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 click for details | | WONDERS OF GRACE: Original Testimonies of Converts During Spurgeon's Early Years Compiled by Hannah Wyncoll Drawn from the early years of Charles H. Spurgeon's remarkable London ministry, these 138 testimonies of conversion form part of an archive of some 15,000 such accounts at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. Here is a powerful reaffirmation of the transforming power of the Gospel in individual lives. Here also is a fascinating glimpse into life in Victorian London, with accounts of servants, crossing sweepers, hatters and factory workers, artisans and middle class converts, brimming with social interest. Each testimony was carefully recorded by one or more of the elders of the Tabernacle all through the 38 years of Spurgeon's ministry. We recently discovered one of these elders was THOMAS MOOR the author of our recent title "COUNSELS & THOUGHTS of the Spiritual Life of Believers." More than 20 of the testimonies recorded in this marvelous book were written by Moor, and in a fashion similar to the words of his powerful book. These two books together will combine to magnify the Amazing Grace of our Glorious God. TABLE OF CONTEXT *Themes in This Collection Explanation of the Testimonies Recorded The Signs the Elders Looked for in Prospective Members (1) Tenderness of Conscience (2) Attachment to the Means of Grace (3) Desire to Come Out of the World (4) Deep Interest in the Unconverted Some of the Specific Themes That Shine Through in the Testimonies Recorded (1) Preaching-the specific sermons used to awaken, convict and convert (2) Sunday Schools - Many Inquirers were Encouraged to Attend Sunday Schools for Further Insruction (3) Outreach and Personal Witness - Numerous testimonies mention the instrumentality of neighbors & friends (4) Gradual Conversions - the majority of Conversions were not instant but gradual over time (5) Forsaking Worldliness and Keeping the Sabbath Day - Both are consistent marks of the new converts (6) Prayer Meetings and Simple Gospel Preaching - Both had a Profound Effect upon the Lost *THE TESTIMONIES (1) The New Park Street Years (1857-61) A Selection of 40 from 1,200 recorded testimonies recorded by the Elders (2) The Tabernacle Early Years (1861-64) A Selection of 98 from 1,700 recorded testimonies from the first four years of moving into the Tabernacle THOMAS MOOR, author of "Counsels & Thoughts for the Spiritual Life of Believers", wrote about 22 of the 138 testimonies recorded in this wonderful book. The spirit of the man who wrote that powerful book shines through the testimonies he recorded in this book. In fact, it is quite evident that the many years of laboring in this capacity prepared Moor for the writing of his book so many years later. You can see this clearly in the following words from his Preface: "Those who have been privileged to have much intercourse with believers in relation to their spiritual experience in all its varied stages, and in relation to the many mistakes and heart troubles they fall into, are well aware that spiritual truths which the believer had often thought about, without any apparent spiritual benefit, have, when presented to the mind in a different form, or in a different relationship, or at a different time, often been made instrumental of much blessing through the gracious influence of the Holy Spirit." WE ARE OFFERING A DEEPER DISCOUNT WHEN ORDERING BOTH 'WONDERS OF GRACE' AND 'COUNSELS & THOUGHTS' BY MOOR. THESE BOOKS REALLY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER BEAUTIFULLY. tmt A NEW TITLE CARRIED BY SOLID GROUND  SGCB Price: $10.75 (list price $12.00)ORDER ALONG WITH "COUNSELS & THOUGHTS" BY THOMAS MOOR SGCB Price: $24.00 (list price $42.00)THIS IS THE PRICE OF BOTH TITLES (OVER 40% OFF) |
