for more than 100 years. David Gracey was a man greatly gifted by God to train men for the ministry, and his passion for the Lord and for the lost pours forth on every page. His opening lecture to his students masterfully introduces the men to the significance of both Theology and Religion, and the intimate relationship they bear to each other. His survey of the intellectual movements which have acted and re-acted upon Christianity through the centuries is absolutely breathtaking. Upon completing the lecture, having read it aloud, I sat stunned. WHAT A TREASURE!! His lectures on Sin (of which there are seven) and Salvation (of which there are nine) are steeped in Scripture. What a distinct privilege to introduce this man and this volume to the people of God in such a dark and needy time. May the Lord use Professor Gracey once again to equip the saints for the works of service to the eternal good of their souls, and the everlasting blessing of lost sinners." - the Publisher TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction by Thomas Spurgeon Preface by Archibald McCaig Lecture I - Introduction to Theology Lecture II - System, Method and Order in Theological Study Lecture III - The Aim and Spirit of Theological Study Lecture IV - Sin Lecture V - Nature of Sin Lecture VI - Sin in its Relation to the Law Lecture VII - Sin in Man Lecture VIII - The Cause of Total Depravity Lecture IX - Imputation of Sin Lecture X - The Outlook of Sinners Lecture XI - Salvation Lecture XII - Scriptural Expressions Relating to Salvation Lecture XIII - The Unforlding of Salvation in Prophecy Lecture XIV - The Saviour Lecture XV - Ancient and Modern Views as to the Person of the Saviour Lecture XVI - The Work of the Redeemer Lecture XVII - The Relation Between Christ's Engagements Lecture XVIII - The Effects of Christ's Reconciliation upon Men Lecture XIX - The Aspects of the Atonement DAVID GRACEY (1841-1893) was brought to the Lord during the great revival of 1859, and shortly entered Glasgow University, with a view of preparing himself for the work of the ministry. While studying at the university, and working as a city missionary, he had the privilege of hearing Mr. Spurgeon, on his visit to Glasgow, in 1861, and at once came under the spell of the great preacher, and rested not till be became associated with him in his noble work. Coming to the Pastor's College, as a student and assistant tutor, he soon became fully engaged in tutorial work, and upon the retirement of the late venerable George Rogers, in 1879, he became Principal and Theological Tutor, in which capacity he continued to serve the College with credit to himself, and untold benefit to the students, until his lamented death on February 9th, 1893. SPURGEON NEW PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE SGCB Price: $13.50 (list price $25.00)This Volume is Expected in Early June 2013 Order with Both New Spurgeon Titles: "The Gospel for the People" and "The Everlasting Gospel" SGCB Price: $47.50 (list price $95.00)THIS PRICE IS FOR ALL THREE TITLES Add Thomas Spurgeon's THE GOSPEL OF THE GRACE OF GOD SGCB Price: $7.00 (list price $15.00)THIS PRICE ONLY VALID IF YOU PURCHASE ALL THREE TITLES ABOVE FOR $45.00 |
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| | TAKING HOLD OF GOD'S COVENANT The Doctrine of God's Covenants Expounded and Applied Charles H. Spurgeon TAKING HOLD OF GOD'S COVENANT The Doctrine of God's Covenants Expounded and Applied By Charles H. Spurgeon This never-before-published volume contains the sermons preached by "The Prince of Preachers" on the foundational subject of GOD'S COVENANTS. You will be taken on a journey from the earliest days of his ministry until his latter days and see the growth and development of Spurgeon's understanding of Covenant Theology. Not only will your mind be enlightened on this glorious theme, but your heart will be enlarged as these truths are applied to the life of the believer in Christ. (1) God in the Covenant - Jeremiah 31:33 (August 3, 1856) (2) Christ in the Covenant - Isaiah 49:8 (August 31, 1856) (3) The Holy Spirit in the Covenant - Ezekiel 36:27 (in 1856) (4) Covenant Blessings - Psalm 111:5 (summer of 1858) (5) The Blood of the Everlasting Covenant - Hebrews 13:20 (September 4th, 1859) (6) Messenger of the Covenant - Malachi 3:1 (September 7, 1862) (7)The Blood of Christ's Covenant - Zechariah 9:11 (November 12, 1863) (8) David's Sublime Consolation - 2 Samuel 23:5 (May 23, 1867) (9) Justification, Propitiation, Declaration - Romans 3:24-26 (October 9, 1870) (10) Covenant Blessings - Ezekiel 36:26,27 (April 14, 1872) (11) Blood of the Covenant - Hebrews 13:20,21 (August 2, 1874) (12) Diamond hinges 'As' and 'So' - Isaiah 54:9 (August 1, 1875) (13) The Covenant Pleaded - Psalm 74:20 (January 1879) (14) Taking Hold of God's Covenant - Isaiah 56:4,6 (October 5, 1879) (15) The Blood of the Covenant - Hebrews 9:20 (November 14, 1880) (16) The Priest Ordained by the Oath of God - Hebrews 7:20-22 (May 1, 1881) (17) The Perpetuity of the law of God - Matthew 5:18 (May 21, 1882) (18) The Law Written on the Heart - Jeremiah 31:33 (October 29, 1882) (19) The Bond of the Covenant - Ezekiel 20:34-38 (May 10, 1885) (20) God's Remembrance of His Covenant - Psalm 106:44,45 (Feb. 14, 1886) (21) Cleansing: A Covenant Blessing - Ezekiel 36:25 (September 19, 1886) (22) The Covenanter - Psalm 25:10 (July 31, 1887) (23) Twelve Covenant Mercies - Isaiah 55:3 (June 30, 1889) (24) The Covenant - Psalm 111:5 (25) The Wondrous Covenant - Hebrews 8:10 (26) Private and Confidential - Psalm 25:14 (27) The Heavenly Rainbow - Revelation 4:3 SPURGEON NEW Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $16.50 (list price $30.00)Contain 27 Classic Spurgeon Expositions on God's Covenants Ordering with THE GOSPEL FOR THE PEOPLE & THE EVERTLASTING GOSPEL SGCB Price: $52.00 (list price $100.00)THIS PRICE IS FOR ALL THREE TITLES |
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 | | THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN New Edition with a Study Guide J.C. Ryle, with a Foreword by Sinclair Ferguson URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT - Solid Ground Christian Books has purchased the rights to take over the Calvary Press edition of this timeless work. While retaining all the dignity of the original work, and the readability of the long-standing Calvary Press edition, SGCB is adding an important STUDY GUIDE to the back of the book to make this edition the most useful ever produced. PUBLICATION DATE - LATE JULY 2012. Published over 120 years ago in this volume by the Bishop of Liverpool in England he opened his heart to the future of his country. "RYLE IS MAGNIFICENT! There's no other word for it, - are you brave enough to face hard-hitting truth and have God search your heart on things that matter most? Then Ryle is the man for you! Do yourself a favor - read this and think about what you read." - J.I. Packer "I heartily endore it, and strongly commend it to both Christian leaders and fathers, not to mention older and younger men alike." - John MacArthur, Jr. "Thougjhts for Young Men is pure spiritual gold." - Jerry Bridges "Thoughts for Young Men abounds in reliable counsel and says - with a rare combination of seriousness and graciousness - the very things we need to hear. Young men, for whom it was written, will find it invaluable; but all Christians, men or women, young or old, can read it with lasting benefit. It deserves to be widely read and circulated, and will do spiritual good to every reader." - Sinclair Ferguson "THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN is wise, frank, warm-hearted and hard-hitting. I hope that many, many young men will study it, and that parents and teachers will also read it in order to clarify their vision of what Christian young men should be. Although written over a century ago, the message is right up-to-date." - John R.W. Stott "Out of Ryle's dealings with many young people came one of the most important and relevant things he ever wrote, his Thoughts for Young Men. The reading of this material could well be a turning point in the lives of many today across the world." - Iain Murray "I am happy to commend the re-publication of Thoughts for Young Men." - Leon Morris "Dear young friends, if you value your souls you will read Ryle's 'Thoughts for Young Men.' He did not know it but he was writing more for you than for his own youth." - John Gerstner "Thoughts is sound, profitable reading. I commend it to young men everywhere." - James Montgomery Boice "I am very thankful for your bringing into print once again Ryle's excellent book 'Thoughts for Young Men.' May it have a wide audience of those with ears to hear." - Elisabeth Elliot OVER 100,000 HAVE SOLD SINCE IT FIRST RE-APPEARED IN 1990. Pre-Publication Special 45% Discount SGCB Price: $6.95 (list price $12.00)Order 10 Copies or More SGCB Price: $6.00 (list price $12.00)ENTER EXACT QUANTITY AND UPDATE ORDER |
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 click for details | | THE MASTER'S BLESSEDS A Devotional Study of the Beatitudes J.R. Miller Originally published in 1898 this work, while rather brief, will be turned to again and again for both light and heat. Dr. J.R. Miller (1840-1912) was considered the greatest writer of devotional literature at the close of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Listen to what he says in the introduction to this devotional study on the Beatitudes of our Lord: "We can get the beatitudes into our life, only by receiving Christ Himself. We cannot reach the stars by climbing up any of earth's mountains. When the tallest peaks have been gained; we shall find ourselves only shivering amid the ice and snow; while the stars still seem as far away from us as when we began our ascent from the grassy valley. Just so, we never can reach the beatitudes by any weary climbing up the heights of mere human excellence. When we have attained the loftiest summits of earthly possibilities, these heavenly stars will still hang infinitely outside, and utterly beyond our climbing. The only way to rise up into the heavenly life of the beatitudes, is to have heaven brought down to us, into our heart. There is no other way of reaching these celestial moral altitudes. It was to bring heaven down to those who never could have climbed up to its holy heights, that Jesus became incarnate. He stooped to earth to raise us to the skies! By receiving Him into our heart we enter the family of God on earth, and become heirs of eternal life and glory!" TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketch of the Author Introduction The Beatitude for the Poor in Spirit The Beatitude for those Who Mourn The Beatitude of Meekness The Beatitude of Hunger The Beatitude for the Merciful The Beatitude of Purity The Beatitude of the Peacemaker The Beatitude of the Persecuted "If any 19th century American Christian writer warrants reprinting, it is J. R. Miller! His writing style is delightfully smooth, his insights are spiritual diamonds on every page, and his pastoral applications are delivered with the skill of a well-seasoned physician of souls." (Pastor Bill Shishko, Franklin Square, NY) A contemporary said the following about all the writings of this gifted and godly man: "His books are restful and soothing, full of quiet but fresh inspiration and cheery optimism. They have comforted and encouraged countless thousands of readers." One friend paid this tribute to J. R. Miller: "We all loved him. His gentleness made him great. His winsomeness had no weakness in it. Somehow everybody felt drawn to him. He seemed so closely in touch with the best in heart and life. He was as gentle as a child, yet firm as a rock. He was lovable and helpful; always true, always tender." Miller 7 Pre-Publication Price - Nearly 50% Off SGCB Price: $6.75 (list price $12.00)Order with the Entire Miller 7 Pack Set SGCB Price: $60.00 (list price $132.00)Nearly 60% Discount for Complete Set |
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| | THE OFFICE AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT James Buchanan James Buchanan was born in 1804. He held several pastorates before becoming Professor Apologetics and later of Systematic Theology at the Free Church College in Edinburgh. He attained great fame as a preacher, his manner in the pulpit being marked by sustained clarity of thought and eloquent evangelical fervour. The most experimental of Buchanan's theological works is the one from which this article is taken, The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit, which was first published in 1843 and then republished by the Banner of Truth Trust in 1966. "We find in Dr. James Buchanan's 'The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit,' and in Dr. George Smeaton's 'The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit,' two treatises covering the whole ground; the one in a more practical, the other in a more didactic spirit; and both in a manner worthy of the best traditions of our Puritan fathers." - B.B. Warfield Part 1.- The Spirit's Work in the Conversion of Sinners. 1. The Necessity of a Great Spiritual Change. 2. A General View of the Spirit's Agency, with reference both to the World and the Church. 3. A General View of the Process of Conversion by which Individuals are translated from the World into the Church. 4. The Work of the Spirit in Enlightening the Mind. 5. The Work of the Spirit in Convincing the Conscience. An Address to Convinced Sinners. 6. The Work of the Spirit in Renewing the Heart. 7. The Result of the Spirit's Work. 8. The Regeneration of Infants. Part 2. - Illustrative Cases. 1. The Philippian Gaoler, Acts 16:19-34. 2. The Dying Malefactor, Luke 23:32-43. 3. Paul, Acts 9:1-22. 4. The Ethiopian Treasurer, Acts 8:26-40. 5. Cornelius, Acts 10. 6. Lydia, Acts 16:13-15. 7. Timothy, 2 Tim. 3:14, 15. 8. Conversions at Pentecost, Acts 2. 9. Revivals, Acts 2:17, 18. Part 3. - The Spirit's Work in the Edification of his People after their Conversion. 1. The Spirit's Work as the Spirit of Holiness. 2. The Spirit's Work as the Spirit of Adoption. 3. The Spirit's Work as the Spirit of Prayer. 4. The Spirit's Work as the Comforter. PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $12.95 (list price $22.00) |
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| | THE WORD OF GOD AND THE REFORMED FAITH The Addresses of the Second American Calvinistic Conference of 1942 Oswald Allis, Louis Berkhof, John DeVries, Harold Ockenga Held June 3-5, 1942 at Calvin College & Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this Conference followed the lead of the First American Conference three years earlier on THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD. The seven Main Addresses are here produced in their entirety, containing the following timely and timeless addresses: THE GLORY OF THE WORD OF GOD by Rev. Harold J. Ockenga WHAT IS THE WORD OF GOD? By Dr. Louis Berkhof PRESENT-DAY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE WORD OF GOD by Dr. Oswald T. Allis THE WORD OF GOD AND PHILOSOPHY by Dr. Henry J. Stob THE WORD OF GOD AND SCIENCE by Dr. John De Vries THE WORD OF GOD AND EDUCATION by Rev. Thomas E. Welmers THE WORD OF GOD AND CULTURE by Dr. Leon G. Wencelius "For a definition of the Word of God and an exposition of its glory from a Reformed perspective, as well as how it relates to philosophy, science, education, and culture, one can hardly do better than read this book. Guiding us sure-footedly over rough terrain, most of its material has a helpful, contemporary ring to it." - Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids Pre-Publication Special Price SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $16.00)Order with THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD from The First Conference in 1939 SGCB Price: $18.95 (list price $34.00) |
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| | TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED: The Sermons of Robert S. Candlish Robert Smith Candlish This is a precious and very rare volume of sermons from the heart of Robert S. Candlish (1806-1873), considered one of the finsest preachers of Scotland. "The work before us is a 'Memorial Volume,' giving us eighteen of his sermons, with a brief biographical sketch. They deserve the name of sermons as being not mere essays, nor discussions in philosophy, nor poetic or dramatic delineations, but clear and cogent presentations of truth ; evangelic in the themes and the expositions; practical, yet with a doctrinal basis that is distinct though not obtrusive nor dogmatic; and more attractive than we had expected to find them, indeed remarkable, we think, for combining in an unusual degree the excellences of written and spoken style, so that while read deliberately with pleasure, they seem to be addressed also to hearers as by a living, earnest preacher." TABLE FOR CONTENTS BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE 1 - SOWERS AND REAPERS (John 4:37) 2 - THE MAN CHRISTR JESUS (1 Timothy 2:5) 3 - THE SIMPLICITY THAT IS IN CHRIST (2 Corinthians 11:3) 4 - DEATH AND LIFE WITH CHRIST (Colossians 3:3) 5 - ISAIAH'S VISION (Isaiah 6:1-8) 6 - FAITH GLORYFYING GOD (Romans 4:20) 7 - ENDURING AND SEEING THE INVISIBLE ONE (Hebrews 11:27) 8 - THE SIN OF CARELESSNESS (Luke 22:22-40) 9 - THOROUGH-GOING CHRISTIANITY (Judges 2:1-5) 10- THE OATH OF GOD (Hebrews 6:18) 11- THE INDWELLING WORD OF CHRIST Colossians 3:16) 12- CHRIST THE ONLY GAIN (Philippians 3:8,9) 13- THE FOUNDATION OF GOD (2 Timothy 2:19) 14- STRANGERS AND PILGRIMS Hebrews 11:13) 15- LIVING AND DYING TO THE LORD (Romans 14:7,8) 16- CHRIST'S LORDSHIP OVER THE DEAD AND LIVING (Romans 14:9) 17- WORK FOR THE LORD AND WELFARE IN THE LORD (Ezra 6:14) 18- THE RIGHTEOUS REWARD (Hebrews 6:10; 11:26) CANDLISH CLASSIC Four Volumes of Candlish Classics are - (1) THE CHRISTIAN'S SACRIFICE & SERVICE OF PRAISE: Expository Discourses on Romans 12 (2) LIFE IN A RISEN SAVIOR: Expository Discourses on 1st Corinthians 15 (3) THE ATONEMENT: Its Efficacy and Extent (4) TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED: Sermons of Robert S. Candlish Click here for all Pre-publication Special Offers. SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $26.00)Order with the FOUR CANDLISH CLASSICS SGCB Price: $55.95 (list price $116.00)THIS INCLUDES "TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED" |
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| | THE ATONEMENT OF CHRIST: Its Efficacy and Extent Robert Smith Candlish This is a classic work on the NATURE, EFFICACY & EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST. This is a greatly expanded edition of a work that first appeared in 1843, but is here more than double the size of the original. One reviewer of his sermons said the following about this volume on The Atonement: "We have the higher respect for the author's ability and candor from having read some years ago his work on the extent and efficacy of the atonement, which then seemed to us the happiest attempt we had met with to reconcile the doctrine of limited atonement with the universality and sincerity of the gospel invitations. As compared with other leaders of the Church of Scotland, he has not been here so widely known through his writings as he deserved to be; yet he is certainly another proof of that country's fertility in effective preachers." - Yale Review of 1874 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I - The Question Viewed in its Relation to Human Systems and the Method of Scriptural Proof Chapter 1 - The Formulation of the Reformation as Distinguished from the Patrictic Church Chapter 2 - The Westminster Standards - Relation between Atonement & Faith - The Sovereignty of God Chapter 3 - The Method of Scriptural Proof - Classification and Examination of Texts usually Alleged against the Calvinistic Doctrine Chapter 4 - The Method of Scriptural Proof - Nature of the Evidence in Favor of the Calvinistic Doctrine Chapter 5 - The Method of Scriptural Proof - Examination of Hebrews 9:13,14 - Reality and Efficacy of Old Testament Sacrifices of Atonerment Chapter 6 - The Method of Scriptural Proof - Examination of Hebrews 9:13,14 - The Argument 'a fortiori' for the Atoning Efficacy of the Sacrifices of Christ PART II - The Question Viewed in its Practical Relation to the Gospel Call and the Acceptance of it by Faith Chapter 1 - Universal Dispensation of Gracious Forbearance - Its Connection with the Atonement Chapter 2 - The Dispensation of Gracious Forbearance - The Good-Will of God - The Universal Warrant and Encouragement to Believe Chapter 3 - The Completeness of the Atonement - Its Adaptation to the Real Need of the Sinner Chapter 4 - The Divine Faithfulness and Human Responsibility - Where the Insoluble Difficulty Should be Placed Chapter 5 - The Office of Faith - To Appropriate Christ - A Complete Atonement and a Complete Salvation Chapter 6 - The Nature of Faith - Not Simply an Act of the Intellect - The Consent of the Whole Inner Man to the Appropriating of Christ - Unites the Believer to Christ Chaprer 7 - The Warrant of Faith - The Divine Testimony, Appealing to the Divine Name or Nature as Exhibited in the Atonement Chapter 8 - The Warrant of Faith - The Sum and Substance of the Divine Testimony in Connection with the Exhibition of the Divine Name in the Atonement - Hypothesis of a Postponed Atonement Chapter 9 - The Hypothesis of a Postponed Atonement Further Considered Chapter 10 - The Source and Origin of Faith - The Spirit Giving Life - The Life in Christ - A Fruit of His Complete Atonement CANDLISH CLASSIC Four Volumes of Candlish Classics are - (1) THE CHRISTIAN'S SACRIFICE & SERVICE OF PRAISE: Expository Discourses on Romans 12 (2) LIFE IN A RISEN SAVIOR: Expository Discourses on 1st Corinthians 15 (3) THE ATONEMENT: Its Efficacy and Extent (4) TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED: Sermons of Robert S. Candlish Click here for all Pre-publication Special Offers. 400 Page Volume SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00)Order with FOUR CANDLISH CLASSICS SGCB Price: $55.95 (list price $116.00)52% DISCOUNT - This Order Includes "THE ATONEMENT" |
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| | SOLITUDE SWEETENED Meditations on Religious Subjects Written in Distant Parts of the World James Meikle A remarkable book written in the most unlikely circumstances: ON BOARD A SHIP OF WAR. The vast majority of this work was written in the years 1757-1760 when the author was serving as ship's surgeon on a man of war, amidst the noise, and bustle, and confusion of warfare. As the writer of the Preface in the 1803 edition said, "This is perhaps the first book of devotion ever composed in such circumstances. It may justly excite surprise, how the good man could find opportunity, or command composure of mind, in the cock-pit of the Portland, for writing these remarkable meditations. It must be particularly pleasing to pious minds, to observe his steadfastness in the faith unshaken, and the ardor of his devotion undiminished, during a period of several years spent in a state of exclusion from the ordinances of religion, and in the society of persons ignorant of God." One minister from Cincinnati wrote the following in 1832: "I am gratified to learn that you are about to republish the 'SOLITUDE SWEETENED' of Mr. James Meikle. Of his valuable writings, this is decidedly the best. His Meditations are short, frequently original, and always evangelical. A holy unction pervades his thoughts; and the christian, while reading, finds his faith encouraged, and his affections elevated. I have derived more spiritual benefit from this author, than from any other not inspired, and therefore, with confidence, recommend it to the friends of Zion." - S.W. Lynd Samuel Miller, early Professor of Princeton Seminary, wrote, "The volume entitled 'SOLITUDE SWEETENED' by James Meikle, is a work which cannot fail to give much pleasure to the pious mind. The author displays a very happy talent in deducing from the phenomena of nature, and from the ordinary occurrences of life, much religious instruction, which he conveys in an animated and pleasing style. I would be glad to see an American edition of this work, and am persuaded, that if its worth were known, such an edition would meet with general encouragement." Brett Cost, present pastor of Riverview Presbyterian Church in Charleston, WV wrote: "In an earnest perusal of Meikle's meditations one will discover much that advances the Christian's pilgrimage. 'The heavenly meditant has the happiest life in the world,' is how the reader is greeted at the front door of this collection of holy musings. These pages are wet with a sublime saturation that reminds one of a river spilling over its banks. The sentiments discovered here are delightfully beneficial and timeless. It is a snubbing of one's own heart to forgo joining this plain and provocative guide as he leads the judicious soul through a veritable garden of sanctified observation." EXPECTED PUBLICATION DATE IS JUNE 2011 Pre-Publication Price - SGCB Price: $12.50 (list price $22.00) |
