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 | | THE TORMENTS OF HELL Jonathan Edwards on Eternal Damnation Jonathan Edwards, edited by William Nichols Hell has fallen on hard times in the modern evangelical church. Many pastors and evangelists do not even mention the word hell in their sermons and when they do it is often described only as a place of separation from God. What unconverted person would not greatly desire to be separated from God in eternity? There is great need to return to the evangelism of Jonathan Edwards who unashamedly preached the biblical doctrine of hell. "The Torments of Hell: Jonathan Edwards on Eternal Damnation" contains 14 sermons by Jonathan Edwards arranged in a sequential order to progressively outline what the Bible teaches about hell. There is commentary on each one of the manuscripts by William C. Nichols comparing and contrasting the modern teaching on hell to Edwards' teaching. Most of the sermons in this book have never been published prior to 2005. The book will be about 320 pages in length, hardcover, with 14 manuscripts by Edwards containing over 18 sermons. Some Sermons are: That Wicked Men Are the Children of the Devil The Wicked Hereafter Will Be Cast Into a Furnace of Fire That the Bodies of Wicked Men as Well as Their Souls Will Be Punished Forever in Hell That the Punishment and Misery of Wicked Men in Another World Will Be in Proportion to the Sin that They Are Guilty Of Wicked Men in Hell Will Remember How Things Were With Them Here in this World They That Are Gone to Hell Are All of Them in Despair 30% Discount  SGCB Price: $20.95 (list price $29.95) |
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 click for details | | THE BEATITUDES: A Puritan Exposition of Matthew 5:1-10 Thomas Watson ‘What announces itself as an exposition of Matthew 5:1-10 turns out to be a digest of all the central Puritan teaching on the Christian life. The Beatitudes are treated as mineshafts into the whole economy of grace , as indeed they are.’ — J.I. PACKER The opening verses of the best-known of all Christ’s sermons were handled by many of the Puritans, for the Beatitudes gave full scope to the combination of sound doctrine, practical wisdom and heart-searching application which characterized their preaching. In addition to these general Puritan characteristics, Thomas Watson added certain of his own: a master of a terse, vigorous style and of a beauty of expression, he could speak not only to win men’s understanding but also to secure a place for the truth in their memories. More than most of his generation he sought to follow the example of Christ’s teaching by employing all manner of illustrative material from common life, and with simplicity and charm he spoke words not easy to forget. Two hundred years after Thomas Watson’s death William Jay of Bath said that he could go to any one of his books and ‘find it ever fresh, pointed and instructive.’ The Beatitudes, first published in 1660, has been one of the rarest of Watson’s works. In this edition the layout has been entirely revised and editorial notes supplied. TABLE OF CONTENTS To the Reader xi 1 INTRODUCTION 1 The preacher: Christ and his qualifications The ministry does not ‘lie in common’ The pulpit The occasion Ministers should embrace opportunities of service Exhortations to ministers Exhortations to the flock of God 2 THERE IS A BLESSEDNESS IN REVERSION 13 Wherein blessedness does not consist Blessedness does not lie in externals Wherein blessedness consists Blessedness in practice 3 THE GODLY ARE IN SOME SENSE ALREADY BLESSED 25 Evidences that the godly are already blessed Practical issues 4 BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT 31 Various observations The meaning of ‘poor in spirit’ Several questions propounded Why Christians must be ‘poor in spirit’ Poverty of spirit is true riches How we may know whether we are ‘poor in spirit’ Four persuasions to be ‘poor in spirit’ 5 THE POOR IN SPIRIT ARE ENRICHED WITH A KINGDOM 43 Saints glorified may be compared to kings The kingdom of heaven excels other kingdoms The kingdom of heaven is infallibly entailed upon the saints Corollaries and inferences from the above A scrutiny and trial whether we belong to the kingdom of heaven Serious exhortations to the wicked and to Christians 6 BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN 55 A two-fold mourning which does not make us blessed The object of holy mourning A five-fold mourning which is spurious The right gospel-mourning The accompaniments of gospel-mourning We must mourn for the sins of others We must mourn for the miseries of the church The seasons of holy mourning The degrees of mourning The opposite to holy mourning 7 SUNDRY SHARP REPROOFS 71 8 MOTIVES TO HOLY MOURNING 75 Eleven divine motives to holy mourning An objection answered 9 THE HINDRANCES TO MOURNING 81 Nine hindrances considered 10 SOME HELPS TO MOURNING 89 11 THE COMFORTS BELONGING TO MOURNERS 89 The relationship of comfort to mourning The nature of the comforts during the earthly life Three differences between true and false comfort Reasons why mourners may lack comfort The nature of the comforts in the world to come An exhortation to comfort 12 CHRISTIAN MEEKNESS 109 Meekness towards God and towards man Meekness in the bearing of injuries Meekness in the forgiving of injuries Meekness in recompensing good for evil Meekness shows the character of a true saint Ten reasons why Christians should be meek How to attain the grace of meekness 13 THE NATURE OF SPIRITUAL HUNGER 129 Hungering after righteousness A reproof for such as do not hunger after righteousness A reproof for such as hunger but not after righteousness Five signs of spiritual hunger Comforts for such as know spiritual hunger Six differences between spiritual and carnal hunger Believers’ objections answered A persuasion to spiritual hunger Helps to spiritual hunger 14 SPIRITUAL HUNGER SHALL BE SATISFIED 145 God can fill the hungry soul: why and how he does so The objections of carnal and godly men considered 15 A DISCOURSE OF MERCIFULNESS 151 The nature and source of mercifulness Mercy is to be extended to the souls of others Reproofs for such as have no mercy to souls Christians must be tender of one another’s names Mercy is to be extended to the estates, offences and wants of others A vindication of the Church of England and its doctrine of good works A check to the unmerciful Persuasions to mercifulness Nine persuasions to works of mercy Rewards for the merciful man in this life Six rules concerning works of mercy 16 A DESCRIPTION OF HEART-PURITY 185 The nature of heart-purity Reasons for purity of heart Christians must not rest in outside purity Signs of an impure heart Seven signs of a pure heart Nine exhortations to heart-purity Eight means to be used to obtain heart-purity 17 THE BLESSED PRIVILEGE OF SEEING GOD EXPLAINED 213 The sight of God in this life and in the life to come Nine excellencies of the beatific vision It is the sinner’s misery that he shall not see God We must labor to be rightly qualified for this vision A cordial for the pure in heart 18 CONCERNING PEACEABLENESS 221 A four-fold peace Two reasons for peaceable-mindedness Peaceable-mindedness a saint’s character A reproof for such as are unpeaceable An exhortation to peaceable-mindedness (under 11 heads) Some helps to peaceable-mindedness All Christians must be peacemakers 19 THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD 237 By nature we are not children of God Children of God are made such by adoption and infusion of grace How we come to be children of God by faith Nine signs of divine sonship How Christians should bring up their children The love of God in making us his children The honor of God’s children Twelve high privileges of God’s children: 1) God’s love towards them 2) God bears with their infirmities 3) God accepts of their imperfect services 4) God provides for them 5) God shields off dangers from them 6) God reveals to them the great things of his law 7) God gives them boldness in prayer 8) God brings them into a state of freedom 9) God makes them heirs apparent to the promises 10) God gives them his blessing 11) God works all things for their good 12) God keeps them from perishing 20 EXHORTATIONS TO CHRISTIANS AS THEY ARE CHILDREN OF GOD 279 Let us prove ourselves to be the children of God Let us carry ourselves as becomes the children of God 21 CONCERNING PERSECUTION 285 Observations on persecution What is meant by persecution? Various kinds of persecution The causes of persecution The persecution of ministers The persecution that makes one blessed Lessons to be learned from persecution Two sharp reproofs Christians should possess themselves beforehand with thoughts of sufferings Christians must arm themselves for suffering: Labor to be persons rightly qualified for suffering Avoid those things which will hinder suffering Promote those things which will help you to suffer (especially self-denial): Inure yourselves to suffering Be well-skilled in the knowledge of Christ Prize every truth of God Keep a good conscience Make the Scripture familiar to you Get a suffering frame of heart Get suffering graces Treasure up suffering promises Set before your eyes suffering examples Lay in suffering considerations 22 AN APPENDIX TO THE BEATITUDES 329 The Lord’s commandments are not grievous Eight particulars showing that God’s commands are not grievous Christ’s commands compared with: The law The commands of sin The torments of the damned The glory of heaven Various reproofs beatit+ cwn23+ 52723 TWSP tw5 BOTN1023 THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL HARDCOVER VOLUME WITH A DUST-JACKET SGCB Price: $21.00 (list price $28.00)ORDER WITH THE BRAND NEW TITLE 'THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM: Wisdom for Life from the Beatitudes' BY CHRIS CASTALDO SGCB Price: $30.00 (list price $47.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH TITLES ORDER OUR 'NEW TRILOGY ON THE BEATITUDES' SGCB Price: $60.00 (list price $97.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL THREE TITLES BY 'BURROUGHS', 'WATSON', AND 'CASTALDO ORDER WITH OUR NEW 'WATSON 8-PACK' FOR MORE THAN 50% OFF SGCB Price: $112.00 (list price $230.00)Includes 'Body of Divinity', 'Farewell Sermons', 'Heaven Taken by Storm', 'Christian on the Mount', 'The Great Gain of Godliness', 'The Risen Christ Conquers Mars' Hill' 'All for Good' & 'The Beatitudes' |