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 click for details | | DISCOURSES OF REDEMPTION: Addresses on the Unfolding of God's Salvation Plan Through the Scriptures STUART ROBINSON with New Introduction by Dr. C.N. Willborn WE PURCHASED ALL THE REMAINING COPIES OF THIS WONDERFUL TITLE- NONE REMAIN!! In 1867, Robinson placed before the American public “specimens” of his biblical expositions, which considered a logical development of the gospel as it unfolded historically. In this brief description of his book one learns that redemption (“the gospel”) was in view as it was progressively unfolded. In short, Robinson was presenting to the public the Scriptures as redemptive history, showing sensitivity to the linear-historical nature of revelation…Robinson explained that the mode of the Bible’s revelation is through a series of covenants, each one a larger development of that which precedes it. Successive covenants mark the expansion of revelation as it flows from the gracious hand of God. This idea, as noted above, guided Robinson ten years earlier when he published his work on ecclesiology. Each period of revelation is marked by a divine covenant—Adamic pre-lapsarian, Adamic post-lapsarian, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and Messianic (New Covenant). During each of these periods there was a development and accumulation of revelatory data regarding what man was to believe concerning God and what God demanded of man. These expositions were preached to growing congregations in order to display the organic unity of Holy Scriptures and the center of theology —redemption through the Seed promise. Robinson’s rationalization of these expositions should excite every pastor-teacher: “Having, through a ministry of twenty years, to congregations variously composed, in four different cities, been accustomed, in pursuance of the latter theory of preaching, to appropriate one of the public services of the Sabbath to showing the people how to read the scriptures, and to follow the development of the one great central thought of the Book through the successive eras of revelation—the author can testify from practical experience that the people need no other attraction to draw them to the house of God than a simple, rational and practical exposition and illustration of the Bible. And he who may once attract them by such teaching will find no occasion for devising sermons on special subjects, or any other theatrical devices to draw men to the sanctuary,” (Discourses, iv). TABLES OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSES DISCOURSE I - THE DIVERSITY IN UNITY OF THE REVELATION OF REDEMPTION. Hebrews i. 1, 2, and ii. 1-4 DISCOURSE II - THE SCRIPTURES OF THE “SUNDRY TIMES” INSPIRED OF GOD: THE ONLY SOURCE OF SAVING KNOWLEDGE: THE ANTIDOTE TO PERILOUS ERROR. II. Timothy iii. 1, 16. SECTION I. DISCOURSE III. - REDEMPTION AS REVEALED TO THE PATRIARCHS IN THE THEOPHANIES. THE GOSPEL COVENANT AND WORSHIP OF THE LOST EDEN. Genesis ii. 8-17; iii. 15, 24, and iv. 4 DISCOURSE IV. - THE GOSPEL CHURCH VISIBLE SEPARATELY ORGANIZED: ITS COVENANT CHARTER WITH ITS SEAL: ITS CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS. Genesis xvii. 4, 7, 10, 11, 13.—Romans iv. 11.—Mark x. 14. SECTION II. REDEMPTION AS REVEALED IN THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE THEOCRATIC ERA. DISCOURSE V. - THE COVENANT OF THE CHURCH’S REDEMPTION; ITS SEAL AND THE SIGNIFICANCE THEREOF. Exodus xii. 3, 7, 11-14.—Luke xxii. 15, 20.—I Corinthians v. 7, 8. DISCOURSE VI. - THE GOSPEL OF THE SINAI COVENANT: ITS RULE OF LIFE TO CONVICT OF SIN: ITS RITUAL TO TEACH THE TAKING AWAY OF SIN: AND ITS MOULDING OF THE SOCIAL ORDER AS A TYPE OF CHRIST’S SPIRITUAL COMMONWEALTH. Exodus xix. 3-6, xx. 1-17, xxiv. 7-9.—Deuteronomy v. 2, 3, 22, vi. 1-5, x. 1-5. SECTION III. REDEMPTION AS REVEALED THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN THE PROPHETS. DISCOURSE VII. - THE GOSPEL CHURCH BY COVENANT TYPICALLY SET FORTH AS THE ETERNAL KINGDOM OF DAVID’S SON. II. Samuel vii. 1-24.—Psalm Ixxii. 1, 8, 17.—xxxix 3, 4.—Luke i. 32.—Acts ii. 30. DISCOURSE VIII. - THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM IN CONFLICT WITH AN APOSTATE CHURCH; AND WITH DESPONDING FAITH. I Kings xviii. 