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| | ECCLESIOLOGY A Reformed and Baptistic Perspective on the Church of Our Lord Greg Nichols This volume is the second of the Scriptural and Systematic Studies Series by Greg Nichols As with the book COVENANT THEOLOGY by author Greg Nichols, this book on The Doctrine of the Church is material which has been taught numerous times in various settings in many part of the world for 30 years. This book is intended to serve as a tool for pastors, students and serious lay people in the Church of our Lord. "Ecclesiology is topical teaching that presents and applies the comprehensive teaching of the Bible about the church in scriptural categories and proportions. This definition of ecclesiology arises from applying the general concept of systematic theology to the church. In this definition, teaching refers to doctrine, what is taught, not to the process of instruction. In Ephesians 3:21 Paul sets forth an inspired perspective on ecclesiology and churchmanship, i.e., ecclesiology in action, practiced in local churches. He reveals God's all-encompassing purpose for his church. God formed the church for his own glory. Thus, the church should honor God and display his excellence everywhere on earth in every generation. This shapes the demeanor with which we should study the church. Ecclesiology should aim at God's glory. If through these studies our churches increase in honoring God, then we have passed ecclesiology. Otherwise, we have failed! God-honoring ecclesiology fosters God-honoring churchmanship. Conversely, God-honoring churchmanship demonstrates God-honoring ecclesiology. Accordingly, we should take this subject seriously, study it carefully, and, as we have opportunity, implement it conscientiously in our churches." - Greg Nichols THIS BOOK WILL PERFECTLY MATCH "COVENANT THEOLOGY" BUT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 544 PAGES. EXPECTED IN LATE WINTER OF 2012 1 PREFACE: An Ecclesiology that Glorifies God INTRODUCTION: Definition of the Church Chapters 2-8 2 A Reformed and Baptistic Definition of the Church: LCF 26 3 A Survey of the Biblical Testimony 1: Terms, General Use, Gospels-Acts 4 A Survey of the Biblical Testimony 2: Romans-Galatians 5 A Survey of the Biblical Testimony 3: Ephesians-Philemon 6 A Survey of the Biblical Testimony 4: Catholic Epistles 7 A Survey of the Biblical Testimony 5: Revelation, Collation 8 A Summary of the Biblical Teaching: A Comprehensive Definition of the Church PART 1: The Identity of the Church Chapters 9-13 9 The Typical Identity of the Church: Christ's Body and Bride 10 The Organic Identity of the Church 1: God's Redeemed Children 11 The Organic Identity of the Church 2: God's New Covenant People: Christian Israel 12 The Organic Identity of the Church 3: God's Messianic Kingdom: Zion 13 The Essential Identity of the Church: Jesus' Assembly of Disciples PART 2: The Nature of the Church Chapters 14-33 14 The Collective Form of the Church: The Local and Universal Church 15 The Seven Distinctive Features of the Church: Christ, Saints, Apostles, Communion, Spirit, Sunday, Christian 16 The Messianic Foundation of the Church 1: Universal Church Origin and Perpetuation 17 The Messianic Foundation of the Church 2: Local Church Planting and Growth 18 The Membership of the Church 1: Universal Church Principles 19 The Membership of the Church 2: Local Church Polity: Admission to Membership 20 The Membership of the Church 3: Local Church Polity 2: Terms and Termination of Membership 21 The Membership of the Church 4: Practical Guidelines 22 The Government of the Universal Church 1: Offices: Christ, Holy Spirit, and Apostles 23 The Government of the Universal Church 2: Policies 1: Liberty, Gifts, and Contributions 24 The Government of the Universal Church 3: Policies 2: Mixed Marriage 25 The Government of the Universal Church 4: Policies 3: The Role of Women 26 The Government of the Local Church 1: Elders: Parity of Office 27 The Government of the Local Church 2: Elders: Diversity of Vocation, Gift, and Proficiency 28 The Government of the Local Church 3: Deacons 29 The Covenantal Organization of the Church: The New Covenant: Communion 30 The Spiritual Animation of the Church: The Holy Spirit 31 The Prescribed Convocation of the Church: The Lord's Day 32 The Unique Commission of the Church: Christian: Christ's Vision for his Church 33 The Distinctive Attributes of the Church: One, Holy, Apostolic, Catholic PART 3: The Vocation of the Church Chapters 34-51 34 The Spiritual Warfare of the Church 35 Draw Near to God 1: Worship 1: Foundations of Corporate Worship 36 Draw Near to God 2: Worship 2: Features of Corporate Worship 37 Draw Near to God 3: Worship 3: Practical Guidelines 38 Draw Near to God 4: Ordinances 1: Baptism 39 Draw Near to God 5: Ordinances 2: Communion 40 Draw Near to God 6: Prayer 41 Support of God's Word 1: Global Evangelism 42 Support of God's Word 2: Pastoral Training 43 Support of God's Word 3: Scripture Preservation 44 Love for God's People 1: Nurture 45 Love for God's People 2: Benevolence 46 Love for God's People 3: Discipline 1: Survey of the Biblical Testimony 47 Love for God's People 4: Discipline 2: Summary of the Biblical Teaching 48 Love for God's People 5: Discipline 3: Practical Guidelines 49 Fulfillment of Christ's Vision 1: Gospel Obedience 50 Fulfillment of Christ's Vision 2: Spiritual Endowments and Empowerment 51 Fulfillment of Christ's Vision 3: Church Association: commendation, communion, cooperation, counsel PART 4: The Relations of the Church Chapters 52-53 52 The Relation of the Church and the Family 53 The Relation of the Church and the State PART 5: The Destiny of the Church Chapters 54-56 54 The Destiny of the Church 1: The Apostasy 55 The Destiny of the Church 2: The Gospel Recovery 56 The Destiny of the Church 3: The Ultimate Victory and Glory CONCLUSION: Practical Application: God-honoring Churchmanship Chapters 57-60 57 God-honoring Churchmanship 1: The Momentous Importance of the Church: light and life 58 God-honoring Churchmanship 2: Christ's Vision for a Righteous Church 59 God-honoring Churchmanship 3: Spiritual Programs for the Church 60 God-honoring Churchmanship 4: Thorough Biblical Reformation Pre-Publication Price is Valid Until the Book is in Print SGCB Price: $25.75 (list price $45.00)This Will Be a 544 Page Smyth-Sewn Hardcover Volume |
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| | THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER Meditations from the Devotions of a Godly Woman Hannah More THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER was the very last effort of a full life to send forth counsel that would speak to the hearts of all who read these pages. In her own words, written from her death-bed, the aged saint wrote the following" "The Author ventures to hope that her valued friends, to whom this selection is more especially dedicated, will consider it as the last bequest of one who, about to quit this transitory scene, and feeling the deepest interest in their spiritual prosperity, as also for that of all her fellow Christians, is desirous, by this her final act, to testify at least her affectionate anxiety for their eternal happiness." CONTENTS Chapter 1 - The Necessity of Prayer Founded on the Corruption of Human Nature Chapter 2 - The Duty of Prayer Inferred from the Helplessness of Man Chapter 3 - Prayer: Its Definition Chapter 4 - On the Effects of Prayer Chapter 5 - Vain Excuses for the Neglect of Prayer Chapter 6 - Characters who Reject Prayer Chapter 7 - Errors in Prayer Chapter 8 - The Lord's Prayer Begun Chapter 9 - The Lord's Prayer Continued Chapter 10 - A Sligtht Scheme of Prayer Proposed for Young Persons on the Model of the Lord's Prayer Chapter 11 - Of Perseverance in Prayer and Praise Chapter 12 - On Intercessory Prayer Chapter 13 - The Practical Results of Prayer Exhibited in the Life of the Christian in the World Chapter 14 - The Consolations of Prayer in Affliction, Sickness and Death Hannah More (February 2, 1745 - September 7, 1833) was an English religious writer, and philanthropist. She can be said to have made three reputations in the course of her long life: as a poet and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, as a writer on moral and religious subjects, and as a practical philanthropist Expected in February 2012 SGCB Price: $6.95 (list price $12.00) |
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| | GOLDEN TREASURY FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD A Classic Daily Devotional Gem for Nearly 300 Years C.H. Bogatzky Initially published in 1718, Bogatzky's GOLDEN TREASURY has been one of the most popular devotional volumes in the world. According to one publisher in 1903, "Bogatzky's Golden Treasury has been translated into nearly all European languages, and has obtained an enormous circulation in Germany and Great Britain. In the United States very few books, except 'Pilgrim's Progress,' have been so widely circulated or so widely read. Unrtil the great day of account, it will not be known how many thousands have derived spiritual blessing from its well-known pages. For five or six generations the familiar 'Bogatzky' has been in daily use in many godly households at Family Worship; in many a quiet chamber the little volume has been a treasured daily monitor; from its pages hundreds of trembling believers have gathered strength and wisdom; from its teachings many an inquiring soul has been led into life and light; and from its consolation many a sorrowing mourner has drawn comfort in tribulation." Carl Heinrich von Bogatzky (September 7, 1690 - June 15 1774) was one of the most popular and influential devotional writers of the Lutheran Church in Germany, a leader in the Pietist movement. After a study of law at the University of Jena (1713-1715) he transferred to the University of Halle where he studied theology (1715-1718) and came fully under the influence of A. H. Francke, the great Pietist leader. Unable to undertake a pastorate because of poor health, he spent his long life in a private pastoral ministry to many noble families, and also in institutions, first largely in his native Silesia, then after 1746 in Halle, where he ministered widely to students and young people. Bogatzky's chief contribution was made, however, through his devotional writings, which had great influence because of their warm piety, deep sincerity, and simplicity of expression; they are among the best and most influential products of "Halle Pietism." Golden Treasury for the Children of God, Bogatzky's first book (1718), became tremendously popular and enjoyed countless editions. Pre-Publication Price - Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00) |
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| | THE CHRISTIAN'S SACRIFICE AND SERVICE OF PRAISE Expository Discourses on Romans 12 Robert Candlish Paul wrote this in Romans 12:1, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of GodÆs mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God--this is your true and proper worship." On a practical level, how does one do what Paul's commands here? How is our actions related to the concept of sacrifices, as in the Old Testament? What is the connection between this act on our part and worship? Here is an in-depth discussion of these issues by one of the greatest preachers Scotland produced. A unique perspective on the Christian and his various relationships -- to God, fellow Christians, to the church, and to the world. Viewing Romans 12 as a summary of Christian ethics, Candlish advances two ideas: God's law is at work in self-dedication, and His law of love is at work in selfless service. This book will challenge your thinking and transform your daily walk. "There is a treasure trove of riches to be found in this book, and it would be tragic if Christians failed to be informed about that which a loving Father has made available to them. Robert Candlish's writing is neither trite nor superficial. Rather, it is an important discussion which skillfully applies sound theology to interpersonal relationships. It is a pleasure to recommend this book to pastors and laypeople alike, trusting that each reader's life will be enriched as the words of this great man of God are carefully read and apploied to a variety of individual situations." - Cyril J. Barber After several shorter pastorates, Robert Candlish (1806-1873) became ministrer of the important parish of St. Georges, Edinburgh. Here he at once took the place he so long held as one of the ablest preachers in Scotland. Destitute of natural oratorical gifts and somewhat ungainly in his manner, he attracted and even riveted the attention of his audience by a rare combination of intellectual keenness, emotional fervour, spiritual insight and power of dramatic representation of character and life. In 1841 he received the D.D. from Princeton in New Jersey. He later became one of the leaders in the formation of the the Free Church of Scotaland in 1843 after withdrawing from the Church of Scotland. Theologically, of course, Candlish was a Calvinist. CANDLISH CLASSIC Four Volumes of Candlish Classics are - (1) THE CHRISTIAN'S SACRIFICE & SERVICE OF PRAISE: Expository Discourses on Romans 12 (2) LIFE IN A RISEN SAVIOR: Expository Discourses on 1st Corinthians 15 (3) THE ATONEMENT: Its Efficacy and Extent (4) TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED: Sermons of Robert S. Candlish Click here for all Pre-publication Special Offers. Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $28.00)368 Page Paperback Volume - EXPECTED IN MARCH 2012 Order along with LIFE IN A RISEN SAVIOR by Candlish SGCB Price: $29.95 (list price $60.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH BOOKS TOGETHER - 50% OFF Order All Four CANDLISH CLASSICS SGCB Price: $55.95 (list price $116.00)This Includes THE CHRISTIAN'S SACRIFICE AND SERVICE OF PRAISE |
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| | LIFE IN A RISEN SAVIOR Expository Discourses on First Corinthians 15 Robert Candlish In the words of Robert Candlish, "I haver endeavoured in these discourses the line of argument pursued by the Apostle. It is not, as I apprehend it, an argument about the resurrection generally. It has respect to one particular view of the resurrection; its bearing on the believer's spiritual and eternal life. I have sought to trace the line of thought which gives unity and coherence to the Apostle's reasoning. I have by no means, however, aimed at anything like a complete commentary or exposition. I have rarely discussed other interpretations, and abstained from minute criticism. I crave indulgence for some diffuseness, as well as for occasional repetitions, not easily to be avoided in a series of compositions for the pulpit, prepared often hastily from week to week, and all having reference, more or less directly, to one theme. I have thought it best to publish the Discourses very much as they were when I preached them." "It will be seen that Dr. Candlish is no common thinker, that he especially seeks for the spirit of the sacred writers. Warm outgushes of emotion flow through his pages, and must, when the sermons were delivered, have thrilled through the hearers' hearts." - The Presbyterian Quarterly Review "Exposition in the form of discourses or lectures is not generally of much value : either the homily overwhelms the exposition, or the exposition cramps the homily. There are but few exceptions ; many of those which seem such are not really so, being dear to the reader because of other excellencies than that of strict exposition. This volume, however, is strictly true to its title, and unfolds with rare subtilty and closeness of interpretation the argument of the apostle in this sublime chapter. It never sacrifices the strict exegesis of the words to declamation ; nor does it shrink, as homiletical expositions too often do, from the many and great difficulties which arise in the course of the argument. The author has thoroughly well accomplished his object, and added to his deserved reputation, in this able volume. We have nowhere seen the doctrinal significance of the Resurrection of our Lord, and the resurrection of His saints in Him, more strikingly exhibited. " - The London Review After several shorter pastorates, Robert Candlish (1806-1873) became ministrer of the important parish of St. Georges, Edinburgh. Here he at once took the place he so long held as one of the ablest preachers in Scotland. Destitute of natural oratorical gifts and somewhat ungainly in his manner, he attracted and even riveted the attention of his audience by a rare combination of intellectual keenness, emotional fervour, spiritual insight and power of dramatic representation of character and life. In 1841 he received the D.D. from Princeton in New Jersey. He later became one of the leaders in the formation of the the Free Church of Scotaland in 1843 after withdrawing from the Church of Scotland. Theologically, of course, Candlish was a Calvinist. CANDLISH CLASSIC Four Volumes of Candlish Classics are - (1) THE CHRISTIAN'S SACRIFICE & SERVICE OF PRAISE: Expository Discourses on Romans 12 (2) LIFE IN A RISEN SAVIOR: Expository Discourses on 1st Corinthians 15 (3) THE ATONEMENT: Its Efficacy and Extent (4) TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED: Sermons of Robert S. Candlish Click here for all Pre-publication Special Offers. Pre-Publicatuion Speical Price SGCB Price: $16.95 (list price $32.00)440 Page Paperback Volume - EXPECTED IN MARCH 2012 Order Along with Companion Volume by Candlish on Romans 12 SGCB Price: $29.95 (list price $60.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH BOOKS TOGETHER - 50% OFF Order All Four CANDLISH CLASSICS SGCB Price: $55.95 (list price $116.00)52% Discount - This Includes LIFE IN A RISEN SAVIOR |
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| | THE BEAUTY OF THE KING Sermons for Children on the Riches of the Grace and the Wonders of the Love of Christ Richard Newton THIS IS THE RAREST OF ALL THE TITLES OF RICHARD NEWTON, "THE PRINCE OF PREACHERS TO THE YOUING." "We sometimes see a bright jewel which has many smooth polished sides or surfaces. It is pleasant to take up such a jewel; turn it carefully over; look at its many surfaces, one after another, and notice the different views they present of the beauty shining out from that precious stone. Now, the character and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Blessed Savior, may well be compared to such a jewel. There are many sides to this jewel. And there is a wonderful variety in the rays of light and loveliness, that shine out from these different sides. No two of them are exactly alike. It is an interesting and profitable study to examine this jewel carefully, and see the amazing brightness and beauty that are hid in it, and are all the time shining out from it. The aim of the present volume is to assist the young in doing this. Their attention is here called to a few of the shining surfaces of this great Jewel. Jesus, in the riches of His grace and the wonders of His love, is the one theme of these sermons. If the reading of them shall help any of His young friends, in their efforts to know Jesus more, to love and serve Him better, and, in so doing, to be happier and more useful, the writer will feel abundantly rewarded for his labor." - from the Author's Preface 1. The King in His Beauty 2. The Beauty of the King 3. The King in the Beauty of His Kingdom 4. The Beauty of the King's Family 5. The Beauty of the King's Work - The Raising of Lazarus 6. The Beauty of the King's Work - The General Resurrection 7. The Beauty of the King's Lessons - The Lesson of Trust 8. The Beauty of the King's Lessons - The Lesson of Gentleness 9. The Beauty of the King's Titles - Jesus Compared to a Rock 10. The Beauty of the King's Titles - Jesus the Bread of Life Pre-Publication Price - 45% Discount SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $20.00)Expected in Late March 2012 Order with the Other 15 Newton Titles SGCB Price: $155.00 (list price $346.00)THIS PRICE WOULD BE FOR ALL 16 TITLES |
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| | A COMPLETE BODY OF DIVINITY Sermons Upon the Westminster Shorter Catechism Thomas Watson, with a Preface and Appendix by C.H. Spurgeon In 1878 Charles H. Spurgeon wrote a Preface to his publication of a new revised edition of Watson's 'Body of Divinity', which he introduced with these words: "Thomas Watson's BODY OF PRACTICAL DIVINITY is one of the most precious and peerless works of the Puritans; and those best acquainted with it prize it most. Watson was one of the most concise, racy, illustrative, and suggestive of those eminent divines who made the Puritan age the Augustan period of evangelical literature. There is a happy union of sound doctrine, heart-searching experience and practical wisdom throughout all his works, and his BODY OF DIVINITY is, beyond all the rest, useful to the student and the minister." Spurgeon later informs us that the primary purpose of the new edition of this classic work was for the benefit of the students in The Pastor's College. He then tells us that Rev. George Rogers, principal of the Pastor's College, carefully superintended the issue of this edition, and in a note written to Spurgeon said: "I know of no work with so much sermon matter within the same compass. In Howe, and Charnock, and Owen, we must often read much before we are tempted to close the book and think out a whole sermon, but Watson teaches us to make short work of it. The whole may be utilized. On this account it would be, I think, of great value to all our students who have pastorates. It is for their benefit, I suppose, you wished the reprint. All editions extant which we have seen, abound in errors and imperfections. These have been rectified, not entirely we fear, but in a degree as nearly approaching to accuracy as in a revision of another's composition could be expected. No alteration of sentiment has been made, but every shade of the author's meaning has been scrupulously retained." A unique feature of this edition is the inclusion of Spurgeon's APPENDIX ON BAPTISM which is placed at the end of the Watson's work. Spurgeon explained the reason for the Appendix in the closing words of his Preface: "As it would be most uncandid to suppress any part of an author's opinion, the chapter on Infant Baptism remains as it came from his pen; but our conscience could not allow us to issue it without inserting a statement of our own views as an Appendix. We trust this method will commend itself to all; we knew not what fairer and more honest course to pursue." This is the COMPLETE Body of Divinity by Watson as it covers all the material in the Shorter Catechism. In more recent times Banner of Truth has published his work and entitled his exposition of the first 38 questions of the catechism The Body of Divinity, and then his two other sections have been published under the titles The Ten Commandments and The Lord's Prayer. This one volume contains the complete contents of all three of those volumes and puts them conveniently in one book. EXPECTED PUBLICATION DATE IS FALL 2012 ARBCA SALE Pre-Publication Price - SGCB Price: $25.95 (list price $50.00)This is a 668 Page Large Paperback Version |
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| | RULES OF CONDUCT Diary of Adventure, Letters and Farewell Addresses George Washington This precious book contains ten significant pieces that reveal the heart and the mind of George Washington (1732-1799). After a very helpful Introductory Sketch we are treated to the following - 1. Washington's Rules of Conduct 2. A Dangerous Errand 3. With General Braddock 4. A Virginia Planter 5. Commander-in-Chjief 6. In Camp at Cambridge 7. Mr. Washington or General Washington 8. At Valley Forge 9. Farewell to the Army 10. Farewell Address to the People of the United States Events in the Life of George Washington George Washington's father died when George was only eleven years old, leaving him, with his brothers and sisters, to the care of a most excellent and sensible mother. It was that mother's influence, more than anything else, which made George the man he became. George went to a little country school, where he learned to read, write, and cipher. By the time he was twelve, he could write a clear, bold hand. In one of his writing-books he copied many good rules and sayings. The first piece in this book contains those Rules of Conduct which helped greatly to shape his life until the day he died. Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $7.75 (list price $13.00)Order Ten or More Copies for 50% Discount SGCB Price: $6.50 (list price $13.00)ENTER EXACT QTY AND UPDATE QTY |