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 click for details | | THE WORKS OF JONATHAN EDWARDS: 2 Volume Hardcover Set (Over 950+ Double Column Pages Each) Jonathan Edwards THIS MAGNIFICENT TWO VOLUME SET IS NOW BACK IN PRINT AND READY TO SHIP! Widely recognized as a great theologian, an influential preacher and a prolific writer, Jonathan Edwards played a prominent role in helping to spark the spirit of revivalism known as the Great Awakening in the eighteenth-century America. Edwards' sermons, while intellectually engaging, were also accessible to the common people and often generated highly emotional responses. His foremost desire was to help people transform from mere believers in Christian doctrine to converted Christians who were moved to action by the principles of their belief. This two-volume collection of Edwards' works features important sermons of the Great Awakening as well as Edwards' memoirs and other essays. First published in 1834, here is what makes this new edition of The Works of Jonathan Edwards the best available: More readable. This edition has larger, more readable type than previous editions. More complete. This edition contains all matter included in the first collected American edition, various original extracts from the diary and papers of Edwarads, several smaller pieces printed originally in a separate form, and a memoir by descendant Sereno E. Dwight. "Jonathan Edwards . . . was among the noblest and ablest Christians of his age, and can now be seen, two centuries after, as one of the greatest theologians ever given by God to his church. As a saint and scholar, evangelist and educationalist, pastor and teacher, missionary and metaphysician, he showed a grasp of the grandeur of God's sovereignty and the glory of divine grace equaled only by men of the caliber of John Owen and John Calvin." - J. I. Packer VOLUME TWO TABLE OF CONTENTS ? I TWO SERMONS 2 1) God Glorified in Man's Dependence (1 Cor. 1:29-31) 2) Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (Deut. 32:35) II FIVE SERMONS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS 12 1) A Divine and Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted to the Soul, by the Spirit of God (Matt. 16:17) 2) The Church's Marriage to her Sons, and to her God (Isa. 62:4,5) 3) True Saints, When Absent from the Body, are Present with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8) 4) God's Awful Judgment in the Breaking and Withering of the Strong Rods of a Community (Ezek. 19:12) 5) True Grace Distinguished from the Experience of Devils (James 2:19) III FIFTEEN SERMONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS 51 1) The Manner in which the Salvation of the Soul is to be Sought (Gen. 6:22) 2) The Unreasonableness of Indetermination in Religion (1 Kings 18:21) 3) Unbelievers Contemn the Glory and Excellency of Christ (Acts 4:11) 4) The Folly of Looking Back when Fleeing out of Sodom (Luke 17:32) 5) The Folly of Looking Back when Fleeing out of Sodom (Luke 17:32) - Part two 6) The Warnings of Scripture are in the Best Manner Adapted to the Awakening and Conversion of Sinners (Luke 16:31) 7) Hypocrites Deficient in the Duty of Prayer (Job 27:10) 8) Hypocrites Deficient in the Duty of Prayer (Job 27:10) Part two 9) The Future Punishment of the Wicked Unavoidable and Intolerable (Ezek. 22:14) 10) The Future Punishment of the Wicked Unavoidable and Intolerable (Ezek. 22:14) Part two 11) The Eternity of Hell Torments (Matt. 25:46) 12) The Peace which Christ Gives His True Followers (John 14:27) 13) The Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath (1 Cor. 16:1,2) 14) The Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath (1 Cor. 16:1,2) Part two 15) The Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath (1 Cor. 16:1,2) Part three IV SEVEN SERMONS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS 104 1) God the Best Portion of the Christian (Psalm 73:25) 2) The Sole Consideration, that God is God, Sufficient to Still All Objections to His Sovereignty (Psalm 46:10) 3) Great Guilt No Obstacle to the Pardon of the Returning Sinner (Psalm 25:11) 4) The Most High a Prayer-Hearing God (Psalm 65:2) 5) The Nature and End of Excommunication (1 Cor. 5:11) 6) When the Wicked shall have Filled Up the Measure of their Sin, Wrath will come upon them to the Uttermost (1 Thess. 2:16) 7) Wicked Men Useful in their Destruction Only (Ezek. 15:2-4) V MISCELLANEOUS DISCOURSES 130 Men Naturally Enemies Of God 130 The Wisdom Of God Displayed In The Way Of Salvation 141 Christian Knowledge 157 Christian Charity 163 Christian Cautions 173 A Warning To Professors 185 The Final Judgment 190 Sinners In Zion Tenderly Warned 201 The End Of The Wicked Contemplated By The Righteous 207 Christ Exalted 213 Self-Flatteries 217 Dishonesty; Or The Sin Of Theft And Injustice 220 Temptation And Deliverance 226 The Preciousness Of Time 233 Procrastination 237 The Christian Pilgrim 243 Man’s Natural Blindness In Religion 247 VI DISTINGUISHING MARKS OF A WORK OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD 257 VII AN HUMBLE ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE EXPLICIT AGREEMENT 278 VIII LIFE AND DIARY OF THE REV DAVID BRAINERD 316 Mr Brainerd’s Journal In Two Parts 387 IX MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON IMPORTANT THEOLOGICAL SUBJECTS 459 X REMARKS ON IMPORTANT THEOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES 511 XI MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS 604 XII TYPES OF THE MESSIAH 642 XIII NOTES ON THE BIBLE 676 XIV SEVENTEEN OCCASIONAL SERMONS 817 1) Sermon on Acts 16:29,30 2) Sermon on Hosea 5:15 3) Sermon on Hosea 2:15 4) Sermon on Romans 9:18 5) Sermon on Philippians 3:17 6) Sermon on Luke 22:44 7) Sermon on Romans 2:8,9 8) Sermon on Romans 2:10 9) Sermon on Matthew 5:8 10) A Thanksgiving Sermon, Nov. 7, 1734 on Revelation 14:2 11) A Sermon on Matthew 11:16-19 12) A Sermon on Isaiah 32:2 13) A Sermon on 1 Peter 2:9 14) A Sermon on Hebrews 13:8 15) The True Excellency of a Gospel Minister (John 5:35) 16) Christ the Example of Ministers (John 8:15,16) 17) The Sorrows of the Bereaved Spread Before Jesus (Matt. 14:12) bots mds lvs jev2 botw CLST NEARLY 25% OFF THIS MAGNIFICENT SET SGCB Price: $69.95 (list price $90.00)JUST BACK IN PRINT AS OF FEBRUARY 2022 |
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 | | JEHOVAH-JIREH: A Treatise on Providence William S. Plumer TABLE OF CONTENTS Providence Asserted Providence Defined God's Providence Results from His Nature. It is Holy, Just, Benevolent, Wise, Supreme and Sovereign, Sure and Stable, Powerful and Irresistible God's Providence is Universal Practical Remarks on the Nature of Providence God's Providence is Retributive Some Explanation of the Delays of Providence in Punishing the Wicked How Divine Forbearance Should Be Regarded- and How it May Be Abused Several Principles of the Doctrine of Providence over Wicked Men Illustrated in the Life and End of Judas Iscariot The Mysteries of God's Providence Practical Remarks on the Mysteries of God's Providence The Special Kindness of Providence Towards Godly Men Practical Remarks on the Special Kindness of Providence Towards Godly Men Alternate Light and Darkness in Providence, Illustrated in the Case of Job God's Providence Towards His Church Renders Unnecessary All Tormenting Fears Respecting Her Safety and Final Triumph God's Providence over Nations Providence Punishes Nations for Their Sins William Swan Plumer (1802-80) was a minister, author, and theological professor. Plumer was a prolific author and active churchman. His published works include commentaries, biblical studies, articles, essays, sermons, and a volume on pastoral theology. His writings, while profoundly theological in nature, are very practical in focus. His books represent a high point in the theological-devotional literature produced of nineteenth century American Presbyterianism. mop SGCB Price: $12.95 (list price $18.00) |