17-20, and xix. 1-14. DISCOURSE IX. - THE GOSPEL OF PARDONING MERCY AS PREACHED BY THE PROPHETS OF THE KINGDOM. Isaiah i. 10-18. SECTION IV. REDEMPTION AS TAUGHT BY JESUS THE INCARNATE WORD. DISCOURSE X. - THE OFFICIAL AUTHORITY, NATURE, LIMITS, AND PURPOSES OF GOSPEL PREACHING. Luke iv. 16-21. DISCOURSE XI. - THE GROUND OF OUR SALVATION NOT ETHICAL BUT EVANGELICAL; AND LIES WHOLLY IN THE INFINITE DESIRE OF FATHER, SON AND SPIRIT TO SAVE SINNERS. Luke xv. DISCOURSE XII. - THE AWARD OF THE JUDGMENT TO COME TO BE MADE ON PRINCIPLES NOT ETHICAL BUT EVANGELICAL. Matthew xxv. 31-46. DISCOURSE XIII. - THE DIVINE TRAGEDY OF EARTH, HEAVEN AND HELL.—HUMANITY IN ITS OWN ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES TO INHABIT ETERNITY. Luke xvi. 19-31 DISCOURSE XIV. - REDEMPTION AS PREACHED AT THE FINAL APOSTASY OF THE TYPICAL KINGDOM, IN THE “LIFTING UP” AND THE “PIERCING” OF JESUS ON THE CROSS. John xix. 15-37, iii. 14. and xii. 32, 33. SECTION V. REDEMPTION AS PREACHED BY APOSTLES UNDER THE DISPENSATION OF THE SPIRIT. DISCOURSE XV. - THE APOSTOLIC STATEMENT OF THE TERMS OF SALVATION. Acts. xvi. 29-31. DISCOURSE XVI. - THE APOSTOLIC SUMMARY OF THE CHRISTIAN CREED. I Timothy i. 15. DISCOURSE XVII. - THE APOSTOLIC GROUND OF CHRISTIAN COMFORT AND COURAGE. Romans viii. 28-31. DISCOURSE XVIII. - THE GOSPEL DOCTRINE OF IMMORTALITY CONTRASTED WITH THAT OF THE SCHOOLS. II Timothy i. 10.—I Cor. xv. 22, 53, 54 DISCOURSE XIX. - THE GOSPEL ALARM.—ITS IMPORT. Ephesians v. 11. SECTION VI. REDEMPTION AS PROCLAIMED BY JESUS ASCENDED; CONFIRMING ALL THAT HAD BEEN REVEALED AT THE “SUNDRY TIMES AND IN DIVERS MANNERS.” DISCOURSE XX. - THE GOSPEL ADAPTED TO THE CONSCIOUS WANTS OF THE HUMAN SOUL; ITS ARGUMENTS, TERMS AND AGENCIES. Revelations xxii. 16-18. APPENDIX. NOTE A. TO DISCOURSE III. - THE RECENT OBJECTION IN THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND CONCERNING THE PERPETUAL OBLIGATION OF THE SINAI COVENANT, AND ITS SABBATH. NOTE B. TO DISCOURSE IV. - THE PLACE OF THE CHURCH IN THE SCHEME OF REDEMPTION. NOTE C. TO DISCOURSE X. - THE ORDINANCES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP AS SET FORTH IN SCRIPTURE; THEIR RELATION TO THE IDEA OF THE CHURCH. NOTE D. TO DISCOURSE X. - THE RELATION OF THE TEMPORAL AND THE SPIRITUAL POWERS HISTORICALLY CONSIDERED. THE SCOTO-AMERICAN THEORY. (From the Introduction to the new edition by C N Willborn) Stuart Robinson was born among the Scots of Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1814. As a child he suffered in an accident that left him with a crippled arm. During Stuart’s infancy his father moved the Robinson family to Virginia where the precocious youngster eventually received primary education from the Reverend James M. Brown and the most notable William Henry Foote. His graduate and post-graduate studies took him to Amherst (Massachusetts) College, Union (Virginia) Seminary, and Princeton (NJ) Seminary. From this solid upbringing he went on to become a prominent pastor in Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky and served for a time as professor with R. J. Breckinridge in the Danville (KY) Theological Seminary. He was a churchman, publisher, author, theologian, and pastor. He died in 1881 after twenty-three years as pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Kentucky. His body rests united to Christ in the beautiful Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. MG70 SORRY, BUT THIS VOLUME IS SOLD OUT SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $35.00) |
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 click for details | | PREACHING FOR CONVERSIONS JEFFERY SMITH "I cannot think of a more necessary message to be given to churches and ministers of all types and kinds. For the pragmatist, it is a call to abandon the carnal strategies of the secular world that have no power to convert the soul. For the solidly Reformed, it is a call to stand and preach the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit and to earnestly and urgently call men to repentance and faith. In this brief work, Jeff Smith proves that true gospel preaching is not less than accurate exposition, but it is much more—it is prayer, proclamation, persuasion, and pleading. This book will wake you from the deception of pragmatism and the comfortable slumber of orthodoxy. It will bid you stand in a valley of dry bones and call the dead to live." —Paul Washer "If most pastors are anything like me, they find preaching to build up the saints far, far easier than preaching