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| | HINTS ON THE LORD'S SUPPER John Brown "This little Volume is mainly composed of two Tracts published separately many years ago: the one an 'Introductory Essay' to Mr. Collins's edition of Matthew Henry's 'COMMUNICANT'S COMPANION;' the other 'Hints on the Permanent Obligation and Frequent Observance of the Lord's Supper.' These, along with the devotional appendix, are printed in their present form, primarily for the use of the Author's Congregation, though he will be glad and grateful should they be found acceptable and useful in a wider circle." - Original Advertisement by John Brown, the Author HINTS ON THE LORD'S SUPPER Chapter I - On the Nature and Design of the Lord's Supper Section First: The Lord's Supper an Emblematic Representation and Confirmation of the Grand Peculiarities of Christianity Section Second: The Lord's Supper an Emblematic Expression of a State of Mind Accordant with the Emblematic Statement of Christian Doctrine and Evidence Section Third: Practical Advantages of this View of the Lord's Supper Chapter II - On the Permanent Obligation of the Lord's Supper Chapter III - On the Frequent Observance of the Lord's Supper Section First: Reasons from the Nature, Design, and Tendency of the Ordinance Section Second: Reasons from the Practice of the Apostolical and Primitive Churches Section Third: Objections Answered THOUGHTS FOR THE LORD'S TABLE Chapter I - What Meaneth This Service? Chapter II - The Grace of our Lord Jesus,who, Though He was Rich, for our Sakes Became Poor, That We Through His Poverty Might Be Rich Chapter III - The Lord'sd Supper a Holy Communion Chapter IV - The Exercise of a Communicant at the Lord's Table by Henry Grove Chapter V - The Exercise of a Communicant at the Lord's Table by Jabez Earle Chapter VI - The Exercise of a Communicant at the Lord's Table by John Brown of Haddington (the author's grandfather) Chapter VII - Texts for the Lord's Table Chapter VIII - Hymns for the Lord's Table 45% Pre-Publication SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $16.00) |
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| | THE HAND OF GOD IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN Moral and Religious Anecdotes from History John Whitecross Hundreds and hundreds of brief but powerful examples of "The Hand of God in the Affairs of Men" as John Whitecross gathers gems from all over rthe world. These Anecdotes are organized as follows - 1- ADVICE, ADMONITION, AND REPROOF 2- AFFLICTION SANCTIFIED 3- BENEVOLENCE, KINDNESS & GENEROSITY DISPLAYED 4- BOOKS AND AUTHORS 5- CHRISTIAN TEMPERS AND GRACES: Faith, Kindness, Humility, Meekness, Submission, Courage 6- COMFORT 7- BAD COMPANY 8- CONSISTENCY 9- CONTENTMENT 10- CONTRASTS 11- CONTROVERSY 12- CONVERSATION 13- CONVERSION AND REGENERATION 14- COVETOUSNESS 15- CRUELTY 16- DANGER 17- DEATH-BED SCENES 18- DEISM AND INFIDELITY 19- DISINTERESTEDNESS AND LIBERALITY OF SENTIMENT 20- DREAMS 21- DUELLING 22- ECONOMY 23- EDUCATION 24- FAMILY RELATIONS: Marriage, Conjugal Affection, Pious Resignation of a Wife, Parental Affection, Paternal Firmness and Discipline, Paternal Instruction and Advice, Decision of a Mother, Instructions and Influence of Mothers, Foolish Indulgence of a Mother, Filial Duty and Affection, Fraternal Affection, Masters and Servants 25- Gratitude to God and Man 26- Heathenism and Christianity 27- Literary Honors Declined 28- Ignorance 29- Inconsistency 30- Intemperance 31- Interviews and Discoveries of a Remarkable Nature 32- Justice, Honesty & Restitution 33- Kings, Princes & Statesmen 34- Longevity and Old Age 35- Ministers of the Gospel 36- Missions 37- Natural History 38- Obedience to Parents 39- Persecution and Martyrdom 40- Prayer 41- Poverty 42- Preaching and Hearing 43- Procrastination 44- Profanity 45- Providence 46- Religion 47- Revivals 48- Sabbath 49- Sabbath Schools 50- Scripture 51- Scripture Illustrations 52- Slavery 53- Stratagem and Evasion 54- Superstition 55- Temperance 56- Theatrical Amusements, and Writers of Romance 57- Time Improved or Misspent 58- Tracts and Their Usefulness 59- Truth and Error 60- Truth and Falsehood 61- Vicissitude, and Vanity of the World Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $20.00)Order THE WHITECROSS TRILOGY SGCB Price: $30.00 (list price $61.00)Includes "The Hand of God", "The Shorter Catechism Illustrated" and "Anecdotes Illustrative of the Old & New Testaments" |
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| | THE GOLDEN BOOK OF JOHN OWEN Selected Passages from the Writings of the Rev. John Owen Chosen and Edited with a Study of His Life & Age by James Moffatt DR. ALEXANDER WHYTE wrote the following note to the editor of this outstanding volume: "I do not know another living man who could have done this service to John Owen. All your previous studies will but surer gain you a multitide of astonished and admiring readers. Much as I expected from you, this far surpasses my expectations." TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTORY SKETCH of Owen's Life and Age SELECTIONS: - I. DISCUSSIONS AND MEDITATIONS Argument and Force Assurance Catholicism, the Genuine Christ, the Person of Christ and other Masters Church's One Foundation Church, the: What is it for? Conscience and Forgiveness England's Glory Faith, the Accumulation of Faith and Death Forgiveness God, the Generosity of God, the Love of God, the Power of Heaven and Earth History, the Witness of Holiness and Truth Ireland Jesus, the Love and Death of Mind, the Spiritual Ministry, the Morality Peter Present-Day Religion Reason, the Cult of Reformers, the Religion, the Beginnings of Personal Religious Literature Saints, the Saints, the Sins of Scriptures, the Study of Self, Crucifying Sin, the Deceitfulness of Sin, the Importunity of Sin and Unbelief, the Misery of Temptation Temptation, what it is to enter into Temptation, the High Noon of Testament, the New Times and Seasons Toleration Trials and Troubles Trust in God Unity and Uniformity Watchfulness World, Love of the World, Sense of the Sin of II. PASSAGES OF EXPOSITION - Dozens of expositions of Holy Scripture beginning with the following words on Gen. 3:10 - 'I was afraid and hid myself.' Never were there words of greater horror in the world, nor shall be until the day of judgment." III. SENTENCES AND APHORISMS Hundreds of well-selected sentences drawn from the heart of Owen such as the following: "To be true to convictions is the life of sincerity." "A dungeon with Christ is a throne; and a throne, without Christ, a hell." "Look what the roots are in the family; such will the fruit be in the church and commonwealth." "The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men." "Faith can rest in what it cannot comprehend." "The life of faith is every way a safe life." "We can have no power from Christ unless we live in a persuasion that we have none of our own." This is a wonderful introduction to the writings of this great Puritan. What a brilliant gift to give to help someone get started with the Prince of the Puritans. PRE-PUBLICATION DISCOUNT - NEARLY 50% SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $22.00) |
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| | AMAZING GRACE IN THE UNITED STATES Striking Anecdotes of the Clergy of America Selected and Arranged by Joseph Belcher Originally published in 1849 this unique volume contains hundreds of accounts of the Amazing Grace of God recorded in the United States of America. The names of some the ministers included (in alphabetical order - Archibald Alexander, Isaac Backus, Spencer Cone, John Cotton, Samuel Davies, Timothy Dwight, Jonathan Edwards, John Eliot, Richard Furman, John Gano, Edward Dorr Griffin, Bishop Griswold, Heman Humphrey, Colonel Ingraham, Adoniram Judson, Hugh Knox, John Leland, Dr. Livingston, Bishop M'Ilvaine, Cotton Mather, Samuel Miller, Dwight Moody, Asahel Nettleton, Governor Oglethorpe, Edward Payson, Luther Rice, William Robinson, Ichabod Spencer, William Sprague, Gardiner Spring, Solomon Stoddard, Gilbert Tennant, William Tennant, John Todd, John Wesley, George Whitefield and dozens more. The Anecdotes are arranged under the following heads: (1) The Preparation of the Clergy for Public Duties (2) Incidents Connected with the Pulpit Labors of the Clergy (3) Devotedness of the Clergy to their Labors (4) Intercourse of the Clergy with Each Other (5) Intercourse of the Clergy with Society (6) Success and Encouragement of the Clergy A FEW BRIEF SAMPLES TO WHET THE APPETITE - An Able Minister's Problem Set before a Celebrated Mathematician - A young man, who had graduated at one of the first colleges in America, and was celebrated for his literary attainments, particularly his knowledge of mathematics, settled in a village where a faithful minister of the gospel was stationed. It was not long before the clergyman met with him in one of his evening walks, and after some conversation, as they were about to part, addressed him as follows:--"I have heard you are celebrated for your mathematical skill; I have a problem which I wish you to solve." "What is it?" eagerly inquired the young man. The clergyman answered with a solemn tone of voice, "What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" The youth returned home, and endeavoured to shake off the impression fastened upon him by the problem proposed to him, but in vain. In the giddy round of pleasure, in his business, and in his studies, that question still forcibly returned to him, "What will a man profit, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" It finally resulted in his conversion, and he became an able advocate and preacher of that gospel which he once rejected. Dr. Edward Payson's Advice to a Young Man Studying for the Ministry "What if God should place in your hand a diamond, and tell you to inscribe on it a sentence which should be read at the last day, and shown there as an index of your thoughts and feelings! What care, what caution, would you exercise in the selection! Now this is what God has done: He has placed before you immortal minds, more imperishable than the diamond, on which you are about to inscribe, every day, and every hour, by your instructions, by your spirit, or by your example, something which will remain, and be exhibited for or against you, at the Judgment Day." A Clergyman Transformed by an Amazing Providencial Prayer Meeting A CLERGYMAN, who was not very remarkable for his zeal in the cause of his Divine Master, while travelling in New York state, stopped for a night in a place where there was an extensive revival of religion. After resting for a short time at the inn, his curiosity to view the place led him to stroll through the streets. He had not proceeded far on his evening ramble, before his ear was arrested by the voice of prayer. He paused and listened; and, finding that the voice issued from a retired and humble dwelling by the roadside, stranger as he was, he resolved to enter. On entering, he found himself unexpectedly surrounded by a band of disciples, assembled for special prayer. He cast his eye about, upon the little group, in a vain endeavour to find some one whom he could recognise as an acquaintance; but all were strangers in person, through brethren in Christ. Collecting his wandering thoughts, he bowed himself in the humble attitude of prayer, and, to his infinite surprise, he soon discovered that himself, by name, and the people of his charge, were the subjects of ardent and importunate supplication. The person who was leading their devotions, was an entire stranger to him; and yet he seemed to wrestle in spirit with God, that he might be aroused to greater faithfulness and zeal in his ministerial duties and private devotions, and that God would prepare him to become an agent in reviving his work in the church and congregation over whom he was placed as a spiritual watchman. After the meeting had closed, being deeply impressed with the guilt of his past negligence, and with the responsibility of the ministerial office, he silently withdrew and returned to his lodgings. Not long after this event, he returned to his people, and resumed, with renewed vigour, the duties of his office. Within a short time, a revival commenced in his congregation, and three hundred were early numbered as the hopeful subjects of redeeming mercy. Pre-Publication Title SGCB Price: $18.50 (list price $35.00) |
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 click for details | | TRADITIONS OF THE SCOTTISH COVENANTERS Gleanings Among the Mountains Robert Simpson Rev. Robert Simpson (1792-1867) was the minister of North United Presbyterian Church of Sanquhar, Scotland for forty-eight years. An honorary degree was conferred by Princeton College, U.S., 1853. He was author of "The Two Shepherds," "The Minister and his Hearer," "Traditions of the Covenanters" "Life of the Rev. James Renwick," "A Voice from the Desert," "Memorials of Worth," "History of Sanquhar," "Martyrland," and "Cottars of the Glen." This volume is filled with accounts of dozens of the well known and unknown heroes of the 50 years of persecution in Scotland from 1638-1688. Of all the titles written by Simpson, this is the one for which he is best known. PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $18.95 (list price $32.00) |
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 click for details | | THE YOUNG SERGEANT, THE TRIUMPHANT SOLDIER A True Story from the Civil War for the Young Mary A. Denison "The world is a battle-field and the Christian is the true soldier. There are enemies to fight in the counting room, or the retreat from business, or even in the home-circle, for him who has put on the armor of God. Some of these are represented in this little volume. 'The Young Sergeant,' with whose glorious death this story ends, was a veritable personage. He received his wound at the Battle of Big Bethel, and we could name the clergyman whose sad duty it became to soothe his last moments - sad, yet joyful, for the Young Sergeant, 'Beheld his victory won, And stood complete at last.'" A powerful story for young and old alike, written by Mary Andrews Denison (1826-1911), a gifted and godly author who penned over 60 volumes. The story is divided into four parts, with each section highlighting the words of the great hymn, "Soldier's of Christ Arise." PART FIRST - The Hero Soldier PART SECOND - The Silent Soldier PART THIRD - The Youthful Soldier PART FOURTH - The Triumphant Soldier PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $6.95 (list price $11.00) |
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 click for details | | "THE PRINCE OF PREACHERS TO CHILDREN" The Life and Pastoral Sermons of Richard Newton W.W. Newton and Richard Newton Richard Newton (1812-1887) has fast become a favorite at Solid Ground Christian Books as his marvelous children's books have been circulating throughout the world. We are honored to be able to man and the pastoral ministry of "The Prince of Preachers to Children" in our latest Newton book. This book contains 20 complete sermons preached by Newton in the regular ministry of the Churches he served in Philadelphia, PA for more than 45 years, and a Memoir of his blessed life written by his son. Some of the sermons included are: THE SONG OF THE FORGIVEN -Revelation 1:5,6 THE NEW SONG - Revelation 5:9 RELIGION A JOYFUL THING - John 17:13 THE GLORIOUS REST - Isaih 11:10 THE POWERS OF THE WORLD TO COME - Hebrews 6:5 THE CONVERSION OF LYDIA, AND ITS LESSONS - Acts 16:13-15 THE BELIEVER'S DELIGHT IN THE EVERLASTING COVENANT - 2 Samuel 23:5 PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00)Nearly 50% Discount Until in Print |
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 click for details | | SIX BOYS: FROM BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD A Mother's Story of God's Faithfulness As Told by Some Extracts from Her Journal Mary E. Bennett This touching and instructive title was first published by the American Tract Society in 1871, and expresses the heart of the entire book in the words of the Psalmist: "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord" (Psalm 27:14). "The American Tract Society has not done amiss in giving to the public, in a very excellent form, "Six Boys: A Mother's Story." It is well conceived, and, in general, has a remarkable naturalness about it. The conversations are home-like. The 'heroic' and the 'tender' sentiments are less prominent than in most books of this class. Many a mother, widowed or not, will find useful and suggestive experiences in this very readable volume. In some particulars they will be reminded of "Stepping Heavenward" which is saying a good deal in commendation of this work." - The Congregational Quarterly The book commences with a journal entry dated Sunday Evening, December 1st, 1801. It begins by announcing the sad fact that the godly and beloved father of the family of six boys died but four weeks earlier. The opening words of the journal set the tone for the entire work: "This evening, my son Elias came to me, apart from his brothers, and, after standing beside me a moment in silence, asked, with earnest, sorrowful face, if I would write down on paper, for his own keeping, his father's last words to him. I cannot tell why the child made the request; but perhaps he feels the natural lightness of boyish spirits rising fast again from the heavy sorrow that fell upon them four weeks ago, and with a tender, thoughtful heart, fears to lose the impressions and resolves of that sad hour." "While writing those precious words for my son, I thought it might be a comfort and a help to me also to have recorded here my dear husband's last directions and encouragements to me, lest in the lapse of years, or the pressure of business and cares, they should ever be less distinctly remembered, or less frequently referred to. I would have them the law of my conduct, next to the Holy Scriptures. As I went to him, living, for counsel and cheer, so now I may come here, and read over, for my general help in the conduct of life, the words that he left when dying." "SIX BOYS reaches back into Christian America to reveal a depth of character and dignity in families that typically escapes our shallow fare. This book affords great opportunity to explore the thoughtful faith of our heritage expressed through the grief of a humble family." -Selah Helms, author of "Small Talks on Big Questions" PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00) |
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 | | A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA From the Discovery of the Continent to the Establishment of the Constitution in 1789 George Bancroft In this final edition (1888) of his great work George Bancroft has made extensive changes in the text, condensing in places, enlarging in others, and carefully revising. It is practically a new work, embodying the results of the latest researches, and enjoying the advantage of the author's long and mature experience. "It has not been granted to many historians to devote half a century to the history of a single people, and to live long enough, and, let us add, to be willing and wise enough, to revise and rewrite in an honored old age the work of an entire lifetime." New York Mail and Express "There is nothing that needs to be said at this day of the value of 'Bancroft.' Its authority is no longer in dispute, and as a piece of vivid and realistic historical writing it stands among the best works of its class. It may be taken for granted that this new edition will greatly extend its usefulness." - Philadelphia North American "The extent and thoroughness of this revision would hardly be guessed without comparing the editions side by side. The condensation of the text amounts to something over one-third of the previous edition. There has also been very considerable recasting of the text. On the whole, our examination of the first volume leads us to believe that the thought of the historian loses nothing by the abbreviation of the text. A closer and later approximation to the best results of scholarship and criticism is reached. The public gains by its more compact brevity and in amount of matter, and in economy of time and money." - The Independent In this six-volume work we have over 3500 pages of brilliant history written by a man known for his "History of the United States." George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 - January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. Among his best-known writings is this magisterial series, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent. PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE - 55% Discount SGCB Price: $108.95 (list price $240.00)SIX VOLUME PAPERBACK SET - OVER 3500 PAGES VOLUME SIX: THE HISTORY OF THE US CONSTITUTION SGCB Price: $19.95 (list price $40.00)This is the Only Volume That Can be Purchased Separately |
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 | | THE GIANTS AND HOW TO FIGHT THEM Lessons for Children of All Ages Richard Newton "There are giants in the earth in these days; and God expects us all to engage in the work of trying to fight them. When I speak of giants now, I do not mean physical giants, but moral giants. I do not mean men with huge bodies, four or five times larger than common-sized men; but I mean great sins of different kinds, which may well be called giants. I want now to speak about five giants that we should all unite trying to fight against. One of these is a good way off from us; but the rest are very near us. Listen to me while I tell you who these giants are, and the way in which we must try to fight them." - from the Author's Introduction PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $13.00) |
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| | CHILDREN'S THOUGHTS Lessons on Bad Thoughts and Good Thoughts Rev. George Wagner Very rare title by a great preacer to children, this volume covers the following subjects: This little book is a kind of sequel to a similar one, called "Children's Wishes." It is sent forth with much prayer, that it may accomplish that, which God shall please; and in the encouraging remembrance, that He, who is so great, and because He is so great, hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty, and base things of the world, and things, which are despised, yea and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are} that no flesh should glory in His presence. PART ONE - BAD THOUGHTS 1- Vain Thoughts; or, What Will They Profit? 2- Wicked Thoughts; or, God is Like Me 3- Hard Thoughts of God; or, The Hidden Talent 4- Reckless Thoughts; or, I Don't Care 5- Procrastinating Thoughts; or, The Time is not Come PART TWO- GOOD THOUGHTS 1- Holy Thoughts, or, Consider Jesus 2- Unselfish Thoughts, or, I am not my own 3- Kind Thoughts, or, Whom can I help? 4- Lowly Thoughts, or, I Must Decrease 5- Happy Thoughts, or, To Die is Gain PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $15.00)Pre-Publication Title Order with "Children's Wishes" and "Children's Temptations" SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $45.00)50% Off When Ordered with Trilogy |
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| | CHILDREN'S WISHES George Wagner It will be felt at once, that we have entered, in the following pages, on a wide and inexhaustible subject, An hundred chapters, instead of ten, might have been written on " Children's Wishes." It was thought, however, on every account, to be better not to exceed the present limits of this little volume. Even this feeble endeavour to feed the lambs of Christ's fold, will not be in vain, if it suggest to parents a subject to be followed out in conversations with their children; and if they unite their prayers with ours, that God may graciously bless the following simple words to our youthful readers. CONTENTS PART I. WRONG WISHES. Jonah : or, the wish to be thought important Hezekiah : or, the wish to make a display Peter : or, the wish to know what does not concern us Ananias and Sapphira : or, the wish to be thought better than we are The Mother of Zebedee's Children : or, the wish to be great PART II. RIGHT WISHES. Nehemiah : or, the desire to fear God The Disciples : or, the wish to pray David: or, the desire to know one's own heart Philip : or, the desire to know the Father Moses : or, the desire to be satisfied with mercy PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $15.00)Order with "Children's Thoughts" and "Children's Temptations" SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $45.00)50% Off When Ordered with Trilogy |
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 | | CHILDREN'S TEMPTATIONS George Wagner These words of a Pastor to the " lambs" of his flock will have a peculiar significance for those to whom he ministered with such affectionate interest; for whilst he was considering their "temptations" amid much weakness and weariness in a distant land, he was called away to his eternal "rest," so that to these "little ones," most especially, he " being dead yet speaketh." CONTENTS THE TEMPTATION TO FORGET GOD, . . 1 THE TEMPTATION TO DISTRUST GOD, . 17 THE TEMPTATION TO LIMIT GOD, ... 35 THE TEMPTATION TO BE DISCONTENTED, . 51 THE TEMPTATION TO OVERLOOK GOD'S HAND, 67 THE TEMPTATION TO LOOK AT THINGS SEEN, 83 THE TEMPTATION TO ANGER, .... 99 THE TEMPTATION TO SLOTH 113 THE TEMPTATION TO DECEIT, . . . 129 THE TEMPTATION TO FEAR MAN, ... 145 PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $15.00)Order with "Children's Thoughts" and "Children's Wishes" SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $45.00)50% Off When Ordered with Trilogy |
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| | RICHES OF DIVINE GRACE Expository Sermons from a Reformed Perspective Louis Berkhof with Introduction by Geoff Thomas Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) stated in his Preface, "The sermons contained in this volume are rather strictly expository, and in that respect differ from most of the books of sermons now offered in this country. They also stress certain particular doctrinal truths, which are not generally emphasized in much of the preaching of our day, though they are of the greatest importance." This volume comes with a New Biographical Introduction by Geoff Thomas. Sermons include the following: THE HOMEWARD WAY ( John 14:6) THE SURE PROMISES OF GOD (2 Corinthians 1:20) HEIRS OF THE COVENANT (Galatians 3:29) PROFITABLE INSTRUCTION (Isaiah 48:17,18) ENTRANCE INTO THE KINGDOM (Matthew 7:21) and five more. Pre-Publication Discount SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $16.00) |