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 click for details | | SIGHS FROM HELL: The Groans of a Damned Soul, Being an Exposition of Luke 16 John Bunyan, edited by Dr. Don Kistler SIGHS FROM HELL: The Groans of a Damned Soul by John Bunyan This book is especially timely in light of Rob Bell's recent book release called "Love Wins," in which he denies a literal hell, other than the one we make for ourselves. But over 300 years ago John Bunyan wrote this little work in which he exposits the story in Luke 16 of Dives and Lazarus, and shows biblically that hell is quite literal---at least Jesus thought so! This book has been slightly updated as to language and grammar. It is hardbound and printed on acid-free paper. While this work of Bunyan's is not as well known as "Pilgrim's Progress," it is very important, particularly for evangelism. This is what sinners need to be saved from! An exposition of those words in Luke 16 concerning the rich man and the beggar wherein is discovered the lamentable state of the damned: their cries, their desires in their distresses, with the determination of God upon them; a good warning word to sinners, both old and young, to take into consideration quickly, and to see by faith in Jesus Christ to avoid, lest they come into the same place of torment. TABLE OF CONTENTS To the Christian Reader by Bunyan 1. The Two Men: Godly and Ungodly 2. Both Departed Out of This Life 3. The Proper Places of Both After Death 4. The Ungodly Repented Too Late 5. The Answer for the Damned in Hell: "REMEMBER" 6. Send Him to My Father's House 7. Use and Application of the Preceding Portion of the Parable 8. They Have Moses and the Prophets 9. Deny the Scriptures? 10. If They Will Not Hear 11. Use and Application 12. One Thing Is Needful: or Serious Meditations Upon the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven & Hell NH12 NH18 nhp pp2 10s nhsp WOG3 NHP50 NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP - 50% OFF SGCB Price: $10.00 (list price $20.00)ORDER ALONG WITH 'WRATH AGAINST THE DAY OF WRATH' BY JONATHAN EDWARDS SGCB Price: $24.00 (list price $47.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH HARDCOVER TITLES ORDER OUR TRILOGY WITH SHEDD'S 'DOCTRINE OF ENDLESS PUNISHMENT' ADDED SGCB Price: $32.00 (list price $65.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL THREE TITLES |
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 click for details | | HOW WILL IT REALLY END? Eschatology for Young People Steve Daniels "Steve Daniels has written a fine book on the last things for young people. It is easy to read, within reach of teenagers, and (best of all) consistently and profoundly biblical in what it teaches. This book would be a fine basis for all sorts of youth Bible studies, youth group situations, and Sunday School classes. One more thing--many older Christians would profit from its teaching as well."--Dr. Sam Waldron, Author of "The End Times Made Simple" "This is a good book. Steve Daniels answers perplexing questions in plain language and sheds light on difficult passages of Scripture. This work is fast-paced, aptly illustrated and easy to understand. It is true to Scripture and honoring to Christ. It informs the mind and warms the heart with hope. I highly recommend it." - Roger Ellsworth, Pastor and Author Preface - What About Camping and the Mayans? Introduction 1. He is coming back! 2. When will he return? 3. Isn't there more to this age? 4. The Last Days - Already and Not Yet 5. Will there be signs before he returns? 6. Can we determine the order of future events? 7. The Resurrection 8. The New Body 9. Meeting Christ in the Air 10. The Judgment, Part 1: The Judge, the Accused, and the Accusations 11. The Judgment, Part 2: Timing and Location 12. Why There Will Be a Judgment 13. Hell - Unending Torment 14. Heaven, Part 1: Is it heaven, or is it God? 15. Heaven, Part 2: Heaven is more like earth than you think. 16. Heaven, Part 3: A New Earth 17. Heaven, Part 4: What will it be like? NEW SGCB Brand New Title - Reduced Price SGCB Price: $9.50 (list price $15.00)NOW AVAILABLE Order Ten Copies or More for 50% Discount SGCB Price: $7.50 (list price $15.00)YOU MUST ENTER EXACT QTY AND UPDATE ORDER |
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 | | THE JOHN THE BAPTIST OF THE REFORMATION: A Memoir of John Huss, the Bohemian Reformer and Martyr Translated from the German by Thomas O. Summers with an Introductory Note by J.H. Merle d'Aubigne John Huss (a.k.a. Jan Hus) is regarded to be one of the earliest known religious thinkers and reformers in the world. A philosopher and a Master at Charles University (Prague), Huss was greatly influenced by the writings and teachings of John Wyclife. He made a number of followers during his time, who came to be known as Hussites. Reformers, in the later years, looked up to Huss for his unswerving commitment in the face of the church's cunning brutality, due to which he had to face extreme consequences. Condemning Huss' uprising, the Church first excommunicated him and then burned him to death, after an unfair trial. This brief account of his life will serve as a wonderful introduction to the life of this great hero of the faith. Despite incredible cruelty that lasted for many months, even some of his enemies acknowledged his humility and godliness. This book would be very useful to use in Family Worship as the chapters are all brief and to the point. Famous Church Historian J.H. Merle d'Aubigne said the following about Huss - "John Huss preached in Bohemia a century before Luther preached in Saxony. He seems to have penetrated deeper than his predecessors into the essence of Christian truth. He prayed to Christ for grace to glory only in his cross and the the inestimable humiliation of his sufferings. But his attacks were directed less against the errors of the Romish church than against the scandalous lives of the clergy. Yet he was, if we may be allowed the expression, the John the Baptist of the Reformation. The flames of his pile kindled a fire in the church that cast a brilliant light into the surrounding darkness, and whose glimmerings were not to be so readily extinguished." The following powerful testimony if found in Foxe's BOOK OF MARTYRS - "The bishops appointed by the Council [of Constance] stripped him of his priestly garments, degraded him, put a paper mitre on his head, on which was painted devils, with this inscription, 'A ringleader of heretics.' Which when he saw, he said: 'My Lord Jesus Christ, for my sake, did wear a crown of thorns; why should not I then, for His sake, again wear this light crown, be it ever so ignominious? Truly I will do it, and that willingly.' When it was set upon his head, the bishop said: 'Now we commit thy soul unto the devil.' 'But I,' said John Huss, lifting his eyes towards the heaven, 'do commend into Thy hands, O Lord Jesus Christ, my spirit which Thou has redeemed.' When the chain was put about him at the stake, he said, with a smiling countenance, 'My Lord Jesus Christ was bound with a harder chain than this for my sake, and why then should I be ashamed of this rusty one?' When the faggots were piled up to his very neck, the duke of Bavaria was so officious as to desire him to abjure. 'No,' said Huss, 'I never preached any doctrine of an evil tendency; and what I taught with my lips I now seal with my blood.' He then said to the executioner, 'You are now going to burn a goose, (Huss signifying 'goose' in the Bohemian language) but in a century you will have a 'swan' which you can neither roast nor boil.' If he were prophetic, he must have meant Martin Luther, who shone about a hundred years after, and who had a swan for his arms. The flames were now applied to the faggots, when our martyr sung a hymn with so loud and cheerful a voice that he was heard through all the cracklings of the combustibles, and the noise of the multitude. At length his voice was interrupted by the severity of the flames, which soon closed his existence. Then, with great diligence, gathering the ashes together, they cast them into the river Rhine, that the least remnant of that man should not be left upon the earth, whose memory, notwithstanding, cannot be abolished out of the minds of the godly, neither by fire, neither by water, neither by any kind of torment." THE REFORMERS TRILOGY 50% SG NEW SGCB LATEST $5.00 Sale 5s NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP - 50% Off SGCB Price: $6.75 (list price $12.00)Order with THE REFORMERS TRILOGY SGCB Price: $30.00 (list price $62.00)Includes Biographies of Huss, Farel & Zwingli |