to win lost men and women to saving faith in Christ. In his new book, Preaching for Conversions, Jeff Smith provides us with a stimulating series of chapters, all aimed at helping men preach more deliberately and more persuasively the saving gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is not just another primer on “How to”; it is a pastor teaching us from God’s Word and from examples in church history and, out of his own experience, the biblical pattern and privilege of preaching evangelistically. It is a pleasure to commend Preaching for Conversions." —Ian Hamilton "I see Jeff Smith as an impressive kingdom warrior—a Captain America, running among us foot soldiers. I highly respect him, his opinions, his convictions, and his ministry. When he speaks or writes, I listen. Here, he calls us to preach for conversions, to plan determined and continuous gospel assaults on the souls of lost sinners, keeping in mind that many who think they’re safe for eternity are deceived by the enemy. He emboldens us to bring hurt before healing, conviction before comfort. He drives us to helpless dependence, then directs us to Almighty power. Read this, pastor! It will galvanize you to fight a better fight for your hearers and our King." —Mark Chanski jj2 jjsj BRAND NEW TITLE - 33% DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $15.00) |
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 click for details | | SERMONS OF THE REV. SAMUEL DAVIES (IN 3 VOLUMES) - CURRENTLY OUT-OF-PRINT & OUT-OF-STOCK SAMUEL DAVIES (1723-1761) THIS IS THE COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET- CURRENTLY OUT-OF-PRINT & OUT-OF-STOCK Samuel Davies was Jonathan Edwards’s successor at what is now Princeton University. He is considered the founder of Southern Presbyterianism and was a key proponent of religious tolerance and social justice in early eighteenth-century America. He convinced the king of England to be tolerant to the American colonies in matters of religious observance and was also a champion of educating slaves in accordance with their equal standing in heaven. His prime legacy, however, is in the form of his sermons. Davies was regarded as one of the preeminent evangelists of his era and its finest preacher. All three volumes of this collection of Davies’s sermons are titled Sermons on Important Subjects, and all three show the vitality that pervaded Davies’s oratory. These are indeed important writings on important subjects. VOLUME ONE 1. The Divine Authority and Sufficiency of the Christian Religion (Luke 16:27-31) 2. The Nature of Salvation Through Jesus Christ Explained and Recommended (John 3:16) 3. Sinners Entreated to be Reconciled to God (2 Cor. 5:20) 4. The Nature and Universality of Spiritual Death (Eph. 2:2,5) 5. The Nature and Process of Spiritual Life (Eph. 2:4,5) 6. Poor and Contrite Spirits the Objects of the Divine Favor (Isa. 66:2) 7. The Nature and Danger of Making Light of Christ and of Salvation (Matt. 22:5) 8. The Compassion of Christ to Weak Believers (Matt. 12:20) 9. The Connection Between Present Holiness and Future Felicity (Heb. 12:14) 10. The Mediatorial Kingdom and Glories of Jesus Christ (John 18:37) 11. Things Unseen to be Preferred to Things Seen (2 Cor. 4:18) 12. The Sacred Import of the Christian Name (Acts 11:26) 13. The Divine Mercy to Mourning Penitents (Jer. 31:18-20) 14. Christ Precious to All True Believers (1 Peter 2:7) 15. The Danger of Lukewarmness in Religion (Rev. 3:15,16) 16. The Divine Government the Joy of our World (Psalm 97:1) 17. The Name of God Proclaimed by Himself (Exodus 33:18,19; w/ 34:6,7) 18. God is Love (1 John 4:8) 19. The General Resurrection (John 5:28,29) 20. The Universal Judgment (Acts 17:30,31) 21. The One Thing Needful (Luke 10:41,42) 22. Saints Saved with Difficulty, and the Certain Perdition of Sinners (1 Peter 4:18) 23. Indifference to Life Urged from its Shortness and Vanity (1 Cor. 7:29-31) 24. The Preaching of Christ Crucified the Mean of Salvation (1 Cor. 1:22-24) 25. Ingratitude to God a Heinous but General Iniquity (2 Chron. 