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 | | CALVIN AND THE REFORMATION Four Studies by Bavinck, Doumergue, Lang & Warfield Edited by William Park Armstrong What were Calvin's views on asceticism, natural law, common grace and the knowledge of God? No more definitive discussion of these topics by better qualified Calvin scholars can be found than in these four essays, originally prepared for The Princeton Theological Review in 1909, the 400th anniversary of the Genevan Reformer's birth. Doumergue's article, translated from French by Joseph H. Dulles, deals with Calvin's view of asceticism; Lang's article, translated from the German by J. Gresham Machen, analyzes Calvin's doctrine of natural law; Bavinck's article, translated from Dutch by Geerhardus Vos, discusses Calvin's understanding of common grace; and Warfield's wonderful 84 page article, the longest in the book, analyzes Calvin's teaching on the knowledge of God. All four authors were professors, Emile Doumergue (1844-1937) on the Free Theological Faculty of Montauban; August Lang (1867-1945) at the University of Halle-Wittenburg; Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) at the Free University of Amsterdam; and Benjamin B. Warfield (1851-1921) at Princeton Theological Seminary. These articles were first published in book form in 1909. "Of the making of books there is no end (Eccl 12:12). The reality of this axiom can sometimes cause us to forget books that were made before we were born. As we approach the five-hundredth anniversary of Calvin's birth, however, it is worth taking a moment to appreciate this collection published a century ago in honor of the four-hundredth anniversary of Calvin's birth. These essays remain valuable for the breadth and depth of their learning. Scholars, students, and pastors will benefit from the careful scholarship in these essays." - Dr. R. Scott Clark "As we approach the 500th anniversary of the birth of the French Reformer John Calvin, it is helpful to look back and see how previous historians and theologians viewed this remarkable man. And what better place to look than these four essays originally prepared for the 400th anniversary of Calvin's birth. They not only give us an excellent perspective on Calvin but also help us appreciate how deep an impact Calvin's work and writing have had in the history of the Church." - Dr. Michael Haykin 40% Off Until in Print SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00) |
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| | BIBLE BLESSINGS Lessons for Children on the Rich Blessings in the Bible Richard Newton "In preparing this little volume I feel as if I had been doing very much the same thing that was done by the spies that Moses sent into the promised land. I have been walking, as it were, through the pleasant fields of the Bible, and gathering specimens of its blessings. The Bible is a book of blessings. It is intended to make people happy in this life, as well as in the life to come. It would take, not one book merely, but a library of books, to tell all the blessings spoken of in the Bible. If the few samples of them here presented shall lead any one who reads this book to love the Bible more, and to seek a larger share in its rich blessings, I shall feel abundantly rewarded for the labor bestowed upon it." - from the Author's Preface Richard Newton was called "The Prince of Preachers to the young" by no less than Charles H. Spurgeon. Solid Ground Christian Books is commited to reprinting the books of this brilliant and humble servant of Jesus Christ who sought to preach one sermon each month to the children of his flock. Every month for years over 500 children sat at his feet as he opened the Scriptures to them. We are honored to bring these great volumes back into print! Some of the messages in this volume are as follows: THE BLESSEDNESS OF HEARING THE GOSPEL HOW JESUS BLESSES MEN THE BLESSEDNESS OF BEING A CHRISTIAN TROUBLES TURNED TO BLESSINGS THE BLESSEDNESS OF TRUSTING GOD THE BLESSING OF MEEKNESS THE BLESSING OF ENDURING TEMPTATION PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $16.00)Price is good until the Book is in Print Order Along with BIBLE WONDERS SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $32.00)Nearly 45% Discount When Ordered Together Order COMPLETE DOZEN Newton Titles in Print SGCB Price: $129.95 (list price $261.00) |
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| | REDEMPTION: ACCOMPLISHED & APPLIED A Workbook and Study Guide John Murray, Edited by James Harrison Ever since it was first published in the mid-1950's Prof. John Murray's REDEMPTION: ACCOMPLISHED & APPLIED has been hailed as a monumental achievement in setting forth the glory of the finished work of Christ for us and in us. It has been reprinted numerous times and has had a profound effect upon tens of thousands of students all over the world. For the first time, this Workbook - Study Guide will help many more dig deeper for the riches contained in Murray's classic work. "Anyone who knows me, knows how much I appreciate John Murray. Several of his books are in my list of top ten lifetime books. Redemption Accomplished and Applied is certainly one of those. Anything that gets the content of this great book more deeply embedded in the hearts and minds of God's church has my vote. Thank you, Jim Harrison, for your work on this study guide." - Dr. Sam Waldron, Academic Dean of the Midwest Center for Theological Studies Pastor James Harrison has labored diligently to provide a tool that will help serious students gain the most possible benefit from studying this outstanding volume. In his own words, "RAA is a text which will yield wonderful and valuable treasures to one who is willing to invest time and intellectual sweat in the endeavor. This study guide has been created specifically for those who are willing so to labor. The author has endeavored to add nothing to Murray's original work. Rather, this guide is to be used as a tool to direct and focus one's study of RAA. The study guide follows the outline of the book, and includes page references from the William B. Eerdmans edition, copyright 1955, currently in print." 33% Pre-Publication Discount SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $12.00)Order 10-19 copies SGCB Price: $6.75 (list price $12.00)ENTER THE EXACT NUMBER YOU NEED Order 20+ copies SGCB Price: $6.00 (list price $12.00)ENTER THE EXACT NUMBER YOU NEED |
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| | THE SCRIPTURES: THE ONLY RULE OF FAITH An Exposition of the Second Answer of the Shorter Catechism John Hall Q. 2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him? A. The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him. This uncovered treasure is intended for all who desire to teach or to learn the rule that God has given to direct us to fulfill the purpose for which we were created. John Hall (1806-1894) is best known for his long-term friendship with J.W. Alexander, that later resulted in his two volume work which included the 800 letters he received from Alexander over their 40 year relationship. "The author, in illustrating the answer to the Second Question in the Shorter Catechism, has furnished a well digested treatise on the value of the Bible as the only true and infallible rule of faith. The excellence of this little volume will be appreciated by the intelligent reader.It gives a portable and effectual preventitive of the prime error of Popery." -from The Descriptive Catalogue of the Publication of the Presbyterian Board of Publication This little gem is the complementary volume to our book entitled THE CHIEF END OF MAN: An Exposition of the Second Answer of the Shorter Catechism, also written by Hall. Parents and children, teachers and pupils, pastors and congregation alike will benefit from this wonderful book. SGCB Price: $7.50 (list price $12.00)Order with THE CHIEF END OF MAN by John Hall SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $24.00) |
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| | THE HEAVENLY TOKEN A Gift Book for Christians David A. Harsha This book was published in 1856 and includes the following four gems: IMMANUEL'S LAND WANDERINGS OF A PILGRIM THOUGHTS ON THE LOVE OF CHRIST CHRIST, AND HIM CRUCIFIED This is the perfect companion to the book edited and revised by Harsha and entitled THE CHRISTIAN'S PRESENT FOR ALL SEASONS: Devotional Thoughts by Eminent Divines. View the contents of Heavenly Token at http://www.gracegems.org/BOOKS/David%20Harsha%20books.htm Nearly 45% Discount When Ordered at Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $18.95 (list price $34.00)ORDER W. "THE CHRISTIAN'S PRESENT" FOR 50% OFF SGCB Price: $36.00 (list price $72.00) |
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| | THE GLORY OF THE MINISTRY Paul's Exultation in Preaching An Exegetical and Expository Treatise on 2 Corinthians 2:12 - 6:10 A.T. Robertson "The demand for ministers of the Gospel today is just the same as it was in the first century. Nor has preaching lost its power over the hearts of men ... no printed page can permanently supply the place of the man who has looked into the face of sinful men and presses home with burning words the sense of sin and the redemption in Jesus Christ." - Robertson In this volume, an exposition of 2 Coritnhians 2:12 - 6:10, Robertson kindles a fire for the preacher. The apostle Paul's love for preaching and apology for his task of proclamation is related by Robertson to the demands of preaching today. This book has long inspired new preachers and rekindled the enthusiasm of experienced pastors. It will continue to motivate a new generation of preachers, missionaries and evangelists. A.T. Robertson - (1863-1934), New Testament scholar Archibald Thomas Robertson was born near Chatham, Virginia, but grew up on a farm in North Carolina. In 1876, he was baptized and began his lifelong loyalty to the Southern Baptist Church. After graduating from Wake Forest College, he enrolled in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky and received the Th.M. in 1888. In 1892 Robertson was appointed professor at Southern Baptist and remained in that post until a day in 1934 when he dismissed his class early and went home and died of a stroke. Robertsonü's books are still consulted today, particularly his Word Pictures in the New Testament and his landmark volume A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in Light of Historical Research. In all, he published forty-five books, several of which are still in print today. Robertson helped found the Baptist World Alliance in 1900. He was an important Southern Baptist and a well-respected scholar in his day. As the son-in-law of famous preacher John Broadus (Robertsonü's grave lies in the shadow of Broadus), Robertson sought to equip his students with the proper tools for good preaching. Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $18.00) |
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| | LITERARY ESSAYS William G.T. Shedd William Greenough Thayer Shedd (1820-1894) was both a congregational and, later, a Presbyterian pastor. He had a distinguished career as a Professor of English Literature prior to his work at the theological seminaries of Auburn, Andover, and finally at Union Seminary, New York. While the author of many helpful volumes he is best known for his Dogmatic Theology, which is now available from P & R Publishing. Most recently SGCB has reprinted his outstanding sermons entitled, "Sermons to the Natural Man" and "Sermons to the Spiritual Man." TABLE OF CONTENTS The True Nature of the Beautiful and its Relation to Culture The Influence and Method of English Studies The Ethical Theory of Rhetoric and Elequence The Characteristics and Importance of a Natural Rhetoric The Relation of Language and Style to Thought Scientific and Popular Education Intellectual Temperance The Puritan Character The African Nature Coleridge as a Philosopher and Theologian The Confessions of Augustine Pre-Publication Title Expected in Spring 2010 SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $28.00)Order All Ten Shedd Volumes for 60% Discount SGCB Price: $103.95 (list price $258.00) |
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| | The Park Street Lectures on The Doctrines of Grace Edward Dorr Griffin "Here (in Boston) on the Sabbath evenings, in the winter of 1812 and 1813, Edward Dorr Griffin delivered his Park Street Lectures. They were preached to crowded audiences from all classes of the community; and doubtless contributed to that impression of truth in Boston, from which has been witnessed such an amount of good. These lectures have been given to the world in numerous editions from the press. They constitute one of the best compendiums of Christian doctrine that have appeared in any country or age. They are a work of standard merit. It is no disparagement to the other productions of the author, to say, that the Park Street Lectures take the lead of them all. In future times they will probably be the principal basis of the author's reputation as a theological writer. For a clear and convincing exhibition of the doctrines of grace, and for powerful argumentation, they have few equals in our language. Let every student in theology, and every young minister, who would be a good divine or preacher, make himself familiar with these Lectures." -taken from "Memoir of Edward Dorr Griffin by Rev. Ansel Nash Griffin wrote in his Preface: "In these Discourses you will find no reasonings on points foreign to godliness,-- no theories about the Origin of Sin,-- no challenge for a Conitional Consent to be Damned,-- no perplexing speculations about Taste and Exercise; but you will find the fundamental and practical truths of our holy religion, a simple defense of the faith of our fathers. In expressing my own views of truth I have had no wish to give offence or pain to others. I have spoken plainly and expect to have my motives re-examined at the tribunal from which there is no appeal. If I have censured without the gentleness of the Christian spirit, may God forgive; if with right views and feelings, to Him be the praise." - Boston, March 26, 1813 TABLE OF CONTENTS Lecture 1 - Total Depravity: Part One - Genesis 6:5 Lecture 2 - Total Depravity: Part Two - Genesis 6:5 Lecture 3 - Men with Natural Affections, but Without Holiness - Hebrews 12:14 Lecture 4 - Supreme Love or Enmity - Matthew 6:24 Lecture 5 - Regeneration Not Progressive - Ezekiel 11:19 Lecture 6 - Regeneration Supernatural - Psalm 110:3 Lecture 7 - The Means of Grace: Part One - Isaiah 55:11 Lecture 8 - The Means of Grace: Part Two - Isaiah 55:11 Lecture 9 - The Doctrine of Election - Ephesians 1:4,5 Lecture 10 - The Plea of Inability Considered - Matthew 25:24-27 Lecture 11 - Perseverance of the Saints - Romans 8:30 Lecture 12 - The System Confirmed and Applied - Galatians 1:8,9 GRIFFIN, Edward Dorr, clergyman, born in East Haddam, Connecticut, 6 January 1770; died in Newark, New Jersey, 8 November. 1837. He was graduated at Yale in 1790, and studied theology under Jonathan Edwards, of New Haven, who was subsequently president of Union College. He was licensed as a preacher in October, 1792, and in January, 1793, began his ministerial work at New Salem, Connecticut In June, 1795, Mr. Griffin was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at New Hartford, and afterward held pastorates at Newark, New Jersey, and Boston, Massachusetts. Union College gave him the degree of D. D, in 1808, and he became professor of rhetoric in the recently established Andover theological seminary, 21 June, 1809, which chair he filled until 1811. In 1821 he was chosen president of Williams, and remained there till 1836. He was an eloquent and popular preacher, and published " Lectures delivered in Park Street Church, Boston " (Boston, 1813), and "Sixty Sermons on Practical Subjects " (New York, 1844). A selection from his works, with a memoir of the author by Reverend William B. Sprague, D. D., was published after his death (2 vols.. 1839). See also " Recollections of Reverend E. D. Griffin," by Parsons Cooke (1856) Pre-Publication Price - Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $12.95 (list price $25.00) |
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 click for details | | AT THE EVENING HOUR Simple Talks on Spiritual Subjects Ethelbert D. Warfield AT THE EVENING HOUR: Simple Talks on Spiritual Subjects by E.D. Warfield Ethelbert D. Warfield (1861-1936) was the younger brother of Benjamin B. Warfield, and a man who served Christ as did his older, more famous brother. These ten messages were delivered on Sunday afternoons to the students of Lafayette College where Dr. Warfield served as President from 1891-1915. According to the author, "They have also in most cases been published in such papers as the Sunday School Times, the New York Observer, and the Presbyterian Messenger. They are now published in the hope that they may bring a message of cheer to others who are seeking to live for Christ and his service." The Contents are as follows - 1) "Let Him Who Loves Me Follow Me" 2) Loyalty to Evil 3) Christian Aspiration 4) The Lesson of Solomon's Decline 5) The Longing of the Soul for God 6) The Christian's 'Cordon Bleu' 7) The Beauty of Boyhood 8) True Manhood 9) Responsibility 10) College Life and College Learning THIS IS A VERY RARE VOLUME! Pre-Publication Special Price SGCB Price: $7.25 (list price $12.00)Order 10 or More Copies (50% Off) SGCB Price: $6.00 (list price $12.00)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY INTO CART AND UPDATE QTY |
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| | Glimpses of the Inner Life of our Lord & On the Emotional Life of our Lord William G. Blaikie & Benjamin B. Warfield NEVER BEFORE TOGETHER IN ONE VOLUME Here are two classic works on a very rare subject: The Inner Life of our Lord. GLIMPSES OF THE INNER LIFE OF OUR LORD by William G. Blaikie "The aim of this little book is devotional and practical. The author desires to help earnest hearts in their endeavours after the Christian life; and believes that for this end no fitter means can be found than the devout consideration of the inner life of our Lord." - from the Author's Preface TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. - HIS DEVOTION TO THE FATHER'S WORK CHAPTER II. - HtS DELIGHT IN THE FATHER'S WILL CHAPTER III. - HIS ENTIRE HARMONY WITH THE FATHER CHAPTER IV. - HIS TEMPTATION BY THE DEVIL CHAPTER V. - HIS LIFE OF MINISTERING CHAPTER VI. - HIS SYMPATHY WITH MAN CHAPTER VII. - HIS SORROWS CHAPTER VIII. - HIS PEACE CHAPTER IX. - HIS JOY CHAPTER X. - HIS PRAYERFULNESS CHAPTER XI.- HIS ENDURING OF THE CROSS CHAPTER XII. - HIS DYING WORD ON THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF OUR LORD by Benjamin B. Warfield IINTRODUCTION - CHAPTER ONE - Compassion and Love CHAPTER TWO - Indignation and Annoyance CHAPTER THREE - Joy and Sorrow CONCLUSION - "B.B. Warfield is at his best (and that is very, very good) in writing on 'The Emotional Life of our Lord.' Here we worship as we learn." - David B. Calhoun SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $16.00) |
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| | SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHY FOR THE YOUNG With Critical Illustrations and Practical Remarks Volumes 6 - 11 Thomas H. Gallaudet (1787-1851) was the Apostle to the Deaf in the United States. He devoted his life to teach the underprivileged the truths of God's Word. He wrote dozens and dozens of books using simple, straightforward language for children, young people and adults. These volumes are intended to take children and young people by the hand to lead them through the fascinating stories of the leading characters in the Old Testamernt Scriptures. Every chapter concludes with pointed and practical application to the hearts of the readers. The author is convinced that "the facts of the Bible should form a considerable part of a child's religious reading, instead of that mass of fictitious narrative which, at present, so greatly abounds." These are perfect for Family Devotions and would be appropriate to use with children from 5 years old to the late teens. We have read nothing like these volumes Volume 6 - Ruth to Samuel SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $17.00)Volume 7 - The Life of David SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)Volume 8 - Solomon to Ahaz SGCB Price: $14.50 (list price $26.00)Volume 9 - Hezekiah to Jeremiah SGCB Price: $12.50 (list price $22.00)Volume 10 - Ezekiel to Nehemiah SGCB Price: $12.50 (list price $22.00)Volume 11 - John to Paul SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $27.00)COMPLETE ELEVEN VOLUME SET SGCB Price: $114.95 (list price $230.00)Add BONUS VOLUME on King Josiah When Ordering All Volumes SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $12.00) |
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| | PRACTICAL EXPOSITIONS OF THE WHOLE BOOKS OF RUTH AND ESTHER George Lawson Spurgeon said of the Exposition of Ruth: "By a man of great genius. Simple, fresh, and gracious. Nothing critical or profound may be looked for, but wise and sound teaching may be gleaned in these pages." Spurgeon also said the following about the Exposition of Esther: "Intended for the general reader. The discourses are as spiritual and unaffected as their excellent author. Dr. John Brown, in commending all the Lawson books, says that 'he has rendered subjects, apprarently barren, full of instruction." "George Lawson (1749-1820) was one of the best preachers and theologians of the Scottish Secession Church. His popular lectures on Ruth and Esther are full of practical wisdom and insight. He writes engagingly, simply, and powerfully--and all that he says is trustworthy. This overlooked gem is well worth your reading." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids Dr. Joel Beeke places both these Expositions at the very top of his list of Commentaries on these books of Holy Scripture. SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)Add M'Crie's LECTURES ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER SGCB Price: $25.00 (list price $50.00)50% Off When Ordered Together |
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| | THE NEGLECTED BIBLE and SIXTEEN SHORT SERMONS The Incredible Power of God's Word Ichabod Spencer & The American Tract Society The first article is entitled The Neglected Bible which was written by Ichabod Spencer (1798-1854) who served as a pastor in two churches during his lifetime. The incident recorded in this booklet took place while he was serving a church in Northampton, MA. Following this ministry he was called to a church planting effort in Brooklyn, NY where he remained for the rest of his life. The Neglected Bible is taken from his best-selling book entitled A Pastor's Sketches: Conversations with Anxious Souls Concerning the Way of Salvation. This book contains over seventy-five accounts of Spencer's personal ministry to troubled souls under his care. These are authentic dialogues with people who needed guidance in spiritual matters. They are timeless snapshots that allow one to enter into the counseling chamber and learn how to speak to men and women, young and old alike, about the issues of eternity. Sixteen Short Sermons is the second piece that makes up this life-changing booklet. It was written by an unknown clergyman in England, and was published by The American Tract Society in the early 19th century. It is mentioned several times in The Neglected Bible and was used by God to touch and change lives wherever it went. It contains, as the title suggests, sixteen one page sermons on the central themes of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. SIXTEEN SHORT SERMONS is one of the best Gospel Tracts ever written. Spencer's article entitled THE NEGLECTED BIBLE and the Tract Society's Gospel Tract are here brought together for the very first time. They belong together! "Ernest Reisinger would talk of the relationship of the Westminster Confession of Faith and Pilgrim's Progress. You find the doctrines stated so richly in the Confession but lived out in personalities, debates, trials and victories in Bunyan's great work. That is like the relationship between Charles Hodge and his Systematic Theology and his great contemporary Ichabod Spencer and his Pastor's Sketches. The great truths of historic Christianity are spelled out with lucidity and power by Hodge but to see them applied in evangelizing the lost and strengthening the weak Christian and distinguishing between the weak believer and the false professor there is no one in 19th century America who did it more movingly than Spencer. He makes high theology accessible and fills it with pathos." - Geoff Thomas 50% Off - Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $2.50 (list price $5.00)Order in Ten Packs - 55% Off SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $50.00)ENTER THE QUANTITY OF TEN PACKS - (Update Qty) Order 100 copies at more than 60% Off SGCB Price: $195.00 (list price $500.00)ENTER THE QUANTITY OF TEN PACKS - (Update Qty) Order a Case of 280 for 70% Off SGCB Price: $420.00 (list price $1,400.00) |