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 click for details | | WILLIAM BURKITT: EXPOSITORY NOTES WITH PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE NEW TESTAMENT WILLIAM BURKITT (1650-1703) with New Foreword by Rob Ventura DUE TO SEVERAL UNFORESEEN ISSUES PUBLICATION DATE IS NOW EXPECTED IN LATE 2023. Although William Burkitt is not well-known in our day he was the man chosen to preach the funeral sermon for the great Puritan WILLIAM GURNALL, best known for his massive volume "The Christian in Complete Armor". MATTHEW HENRY stated that it was the New Testament Commentary of William Burkitt that inspired him to write his massive Commentary on the Old Testament Scriptures. GEORGE WHITEFIELD, the renowned evangelist, claimed that it was while reading the Commentaries of William Burkitt and Matthew Henry that he came to understand the glorious doctrine of JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE. He went on to say in his diary that his preparation for his preaching in America was reading Burkitt and Henry on his knees. CHARLES H. SPURGEON wrote that this was 'a goodly volume' and recommended 'attentive perusal' of it to his ministerial students. "William Burkitt’s Expository Notes, with Practical Observations, on the New Testament were reprinted often in the eighteenth century and have long begged reprinting today. As a peace-loving Reformed Anglican, Burkitt was puritan-minded in thought and practice, and thus these notes are full of experiential, and especially practical thoughts. They reveal Burkitt’s pastoral heart for the unsaved, the beginner in grace, and the mature Christian. These enlightening notes contain the astute expository observations of Matthew Poole’s renowned 3-volume Commentary as well as the practical and homiletical flavor of Matthew Henry’s even more famous 6-volume Commentary. In some ways, they are a mixture of both, and worthy to be read by preachers and Christians alike as a reliable and practical guide to understanding the New Testament Scriptures. I highly recommend these useful volumes and am so grateful to Solid Ground Christian Books for reprinting them." —Dr. Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan "Most of us have profited greatly from Matthew Henry’s or Matthew Poole’s commentaries on the Scriptures, and not Burkitt since his work was until now only available online. To think he was a friend of William Gurnall (and preached at his funeral) is quite extraordinary. Kudos, then, to Rob Ventura and Solid Ground Christian Books for making this volume available again. Generations to come will now profit from his exceptionally good comments." —Derek W. H. Thomas, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina, Chancellor’s Professor, Reformed Theological Seminary, Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries "Numerous Evangelicals from Matthew Henry to John Wesley, from George Whitefield to Jupiter Hammon deeply appreciated the works of William Burkitt, whose literary corpus was regularly being published into the nineteenth century. Like other Christian authors in the Puritan and Evangelical orbits, however, in the twentieth century his name and his books fell into almost-complete obscurity. This new printing of his New Testament reflections is thus most welcome, for it enables us to once again appreciate an author who was a force for good in his day, one whom Charles Haddon Spurgeon called “Old Master Burkitt.” —Michael A G Haykin, Chair and professor of church history, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. "To an earlier generation, William Burkitt’s name was well known. C.H. Spurgeon regarded Burkitt's expository commentary as a "goodly volume," and recommended "attentive perusal" of it. This republication of Burkitt’s ‘Expository Notes’ (perhaps J. C. Ryle intentionally echoed Burkitt) should bring this readable and practical author to modern readers. Pastor Ventura and Solid Ground Christian Books has done the church a good service in reacquainting us with this forgotten treasure. Read and be greatly edified." —Ian Hamilton, Principal, Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Newcastle "Burkitt's commentary is not as well known in our day as it has been in times past, and as it deserves to be still. Busy pastors may not feel the need for yet another commentary to consult in sermon preparation, but this is not just another commentary. In short order, Burkitt handles texts in such a way as to give helpful outlines, concise exposition, thought provoking observations and a variety of rich applications. His commentary is also useful as a heart-warming aid in private devotions. I am glad to see it back in print." —Lee McKinnon Pastor, Covenant Reformed Baptist Church, Bluefield, WV "The resurrection from obscurity of William Burkitt's New Testament commentary with this republication will breathe new life into the devotional reading of Scripture, especially in private and family use. This work possesses a beautiful spirituality wedded to orthodox doctrine in the Reformed tradition. It abounds with words fitly spoken, like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Burkitt’s commentary is not only faithful to biblical truth; it expresses that truth with literary grace. This two-volume set may well become your favorite first reference for general edification from New Testament passages. I warmly commend it to all." —D. Scott Meadows, Pastor Calvary Baptist Church (Reformed) Exeter, New Hampshire VOLUME ONE: Matthew - Romans is 540 pages VOLUME TWO: 1 Corinthians - Revelation is 460 pages SAMPLES: **MATTHEW 1:21 "You shall call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sin." "Observe here, 1. A prediction of our Savior's birth; the virgin shall bring forth a son. 2. A precept for the imposition of his name; Thou shalt call his name Jesus, that is, a Savior. 3. The reason why that name was given him; because he should save his people, not temporarily, as Joshua did the Israelites from their enemies, but spiritually and externally from their sins; not in their sins but from them; that is, from the guilt and punishment, from the power and dominion, of them. Observe, 4. The peculiar subjects of this privilege; his people: He shall save his people from their sins. Learn, 1. That sin is the evil of evils; or that sin considered in itself, is comparatively the greatest and worst of evils. 2. That the great end of Christ's coming into the world, was to be a Savior from this evil. 3. That Christ's own people do want and stand in need of a Savior as well as others; if he does not save them from their sins, they must die in and for their sins, as well as others. Therefore he saves them from sin in three ways; 1. By obtaining pardon for sin, and in reconciling us to God. 2. By weakening the reigning power of sin, and implanting a new principle of holiness in the heart. 3. By perfecting and accomplishing all these happy beginnings at the end of this life in heaven." **MATTHEW 11:28-30 v. 28- "Here we have a sweet invitation, backed with a gracious encouragement: Christ invites such as are weary of the burden of sin, of the slavery of Satan, of the yoke of the ceremonial law, to come unto him for rest and ease; and as an encouragement assures them, that upon their coming to him they shall find rest. Learn, 1. That sin is the soul's laborious burden; Come unto me, all ye that labour. Labouring supposes a burden to be laboured under; this burden is sin's guilt. 2. That such as come to Christ for rest must be laden sinners. 3. That laden sinners not only may but ought to come to Christ for rest; they may come, because invited; they ought to come, because commanded. 4. That the laden sinner, upon his coming, shall find rest. Come, &c. Note here, That to come unto Christ in the phrase of the New Testament is to believe in him, and to become one of his disciples. He that cometh unto me shall not hunger, he that believeth on me shall not thirst. John 6:35. v. 29- Here note, That the phrase of take the yoke is judaical; the Jewish doctors spake frequently of the yoke of the law; the yoke of the commandments: and the ceremonies imposed upon the Jews are called a yoke, Acts 15:10. Now as Moses had a yoke, so had Christ. Accordingly, observe, 1. Christ's disciples must wear Christ's yoke. This yoke is twofold; a yoke of instruction; and a yoke of affliction; Christ's law is a yoke of instruction; it instructs; it restrains our natural inclinations, it curbs our sensual appetites; it is a yoke to corrupt nature; this yoke Christ calls his yoke, Take my yoke upon you: 1. Because he, as a Lord, lays it upon our necks. 2. Because he, as a servant, bore it upon his own neck first, before he laid it upon ours. Observe, 2. That the way and manner how to bear Christ's yoke must be learnt of Christ himself. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; that is, learn of me, both what to bear, and how to bear. Observe, 3. That Christ's humility and lowly-mindedness, is a great encouragement to Christians to come unto him, and learn of him, both how to obey his commands, and how to suffer his will and pleasure. Learn of me, for I am meek. v. 30-Observe here, 1. Christ's authority and greatness; he has power to impose a yoke, and inflict a burden. My yoke; my burden. 2. His clemency and goodness, is imposing an easy yoke, and a light burden. My yoke is easy, my burden is light: that is, my service is good and gainful, profitable and useful; not only tolerable but delightful; and as is my yoke such is my burden: The burden of my cross, both light, not absolutely, but comparatively; the weight of my cross is not comparable with the glory of my crown. Learn, That the service of Christ, though hard and intolerable to corrupt nature, yet is a most desirable and delightful service to grace, or renewed nature; Christ's service is easy to a spiritual mind. 1. It is easy, as it is a rational service; consonant to right reason, though contradictory to depraved nature. 