32:25) VOLUME TWO 26. The Sufferings of Christ, and their Consequent Joys and Blessings (Isa. 53:10.11) 27. Life and Immortality Revealed in the Gospel (2 Tim. 1:10) 28. Jesus Christ the Only Foundation (Isa. 28:16,17) 29. The Necessity and Excellence of Family Religion (1 Tim. 5:8) 30. The Rule of Equity (Matt. 7:12) 31. Dedication to God Argued from Redeeming Mercy (1 Cor. 6:19,20) 32. The Christian Feast (1 Cor. 5:8) 33. The Nature and Blessedness of Sonship with God (1 John 3:1,2) 34. A Sermon on the New Year (Jer. 28:16) (within a month of his own death) 35. An Enrollment of our Names in Heaven the Noblest Source of Joy (Luke 10:20) 36. The Success of the Gospel by the Divine Power upon the Souls of Men (2 Cor. 10:4,5) 37. Divine Perfections Illustrated in the Method of Salvation through Sufferings of Christ (Jn. 12:27,28) 38. Religion the Highest Wisdom, and Sin the Greatest Madness and Folly (Ps. 111:10) 39. Rejection of Christ a Common but Most Unreasonable Iniquity (Mark 12:6) 40. The Doom of the Incorrigible Sinner (Prov. 29:1) 41. The Nature of Looking to Christ Opened and Explained (Isa. 45:22) 42. Arguments to Enforce our Looking unto Christ (Isa. 45:22) 43. The Vessels of Mercy and the Vessels of Wrath Delineated (Rom. 9:22,23) 44. The Nature and Necessity of True Repentance (Acts 17:30) 45. The Tender Anxieties of Ministers for their People (Gal. 4:19,20) 46. The Wonderful Compassions of Christ to the Greatest Sinners (Matt. 23:37) 47. The Nature of Love to God Opened and Enforced (John 21:17) 48. The Nature and Author of Regeneration (John 3:7) 49. The Divine Life in the Souls of Men Considered (Gal. 2:20) 50. On the Same Subject (Gal. 2:20) 51. The Ways of Sin Hard and Difficult (Acts 9:5) 52. The Characters of the Whole and Sick, in a Spiritual Sense, Considered and Contrasted (Matt. 9:12) 53. A Sight of Christ the Desire and Delight of Saints in All Ages (John 8:56) 54. The Law and Gospel (Gal. 3:23) 55. The Gospel Invitation (Luke 14:21-24) 56. The Nature of Justification, and the Nature and Concern of Faith in it (Rom. 1:16,17) VOLUME THREE 57. The Success of the Ministry of the Gospel Owing to a Divine Influence (1 Cor. 3:7) 58. The Rejection of Gospel Light the Condemnation of Men (John 3:19) 59. A New Year’s Gift (Rom. 13:11) 60. On the Death of His Late Majesty King George II (2 Sam. 1:19) 61. Religion and Patriotism the Constituents of a Good Soldier (2 Sam. 10:12) 62. The Crisis: or, the Uncertain Doom of Kingdoms at Particular Times (Jonah 3:9) 63. The Curse of Cowardice (Jer. 48:10) 64. The Signs of the Times (Luke 21:10-26) 65. The Happy Effects of the Pouring Out of the Spirit (Isa. 32:13-19) 66. A Time of Unusual Sickness and Mortality Improved (Jer. 5:3) 67. The Religious Improvement of the Late Earthquake (Isa. 24:18-20) 68. Serious Reflections on War (James 4:1) 69. On the Defeat of General Braddock Going to Fort DeQuesne (Isa. 22:12-14) 70. God the Sovereign of All Nations (Daniel 4:25) 71. A Thanksgiving Sermon for National Blessings (Ezek. 20:43,44) 72. Practical Atheism, in Denying the Agency of Divine Providence, Exposed (Zeph. 1:12) 73. The Primitive and Present State of Man Compared (Rom. 5:17) 74. The Certainty of Death – A Funeral Sermon (Ezek. 33:8) 75. Evidences of a Want of Love to God (John 5:42) 76. The Objects, Grounds, and Evidences of the Hope of the Righteous (Prov. 14:32) 77. The Love of Souls a Necessary Qualification for the Ministerial Office (1 Thess. 2:8) 78. The Office of Bishop a Good Work (1 Tim. 3:1) 79. A Christmas Day Sermon (Luke 2:13,14) 80. Christians Solemnly Reminded of Their Obligations (Joshua 24:22) 81. The Guilt and Doom of Impenitent Hearers (Matt. 13:14) 82. The Apostolic Valediction Considered and Applied (2 Cor. 13:11) Author SAMUEL DAVIES (1723–1761) was a Presbyterian preacher in colonial British America who helped lead the Southern phase of the Great Awakening. Davies was a leading proponent of religious tolerance and social justice—particularly in his encouragement of the education of slaves in accordance with their equal standing in heaven. He raised funds in England for the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), which he served as its fourth president. His work during the Great Awakening centered at Hanover, Virginia, where he became the first moderator of the first presbytery