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| | ESSAYS ON THE OLD TESTAMENT & PENTATEUCH Robert Dick Wilson These articles all originally appeared in the Princeton Theological Review, except the first one which appeared in The Presbyterian and Reformed Review. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. THE DATE OF GENESIS 10 (30pp) 2. THE TITLE "KING OF PERSIA" IN THE SCRIPTURES (56pp) 3. WHAT DOES "THE SUN STOOD STILL" MEAN? (9pp) 4. THE NAMES OF GOD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT (33pp) 5. ARAMAISMS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT (33pp) 6. THE HEADINGS OF THE PSALMS [in 2 parts] (30pp) 7. JESUS AND THE OLD TESTAMENT (30pp) 8. THE NAMES OF GOD IN THE PSALMS (39pp) 9. ON THE HEBREW OF DANIEL (23pp) 10. EVIDENCE IN HEBREW DICTION FOR THE DATES OF DOCUMENTS (30pp) 11. FOREIGN WORDS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AS AN EVIDENCE OF HISTORICITY (71pp) 12. THE RULE OF FAITH AND LIFE (28pp) "Robert Dick Wilson is one of the all-time greats in the Hall. Of Evangelical fame. Anything he writes is well worthwhile," - Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. "Occasionally God gives to His Church a man of unusual gifts, deep piety, and true insight. Such a man was the late Robert Dick Wilson (1856-1930). Dr. Wilson lived at a time when the Old Testament was being subjected to some of the severest attacks and criticisms that it had ever received. He himself was a devout Christian and grieved over these attacks. He also had an insight into their nature and into the need for refuting them. And he had the God-given ability for standing up to the challenge which these attacks constituted, accepting it and seeking to give an answer." -from Introduction by E.J. Young Over 42% Pre-Publication Discount SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $32.00)Add Robert Dick Wilson's A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (List Price $19.00) SGCB Price: $25.00 (list price $51.00)Over 50% Off When Ordered Together |
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| | CHAMPIONS OF THE TRUTH Short Lives of Christian Leaders from Wycliffe to Spurgeon Edited by A.E. Buckland; Contributors William G. Blaikie This beautiful volume contains portraits of 18 leading Christian men whose lives have continued to have an impact for Christ hundreds of years after their death. John Wycliffe (1324-1384) William Tyndale (1484-1536) Hugh Latimer (1485-1555) John Hooper (1495-1555) John Knox (1505-1572) John Foxe (1516-1587) Richard Hooker (1553-1600) Richard Baxter (1615-1691) John Bunyan (1628-1688) John Wesley (1703-1791) Charles Wesley (1708-1788) John Newton (1725-1807) Charles Simeon (1759-1836) Daniel Wilson (1778-1858) Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) Reginald Heber (1783-1826) Richard Whateloy (1787-1863) C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $32.00) |
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| | HOW TO STUDY THE ENGLISH BIBLE Robert B. Girdlestone "This little book has already met with a cordial reception from a large circle of readers. It is reissued in this cheaper form in the hope that it may become still more useful. It is intended to supply a need felt by many students of God's Word. They have taken in the message of salvation, they have dedicated their lives to the Master, and have said to Him, 'Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?' The answer to this question lies in the Scriptures, and they have begun to read their Bible in order to learn the will of God. But they soon feel that there are two ways of reading: a right and a wrong way; and they look out for some practical guidance which may enable them to make the best of God's Word. The following pages are offered with a view of meeting this desire. May God bless them to the reader's use!" - from the Author's Preface CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. - A DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE. I. The Bible, its Names; 2. Its Language; 3. The Translation; 4. Names and Order of the Books; 5. Chapters and Verses; 6. Italics; 7. Marginal References and Notes CHAPTER II. - THE BIBLE THE WORD OF GOD. I. The Age and Authority of the Old Testament; 2. The Age and Authority of the New Testament; 3. The Bible Inspired;. Scripture Adapted to the Mind of Man CHAPTER III. - THE BIBLE DEMANDS STUDY. I. Bible Difficulties; 2. All has a Meaning and Purpose; 3. The Need of Prayer; 4. Definiteness of Object in Reading CHAPTER IV. - RULES FOR STUDYING THE BIBLE. I. Get an Idea of the Bible as a Whole; 2. Read each Book as a Whole; 3. Read each Book in the Light of its Age; 4. Read each Verse in the Light of the Context; 5. Examine the Meaning and Usage of the Words; 6. Compare Scripture with Scripture; 7. Study the Quotations; 8. Take Notice of Small Details; 9. Attend to the Figurative Language; 10. Analyse and Paraphrase CHAPTER V. - HINTS ON SPECIAL BOOKS. I. The Psalms; 2. The Prophets; 3. Unfulfilled Prophecy; 4. The Gospels and Acts; 5. The Epistles CHAPTER VI. - THE STUDY OF DOCTRINE. I. \Vhat is Meant by Doctrine; 2. Bias, Mental and Ecclesiastical; 3. How the Study of Doctrine is to be Approached; 4. Central Truths to be Studied first; 5. Seven Methods of Searching for Truth; 6. Hints and Cautions CHAPTER VII. - THE PRACTICAL AND DEVOTIONAL USE OF THE BIBLE. I. Meditate on the Word; 2. Turn Scripture into Prayer; 3. Apply Scripture to Daily Life; 4. Primary and Secondary Principles; 5. Conditional and Unconditional Statements CHAPTER VIII. - METHOD AND ORDER OF READING THE BIBLE. I. Various Schemes Commented on; 2. A Method Proposed for Beginners CHAPTER IX. - USEFUL BOOKS AND STUDIES FOR THE BIBLE READER INDEX OF SUBJECTS INDEX OF TEXTS SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $13.00) |
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| | THOUGHTS ON GENESIS 1 - 6 Earth's Morning Horatius Bonar C.H. Spurgeon said, "An exposition of the first six chapters only. The author endeavors 'to investigate the meaning of each verse and word; that, having done so, the exact revelation of God in these may be brought out, and the spiritual truth evolved.' He has in a great measure attained his object. What more could be said in his praise? " "Within the last twenty years the book of Genesis has come very prominently into view, as the starting-point of numerous discussions. Science and history have combined to lead us back to it. The former has taken up its story of creation; the latter its nationalities, as contained in its genealogies and chronology. The present volume does not enter into these discussions. It aims at exposition, not controversy. Its object is to investigate the meaning of each verse and word; that, having done so, the exact revelation of God in these may be brought out, and the spiritual truth evolved. Here are the rudiments of all Scripture-truth. And in this book we have the first materials on which to construct a true theory of development; development not simply of ' truth,' but of the purpose of God respecting man, and man's earth. The germs of true development are to be found here in their earliest stage. God here unfolds Himself and reveals His mind step by step; His truth expanding itself age after age, under divine superintendence, so as to prevent the consequences of mere human interpretations, or development according to the mind of man. All Scripture connects itself with Genesis, and ought to be read in this connection ; for it is not so much the later Scriptures that throw light on Genesis, as it is Genesis that throws light on the later Scriptures. Genesis is not merely the first book of Scripture, but it is the fountainhead of revelation. It must be studied as such if we would understand it aright." -from the Author's Preface Pre-Publication Price Until in Print SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $28.00) |
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| | MISTAKES OF EDUCATED MEN Godly Counsel for Those Who Desire to be Useful in God's World John S. Hart The following are a few of the favorable notices of this work which were received when it first appeared in 1862: "We have here the condensed wisdom of a candid, acute and philosophical mind, the matured experience of nearly twenty years' successful supervision of the celebrated High School of Philadelphia. It is admirable in arrangement, lucid in style, and graphic in illustration. The precepts it enforces are invaluable to young men who, having completed their collegiate course, are about to engage in the practical purposes of life. It is a suggestive guide to that important portion of our community: young men who aro just emerging from our seminaries of education; and a valuable offering of patriotism to the whole country, which we hope it may not fail to appreciate."- Mrs. L. H. Sigourney. "It is a production of great excellence, and contains the results of wide and careful observation, expressed in a manner which shows one familiar with the bost models." - The Presbyterian, Philadelphia. "Here we have much good sense conveyed in simple and terse language, yet with evident conviction and an earnestness of purpose which easily warms into the most persuasive eloquence."- Evening Post, New York "Seldom have we seen so many practical lessons of truth compressed into the little space which this book occupies. It would be well for every professional man not only to read it, but, as far as he can, steer his course out of the old ruts in which he has traveled, to carry out in his life the lessons which it teaches."- Philadelphia Inquirer "The address of Dr. John S. Hart is one of the best things of the kind we over remember to have heard or read. He treats his theme in so eminently a common-sense right-to-the-point style as to furnish much excellent counsel to others than the technically educated."- Christian Secretary, Hartford, Conn. TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson One: Take Care of Your Bodily Health Lesson Two: Acquire the Habit of being Beforehand with whatever you Undertake Lesson Three: Hold to the Calling which you have Chosen Lesson Four: Have Some Fresh Intellectual Acquisition Always at Hand Lesson Five: Avoid the Mistake of Limiting too strictly your Studies to your own Specialty Lesson Six: I Urge upon you the Importance of Cultivating the Art of Conversation. Lesson Seven: I Urge you to the Duty of Cultivating Good Manners in All you do. "That which I recommend to you, is not to be won from the dancing master or the tailor. No one can be insensible to the claims of graceful posture, movement, and costume. But the charm of manner of which I have been speaking, lies deeper than these. It is no outside varnish. It springs from real goodness of heart, from a life hid with Christ in God." Pre-publication Price SGCB Price: $7.50 (list price $12.00) |
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 click for details | | THE FALLEN SAINT RESTORED Meditations on the Fall and Recovery of St. Peter Edward Reynolds, Edited and Arranged by Aaron Dunlop "Dr. Reynolds wrote his Fall and Rise of Peter in the form of thirty "meditations," each one considering a different aspect of Peter's sin and restoration. These meditations are filled with insightful and profound thoughts concerning the fall and restoration of Peter. There is a rich reserve of Christian counsel in these meditations which show the dependence that the Christian has on Christ in all of life, both in preserving from sin and in returning from sin. They are as convicting as they are comforting. Reynolds brings the fallen Christian from the depths of sin and despair to the heights of victory in Christ. He encourages us with the power of the resurrection, the same power that drew Peter back from apostasy and raised him to apostleship. He argues that the sin, with which Satan defeated the Christian in the wisdom of God, is in fact the means whereby Satan himself will be wounded. I believe there is a need for these meditations in the world as we know it, where sin is so popular and accessible and yet so destructive. My prayer in preparing these mediations is that the Spirit of God will both warn the Christian to "take heed lest he fall" and comfort those who have been "overtaken in a fault" In editing these I have tried as far as possible to maintain the puritan style of thought and writing. I have modernized the wording in places and for clarity of thought on occasion modified the structure. I have also included some biblical references and the section heading which were not in the original edition." - Aaron Dunlop, Victoria, BC Meditations on the Fall of Peter I. The Folly of Pride and Presumption II. The Weakness of Presumed Strength III. The Blending of Flesh and Faith IV. The Error of Self-Sufficiency V. The Weakness of Human Resolutions VI. Resolutions Without Vigilance VII. Lack of Self-Denial VIII. The Beginning of Backsliding IX. The Wiles of the Devil X. Giving Satan the Advantage XI. The Power of Satan's Weak Instruments XII. Sinners: Satan's Servants XIII. Sin and Fear in Sin XIV. Tempted, and then Accused by Satan XV. The Strategy of Satan Meditations on the Restoration of Peter XVI. The Faith of Following Christ XVII. The Mercy of God XVIII. The Folly of Sin XIX. A Compassionate Saviour XX. The Use of Means in Our Recovery XXI. The Voice of the Rooster XXII. Our Dependence on Christ XXIII. The Continued Mercy of Christ XXIV. Reading the Face of Christ XXV. Happy Tears and the Words of Christ XXVI. The Abuse of God's Mercy XXVII. The Power of an Omnipresent Christ XXVIII. Shame, and the Recovery of Faith XXIX. Enjoying the Benefits of the Presence of Christ XXX. A Prayer: Grace to Stand or Grace to Weep "Every man would love God more if he could love himself less." "If he is not willing to own Christ, he will be quick to deny Him." "We know that the devil never overcomes any who is not first overcome by self." This is part of the TEMPTATION TRILOGY NOT YET AVAILABLE SGCB Price: $2.95 (list price $5.00)Order in Ten Packs (shrink-wrapped) SGCB Price: $24.50 (list price $50.00)Order with TEMPTATION TRILOGY ("The Backslider" & "Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness") SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $30.00)50% Discount |
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| | DAVID, KING OF ISRAEL The Divine Purpose and Practical Lessons of His Life William G. Blaikie DAVID, KING OF ISRAEL: The Divine Purpose and Practical Lessons of His Life was first written in 1861, this volume is the perfect companion volume to Blaikie's EXPOSITORY LECTURES ON 1ST & 2ND SAMUEL. Spurgeon said, "Dr. Blaikie is a good writer. This Life of David has supplied a great lack." Cyril Barber wrote, "Few writers have bequeathed to posterity such a legacy of devout exposition and reverent scholarship as William Garden Blaikie. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, when Sir William Robertson Nicoll began work on The Expositor's Bible, he wisely invited Dr. Blaikie to contribute commentaries on the Book of Joshua and the Books of First and Second Samuel. Blaikie's studies of these portions of the Old Testament rank among the finest ever produced." William G. Blaikie (1820-1899), who ministered in the Free Church of Scotland for 25 years before accepting the position of Professor of Apologetics and Pastoral Theology at the New College in Edinburgh, opens the Life of King David in a way that brings this significant material to life. Wonderful application in every chapter. BLAIKIE OT SET Abraham & David Title Pre-preparation Price SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00)Order with FOUR OTHER BLAIKIE OT VOLUMES SGCB Price: $67.00 (list price $152.00)OVER 55% DISCOUNT |
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| | THE SHEPHERD-PRINCE A Historical Romance of the Days of Isaiah the Prophet Abraham Mapu, Foreword by Robert Dick Wilson, Translated by Benjamin Shapiro According to Robert Dick Wilson, Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Seminary, and Hebrew scholar of the first rank, "The Shepherd-Prince is the greatest novel that has ever been produced in the Hebrew language. To say more would be like painting the lily or refining pure gold." The translator, Benjamin Schapiro, (according to Wilson) was "an acknowledged master of Hebrew, the Rabbinical exegesis of the Old Testament, and the Talmudical interpretation of the same. He (was) eminently well qualified to translate for English readers the wonderful poetic and figurative language of the original, which abounds in prose-poetry and song of the highest character." Schapiro said in his Introduction, "The aims I set before me in this translation---a labor extending over years and representing many revisions and considerable research, constant and profound, into Hebrew and Rabbinical literature and tradition---were to present in an English garb, so that it could be apprehended and enjoyed by English-speaking peoples, this masterpiece and unique work by the Founder of Jewish Fiction---Abraham Mapu." ABRAHAM MAPU (1808-1887) was a Lithuanian-born Hebrew novelist of the Haskalah ("enlightenment") movement. His novels later served as a basis for the Zionist movement. Mapu is considered the first Hebrew novelist. Influenced by French Romanticism, he wrote intricately plotted stories about life in ancient Israel, which he contrasted favorably with 19th century Jewish life. His style is fresh and poetic, almost Biblical in its simple grandeur. The romantic-nationalistic ideas in his novels later inspired David Ben-Gurion and others and served as the basis for the implementation of these ideas in the Zionist movement that later led to the establishment of the state of Israel. Prepublication Price - Nearly 50% Off SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00) |
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| | ABRAHAM, THE FRIEND OF GOD A Study from Old Testament History J. Oswald Dykes, Introductory Essay by B.B. Warfield ABRAHAM, THE FRIEND OF GOD: A Study from Old Testament History by J. Oswald Dykes with an Introductory Essay by B.B. Warfield B.B. Warfield concludes his brilliant essay, "In Abraham begins that line of direct preparation which culminated in the advent into the world of that Son of Abraham, who was also the Son of God, whom, true anti-type of Isaac, his own Father laid upon the altar for the life of the world. Abraham's life is indeed, when looked at on one side, the example to all those who would live by faith, but also when looked at from another side, the pledge to all such, that the faithful God will provide. His supremest glory is that in his faithfulness he has supplied to men a revelation of the heart of God." C.H. SPURGEON said of this book, "Full of instruction, and marked by that peculiarly quiet beauty which is the strength of Dr. Dykes." "An admirable example of the way in which Bible characters should be studied. It will prove a rich mine for preachers and teachers, and will yield matter which cannot fail to instruct." - The Christian TABLE OF CONTENTS Abraham, the Father of the Faithful by B.B. Warfield Author's Preface Introductory Matter 1- Ur of the Chaldees 2- A Call to Emigrate 3- The Land of Promise 4- The Altar and the Tent 5- Wanderings 6- Pastoral Life 7- An Invasion from the East 8- Jehovah's Covenant 9- Hagar 10- The Covenant Renewed 11- The Child of Miracle 12- Sodom and its Overthrow 13- At Gerar and Beersheba 14- The Great Trial 15- Machpelah 16- A Bride for the Heir 17- Closing Years Conclusion Abraham & David Title Pre-Publication Price Until Book is in Print SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $28.00)NEARLY 50% DISCOUNT Add a Copy of HEROES OF ISRAEL: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph & Moses by William G. Blaikie SGCB Price: $16.00 (list price $32.00)50% ONLY WHEN ORDERED WITH "ABRAHAM, THE FRIEND OF GOD" |
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| | THE HISTORY OF A PENITENT A Penetrating Exposition of Psalm 130 George W. Bethune This precious book is the perfect companion to our recently published Exposition of Psalm 51 by Robert Candlish, entitled THE PRAYER OF A BROKEN HEART. In this book, George Bethune, best known for his Exposition of the Heidelberg Catechism (published by Banner of Truth), turns his gifted pen to a heart-searching examination of Psalm 130. In the words of the author: "The more a Christian grows in the knowledge of the divine life, the more he loves the Psalms; they are the milk of his infancy, the counsels of his youth, the solaces of his age. In them the Lord his Shepherd leads him to the greenest pastures, the coolest and most quiet waters. While he has this golden book, this epitome of all Scripture, his table is ever furnished with pleasant food, his cup runs over with the wine of the kingdom, and an excellent oil is poured upon his head. 'Is any afflicted?' says the Apostle James, 'let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.' Prayers and psalms are both supplied in the one book. In them we worship, we pray, and sing with the church of all ages. They have been the songs of every pilgrim, and they will be sung until the new song of heaven shall employ all the tongues of the redeemed. Among the Psalms there are some more frequently adapted to our meditations than others, because more consonant with our ordinary experience. The 130th is one of these. In its brief compass we have a complete history of a penitentÆs life, nor can we study it to the end without having gone through all the articles of our creed in the order of Christian education, the heart-learning of the truth." Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $13.00)Order with Companion Volume THE PRAYER OF A BROKEN HEART by Candlish SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $25.00) |
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| | THE LIMITATIONS OF LIFE Classic Expositions from a Master-Preacher William M. Taylor AUTHOR'S PREFACE. It would neither be just to myself, nor complimentary to those who may become my readers, to say that these sermons have been chosen at random out of that pile of manuscripts which is constantly accumulating in every minister's study, and whose final destination is the fire. On the contrary, they have been deliberately selected, not only because of the present and permanent importance of their subjects, but also and especially because, in the experience of many who heard them, they were felt to be helpful to them in their prosecution of the Christian life. There is not a discourse here reproduced which has not already been useful to some souls, and if, when preached thus through the press, that usefulness shall be widened, the great end of their publication will be secured. New York, 10th NOVEMBER 1879 CONTENTS. The Limitations of Life: Colossians 4:18 - 1 The Incarnation: John 1:14 - 15 Peniel: Genesis 32:24 - 30 The Atonement: Colossians 1:20 - 48 Misplaced Anxiety: John 21:22 - 63 The Eagle's Nest: Deuteronomy 32:11,12 - 78 Our Father: Matthew 6:9; Romans 8:15 - 95 The Vision Of God: Exodus 24:11 - 111 Who Is This?: Matthew 21:10 - 127 If Not To Christ Then To Whom?: John 6:68,69 - 144 Prayers Offered In Ignorance Answered In Love: Mark 10:38 - 160 The True Christian Holiness: Zechariah 14:20 - 175 The Business Life Of Abraham: Genesis 15:6 - 189 Apprehended That I May Appbehend: Philippians 3:12 - 204 The Element Of Unconsciousness In Character: Exodus 34:29; Judges 16:20 - 219 Wholesome Words: 1 Timothy 6:3 - 233 Providence in the Life of Joseph: Genesis 50:20 - 249 Providence In The Life Of Paul : Acts 28:14 - 264 Transient Impressions: Hosea 6:4 - 280 Memory As An Element In Future Retribution: Luke 16:25 - 297 God's Message To The Desponding: Isaiah 50:10 - 312 Unconscious Deterioration: Hosea 6:9 - 327 The Power Of God's Gentleness: Psalm 18:35 - 344 Emptied From Vessel To Vessel: Jeremiah 48:11 - 358 Sowing And Reaping: John 4:36-38 - 375 This volume is a master-preacher's portfolio which contains 25 masterpieces prepared with great love and care, delivered from the pulpit of Broadway Tabernacle in New York City with passion and power, and written down for the benefit of all who take the time to drink from these rich waters. Anyone who loves Christ and desires to grow in the grace and knowledge of his Lord will rejoice to get his hands upon this precious volume. Expected in Summer 2011 SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00) |