2. Easy as it is a spiritual service; delightful to a spiritual mind. 3. Easy, as it is an assisted service; considering that we work not in our own strength, but in God's. 4. Easy, when once it is an accustomed service; though hard to beginners, it is easy to progressors; the further we walk, the sweeter is our way. 5. Easy, as it is the most gainful service; having the assurance of an eternal weight of glory, as the reward of our obedience. Well therefore might our holy Lord say to his followers; My yoke is easy, and my burden is light." **JOHN 1:14 "The evangelist having asserted the divinity of Christ in the foregoing verses, comes now to speak of his humanity and manifestation in our nature: The word was made flesh. Where note, 1. Our Savior's incarnation for us. 2. His life and conversation here among us. He dwelt or tabernacled for a season with us. In the incarnation or assumption of our nature, Observe, 1. The person assuming, The Word, that is, the second person subsisting in the glorious Godhead. Observe, 2. The nature assumed, flesh; that is, the human nature, consisting of soul and body. But why is it not said, The Word was made man? but, The Word was made flesh. Ans. To denote and set forth the wonderful abasement and condescension of Christ; there being more of vileness and weakness, and opposition to spirit, in the word flesh, than in the word man. Christ's taking flesh implies, that he did not only take upon him the human nature, but all the weaknesses and infirmities of that nature also, (sinful infirmities and personal infirmities excepted,) he had nothing to do with our sinful flesh. Though Christ loved souls with an infinite and insuperable love, yet he would not sin to save a soul. And he took no personal infirmities upon him, but such as are common to the whole nature, as hunger, thirst, weariness. Observe, 3. The assumption itself, He was made flesh; that is, he assumed the human nature into an union with his Godhead, and so became a true and real man by that assumption. Learn hence, That Jesus Christ did really assume the true and perfect nature of man, into a personal union with his divine nature, and still remains true God, and true Man, in one person, for ever. O blessed union! O thrice happy conjunction! As Man, Christ had an experimental sense of our infirmities and wants; as God, he can support and supply them all. Note farther, 2. As our Savior's incarnation for us, so his life and conversation among us; He dwelt, or tabernacled amongst us. The tabernacle was a type of Christ's human nature. 1. As the outside of the tabernacle was mean, made of ordinary materials, but its inside glorious; so was the Son of God. 2. God's special presence was in the tabernacle; there he dwelt, for he had a delight therein. In like manner dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily in Christ; and the glory of his divinity shined forth to the eye and view of his disciples; for they beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father; that is, whilst Christ appeared as a man amongst us, he gave great and glorious testimonies of his being the Son of God. Learn hence, That in the day of our Savior's incarnation, the divinity of his person did shine forth through the veil of his flesh, and was seen by all them that had spiritual eye to behold it, and a mind disposed to consider it. We beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father." **JOHN 19:30- Observe here, 1. Our Lord's last words, It is finished. 2. His last act, He bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. As to the former, his last words, It is finished, this might be the probable intendment of it: 1. It is finished; that is, now is my Father's eternal counsel concerning me accomplished, and now is the promise that he made of my becoming a sacrifice for sin fulfilled; both my Father's purpose and my Father's promise are now receiving their final accomplishment. 2. It is finished; that is, the scriptures are now fulfilled; all the types that did prefigure me, all the prophetical predictions that were made of me, all the Jewish sacrifices that pointed at me, have now received their final accomplishment in me, and are abolished in my death. 3. It is finished; that is, my sufferings are now ended, my race is run, my work is done, I am now putting my last hand to it, my death is before me, I have finished the work, the whole work, which I came into the world for, doing as well as dying; all is upon the matter completed, it is just finishing, it will be instantly finished. Again, 4. It is finished: that is, the fury and malice, the rage and revenge of my enemies, is now ended, they have done their worst; the chief priests an soldiers, the judges and witnesses, the executioners and tormentors, have all tired out themselves with the exercise of their own malice; but now their spite and spleen, their envy and enmity, is ended, and the Son of God is at rest. 5. It is finished: that is, the glorious work of man's redemption and salvation is perfected and performed, consummated and completed, the price is paid, satisfaction is given, redemption is purchased, and salvation insured to a miserable world. Woe unto us, if Christ had left but one farthing of our debt to the justice of God unpaid; we must have lain in hell to all eternity, as being insolvent; but Chrst has by one offering for ever perfected them that are sanctified. Learn hence, that Jesus Christ hath perfected and completely finished, the great work of redemption, committed to him by God the Father. Observe, 2. Our Saviour's last act: He bowed his head and gave up the ghost. Whence learn, the spontaneity and voluntariness of Christ's sufferings, how freely he surrendered to death; his soul was not rent from him, but yielded up to God by him; Christ was a volunteer in dying; though his death was a violent death; yet it was a voluntary sacrifice; He bowed his head and gave up the ghost. **ACTS 12:5,6-"So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison." v. 5- "That is, fervent and importunate prayer was put up to God by the church on Peter's behalf: With the united strength of their whole souls they stormed heaven, and took him by force out of Herod's hand. Learn, 1. That when the church is plunged into deep perplexities, the only help she can hope for must come unto her in the way of prayer. Learn, 2. That when God suffers any of the ministers of the church to fall under the rage of persecutors, it is the church's duty to wrestle with God by prayer in an extraordinary manner on their behalf; "prayer was made without ceasing of the church." Learn 3. That when God intends to bestow any extraordinary mercy upon his church, he stirs up the hearts of his people to pray for it in a very extraordinary manner. v. 6- Observe, Peter continued in prison till the very night before Herod intended to bring him out to the people: And if they desired it, it is probable he intended to put him to death the next day. Learn thence, That God oft-times suffers his children to come to the pit's brink, and then delivers them, that they may be the more sensible of his mercy, and have the greater cause to magnify his power. Peter was now come to his last night; the tyrant Herod probably intended his execution next morning. Now was the time for God to step in: Our extremity is his opportunity. Observe farther, That notwithstanding Peter's imminent and impending danger, he sleeps very soundly, resigning up himself into the hands of Christ, and resolving, if he may no longer live Christ's servant, that he will die his sacrifice. I question whether Herod that imprisoned him slept half so soundly. Lord! how soft and secure a pillow is a good conscience, even in the confines of death, and in the very jaws of danger! Observe lastly, That God takes most care of Peter, when he was able to take least care of himself: When he was asleep, and altogether insensible of his danger, God was awake, and acting effectually in order to his deliverance. Happy prisoners! who have God with them in prison; such are prisoners of hope indeed, and shall certainly experience divine help." **1 CORINTHIANS 1:30,31- "Our apostle had in the foregoing verses acquainted the Corinthians how low and despicable their outward condition was in this world; he tells them the world looked upon them as weak and foolish, and, as such, despised and disdained them, but as a superabundant recompense for the despicable meanness of their outward condition, he tells them what they are in Christ Jesus, how rich they are as Christians; that Christ is made unto them wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Observe here 1. An enumeration of the believing Christian's privileges, received by virtue of his interest in Christ, and union with him; and they are wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; to relieve us against our ignorance and blindness, he is our wisdom, the fountain of divine illumination, enabling us to see both our sin and danger; to discharge us from the burden of our guilt and obnoxiousness to divine wrath, he is our righteousness, the author of justification, procuring for us remission of sin, and acceptance with God; to free us from the pollution and power of sin, he is our sanctification; purging us by his Spirit, as well as pardoning by his blood, coming both by water and blood into our souls: and to set us at liberty from captivity and thralldom to sin and Satan, and the law, he is made our redemption, that is, the blessed author of a beloved redemption, not from Egyptian bondage or Babylonish captivity, but from the dominion of sin and servitude to Satan, from the wrath of God, from the curse of the law, from the danger and dread of death. Learn hence, That God hath