of Virginia. He further enhanced his reputation by defending Dissenters in court and was considered the outstanding preacher of his day. Endorsements “Though less well-known than his eighteenth-century contemporaries like Edwards, Whitefield, and the Wesleys, Samuel Davies was an important voice for revival, holiness, missions, and religious freedom in the generation before America’s founding. Above all, Davies was a preacher of uncommon skill and his published sermons edified generations of Christians. I am glad to see this reissued collection of his sermons made available on the eve of the tercentennial of his birth.” — Joseph C. Harrod, author of Theology and Spirituality in the Works of Samuel Davies “It is very good news that Davies is to be reprinted. Some people doubt there ever was a Great Awakening. He saw it, and to read him is to meet something of the preaching with ‘sacred fire’ that redirected the lives of so many, Black and White, heavenwards. Here is strong Calvinistic preaching anointed with fervent love.” — Iain H. Murray, author of Revival and Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750–1858 “With great pleasure I recommend the sermons of Samuel Davies. Davies is one of the best Reformed, experimental preachers I have read. His sermons are warm and edifying, and all who read them will profit. One of the benefits for preachers in reading these sermons is to learn how to preach to the unconverted. Davies’s sermons are a model of gospel preaching. If you want to be more effective in addressing and pleading with sinners, study the preaching of Samuel Davies.” — Joseph A. 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 | | THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF PHILIP DODDRIDGE (TWO VERY LARGE HARDCOVER VOLUMES) Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) SOLD OUT LAST NIGHT WITHIN ONE HOUR- WE ARE SEARCHING FOR MORE SETS Philip Doddridge – (1702-1751), Non-conformist and hymn-writer Eighteenth century England produced many excellent hymnwriters whose hymns are still sung today – Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, and the Puritan Philip Doddridge, who died on October 26, 1751. Philip Doddridge was born in London, England on June 26, 1702, the youngest of twenty children. His health was so poor when he was born he was not expected to live, and Philip continued to be plagued by ill health all of his life. His parents died when he was a boy, but he was cared for by friends of the family. Recognizing Doddridge’s intellectual abilities, one benefactress offered to pay Philip’s studies at Cambridge. Philip rejected the offer, however, because he could not accept the tenets of the Anglican church. He went to a non-conforming seminary instead and became an evangelical, independent church leader. At twenty-seven Doddridge began to pastor the Castle Hill congregational chapel in Northampton, England. He was to continue there for the next twenty-two years. While in Northampton Doddridge offered a theological training school to prepare young men for ministry in independent churches. Over the years Doddridge taught about 200 men, conducting classes in Hebrew, Greek, math, philosophy, Bible, and theology. Because of his many accomplishments, the University of Aberdeen conferred a Doctor of Divinity degree upon Doddridge in 1736. Doddridge was a prolific writer. His The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul was translated into seven languages. Reading this book led William Wilberforce, foe of slavery, to become a Christian. Besides a New Testament commentary and other theological works, Doddridge also wrote over 400 hymns. Most of the hymns were written as summaries of his sermons and were to help the congregation express their response to the truths they were being taught. None of these hymns were published in Philip’s own lifetime, although they circulated in manuscript copies. At forty-eight, at the height of his ministry, Doddridge was dying of tuberculosis. Friends collected money to send him to Portugal where it was hoped warm air and sunshine might cure him; but it was too late. Philip Doddridge died on October 26, 1751 and is buried in the English cemetery