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| | POINTED PAPERS ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Theodore Cuyler This volume contains 49 chapters covering every aspect of the Christian life from the first steps toward Jesus Christ until the final journey to heaven. Cuyler can say more in six or seven pages than many men say in an entire volume. Commendations from the 1800's - "Dr. Cuyler holds steadily the position which he reached years ago, as the best writer of pointed, racy, religious articles in our country. This volume contains many such papers." - The Presbyterian "We know no better volume for the stimulation and guidance of the Christian life in all our reading, nor one more likely to attract and hold readers of widely varying culture and character." - The New York Evangelist "We regard this as by far the best production of Dr. Cuyler's pen." - Christian Advocate Dr. Cuyler, pastor of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, NY wrote to the Reader: "The title of this volume was suggested by an intimate friend who has long urged me to publish a series of practical papers on the Christian life,--from the soul's first steps towards Jesus Christ clear onward to its final homecoming into Heaven. If these chapters shall bring light to any bewildered soul, or strength to the feeble-hearted--any relief to the overloaded or joy to the sorrowing, then my honest labor of love will not go unrewarded." THEODORE CUYLER (1822-1909) was a leading Presbyterian minister and religious writer in the United States. Born at Aurora, New York, Cuyler's father died before Cuyler was five years old. He graduated from Princeton University in 1841 and from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1846, then became a pastor in Burlingham, New Jersey. He was successful in reviving the flagging institution under his pastorship, and in 1853 he realized similar success as pastor of the Market Street Dutch Reformed Church in New York City. These successes led to Cuyler's installation in 1860 as the pastor of the Park Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, from which he oversaw the construction of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church a block away, completed in 1862. The newly constructed church, under Cuyler's leadership, became the largest Presbyterian Church in the United States. His circle of acquaintances included other noted preachers of the day, including Horatius Bonar, Charles Spurgeon, and D. L. Moody. Pre-Publication Price - Nearly 50% Off SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $28.00) |
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| | THE BEST PRAYER EVER OFFERED An Exposition of our Lord's Intercessory Prayer John Brown "The seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John is, without doubt, the most remarkable portion of the most remarkable book in the word." With these words by Johann Bengel, John Brown begins a careful examination of the Intercessory Prayer of Christ. First published in 1850 in Glasgow, 'An Exposition of Our Lord's Intercessory Prayer' is one of the few complete expositions of this important passage of Scripture. Brown examines John 17 phrase by phrase, referring to the original text where necessary, and outlines the doctrinal implications of Christ's petitions. The exposition of the prayer is followed by Brown's stirring 'Discourse on the Relation of Our Lord's Intercession to the Conversion of the World." Our title comes from a quaint remark by Puritan Robert Traill, "The best sermon that was ever preached (John 14 - 16) in our world, was followed by the best prayer that was ever offered up in it." With these sentiments the present publisher is in hearty agreement. In addition to the exposition and the sermon there are three helpful appendices, and a complete Index on Principal Matters, on Greek Words or Phrases Remarked on, on Authors Quoted or Referred to, and on Texts of Scripture Remarked on or Referred to. C.H. Spurgeon said of John Brown, "Brown is a modern Puritan. All his expositions are of the utmost value. He is always deep, full, and overflowing. He is a great expositor. Everything he has left us is massive gold. He is both rich and clear, profound and perspicuous." JOHN BROWN (1784-1858) was a gifted and superb orator and voluminous writer. He became Scotland's first professor of exegetical theology and was acclaimed as one of the most influential preachers in Edinburgh. Other valued expositions by Brown include those on the Discourses and Sayings of Jesus and on Romans, 1 Corinthians 15, Galatians, Hebrews and the Epistles of Peter. Pre-Publication Price - SGCB Price: $12.50 (list price $22.00) |
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| | THE THEOLOGICAL WORKS OF REV. THOMAS SCOTT Including 'The Force of Truth,' 'On Repentance,' 'On Growth in Grace,' 'Election & Perseverance,' 'The warrant and nature of faith in Christ,' and 'Essays on the most important subjects in religion.' THOMAS SCOTT The Rev. Thomas Scott (1747-1821) was an influential preacher and author who is principally known for his best-selling work 'A Commentary On The Whole Bible' and 'The Force of Truth,' and as one of the founders of the Church Missionary Society. He was a very close friend of John Newton, and had a significant influence upon William Wilberforce. This large volume contains the complete contents of three of the most important volumes taken from the complete ten volume set of The Works of Thomas Scott. It might well be called The Very Best of Thomas Scott. The Table of Contents is as follows - THE FORCE OF TRUTH (1779) Part I - The author's state of mind previously to the important change to be described Part II - A history of the great change in the author's state of mind and religious sentiments Part III - Observations of the preceding narrative A DISCOURSE UPON REPENTANCE (1785) Part I - The necessity of repentance Part II - The nature of repentance Part III - Encouragements to repentance Part IV - The proper season for repentance Part V - The means of repentance A TREATISE ON GROWTH IN GRACE (1787) Section I - Particulars contained in the Apostle's prayer for the Philippians Section II - Particulars deducible from other scriptures Conclusion THE DOCTRINES OF ELECTION AND FINAL PERSEVERANCE, STATED FROM SCRIPTURE, And Shown to be Consistent with Exhortatory and Practical Preaching , and Conducive to Holiness of Life. (1786) "It appears to the author of great consequence to show that these despised doctrines are scriptural, rational, holy, consolatory, and consistent with every part of Christianity: and that the objections commonly urged against them originiate in misapprehension of their nature and tendency; and may generally be traced back to distorted views given, or scandalous perversions made of them." -from the Author's Original Preface ESSAYS ON THE MOST IMPORTANT SUBJECTS OF RELIGION (1793) I. The divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures -- II. The importance of revealed truth; the duty of reading the Scriptures, and the manner in which they should be read -- III. The scriptural character of God -- IV. A brief exposition of the Ten Commandments, as comprising the substance of the moral law -- V. Man's situation, as a sinner, in this present world -- VI. The Deity of Jesus Christ -- VII. The doctrine of Christ's Deity shewn to be essential to Christianity, and some objections to the doctrine briefly answered -- VIII. The nature and design of the mediatorial office, sustained by the Lord Jesus Christ -- IX. The merits and atonement of Christ -- X. The exaltation of Christ, and his appearance in the presence of God in our behalf -- XI. Of Justification -- XII. Of Regeneration -- XIII. The personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit; with some thoughts on the doctrine of the Sacred Trinity -- XIV. The gifts and influences of the Holy Spirit -- XV. The uses of the moral law, in subserviency to the gospel of Christ -- XVI. The believer's warfare and experience -- XVII. The privileges enjoyed by the true believer -- XVIII-XIX. The dispositions and character, peculiar to the true believer -- XX-XXI. The believer's attention to relative duties -- XXII. The Christian's improvement of his talents -- XXIII. Prayer -- XXIV. Baptism and the Lord's Supper -- XXV. The state of separate spirits; the resurrection of the body; judgment and eternity. SERMONS ON SELECT SUBJECTS (1797) Sermon 1 - The Truth and Importance of Scripture Revelation - Deuteronomy 32:47 Sermon 2 - Religion Man's Great Concern - Deuteronomy 6:6-9 Sermon 3 - Isaiah's Vision Explained and Applied - Isaiah 6:5-8 Sermon 4 - The Nature and Extent of Divine Love - 1 John 4:8 Sermon 5 - On Repentance - Acts 26:19,20 Sermon 6 - On Regeneration - 2 Corinthians 5:17 Sermon 7 - The Danger of Rejecting the Gospel - Psalm 2:12 Sermon 8 - Christ's Coming to Judgment - 1 Corinthians 4:5 Sermon 9 - Final Retribution of Believers and Unbelievers - Romans 2:5-9 Sermon 10 - Godliness the Only Source of True Happiness - 1 Timothy 6:6 Sermon 11 - Character and Criminality of Lukewarmness of Religion - Revelation 3:15,16 Sermon 12 - Christianity Recommended by an Exemplary Character - Matthew 5:16 Sermon 13 - Inefficacy of Hearing without Practicing the Word - James 1:22-25 Sermon 14 - Faith, Hope and Charity Explained and Contrasted - 1 Corinthians 13:13 Sermon 15 - On the Celebration of Christ's Incarnation - Luke 2:13,14 Sermon 16 - Goodness of Providence an Excitement to Gratitude - 1 Samuel 7:12 Sermon 17 - On the Proper Improvement of National Afflictions - Isaiah 9:13 Sermon 18 - Christ the Lamb of God - John 1:29 Sermon 19 - On the Resurrection - 1 Corinthians 15:20 Sermon 20 - On the Agency of the Holy Spirit - Isaiah 32:15 Sermon 21 - On a Conversation Becoming the Gospel - Philippians 1:27 THE WARRANT AND NATURE OF FAITH IN CHRIST (1797) PART I - The sinners warrant for believing in Christ Section 1 - The subject opened Section 2 - Scriptural proofs that the sinner needs no warrant for believing in Christ, except the word of God Section 3 - Reasons for insisting on the position of the preceding sections PART II - Saving faith in Christ essentially holy in its nature Section 1 - The terms defined and explained Section 2 - Saving faith the effect of regeneration Section 3 - Saving faith always accompanied by other things essentially holy Section 4 - The holy nature of saving faith more directly shown Section 5 - Saving faith the principle of all other holy dispositions, affections and behavior Section 6 - Reasons for insisting on the holy nature of saving faith EXPECTED BY LATE JUNE 2012 Over 600 Pages of Pure Gold SGCB Price: $23.95 (list price $45.00)EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BY LATE JUNE 2012 |
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| | PIONEERS AND PATRIOTS OF EARLY AMERICA (in 12 Volumes) John S.C. Abbott John S.C. Abbott, the author of "The Mother at Home" and "The Child at Home", set himself to inform and entertain children, young people and adults with his 12 volume series of American Pioneers and Patriots. The series presents a graphic history of our country from its discovery. Abbott concluded the Preface to his last volume with these words: "Such is the character of this little library of twelve volumes. The writer, who has now entered the evening of life, affectionately commends them to the young men of America, upon whose footsteps their morning star is now rising. The life of each one, if prolonged to three score years and ten, will surely prove a stormy scene. But it may end in a serene and tranquil evening, ushering in the glories of an immortal day." Over 4200 Pages of Accurate, Entertaining and Informative History from a God-centered perspective. Contains the unvarnished truth! PRINTING PLAN: MILES STANDISH: Captain of the Pilgrims BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Printer's Boy, Statesman, Philosopher and Patriot GEORGE WASHINGTON: The Father of America DANIEL BOONE: The Cowper of the Wilderness ORDER THESE FOUR FOR JUST $49.95 (50% Off) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: Discoverer of the New World SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)FERNANDO DE SOTO: Discoverer of the Mississippi River SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)CHEVALIER DE LA SALLE: and His Companions in Their Explorations of the New World SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)MILES STANDISH: Captain of the Pilgrims SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD: and other Pirates who Ravaged the Seas SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)PETER STUYVESANT: the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Printer's Boy, Statesman, Philosopher and Patriot SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)GEORGE WASHINGTON: The Father of America SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)DANIEL BOONE: The Cowper of the Wilderness SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)KIT CARSON: The Child of the Wilderness SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)JOHN PAUL JONES: America's First Naval Hero SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)DAVEY CROCKETT: King of the Wild Frontier SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00)Order Standish, Franklin, Washington & Boone Together SGCB Price: $49.95 (list price $100.00)50% Discount |
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 | | SAVING KNOWLEDGE Addressed to Young Men William G. Blaikie and Thomas Guthrie SAVING KNOWLEDGE Addressed to Young Men and was written by two of the leading Scottish ministers of the 19th century: Thomas Guthrie and William Garden Blaikie. Guthrie (1803-1870) contributed five chapters and Blaikie (1820-1899) seven chapters. The titles and author of each chapter is as follows: 1) GOD'S VERDICT ON MAN (Blaikie) 2) GOD'S SENTENCE ON MAN (Blaikie) 3) THE EVIL OF SIN (Guthrie) 4) MAN'S INABILITY TO SAVE HIMSELF (Guthrie) 5) GOD'S GIFT TO MAN (Blaikie) 6) THE SAVIOR'S PERSON (Blaikie) 7) THE WORK AND GLORY OF THE SAVIOR (Guthrie) 8) THE WAY OF SALVATION (Guthrie) 9) THE SINNER'S LINK TO THE SAVIOR -- FAITH (Blaikie) 10) THE SPIRIT OF LIFE (Blaikie) 11) MADE HOLY (Guthrie) 12) THE SACRAMENTS (Blaikie) This book was published in 1870. Blaikie was 50 years old and Guthrie was 67. Here we have the mature and ripened fruit of seasoned veterans who write as dying men to dying men. This is not only a book to be given to every serious young man, but a book to be read by older men as well. PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $25.00) |
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| | THE FIFTY YEARS' STRUGGLE OF THE SCOTTISH COVENANTERS 1638-1688 James Dodds A very rare gem first written in 1860 on the Fifty Years from 1638-1688 in which the Scottish Covenanters experienced conflict and persecution that is hard for us to fathom. Dodds first delivered these 12 chapters as Lectures in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and several other large towns throughout the UK. They were so well received that he was urged to put them into print. Some of the PRESS NOTICES at that time were as follows: "This is an excellent book, written in a large-hearted, earnest, pious and thoroughly manly spirit. The style is forcible, graphic, and robust." -The Spectator "Mr. Dodds desires to represent the characters of the heroes of this struggle prominently in the struggle itself, and these he draws with a fervent admiration that commands our sympathy. The energy and earnestness of the writer have the contagious effect always wrought by sincerity of purpose." - The Globe "Everyone who has had the pleasure of hearing these discourses must hail their issue with much pleasure and satisfaction." -Glasgow Courier "The story of mingled suffering, heroism, and blood, is told with fidelity and force; and those who take up the work will find it to be most reliable and satisfactory." -Glasgow Citizen PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $17.50 (list price $30.00) |
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 | | MONDAY MUSINGS Devout Meditations from the Heart of a Parish Minister Roger Salter For more than 20 years Rev. Roger Salter has been writing a weekly article for the people of his congreagation. These devout meditations have been written on Mondays at the beginning of a new work week and the day following the Sabbath. These "Monday Musings" have been a labor of love and have been welcomed by all who read them. In these meditations you will find both sound doctrine and rich experience. A thorough-going Calvinist within the Anglican communion, Salter displays a boldness and frankness which is refreshing. He has a burden for his own communion, but also a vision that reaches out to all who in every place call upon that Name above every name. Subsidiary to the preaching of the Word for its own sake, Roger Salter entertains the passionate hope that the Anglican Communion will wholeheartedly return to its foundation in Scripture and once again boldly confess its Reformational heritage without reservation or compromise. The Reformation of the 16th century, and the Great Awakening of the 18th century, are the high-water marks of Anglican history and inspire the plea that God will mightily use the Anglican tradition in the cause of the gospel in the not too distant future. May this sector of the People of God be instrumental in revival and reform. ROGER SALTER has been the Rector of St Matthews, Vestavia Hills, Alabama since 1994. Born in Australia, Roger moved to the UK in 1970 and began training for the Anglican ministry at Trinity Theological College, Bristol in 1975. Following ordination at Bristol Cathedral in 1979, he served in parishes of the Church of England in south Bristol; Swindon, Wiltshire; and the Isle of Wight in the diocese of Portsmouth. PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $10.50 (list price $16.00) |
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| | JESUS CHRIST, THE CHIEF AND BEST TEACHER OF HIS PEOPLE Edward Bickersteth Drawn from his outstanding volume entitled THE CHRISTIAN STUDENT: Designed to Assist Christians in General in Acquiring Religious Knowledge, this chapter (which is the very last chapter) stands alone as a magnificent invitation to learn of Christ. Reading this material will warm the heart of every child of God, young and old alike. Bickersteth presents the Lord Jesus Christ as the Appointed and Annointed Prophet and Teacher of His Church. What a blessing it is to have such a wise, kind and patient Teacher as our Savior and Friend. Pre-Publication Special Price SGCB Price: $2.95 (list price $4.75)Order 10-19 copies SGCB Price: $2.60 (list price $4.75)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY YOU DESIRE Order 20 copies or more SGCB Price: $2.30 (list price $4.75)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY YOU DESIRE Case Quantity of 240 copies at 70% Discount SGCB Price: $342.00 (list price $1,140.00) |
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 click for details | | A TIME FOR WAR A Christian Attitude Toward War David Dykstra The substance of this material is taken from two sermons that were preached in response to the attacks on American soil on September 11th, 2001. Although nearly 8 years have passed since these vicious attacks the messages delivered are of vital importance to all who love freedom. WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN TO THINK ABOUT WAR? CAN A CHRISTIAN SERVE CHRIST WHILE SERVING IN THE MILITARY? WHEN IS A NATION JUSTIFIED IN TAKING UP ARMS? DID THE LORD JESUS REQUIRE HIS DISCIPLES TO BE PACIFISTS? Dykstra seeks to answer these and many more questions in this timely booklet. It is our hope and prayer that copies of this booklet will be sent throughout this country and all over the world as we seek to understand our duty as Christians in this fallen world. Pre-Publication Special Price SGCB Price: $2.95 (list price $4.75)Order 10-19 copies SGCB Price: $2.60 (list price $4.75)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY YOU DESIRE Order 20 copies or more SGCB Price: $2.30 (list price $4.75)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY YOU DESIRE Case Quantity of 240 copies at 70% Discount SGCB Price: $342.00 (list price $1,140.00) |
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| | THE SILENT COMFORTER A Companion for the Sick Room Louisa Payson Hopkins The daughter of Edward Payson and sister of Elizabeth Prentiss compiled this small volume to help those who were passing through times of sickness and despair. All the readings are brief out of sensitivity to the weakened condition of those to whom she wrote. In her Preface Mrs. Hopkins said, "The chamber of sickness! -- what a gloom is cast over the mind by the words! How repulsive are the associations they suggest of pain, and weariness, and weakness, and desolation, and despair! --- To all the sufferers from disease, in whatever form, whom this little book shall reach, may its words prove a solace and a support." SGCB Price: $6.95 (list price $12.00) |
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| | THE LIVING PULPIT Eighteen Sermons By Eminent Divines of the Presbyterian Church Compiled by Elijah Wilson CONTENTS. The Folly Of Doubting The Execution Of God's Threatenings, - 2 Peter 3:3,4 by Rev. Elijah Wilson, Editor. Worth Of The Soul, - Mark 8:36,37 by J.T. Smith, D.D. The Faithful Saying, - 1st Timothy 1:15 by Willis Lord, D. D. The Ruling Passion. A Sermon to Young Men, - Ecclers. 8:11; Matt. 22:37 By W. B. Sprague, D. D. Supremacy Of The Moral Law, - Luke 16:17 by J. W. Yeomans, D. D. Distrust Of The Word, - Psalm 68:9 By J. W. Alexander, D. D. Consistency Of The Divine Government, - Hebrews 2:10 by George Junkin, D. D. Efficiency Of Christian Principle, - Romans 6:13,14 by Thomas Smyth, D. D. The Good Man, - Acts 11:24a by John Mc'Dowell, D. D. The House or God, - Psalm 27:4 by W. A. Scott, D. D. Perpetuity Of The Church, - Hewbrews 12:28 by J. C. Lord, D.D. Seeing Things Invisible, - 2 Corinthians 4:18 by J. H. Jones, D. D. Christ The Life or His People, - Colossians 3:4 by Robert J. Breckinridge, D.D, L.L.D. Faith And Sight Contrasted, - 2 Corinthians 5:7 by A. T. M'Gill, D. D. Catholicity Of The Gospel, - Romans 3:29 by Charles. Hodge, D. D. Christian Submission, - 1 Samuel 3:18 by H. A. Boardman, D. D. The Prodigal, - Luke 15:18 by John Leyburn, D. D. The Tree Known By Its Fruits, - Matthew 7:17 by E. P. Humphrey, D. D. SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00) |
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| | THE PILGRIM FATHERS OF NEW ENGLAND William Carlos Martyn "Of course, the career of the Pilgrim Fathers has been often painted: but the interest of the story is inexhaustible, and its thrilling incidents exhibit the wisdom, the benevolence, the faithfulness of God in so many glorious and delightful aspects, and are so replete with facts whose inevitable tendency is to inflame the love, strengthen the faith, and awaken the wondering gratitude of the human heart, that it is impossible to wear the 'twice-told tale' threadbare by repetition. Besides, a thoughtful scholar, who has himself laid his garland of everlasting upon the altar of the Pilgrims, has reminded us that, 'however well history may have been written, it is desirable that it should be re-written from time to time by those who look from an advanced position, giving in every age to the peculiar and marked developments of the past, a simple, compact, and picturesque representation.' This sketch runs back to the cradle of Puritanism; summarily rehearses the causes of which it was begotten; accompanies the Pilgrim Fathers across the channel, and depicts the salient features of their residence in Holland, and the reasons which pushed them to further removal sails with them in the 'Mayflower' over the stormy winter sea recites in some detail, the incidents which accompanied the settlement at Plymouth and the kindred colonies throughout New England; and closes in the sunshine of that league between the New England colonies which was the prophecy of the Republic, and the crowning glory of those who are distinctively called the Pilgrim Fathers." - The Author's Preface SGCB Price: $15.95 (list price $30.00) |
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| | THE THEOLOGY AND THEOLOGIANS OF SCOTLAND: 1560-1750 James Walker This volume has been described by Dr. John MacLeod himself the author of a work Scottish theology as 'masterly work . . . In its own department a classic.' The author begins with a survey of the of the leading theologians of Scotland from John Knox, through the Covenanters to Thomas Boston and the Erskines. He assesses their contributions to the development of theological understanding and examines their views on the doctrines of predestination and providence, the atonement, the visible church and the headship of Christ. ORIGINALLY DELIVERED AS THE CUNNINGHAM LECTURES IN MARCH 1871. JAMES WALKER (1821-1891) was born at Carnwath where his father was a minister. While a student at Edinburgh he came under the influence of Dr. Thomas Chalmers. According to his mother "he became immensely more serious and earnest so that his whole family became affected by his spirit." On completion of his divinity course in 1843 he cast in his lot with the newly formed Free Church of Scotland. He received a call to his native Carnwath and was ordained and inducted there in September of that year. Walker's ministry at Carnwath was to last 33 years. In his preaching he was heart-searching and deeply spirituial and in pastoral visitation he was diligent. Like so many other places, Carnwath was visited by the Revival of 1859-60. A diligent student and a good classical scholar Walker took a special interewst in Church history. Papers on the Eastern Church were published in the 'Family Treasury.' He was the first pastor to be invited to give the Cunningham Lectures, delivered in March 1871 and which forms the content of this volume. Ill-health prevented him from revising the lectures for publication, influenced him to withdraw his name from election to the Church History Chair at the Free Church College in Glasgow and led to his retirement from his charge in 1876. He died at Edinburgh in 1891. Pre-Publication Title SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $18.00) |