stored up in Christ all that we want, a suitable and full supply for every need, and made it communicable to us: he is our wisdom, our righteousness, our sanctification, and redemption, our all in all, our all in the want of all. Observe, 2. The method, way, and manner, by and after which believers come to be invested with, and made partakers of, these glorious privileges: Christ of God is made unto us; this denotes, (1.) That Christ with all his benefits becomes ours by a special and effectual application: he is made unto us. (2.) That this application of Christ is the work of God, and not of man; of God he is made unto us. Learn hence, That the Lord Jesus Christ, with all the precious fruits and invaluable benefits of his death, became ours by God's special and effectual application. Observe, 3. The reason here assigned why the whole economy of grace is put into the hand of Christ, why all is communicated by him, and derived from him, namely, that all the saints' glorying may be in him, and not in themselves: That no flesh should glory in his presence, but as it is written, Let him that glorieth, glory in the Lord, ver. 29, 31. Infinite wisdom and sovereign pleasure has centered all grace in Christ; it hath pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell; and the fullness that is in him is a ministerial fullness, it dwells in him on purpose to dispense to us, according as our exigencies do require, and our faith deserve; for of him are we in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; that, according as it is written, 'He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.'" **2 TIMOTHY 3:16- Our apostle closes this chapter with an exhortation to Timothy to persevere in his study of the Holy Scriptures, by an argument drawn, 1. From the dignity and authority of the scriptures; 2. From their utility; 3. From their perfection. 1. From their dignity and authority, They are given by the inspiration of God: that is, they are not the contrivance of any man's wit and fancy, but a revelation of the mind and will of God; and those that wrote them were excited to it, and assisted in it, by the Spirit of God; no part of scripture had either angels or men for its author, but every part of scripture is divinely inspired or breathed by God, both for matter and order, style and words. A second argument is drawn from the utility and sufficiency of the holy scriptures; they are profitable for doctrine and instruction, teaching us what to know and believe in order to salvation, concerning God, and Christ, and ourselves, &c. for reproof of error, and confutation of false doctrines, for correction of sin and evil manners, for instruction in righteousness, directing us how to lead a holy and righteous life, according to the will of God. A third argument is taken from the perfection of them; they are able to make the man of God perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works; that is, to make the ministers of Christ complete in knowledge, faith, and holiness, every way fitted for their work and duty, as Christians, and as ministers. Observe here, 1. That the scriptures of the Old Testament, and not of the New, must be the scriptures here intended, they being the only scriptures which Timothy had known from a child; that was before the scriptures of the new Testament were written. Observe, 2. That the apostle doth not say that these scriptures were of themselves sufficient to make Timothy wise unto salvation, but only that with faith in Christ Jesus they were sufficient for that end; much more then must the scriptures both of the Old and New Testament together, when accompanied with faith in Jesus Christ, be sufficient for that end. Observe, 3. That the scriptures are a perfect, plain, and sufficient rule, in all things necessary to salvation. 1. They are a perfect rule; because the writers of them were inspired, and consequently their writings are infallible. 2. They are a plain rule; otherwise they would be no rule at all, of no more use to direct our faith and practice than a sun-dial in a dark room is to tell us the hour of the day. A rule that is not plain, whatever it may be in itself, is of no use to us till it is made plain. 3. They are a sufficient rule; they are able to make the man of God perfect, and wise to salvation. Here the church of Rome distinguishes, and says, the scriptures are sufficient to salvation, but not to instruction, to whom one of the martyrs replied, "If so, God send me the salvation and you the instruction." It is conceived by some that this was the last epistle that ever St. Paul wrote; if so, this is the last charge that ever he gave, and concerns us the more to attend to the solemnity of it. The chapter before us is St. Paul's Cygnea Cantio, his last and sweetest song; by a spiritual sagacity he saw his end approaching, and the time of his martyrdom to be at hand; he therefore, like a dying man, adjures Timothy in a most awful and tremendous manner, to preach the word with all diligence and care, which he had so highly extolled in the foregoing chapter, as being able to make all persons wise unto salvation." **JAMES 1:18-"Of his own will he has brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures." These words are very expressive of four things, namely, of the efficient cause, the impulsive cause, the instrumental and the final cause for our regeneration. Observe, 1. The author and efficient cause of regeneration; he that is the Father of lights, mentioned in the foregoing verse, begat us. Note, that God, and God alone, is the prime efficient cause of regeneration; it is subjectively in the creature, it is efficiently from God: Christ appropriates this work to God, Matthew 11:23. The Scriptures appropriates it to God, Psalms 34:9, called his saints, and God himself appropriates it to himself, I will put my spirit within them, &c. Ezekiel 36:27 Observe, 2. The impelling, impulsive, and moving cause of regeneration, his own will: Of his own will begat he us; by his mere motion, induced by no cause, but the goodness of his own breast, of his own will, and not naturally, as he begat the Son from eternity; of his own will, and not necessarily, by a necessity of nature, as the sun enlightens and enlivens, but by an arbitrariness of grace; of his own will, and not by any obligation from the creature; by the will of God, and not for the merit and desert of man. Observe, 3. The instrumental cause of our regeneration, the word of truth, that is, the gospel, which is the great instrument in God's hand for producing the new birth in the souls of his people. Here note, the gospel is called truth by way of excellency, the word of truth, that is, the true word; and also by way of eminency, as containing a higher and more excellent truth than any other divine truth; the gospel declares the truth of all the Old Testament types. Observe, 4. The final cause of our new birth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures, that is, of his new creatures, the chief among his creatures; the first-fruits were the best of every kind to be offered to God, and were given as God's peculiar right and portion; thus the new creature is God's peculiar portion taken out of mankind, which being consecrated to God by a new begetting, they ought to serve him with a new spirit, new thankfulness, as lying under the highest obligations unto new obedience. PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER OF THIS RARE TWO VOLUME SET SGCB Price: $79.95 (list price $130.00)OVERSIZED HARDCOVER SET |
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 click for details | | TRUE WORD FOR TOUGH TIMES: Five Timely and Timeless Words from Jeremiah DALE RALPH DAVIS In August 2010 Dale Ralph Davis delivered these five messages from Jeremiah at the Evangelical Movement of Wales Conference in Aberystwyth. Those who were there on the occasion will recall the power and passion of this rich exposition of the Word of God. As he explains in the Preface, Dale Ralph Davis deliberately chose five passages that focused on the 'down' aspect of the prophet's message. He explains his choice of passages in these words: “Of course, when one has to choose five passages to preach out of a long book like Jeremiah, one has to be selective. The sections I chose tend to focus on the 'negative' side of Jeremiah's ministry, his 'pulling up' and 'throwing down' work (cf. Jer. 1:10). Don't let that give you a skewed view of Jeremiah; remember that he had a 'building and planting' ministry as well. Note the way he preached 'a future and a hope' in chapters 30 - 33 (though that hope was not for his own contemporaries). However, I have focused on 'down' passages, partly because I think they supply a healthy corrective to some of the flippant and flimsy optimism we meet in certain 'Christian' propaganda about the Christian life and ministry. My prayer is that a number of the Lord's servants who are slogging on in the paths of righteousness will, by the Spirit's chemistry, be strangely comforted by this tormented prophet and the ruthless Warrior who stood at his side.” TABLE OF CONTENTS Author's Preface 1. ASTOUNDING WORD - Jeremiah 1 Relentless Word Fragile Word Dominating Word Fanatical Word 2. CAN THIS PROPHET BE SAVED? - Jeremiah 15:10-21 Jeremiah's Complaint Preface (15:10-14) Balancing on a Paradox (15:15-17) Stepping Over a Line (15:18) Coming Under an Ultimatum (15:19) Resting in Fresh Assurance (15:20,21) 3. THE YOKE IS NO JOKE - Jeremiah 27 - 29 Principle: There is a Decree that Rules Politics (Chapter 27) A Surprising Sovereignty A Proper Sovereignty A Particular Sovereignty A Sobering Sovereignty Problem: There is a Dilemma that Involves Truth (Chapter 28) Prescription: There is a Direction that Governs Life (29:1-14) An Ordinary Focus A Civic Duty A Future Hope An Immediate Challenge 4. JERUSALEM BURNING - Jeremiah 37 - 39 You Can Resist the Word and Yet have Keen Interest in it You Can Resist the Word Though you have a Reason to Believe it You Can Resist the Word by Submitting to Fear Though Many Resist the Word, There will be a Faithful Remnant 5. FAITHFUL FUTILITY: A Pattern of Ministry - Jeremiah 40 - 45 A Pattern to Ponder (Chapter 40, especially verses 4-6) A Tragedy to Watch (40:7 - 44:30) He Faced, Historically, a Tragedy of Treachery This Leads on to a Tragedy of Pretense Then he faced a Tragedy of Defiance A Promise to Hold (Chapter 45) A Question to Face An Anticlimactic Observation Dr. Davis preaching, slightly adapted here for the printed page, will surely be used to fulfill that prayer. DRD-TWTT CFDRD Nearly 30% OFF THIS POWERFUL BOOK SGCB Price: $8.75 (list price $12.00) |