in Lisbon. After his death a friend collected many of his hymns and had them published. Several still appear in today’s hymnals, including “Grace! Tis a Charming Sound” and “O Happy Day”. The latter is probably Doddridge’s most famous hymn. Based on II Chronicles 15:15, the hymn expressed the joy of a personal relationship with God. Doddridge himself titled the hymn “Rejoicing in our Covenant Engagement to God”. Baptists and Methodists often use the hymn at dedication services for Christian baptism, while British royalty have used it at the confirmation services for court children. CONTENTS VOLUME ONE (pages 1-631) Introductory Essay on the Life and Writings of Philip Doddridge I. The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul w/ a Dedication to Rev. Isaac Watts (1-114) II. A Plain Address to the Master of the Family on the Important Subject of Family Religion (115-132) III. The Life of Colonel Gardiner and Rev. T. Steffe (133-212) IV. A Course of Lectures on Pneumatology, Ethics and Divinity (213-544) V. On the Religious Education in Four Discourses (545-576) VI. A Series of Practical Sermons for Young Persons (577-631) VOLUME TWO (pages 632-1259) I. On the Power and Grace of Christ, and on the Evidences of His Gospel in Ten Sermons (632-696) II. A Series of Practical Discourses on Regeneration in Ten Sermons (697-772) III. A Number of Single Practical Sermons on Particular Occasions (773-814) IV. A Number of Funeral Sermons (815-859) V. A Number of Ordination Sermons (860-908) VI. A Handful of Occasional Sermons (909-972) VII. HYMNS Founded Upon Various Texts of the Holy Scriptures (973-1079) **There are nearly 400 Hymns Contained in This Section VIII. The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse (1080-1088) IX. Tracts and Miscellaneous Dissertations (1089-1121) X. Three Letters to the Author of a Pamphlet entitled 'Christianity Not Founded on Argument' (1122-1177) XI. A Series of Letters Written to Various People Addressing a Variety of Practical Subjects (1178-1207) XII. A Sermon Occasioned by the Death of the Rev. Philip Doddridge Preached by Job Orton (1208-1216) XIII. LECTURES ON PREACHING, And the Several Branches of the Ministerial Office (1217-1254) INDEX (1255-1259) "Practical Discourses on Regeneration are among the most vital wants of this age. Although for the last century much has been written on this great doctrine, nothing has fallen under our observation so popular, so plain, so scriptural, and so practical, as this production of Dr. Doddridge. The sermons were preached in 1741, during the period known as 'The Great Awakening' under the labors of Whitefield, Edwards, and others. And what was the GREAT DOCTRINE, which above all others was made prominent in the preaching of that time of God's power? What but this very Doctrine of REGENERATION, to the discussion of which these pages are so wisely and so warmly devoted." - J. Newton Brown, from Introduction to 1854 edition "The doctrine of the New Birth is one of the jewels in the crown of Christ's gospel. It is also our great protection against formalism which makes too much of sacraments and too little of heart religion. Excessive emphasis on the covenant and on Baptism are reappearing here and there as in the past. This fine work by Doddridge is a welcome reminder that without a spiritual rebirth no one is a true Christian". - Maurice Roberts "Increasingly recognized as a significant figure of the eighteenth-century revival, Philip Doddridge played an important role in bringing renewal to English Congregationalism. In part this was because of his determination to work with evangelical, God-fearing men of differing ecclesial persuasions, men such as the Anglican Calvinist George Whitefield. In part, it was also due to the way he modelled true gospel preaching that was pre-eminently Christ-centered. The sermons in this new reprint serve as an excellent introduction to this kind of preaching--a type of preaching desperately needed today in North America."-Michael A G Haykin SOLD OUT LAST NIGHT WITHIN ONE HOUR- WE ARE SEARCHING FOR MORE SETS SGCB Price: $79.95 (list price $90.00)SOLD OUT LAST NIGHT WITHIN ONE HOUR- WE ARE SEARCHING FOR MORE SETS |