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| | MAMMON: Covetousness The Sin of the Christian Church John Harris The title which the writer has adopted for the Essay designates covetousness the sin of the Christian church. He is aware that by bringing even an ordinary evil near to the eye, and prolonging one's gaze at it, it may go on swelling and enlarging in the apprehension, till it has come to fill the whole sphere of vision, to the exclusion and temporary oblivion of other evils of superior magnitude. That covetousness is not the only evil which the Christian church has to confess, that it is only one of many evils, he is quite sensible; and he trusts that the view which he has taken of its surpassing enormity is by no means chargeable with the effect of lessening our convictions of those other evils. All the sins of the Christian church stand closely related; by action and reaction they are constantly producing and strengthening each other; and it is to its superior activity and influence in the production of those other sins that cupidity owes its bad pre-eminence. If the love of money then be the root of the evils in question, a description of its deadly nature should have the effect, not of diminishing, but augmenting our aversion to its destructive fruits. The writer feels convinced that the best mode of acquiring a clear, comprehensive, and impressive view of all the existing defects of the Christian church, as a whole, is to view them first separately and in succession ; and that he who succeeds in laying open and correcting one of these defects, has gone far toward remedying all the rest. With the sincere desire that he may be the means of inflicting if only a single blow on the root of all evil, and of thus aiding the growth of that plant " which is from above à. Full of mercy and of good fruits," he would place this Essay at the feet of Him who deigns to commend the widow's mite. A SHORT VIEW OF THE WHOLE SCRIPTURE HISTORY by Isaac Watts SGCB Price: $12.95 (list price $22.00) |
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| | WOMEN SPEAKING IN THE CHURCH Benjamin B. Warfield & Robert L. Dabney Two classic pieces join together to address an increasingly thorny issue facing the church. The first piece is a brief article by B.B. Warfield (1851-1921) which is an exposition of Paul's words to the Corinthians concerning women speaking in the church. He concludes with these words: "The difference in conclusions between Paul and the feminist movement of today is rooted in a fundamental difference in their points of view relatively to the constitution of the human race. To Paul, the human race is made up of families, and every several organism, the church included, is composed of families, united together by this or that bond. The relation of the sexes in the family follows it therefore into the church. To the feminist movement the human race is made up of individuals; a woman is just another individual by the side of the man; and it can see no reason for any differences in dealing with the two. And, indeed, if we can ignore the great fundamental natural difference of sex, and destroy the great fundamental social unit of the family, in the interest of individualism, there does not seem any reason why we should not wipe out the differences established by Paul between the sexes in the church. Except, of course, the authority of Paul. It all, in the end, comes back to the authority of the apostles, as founders of the church. We may like what Paul says, or we may not like it. We may be willing to do what he commands, or we may not be willing to do it. But there is no room for doubt of what he says." The second and longer piece was writtern by Robert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898) and first appeared in The Southern Presbyterian Review for October 1879. It begins with these words: "In this day innovations march with rapid strides. The fantastic suggestion of yesterday, entertained only by a few fanatics, and then only mentioned by the sober to be ridiculed, is today the audacious reform, and will be tomorrow the recognized usage. Novelties are so numerous and so wild and rash, that in even conservative minds the sensibility of wonder is exhausted and the instinct of righteous resistance fatigued. A few years ago the public preaching of women was universally condemned among all conservative denominations of Christians, and, indeed, within their bounds, was totally unknown. Now the innovation is brought face to face even with the Southern churches, and female preachers are knocking at our doors." THE CHURCH NEEDS THESE WORDS TODAY, AND NEEDS THEM DESPARATELY! "When it comes to the late nineteenth century the names R. L. Dabney and B. B. Warfield are in a peculiar class--the foremost class of biblical theologians. Those familiar with their writings will not be surprised that they wrote on such a contemporary topic (then and now) as women and their role in the Church. They were acutely aware of cultural currents and pressures and offered incisive biblical-theological answers. The Church can only benefit from the abiding truths they mined from Holy Scripture. It's good to have their contributions in one volume. Readers beware: you may not like what you read in this little book, but you better not dismiss it!" -- C. N. Willborn, PhD "This project is a must! Feminism and egalitarianism are insidious errors, striking at the heart of both home and church and probably society as well. Both God's creation ordinance and the character of the the church are affected. Warfield and Dabney deal with these matters biblically and powerfully. I cannot urge you strongly enough to get these two great works into print. You must do this!" - Pastor Don Lindblad 50% Off SGCB Price: $2.50 (list price $5.00)Order a TEN PACK - 55% Off SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $50.00)Order 100 Copies for More than 60% Off SGCB Price: $195.00 (list price $500.00)ORDER FULL CASE OF 280 COPIES - 70% OFF SGCB Price: $420.00 (list price $1,400.00) |
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| | TO DO GOOD Essays Addressed to All Christians Whether in Private of Public Capacities Cotton Mather The Preface to the American Tract Society edition began with these words: "The following Essays were first published by Dr. Cotton Mather, at Boston, in 1710. They were received with much approbation by Christians in England and Scotland, as well as in out own country. The various methods which he then proposed of doing good, derived no small recommnedation from the example of the excellent author, whose whole life was a practical comment on the subject." "Cotton Mather is often seen in our theologically illiterate day as a polarizing figure. Had we more discernment and insight into spiritual matters, we would see him as a man to be emulated in many ways. He was a genius who wrote over 700 books and tracts.This particular volume is a treasure chest of practical theology. Mather was ahead of his time. Here he speaks about the importance of small groups, among many other things. I hope the publication of this title inspires others to bring back into reprint many of his other works." - Dr. Don Kistler, Northampton Press Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of America, wrote a letter to Cotton Mather's son in which he alludes to this little book: "Permit me to mention one little instance, which, though it relates to myself, will not be quite uninteresting to you. When I was a boy, I met with a book entitled, ESSAYS TO DO GOOD, which was written by your father. It gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have influence on my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book." Pre-Publication Title SGCB Price: $8.50 (list price $14.00) |
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| | THE HOLY CHILD The Early Years of our Lord Jesus Christ William M. Blackburn A wonderful book for young and old alike. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1- A Child Who Was Not Holy 2- The Ancient of Days 3- The Days of Caesar Augustus 4- The Days of Herod the King 5- The City of Bethlehem 6- Good Tidings of Great Joy 7- The Night Watch and the Morning Song 8- The Name and the Doves 9- Simeon's Happy Day 10- The Sages and the Star 11- The Babes of Bethlehem 12- Children in Heaven 13- The Son of God Called Our of Egypt 14- The Joyful Visit to the Passover 15- Jesus with the Doctors 16- A Lesson from Nazareth 17- The Child Who Would Be Holy Pre-Publication Price SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $20.00) |
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| | FACTS ABOUT BOYS, FOR BOYS A Selection of Interesting and Instructive Facts and Incidents of a Moral and Religious Character Rev. John Crawshaw THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE - "The importance of imbuing the youthful mind with scriptural and religious truth cannot be too highly estimated. Could we but raise up a 'Godly seed,' most of the evils under which society groans would be removed. No judiciously applied efforts which have this object in view, however small in themselves, ought to be regarded as trivial; for, at no season in life is truth so likely to make a lasting impression as in youth. It is almost impossible to bend the sturdy oak, but the tender sapling may be easily trained; and though you can seldom produce much impression on the mind of an old man, you may easily do it upon the minds of children. The writer having paid some attention to the young, and being in the habit of frequently addressing them, sometimes in large numbers, has noticed that a narration of appropriate and well-selected facts has arrested their attention when other means have failed. He has also noticed that facts are retained in their memory much longer than mere theoretical lessons. This suggested the idea of the following selection, and should it be favourably received, as the writer has reason to believe it will be, 'Facts about Girls,' and also 'Facts about Mothers and Children,' which are nearly ready for the press, will shortly be published. As this book is really and professedly a selection, the writer has not thought it needful to mention the numerous sources whence he has obtained the facts narrated. He gratefully acknowledges his obligation to many individuals whom he need not name. He also begs to state that he has taken considerable pains to prevent the admission of any incidents which appear to be of doubtful origin, and he hopes that in this he has succeeded. Perhaps the question may be asked,'Is this book for little boys or big ones?' It is FOR BOTH. There are in it many interesting and instructive facts both about little and big boys; from which, any boy, be he young or old, may learn many useful and important lessons." ONE ATTRACTIVE FEATURE OF THIS BOOK IS THE BREVITY OF NEARLY ALL THE 130 "FACTS" THAT ARE INCLUDED. A SAMPLE: KING EDWARD VI AN EXAMPLE TO YOUTH This amiable prince was the son of Henry VIII. Edward was much beloved; he was a prince of fine accomplishments and excellent qualities. He was proclaimed January 31st, 1547, and crowned February 20th. In his reign many learned reformers took refuge inEngland, on whom this princely youth bestowed pensions. He kept a journal, which is preserved in the British Museum, in which he regularly entered all the important transactions of his reign. He was eminently pious. He confirmed his father's grant of Christ's and St. Bartholomew's hospitals, and founded Bridewell and St. Thomas's hospitals. He also founded several schools, which were mostly endowed out of the church lands. Edward is celebrated by historians for the beauty of his person, the sweetness of his disposition, and the extent of his knowledge. By the time he had attained his sixteenth year, he understood the Greek, Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish languages; he was versed in the sciences, of logic, music, natural philosophy; and master of all the theological disputes; insomuch that the famous Hyeronymus Cardomus, in his return from Scotland, visiting the English court, was astonished at the progress he had made in learning, and afterwards extolled him in his works as a prodigy of nature. But his stay in this world was short. He died of consumption, aged sixteen years. Mr. Bradford, the martyr, said of this excellent prince, "That he judged him to be the noblest person in the kingdom." At one time, some of his courtiers urging state reasons, pressed him to take a step he could not approve; when he showed from the scriptures how improper that would be, and added, "I am resolved rather to lose my life, and all that I have, than agree to what I know to be unjust." Continuing their instances, the king burst into tears, witnessing his tenderness and zeal for the truth by much weeping. At this the courtiers were melted; they wept with him, took their leave, and withdrew. Returning, they met with Dr. Cheek, who had a great share in the education of the king: Archbishop Cranmer took him by the hand, and said, "Ah, Mr. Cheek, you may be glad all your days, that you have such a scholar. He hath more divinity in his little finger than we have in our whole bodies!" FACTS BOOKS Pre-Publication Title SGCB Price: $9.50 (list price $17.00)Order with FACTS ABOUT GIRLS, FOR GIRLS SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $35.00)NEARLY 50% DISCOUNT |
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| | FACTS ABOUT GIRLS, FOR GIRLS A Selection of Interesting and Instructive Anecdotes Rev. Richard Donkersley This book is the perfect companion to the book FACTS ABOUT BOYS, FOR BOYS. This book does for girls of all ages what the previous book does for boys. It is filled with 120 incidents and anecdotes intended to instruct girls about living a life that will please the Lord and do much good to others. The words of John Crawshaw drawn from the Preface of the companion volume are just as applicable for this book for girls: "The importance of imbuing the youthful mind with scriptural and religious truth cannot be too highly estimated. Could we but raise up a 'Godly seed,' most of the evils under which society groans would be removed. No judiciously applied efforts which have this object in view, however small in themselves, ought to be regarded as trivial; for, at no season in life is truth so likely to make a lasting impression as in youth. It is almost impossible to bend the sturdy oak, but the tender sapling may be easily trained; and though you can seldom produce much impression on the mind of an old man, you may easily do it upon the minds of children." FACTS BOOKS PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $18.00)Order with FACTS ABOUT BOYS, FOR BOYS SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $35.00)NEARLY A 50% DISCOUNT |
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 | | RILLS FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE Sermons to Children on Eternal Matters Richard Newton This was the very first book written by the man who went on to become known as "The Prince of Preachers to Children." The subjects include: THE PLEASANT WAY THE SPIDER'S EXAMPLE THE CROOKED THINGS STRAIGHTENED THE GREAT MAN IN GOD'S SIGHT THE LILY'S LESSONS THE GIFT FOR GOD THE WONDERFUL LAMP THE CHILD'S FORTUNE TOLD THE BEST MERCHANDISE THE LESSONS JESUS TEACHES "Every page is adapted to rivet attention, both by freshness of its matter, and the simple, yet graphic character of the illustrative anecdotes. Christian mothers will find ample material here for a dozen pleasant Sunday afternoons with their children, and teachers a store of instructive and interesting matter." -from the original publisher's advertisement PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $17.00)Order with THE BEST THINGS SGCB Price: $18.95 (list price $33.00) |
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 click for details | | HORAE HOMILETICAE: EXPOSITORY OUTLINES ON THE ENTIRE BIBLE Charles Simeon OUR PLAN - We have decided to print these one volume at a time, starting with ROMANS. "I have loved Charles Simeon's 'Expository Outlines' since I began to prapare sermons in my studies for the gospel ministry. As soon as I could, I acquired a set and I have consulted them almost weekly for over thirty years. Simeon is always suggestive and practical, whatever the passage. He opens up the text and applies it. He never wanders off the track down the rabbit trails of story-telling or speculation. Christ is always the center of his thought and the destination of his discourses. His outlines can still show young preachers the way to sound proclamation of Bible truth and Gospel grace. It would be wonderful to see these once more available to the Christian public." -Gordon Keddie, Pastor and Author "[Horae Homileticae] is the best place to go for researching Simeon's theology. You can find his views on almost every key text in the Bible. What Simeon experienced in the word was remarkable. And it is so utterly different from the counsel that we receive today that it is worth looking at." - John Piper "If you have the money to do this project, and enough orders to warrant it, I think it would be a monumental achievement for you, and a wonderful gift to the church!" - Dr. Don Kistler These expository outlines (or 'skeletons') are not a verse-by-verse explanation of the English Bible. Rather, they are a chapter-by-chapter study with explanations of the most important and instructive verses in each chapter. Simeon's aim with this commentary is 'Instruction relative to the Composition of Sermons.' To this end, his exposition of the Scriptures is designed to maintain a focus on the more general aspects of a passage over and above possible treatments of particulars. His test for a sermon, as he teaches in Horae Homileticae, is threefold: does it humble the sinner, exalt the Saviour and promote holiness? "If Wilberforce is the most famous evangelical layman in the Church of England, then Simeon is the most famous evangelical clergyman." - Who's Who in Christian History Charles Simeon (1759 - 1836), Anglican clergyman and evangelical leader, was born in Reading and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, the benefice of Holy Trinity Church became vacant and Simeon petitioned for and was appointed to the position. There, Simeon influenced thirteen to fourteen generations of students over the course of his fifty-four year ministry. "[Simeon's] authority and influence extended from Cambridge to the most remote corners of England, his real sway in the Church was far greater than that of any primate." -Thomas Macaulay THE BOOK OF ROMANS SGCB Price: $26.95 (list price $52.00)Volume Fifteen - 600 Pages (Sermons # 1819 - 1928) 65% Discount SGCB Price: $350.00 (list price $1,000.00) |
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| | BLIND GUIDES A Solemn Warning Concerning False Teachers Thomas Brooks & J. Gresham Machen This new booklet is the third in our new series of cutting edge pamphlets that address the burning issues of our day. This pamphlet consists of three parts: 1) THE DISTINGUISHING MARKS OF FALSE TEACHERS by Thomas Brooks 2) PROPHETS FALSE AND TRUE by J. Gresham Machen 3) APPENDIX with Quotes from Scripture and Church History Pre-Publication Special Discount Price - 50% Off SGCB Price: $2.50 (list price $5.00)Order TEN PACKS - 55% Off SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $50.00)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY YOU DESIRE Order 100 copies - More than 60% Off SGCB Price: $195.00 (list price $500.00)ORDER AS FULL CASE OF 280 FOR 70% OFF SGCB Price: $420.00 (list price $1,400.00) |
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| | THE LEADING & SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Benjamin B. Warfield "These sermons from Warfield show the genuine stamp of Reformed experiential piety that rested on the great 19th-century Princeton theologians. These sermons on the leading and sealing of the Spirit are worthy of standing alone in this new booklet. Would you like guidance in learning how to live more closely to Christ, how to walk more by faith through the Spirit, and how to wrestle at the throne of grace? Read this booklet prayerfully, both for clarity of mind and warmth of soul with regard to the person and ministry of the blessed Spirit. Let Warfield be your spiritual mentor in the great things of God." - Dr. Joel Beeke "Much of our contemporary interest in the Spirit seems to miss the real point of his coming and the central blessings of his ministry. Here Warfield not only redresses that balance; he gives mature instruction, wonderful insight, and, at times, breathtakingly beautiful exposition. These are pages to ponder and treasure." - Dr. Sinclair Ferguson "Some have characterized the 19th century Princeton theology as too rationalistic and void of reformed spirituality. Of course, the charge is untrue. This little work by Warfield demonstrates that Princeton not only was a champion of evangelical and reformed apologetics but the heir and conservator of a biblical, informed, and experiential doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Gratitude to Solid Ground for conceiving this project." - Dr. Tom Nettles Pre-Publication Special Discount Price SGCB Price: $2.95 (list price $5.00)Order 10-19 copies SGCB Price: $2.50 (list price $5.00)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY YOU DESIRE Order 20 copies or more SGCB Price: $2.30 (list price $5.00)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY YOU DESIRE |
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 | | THE BEST THINGS Sermons for Children of All Ages Richard Newton This was the second book ever publsihed by the man who became known as "The Prince of Preachersa to children." 30% Discount SGCB Price: $11.20 (list price $16.00)Purchase with RILLS FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE SGCB Price: $18.95 (list price $33.00) |
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 | | THE GREAT PILOT AND HIS LESSONS Sermons for Children on Jesus as Our Only Safe Guide Richard Newton "The Prince of Preachers to Children" does it again as he speaks to the hearts and minds of children and young people of all ages. Jesus Christ is the only safe and sure guide to heaven. The sermons are as follows: MARY'S CHOICE, or THE GOOD PORTION - Luke 10:42 DOING FOR JESUS - Matthew 25:40 THE BEST ORNAMENT - 1 Peter 3:4 THE PRINCE OF PEACE - Isaiah 9:6 THE BEST FRIEND - Proverbs 18:24 THE SECRET OF SAFETY - Proverbs 1:33 THE BEST NAME - Philippians 2:7 A TREE OF LIFE - Proverbs 3:18 THE BEST AIM - 1 Corinthians 10:31 A HEAVENLY HOME - John 14:2 PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $11.99 (list price $20.00) |
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 | | NATURE'S WONDERS Sermons to Children on How God's Works Praise Him Richard Newton "This volume is sent forth as an experiment. It goes but a little way into the great department to which it refers. It only presents a few flowers, gathered as specimens from God's great garden. These sermons have cost me more labor than any I have yet published for the young. I trust, however, they may be of service in helping the young to 'look through nature up to nature's God,' and in showing them that the God who speaks so lovingly to us in the Bible is the same God whose wisdom, power and goodness are so wonderfully displayed in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, mountains, seas, rivers, trees, flowers, and other glorioius works around us." - from the Author's Preface HOW GOD'S WORKS PRAISE HIM - Psalm 145:10 HOW THE SUN PRAISES GOD - Psalm 148:3 HOW THE MOON PRAISES GOD - Psalm 148:3 HOW THE STARS PRAISE GOD - Psalm 148:3 HOW THE STARS PRAISE GOD - Psalm 148:3 HOW THE LIGHT PRAISES GOD - Psalm 148:3 HOW THE AIR PRAISES GOD - Psalm 150:1 HOW THE CLOUDS PRAISE GOD - Exodus 16:10 HOW THE TREES PRAISE GOD - Isaiah 55:12 HOW THE FLOWERS PRAISE GOD - Matthew 6:28 "These volumes abound in religious instruction suitable to young persons, and are presented in a form excellently calculated to engage attention." - The Bookseller "These bright sermons, studded with anecdote, will gain a loving hearing from the little people." - British Messenger "Ministers, Sabbath-school teachers, and those who address children's churches, will find much material to help them in the difficult work of presenting religious truth in a form attractive to the young." - United Presbyterian Record PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $17.00)Order with BIBLE WONDERS for 50% Off SGCB Price: $19.95 (list price $40.00) |
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 | | THE STORY OF JOHN G. PATON: The Young People's Edition Thity Years with South Sea Cannibals John G. Paton, Revised by James Paton The perfect edition of this classic Missionary Biography for Family Worship. The man Spurgeon called "The King of the Cannibals" wrote his auto-biography, and then had his brother revise it for use with young people in mind. There are 90 chapters of 3-4 pages that breaks the classic biography into bite-size pieces for the whole family. It is impossible to read this book without being brought to tears again and again. This young folks edition (as it was called) loses none of the important material contained in the larger volume, and maintains the first person narrative that enables one to feel as if he is actually sitting and listening to Paton relate these stories in his own words. This book will make you both laugh and cry, but especially bring you to see the amazing grace of God in the life of a man who had the courage of a lion. THIS IS TRUE ADVENTURE AT ITS VERY BEST! 40% Discount Until the Book is in Print SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $25.00)If ordered with THE MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE SGCB Price: $26.95 (list price $48.00) |