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 click for details | | FROM GRACE TO GLORY: A Present Day Journey Through John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress' CAROLYN STALEY BRAND NEW TITLE IS NOW IN PRINT! Carolyn Staley has been serving as a pastor's wife for over 45 years and she has been laboring over this exposition of PILGRIM'S PROGRESS for the last ten years. In her own words from her Preface we read: 'My journey to the Celestial City began at the age of nineteen when the Lord opened my heart, brought me to the Lord Jesus Christ, and saved me by his grace. In those early days as a young Christian, my tendency toward morbid introspection caused great mental anguish concerning the assurance of my salvation. During that dark period, I first became acquainted with John Bunyan when I was given two of his books, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and The Pilgrim's Progress. At first I was actually afraid to read them, afraid that they would confirm my worst fears. However, as I began to read and ponder these works written so long ago, a glimmer of hope began to arise in my mind. I was not alone after all! John Bunyan suffered the very same things and wrote of them. At last I could give a name to the spiritual turmoil I had so often experienced. It was the murky Slough of Despond. The tormenting fear that so often held my heart and mind captive also had a name, Doubting Castle, baronial estate of Giant Despair. Thus I felt an immediate affinity with the humble tinker of Bedford that greatly encouraged me in those first days of my own pilgrimage. Many years later when I was asked to teach The Pilgrim's Progress to our teenagers in Sunday school, I gladly accepted the challenge and began an in-depth study of that great work. Using those early lessons as a foundation, I later expanded and revised them into a series of thirty meditational studies that were published in Adam's Rib, a monthly periodical especially designed for Christian women. These meditations provided the framework for an even more comprehensive study that resulted in the writing of this book. I truly believe that we write best of what we have learned from personal experience. At this point in my own journey, I have covered much of the ground that John Bunyan's pilgrim did and met the same characters he encountered along the way. As a result, I am well acquainted with the places Christian visited, as well as the trials, temptations, and difficulties he faced. An added benefit from the Lord is the privilege of being married to a godly pastor who faithfully expounds and teaches the Word of God. For the past forty-five years, I have served by my husband's side as his helper and co-laborer. The experience I have gained through the years and the spiritual lessons learned have been of invaluable assistance in giving me a more thorough understanding of The Pilgrim's Progress. This best known work by John Bunyan is a captivating story told in a highly dramatic setting; but for those with eyes to see, it is much more than that. The truths of which he wrote are just as relevant to the people of God today as when he penned them in the 17th century. Therefore, every true child of God will find that he is on familiar ground when reading of Christian and his journey to the Celestial City." A strong endorsement was sent by Mack Tomlinson, Pastor of Providence Chapel, Denton, Texas- "I am so glad this wonderful commentary on John Bunyan's 'The Pilgrim's Progress' will soon be available! I have been looking forward to it for a long time. When I first read through the manuscript, some of my first thoughts were, "This is wonderful! Here is insightful interpretation, rich exposition, and wonderful practical application for the Christian life--this is truly quality, insightful, and excellent in every way!" Carolyn Staley has truly captured Bunyan's heart in understanding his classic work. From the introduction and all the way through all fifty-three chapters of the wonderful work, Mrs. Staley has provided a marvelous gift to God's people in writing this superb work of exposition on Bunyan's masterful allegory. This book possibly breaks brand new ground in expounding on Bunyan's character of Christian as he journeys to the celestial city. While reading, I gained valuable new insights on certain points I have never seen or considered, and Bunyan's views on certain points were opened to me more than ever. As is stated in the preface, the author considers at length the characters and places of Christian's pilgrimage, and has successfully endeavored to interpret Bunyan's lessons in light of the truth of Scripture. One of the great blessings of the book is the great number of scripture passages Mrs. Staley uses to interpret Bunyan's truth on the Christian life and journey. What a marvelous group study this volume will make! I heartily recommend it for that specifically. Especially for those who have never read The Pilgrim's Progress, this book will yield rich treasures as one reads it along with Bunyan's work or just reads it by itself. Carolyn Staley has given Christ's church a marvelous book for generations to come, and I hope everyone who hears of it will buy it. I am persuaded that those who read it will be very thankful they did!" TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction Prologue PART ONE: THE JOURNEY COMMENCES 1. The City of Destruction Complex: Its Description, Nature, and Citizens 2. Escape from the City! 3. Trouble at the Outset 4. Unexpected Fall into the Slough of Despond PART TWO: ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER 5. Sidetracked by Dangerous Counsel 6. By-Path to the Village of Morality 7. The Secret Place of Thunder PART THREE: WITH THE FORCE OF A LODESTONE 8. The Light that Leads to the Wicket Gate 9. Beatitude of Sovereign Grace 10. Through the Wicket Gate! PART FOUR: THE JOURNEY CONTEMPLATED 11. Our Race to Eternal Glory 12. Onward to Zion by the Road Less Traveled PART FIVE: A VAST TREASURE HOUSE 13. Portrait in the Entrance Hall 14. Invaluable Instruction by the Master Teacher PART SIX: DELIVERANCE AND RELEASE 15. Gateway to the City 16. A Troubling Question PART SEVEN: WAYFARING STRANGERS BUT NOT TRUE PILGRIMS 17. The Ever-Present Danger of Carnal Security: Simple, Sloth, and Presumption 18. The Ever-Present Danger of Carnal Security: Formalist and Hypocrisy PART EIGHT: WHEN TROUBLES SEEM LIKE MOUNTAINS 19. An Unexpected Impediment! 20. Incident in the Arbor 21. Alone in the Dark! PART NINE: A TABLE IN THE WILDERNESS 22. Haven by the Wayside 23. Family Life in the Palace Beautiful 24. The Palace Framework and Remarkable History PART TEN: OUT OF THE DEPTHS 25. Descent into the Valley of Humiliation 26. The Valley of Humiliation Contemplated 27. Into the Valley of the Shadow of Death 28. Journey out of Darkness PART ELEVEN: CHANCE ENCOUNTERS ALONG THE WAY 29. The Cave of the Giants 30. One Brother Meets Another 31. Anatomy of a Hypocrite 32. Profitable Encounter with a Beloved Friend PART TWELVE: "NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS" 33. Incident in the Town of Vanity 34. Tried in the Court of Vanity Fair! 35. Beauty for Ashes 36. The Subtle Snare of Covetousness: By-ends of Fair-speech 37. The Subtle Snare of Covetousness: A Man Named Demas PART THIRTEEN: BESIDE THE STILL WATERS 38. A Season of Refreshing PART FOURTEEN: BEWARE THE "WAY THAT SEEMETH RIGHT" 39. Remove Not the Ancient Landmark! 40. Stile into By-Path Meadow 41. Prisoners in Doubting Castle! 42. Warning to Future Travelers PART FIFTEEN: THE HEART OF EMMANUEL'S LAND 43. Between Two Vastly Different Worlds 44. The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains 45. A Call to Higher Ground PART SIXTEEN: THROUGH MANY A DANGER, TOIL, AND SNARE 46. Spiritual Ignorance and its Bitter Fruit 47. The Assault and Robbery of Little-Faith 48. Beware of the Flatterer! 49. Dangerous Trek Across the Enchanted Ground 50. A Tribute to God’s Amazing Grace 51. The Never-Ending Battle for the Christian’s Mind PART SEVENTEEN: IN THE PRESENCE OF THE KING! 52. Almost Home! The Delights of Beulah Land 53. Nearing the Shore! The Passing of a Pilgrim 54. Jerusalem the Golden! Epilogue End Notes OUR PILGRIM'S PROGRESS TRILOGY INCLUDES: THE 1891 ILLUSTRATED HARDCOVER EDITION (List Price $40.00) LECTURES ON PILGRIM'S PROGRESS by George Cheever (Hardcover, List Price $25.00) PILGRIM'S PROGRESS with Marginal Notes edited by Offor (Paperback, List Price $15.00) wmn bnt svs nhp pp2 T10 bfss l2o 10L NEARLY 40% DISCOUNT - NEW PUBLICATION SALE EXTENDED SGCB Price: $24.95 (list price $40.00) |
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 click for details | | HEART'S EASE IN HEART TROUBLE: 'Let Not Your Heart be Troubled' JAMES BURDWOOD (1626-1693) A BRAND NEW FIRST TIME TITLE FROM NORTHAMPTON PRESS. Some teach today that being a Christian exempts a person from trials and suffering. But our Lord Himself said, “In this world you shall have tribulation.” In this rare work, the author shows that trouble is the norm for a Christian. He explains why our hearts are not to be troubled and how faith in God and Christ is the best antidote for a troubled heart. TABLE OF CONTENTS Publisher's Note Life of James Burdwood The Epistle Dedicatory Introduction Chapter 1 -The Text Opened Chapter 2 - God’s Choicest Saints are Liable to All Kinds of Troubles Chapter 3 - Christ’s Disciples Are Apt to Be Troubled in Their Hearts Chapter 4 - What This Heart Trouble Is That Christ Forbids Chapter 5 - Different Kinds of Fear Chapter 6 - Believing in God and in Christ Is the Best Antidote Chapter 7 - What Is it to Believe in Christ? Chapter 8 - Faith Must Be Acted on Everything About Christ Chapter 9 - Faith in God and Christ Is the Best Remedy for Heart Troubles Chapter 10 - Who Christ Is and What He Has Promised Appendix James Burdwood was born at Yarnacombe in 1626 of religious parents. He had his grammar learning at Kinsbridge School and his later education at Pembroke College, Oxford. He was for a while minister at Plympton St. Mary near Plymouth. From there he moved to Dartmouth at the invitation of the town’s magistrates where he continued till the act of uniformity ejected him. Having a wife and children he set up a Latin school in Dartmouth but was driven from there by the Five Mile Act. He had thoughts of going to America and sold his estate in order to do so, but was prevented. He then rented an estate at Batson in the parish of Marlborough, saying often it was better for him and his family to work than to be burdensome to others. There he stayed five years and preached for free in his own house, as long as he was permitted, to great numbers who flocked to hear him from the adjacent areas. And when his house would no longer hold them all they met in his orchard. He met with some disturbance from the Quakers, of whom there were many in those parts. Some of them occasioned him with much trouble and vexation. They took off his doors, rifled his house, seized and carried away his goods, ripped off the locks on his barn doors and replaced them with their own, and forced his wife and children to seek shelter among their neighbors. When he could stay no longer at Batson he moved to Hicks Down, about a mile from Bedgebury, where he took another farm. During his seven years residence there his old enemies gave him new trouble. He was fined repeatedly for preaching. Yet he kept preaching anyway. At length he returned to Dartmouth where, after a brief respite of three years, he met again with hard treatment. After two subsequent years at Bowden, he was seized with a violent fit of bladder stones and frequent urination (strangury). When he was slightly recovered he returned once more to Dartmouth where weakness and pains wholly took him off of public work. He bore his afflictions with admirable patience, acknowledging that they proceeded from a loving Father, that he deserved much worse at His hand, and that he hoped this would be all the hell he would have. Under very sad circumstances he expressed himself thus: “I have lost estate, relations, and health, and yet God is my God still. I am a broken vessel, fit for no work but suffering. Lord, I submit, I submit.” He often used this remarkable saying: “It is better to be preserved in brine than to rot in honey.” God was pleased at length to release him from his sufferings on August 21, 1693, at the age of 67. He had good abilities for the pulpit and was a practical, popular preacher. His behavior was exemplary. His counsel was sought by all those around him. He was very humble and eminently faithful, yet prudent in giving reproof. He had 17 children, though only three outlived him. He was a very tender father to them and was greatly concerned about their souls. He daily put up earnest prayers for them with tears. All of them who lived to years of discretion gave him ground to hope that a good work was wrought in them. He bore the death of those whom God was pleased to take from him with remarkable resignation and preached their funeral sermons himself. He was never imprisoned nor apprehended, though often searched after, and was sometimes strangely preserved. He died in the town in which he was ejected after having endured the most exquisite torments from the strangury. This made him the more able to pen two books: Heart's Ease in Heart Trouble (1691) Helps for Faith and Patience in Times of Affliction In Three Parts (1693) 1. Samson’s Riddle Spiritualized 2. Orthodox Paradox, or the Greatest Evil Working the Greatest Eternal Good 3. Heaven and Earth Epitomized, or Invisibilities the Greatest Realities [This material was taken from Samuel Palmer’s The Nonconformist’s Memorial, Volume 1, printed in London in 1775.] BHV nhsp nhpn spt CWSF BRAND NEW TITLE NOW AVAILABLE SGCB Price: $10.00 (list price $18.00)40% DISCOUNT OFF BRAND NEW TITLE |
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 click for details | | A SHEPHERD'S HEART: Sermons from the Pastoral Ministry of J.W. Alexander James Waddel Alexander James Waddel Alexander (1804-1859) was the eldest son of Archibald Alexander and brother of Joseph Addison Alexander. This volume of his sermons gives a glimpse into the heart of a true shepherd. The LORD promised through the Prophet Jeremiah that He would raise up shepherds after His own heart who would feed His people with knowledge and understanding. Such a shepherd was J.W. Alexander. Charles Hodge said of him, "No minister in our Church was a more accomplished scholar. (But) the pulpit was his appropriate sphere. While he was not the first of all orators to hear on rare occasions, he was the first of preachers to sit under, month after month and year after year." This volume of his sermons has long been unavailable. It is a fitting companion volume to our new title by his brother Joseph Addison, "THEOLOGY ON FIRE: Sermons from the Heart of J.A. Alexander." TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Our Modern Unbelief: 2 Cor. 2:11, "For we are not ignorant of his devices." 2. The Divine Perfections in Harmony: 2 Tim. 2:19, "He cannot deny Himself." 3. Divine Providence in Particulars: Matt. 10:30, "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered." 4. The Incarnation: 1 Tim. 3:16, "God was manifest in the flesh." 5. The Worldling: Phil. 3:19, "Who mind earthly things." 6. The Scorner: Prov. 3:34, "Surely He scorneth the scorners." 7. Salvation Traced to God the Father: John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." 8. Dying for Friends: John 15:13,14, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." 9. The Blood of Sprinkling: Heb. 12:24, "The blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel." 10. The Thirsty Invited: Isa. 55:1, "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters." 11. The Inwardness of True Religion: Luke 11:40, "Did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?" 12. New Disciples Admonished: Acts 11:23, "And exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord." 13. Love Casting Out Fear: 1 John 4:18, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment." 14. The Young American Christian: 1 Cor. 16:13, "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." 15. Daily Service of Christ: Matt. 25:37, "Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed Thee? Or thirsty, and gave Thee drink? When saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in? or naked, and clothed Thee? Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee?" 16. Mirth: Prov. 17:22, "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." 17. Believers are Witnesses: Isa. 43:10, "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord." 18. The Church a Temple: 1 Peter 2:5, "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house." 19. Strength in Christ: Phil. 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." 20. Youth Renewed in Age: Isa. 40:31; Ps. 103:5, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint." "Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." 468 page paperback ALEXANDER SERMONS SERMONS SPECIAL sss Nearly 45% Discount SGCB Price: $20.95 (list price $34.00)Purchase the FOUR VOLUME ALEXANDER SERMON SET (50% Off) SGCB Price: $70.00 (list price $140.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR 'THEOLOGY ON FIRE 1 & 2' 'A SHEPHERD'S HEART' AND 'EVANGELICAL TRUTH' |
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