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| | HIS DECEASE AT JERUSALEM Meditations on the Passion and Death of our Lord Abraham Kuyper, edited and abridged by Rev. Stuart P. Garver At the beginning of the century Dr. Abraham Kuyper in his usual lucid, penetrating analysis of trends in Christian preaching, declared: "The adorable passion-drama is artistically cut apart into a series of passion-texts. At one time it was Peter who was made the chief personage with his denial; at another time it was Judas with his betrayal; again it was Pilate and in turn Barabbas and Herod, Annas or the priests. And all the while the Man of Sorrows moved among them only indirectly. No longer is the preaching of the Cross one Divine Tragedy, unfolding itself in its striking acts of redemption. The congregation no longer SAW Christ pictured forth before their eyes as though crucified in their midst." "Against all such lifeless portrayal of His decease at Jerusalem Dr. Kuyper's work was a warm protest. What Paul wrote to the Galatians he could claim for his meditations: 'Jesus Christ has been vividly portrayed, as being crucified among you." The present volume condenses the original work by Dr. Kuyper into twelve short meditations. The author's style and thought has been carefully maintained. Only the chapter headings have been added." - Preface by editor, Stuart Garver Table of Contents 1. Prelude to Pathos 2. Harbingers of Horror 3. The Conqueror's Calmness 4. The Malice of Unbelief 5. The Judgment of Men 6. The Wisdom of Fools 7. Triumphant in Tragedy 8. Glorious Interlude 9. The Hour of Darkness 10. Fallen into the Ground 11. Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani 12. Accomplished! Dr. Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), at one time Prime Minister of The Netherlands, was a great man of God of rare spiritual and intellectual genius, a distinguished statesman whose writings are a precious heritage. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest theologians of all time. Dr. Kuyper's works are characterized by spiritual depth, an intellectual breadth, a burning devotion to the Word of God, and a simplicity and pungency which endear them to the ordinary people as well as to the scholar. In him we find a brilliant religious leader who is also a stylist of exceptional ability. A TRIBUTE TO KUYPER FROM B.B. WARFIELD - "It is fortunately no longer necessary to formally introduce Dr. Kuyper to the American religious public. Quite a number of his remarkable essays have appeared of late years in our periodicals. These have borne such titles as 'Calvinism in Art,' 'Calvinism the Source and Pledge of Our Constitutional Liberties,' 'Calvinism and Confessional Revision,' 'The Obliteration of Boundaries,' and 'The Antithesis between Symbolism and Revelation'; and have appeared in the pages of such publications as Christian Thought, Bibliotheca Sacra, The Presbyterian and Reformed Review - not, we may be sure, without delighting their readers with the breadth of their treatment and the high and penetrating quality of their thought. The columns of The Christian Intelligencer have from time to time during the last year been adorned with examples of Dr. Kuyper's practical expositions of Scriptural truth; and now and again a brief but illuminating discussion of a topic of present interest has appeared in the columns of The Independent. The appetite whetted by this taste of good things has been partially gratified by the publication in English of two extended treatises from his hand - one discussing in a singularly profound way the principles of 'The Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology' (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898), and the other expounding with the utmost breadth and forcefulness the fundamental principles of 'Calvinism' (The Fleming H. Revell Company, 1899). The latter volume consists of lectures delivered on 'The L. P. Stone Foundation,' at Princeton Theological Seminary in the autumn of 1898, and Dr. Kuyper's visit to America on this occasion brought him into contact with many lovers of high ideas in America, and has left a sense of personal acquaintance with him on the minds of multitudes who had the good fortune to meet him or to hear his voice at that time. It is impossible for us to look any longer upon Dr. Kuyper as a stranger, needing an introduction to our favorable notice, when he appears again before us; he seems rather now to be one of our own prophets, to whose message we have a certain right, and a new book from whose hands we welcome as we would a new gift from our near friend, charged in a sense with care for our welfare." - B.B. Warfield 40% Discount for Pre-Publication Title SGCB Price: $7.20 (list price $12.00) |
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 | | THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH Daniel Wray Is the local church important? Might not Christians get along well without it? Does it really matter whether I participate in it or not? Even if i go to church services, does it matter whether i join? Daniel Wray raises these questions in this booklet and in answering them provides biblical, practical and sane teaching. Here is a reliable guide to the issue of church membership. PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE - EXPECTED IN SPRING 2012 SGCB Price: $2.50 (list price $4.00)ORDER IN PACKS OF TEN SGCB Price: $20.00 (list price $40.00) |
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 | | THE COLLEGE DAYS OF CALVIN His Study of Law and Theology at Orleans, Bourges and Paris William M. Blackburn with Biographical Introduction by Dr. Joel Beeke "I know of no other books on Calvin that so easily stir the interest of the average reader as do these two works by William M. Blackburn, now happily being reprinted by Solid Ground Christian Books." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke In the Preface to this excellent volume: "The design of this little volume is to set forth the facts in the early life of John Calvin, in a manner that may interest the youth of Sabbath-schools and Bible classes. If imagination has lent a very slight tinge to a few passages, it has been permitted simply to give life to reality, and vividness to facts. There is no departure from the events and experiences in the student-life of the immortal reformer. The facts are presented substantially as they are given by his biographers, particularly, Dr. D'Aubigne, in his 'History of the Reformation in the Time of Calvin.'" "The author is persuaded that the youth of our times need to study more attentively the history of Protestantism and the lives of the Reformers, as one means of guarding them against the many great evils that are threatening the true Church of Christ. If this unpretending volume shall contribute to this end, he will hope, that certain broken hours of recreation from severer studies for the pulpit, and from the pressing duties of a pleasant pastorate, have been well employed in the service of the Divine Master, to whom an account must be rendered for all time and for every talent." William Maxwell Blackburn (1828-1898) clergyman, born in Carlisle, Indiana, 30 December 1828. He was graduated at Hanover College, Indiana, in 1850, and at Princeton theological seminary in 1854. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1856 till 1863, and at Trenton, New Jersey, from 1854 till 1868, in which year he was called to the chair of biblical and ecclesiastical history in the Presbyterian theological seminary of the northwest at Chicago, Illinois, which he held until 1881, when he became pastor of the Central Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1884 he was called to the presidency of the territorial University of North Dakota, and in 1886 became president of Pierre University at East Pierre, Dak. He published special studies in religious history and biography and numerous story-books for the young, and has contributed to the "Princeton Review" and the "American Presbyterian Review." PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $15.00)Order Along with Sequel "Young Calvin in Paris" SGCB Price: $16.50 (list price $30.00)45% Off |
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| | YOUNG CALVIN IN PARIS And the Little Flock that he Fed William M. Blackburn This is the powerful sequel to "The College Days of Calvin." The author, William M. Blackburn, sought to exhibit young Calvin in Paris, as a modest and devout man, performing the work of a city missionary, unhindered by his natural diffidence, and unterrified by the threatening fires of persecution flaming around him. Although written with an eye to young people, to set forth the facts in the early life of John Calvin, in a manner that would interest and inform them, it has a beautiful simplicity that makes it rivetting reading for those of any age. "I know of no other books on Calvin that so easily stir the interest of the average reader as do these two works by William M. Blackburn, now happily being reprinted by Solid Ground Christian Books." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke William Maxwell Blackburn (1828-1898) clergyman, born in Carlisle, Indiana, 30 December 1828. He was graduated at Hanover College, Indiana, in 1850, and at Princeton theological seminary in 1854. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1856 till 1863, and at Trenton, New Jersey, from 1854 till 1868, in which year he was called to the chair of biblical and ecclesiastical history in the Presbyterian theological seminary of the northwest at Chicago, Illinois, which he held until 1881, when he became pastor of the Central Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1884 he was called to the presidency of the territorial University of North Dakota, and in 1886 became president of Pierre University at East Pierre, Dak. He published special studies in religious history and biography and numerous story-books for the young, and has contributed to the "Princeton Review" and the "American Presbyterian Review." PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $8.95 (list price $14.99)45% Off When you Order with "The College Days of Calvin" SGCB Price: $16.50 (list price $29.98)45% Off |
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 | | IMMANUEL: The Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God Archbishop James Ussher with Introduction by Michael Haykin This classic work on the Incarnation is filled with Scripture, and written with a simple, passionate love for the Lord Jesus Christ. There is nothing quite like this treatment of the glorious arrival of our Lord in human flesh. All who read this will find themselves led to worship the Savior of sinners. "In a day when the Incarnation has been reduced to a myth, even in the practical life of many Christians, Ussher's rich, full exposition of the divine truth of 'Immanuel, God with us,' is tremendously refreshing. A great antidote to the shallow sentimentality prevalent today." -Dr. James R. White, author of PULPIT CRIMES PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $7.50 (list price $11.99) |
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 | | BIBLE WONDERS Sermons to Childen on the Wondrous Things of Scripture Richard Newton "The world is full of wonders, if only we had eyes to see them. But there are more wonders in the Bible, and greater wonders, too, then are to be found anywhere else. There are wonders of wisdom here, and wonders of love, and wonders of power, and wonders of goodness that are perfectly surprising. But we need the help of God to enable us to see these wonders. And this is just the help David was trying to get when he offered the prayer, 'Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.' Psalm 119:18. The attempt has been made in this book to speak of a few of these wonders, in the hope that some who read it may be lead to study the Bible with more interest, and try with increasing earnestness to find out more of the wonderful things contained in it." - from the Author's Preface The "Prince of Preachers to Children" once again opens the Scriptures in a way that will both instruct and entertain everyone who reads it. The subjects include: "THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL" "HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED WONDERFUL" "THERE IS A GOD IN HEAVEN THAT REVEALETH SECRETS" "I AM THE LIVING BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN" "YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN" "THE GOLD OF THAT LAND IS GOOD" "WHATSOEVER YE SHALL ASK THE FATHER IN MY NAME, HE WILL GIVE IT TO YOU." PRE-PUBLICATION TITLE SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $16.00)Special Discount Until the Book is in Print Order with BIBLE BLESSINGS for nearly 45% Off SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $32.00)Order COMPLETE DOZEN Newton Titles in Print SGCB Price: $129.95 (list price $261.00)Over 50% Discount |
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 click for details | | EXPOSITORY THOUGHTS ON THE GOSPELS J.C. RYLE GREAT NEWS! SOLID GROUND IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO DO A NEW EDITION OF RYLE IN A SMYTH-SEWN HARDCOVER SET. EXPECTED DATE: WE HOPE TO HAVE THESE READY TO SHIP BEFORE CHRISTMAS. OUR NEED: We must have at least 293 more pre-orders to proceed with printing this set. "J. C.Ryle's 'Expository Thoughts on the Gospels' gleans practical thoughts from every section of the four Gospels. I know of no set of books that is more helpful for private devotions and family worship. We read through Ryle's books when our children were in elementary school. A ten-year-old can understand Ryle, and an eighty-year-old saint is not beyond him; Ryle models simplicity and profundity to all. Ryle's thoughts are also invaluable for ministers and teachers, as they model how to glean applications from the text. Here is practical Christianity at its best." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids This is Bishop Ryle at his very best! Here you have the four volume unabridged classic set of Ryle's Expository Thoughts on the Gospels at an unbelievable price of just $69.95 (List Price is $200.00). These volumes were written to be read by the head of the household for Family Worship, and thus are all about the exact same length. Each section has application that brings the passage home to the heart. These volumes are also perfect for personal devotions and for preparation for teaching and preaching any passage from the Gospels. Ryle was a master at outlining Scripture, and showing how relevant every verse is to the Christian life. These volumes are also excellent as an evangelistic tool as Ryle constantly pleads with lost sinners to come to Christ in faith and repentance. FOUR HARDCOVER VOLUME - OVER 3100 PAGES PRESENTLY OUT OF PRINT 65% DISCOUNT ON THIS CLASSIC SET FAMILY WORSHIP TITLE FOUR HARDCOVER VOLUMES 3100 PAGES - 65% Discount SGCB Price: $69.95 (list price $200.00)WE ARE TAKING PRE-ORDERS PRE-ORDER TEN OR MORE SETS SGCB Price: $64.95 (list price $200.00)ENTER THE EXACT QUANTITY AND UPDATE QUANTITY |
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 | | A COMMENTARY ON REVELATION James Durham SORRY, WE HAVE NO COPIES LEFT AT $49.95!! COVENANTER minister and author, "Durham had a high reputation for great piety, great prudence and great learning", says the Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology. "A very candid and searching preacher, who in an instant was in the inmost corners of your bosoms, though with the utmost caution and meekness, without giving any of his hearers the smallest ground to fret and repine at his freedom in dealing with them." Charles H. Spurgeon, in his Commenting & Commentaries says, "After all that has been written, it would not be easy to find a more sensible and instructive work than this old- fashioned exposition - the mystery of the gospel fills it with sweet savour." John Carstairs comments that the judicious reader "will count the author an interpreter, one among a thousand." Joel Beeke, in his book "MEET THE PURITANS" writes the following: "A bonus in this commentary is Durham's writing on a variety of 'Questions and Controversies.' For example, his explanation on the call to the ministry (pp. 66-83) is one of the clearest ever written on this often misunderstood subject. These excurses, inserted at Durham's request, comprise nearly one-fourth of the commentary." Out of print for much too long, this reprint has been re-typeset from the rare and expensive first edition done in 1658. Spelling has been modernized, and it contains an Introduction by Dr. David C. Lachman. Make room on your bookshelf for Durham's Commentary on Revelation! Experience this faithful exposition that makes men wise unto the truth of the Scriptures. Type: Hardcover, Smyth-Sewn Pages: 1000 ISBN: 1889058130 SORRY THEY ARE NOW ALL GONE SGCB Price: $49.95 (list price $75.00) |
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| | A CALL TO HOLINESS J.C. Ryle with Foreword by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones "True Christianity is a fight. True Christianity! Let us mind that word 'true.' There is a vast quantity of religion current in the world which is not, true Christianity.The true Christian is called to be a soldier, and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death." -J.C. Ryle An excllent introduction to the writings of Bishop John Charles Ryle, as well as a powerful introduction to the vgital suibject of holiness. For some people the complete volume entitled HOLINESS by Ryle is simply too much, but this volume takes some key chapters from that volume and addresses the theme in a way that may draw the weary and wary in. The last time this little book appeared was nearly 35 years ago. It is high time it was made available once again. CONTENTS Foreword by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Introduction by Ryle 1- Sin 2- Sanctification 3- Holiness 4- The Fight 5- The Cost 6- Growth 7- Assurance "The characteristics of Bishop Ryle's method and style are obvious. He is pre-eminently and always scriptural and expository. He never starts with a theory into which he tries to fit various scriptures. He always starts with the Word and expounds it. It is exposition at its very best and highest. It is always clear and logical and invariably leads to a clear enunciation of doctrine. It is strong and virile and entirely free from the sentimentality that is often described as 'devotional.' The Bishop had drunk deeply from the wells of the great classical Puritan writers of the seventeenth century. Indeed, it would be accurate to say that his books are a distillation of true Puritan theology presented in a highly readable and modern form. Ryle, like his great masters, has no easy way to holiness to offer us, and no 'patent' method by which it can be attained; but he invariably produces that 'hunger and thirst after righteousness' which is the only indispensable condition of being 'filled.' May this book be widely read, that God's name be increasingly honoured and glorified." - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones from the Foreword "RYLE IS MAGNIFICENT! There's no other word for it, - are you brave enough to face hard-hitting truth and have God search your heart on things that matter most? Then Ryle is the man for you! Do yourself a favor - read this and think about what you read." - J.I. Packer Pre-publication Price SGCB Price: $6.95 (list price $12.00) |
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 click for details | | TIMELESS WISDOM FROM OLD NEW ORLEANS Selected Writings of Benjamin Morgan Palmer Benjamin Morgan Palmer, Selected by Caleb Cangelosi, Edited by Nick Willborn "I could point to a number of reasons for Palmer's usefulness to Christ and the importance of his example. Readers of these Selected Writings will have seen ample proof of his remarkable gifts, including a singular gospel eloquence, along with testimonies to his outstanding Christian character. Palmer reminds his readers that what we do for Christ always relies and results from who we are in Christ. For instance, the tenderness of Palmer's care for the souls who crossed his path is just as inspiring as the wisdom with which he ministered grace to their spirits. In Palmer we see wisdom combined with a loving fervor for Christ's people. Yet above such considerations as these, the reason why I have found myself increasingly drawn to Palmer in recent years is the way in which his high view of Holy Scripture both shaped and empowered his remarkable ministry. Benjamin Morgan Palmer's life and writings argue to us that a strong conviction as to the inspiration, authority, and sufficiency of Holy Scriptures will equip gospel servants with all that we need to answer the requirements of our times." - from the Afterword by Richard Phillips "With any of the great writers, it is always a rare joy to find 'new' works unveiled--things long forgotten and now brought back. Through the efforts of Caleb Cangelosi, working together with Nick Willborn and Solid Ground Christian Books, we are now blessed with some beautiful uncovered jewels from the pen of Dr. Benjamin Morgan Palmer. At first glance Palmer's style may seem very formal to the modern eye, but work to get quickly past that, for there is some deep content here that will definitely reward your careful reading." - Wayne Sparkman, director, PCA Historical Center "Some men are great as statesmen, some as philosophers, some as theologians, some as preachers; but Dr. Palmer was great in whatever relation he sustained. In the pulpit he was without a peer; as a theologian, clear, strong, logical; as a citizen and patriot, second to none. He was a man of convictions. He stood for something, and yet in such a gentle and courteous way that he made thinking men his firm friends, though they occupied positions hopelessly separated from him. " - from the Foreword by Caleb Cangelosi Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818-1902) pastored several influential urban churches, including First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina (1843-55) and First Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, Louisiana (1856-1902). He also taught in the theological seminary at Columbia, South Carolina on two occasions (1854-56; 62-63), and gained a national reputation as "the most magnificent pulpit orator." In the pulpit or out, he was known to be a Presbyterian of Presbyterians as evidenced in his creedal fealty, yet he was also known to possess "the most inclusive affection for all men." Upon his death, it was said that the crowd that pressed around his open tomb consisted of "Protestants of every name, Roman Catholics, priests and people, Jews and men of the world." This remarkable volume contains pages first read from March 4, 1869 to April 28, 1870, by subscribers to the Southwestern Presbyterian. This weekly newspaper, which ran from 1869 to 1908, was the project of Presbyterian churchmen who felt keenly the value of a denominational publication to keep church members abreast of current events and to build them up in the faith. Anyone who has read Ichabod Spencer's A PASTOR'S SKETCHES will be thrilled to hear how Palmer mirrored Spencer's pastoral work as seen in the Fourteen Chapters under the curious title: LEAVES FROM A PASTOR'S PORTFOLIO. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Biographical Introduction Foreword PART ONE: "Leaves from a Pastor's Portfolio" An Introduction to Part One Never Too Late Jesus Not a Half Savior The Universalist's Death The Young Student The Reformed Inebriate I Have Done Giving Him Up The Skeptic's Confession A Morbid Experience How It Turns Out Differently For What Have I Done, Or What Evil Is In My Hand? The Clinic Administration of the Sacraments It Shall Not Return Unto Me Void Practical Uses of the Doctrine of Inability PART TWO: Thoughts on Foreign Missions An Introduction to Part Two Thoughts on Foreign Missions: No. 1 Thoughts on Foreign Missions: No. 2 Thoughts on Foreign Missions: No. 3 Thoughts on Foreign Missions: No. 4 The Unknown Way PART THREE: The Beatitudes A Introduction to Part Three The Seven Beatitudes The Poor in Spirit Blessed Are They That Mourn Blessed are the Meek Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness Blessed are the Merciful The Pure in Heart Blessed are the Peacemakers The Supplemental Benediction PART FOUR: Christian Paradoxes An Introduction to Part Four Christian Paradoxes: No. 1 Christian Paradoxes: No. 2 Christian Paradoxes: No. 3 Christian Paradoxes: No. 4 PART FIVE: Scriptural Exhortations An Introduction to Part Five Parleying with Temptation I Will Guide Thee with Mine Eye Accepted in the Beloved Afterword Paperback SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $18.00) |
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