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 click for details | | THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION: Chapel Addresses at Princeton Seminary B.B. Warfield In 1903 the Presbyterian Board of Publications sent forth a volume containing Eight Sermons by Dr. Benjamin B. Warfield. The title given to the volume summed up the theme of the entire book: The Power of God unto Salvation. This is the one hundredth anniversary of the publication of that first volume of Warfield's sermons, and Solid Ground Christian Books is preparing to commemorate this with an Special Anniversary Edition of this book. TABLE OF CONTENTS THE REVELATION OF MAN -Hebrews 2:6-9 "Because our Lord is the Son of God, the impressed image of God's substance - as the stamp of a seal is the impressed image of the seal - His advent into the world was the supreme revelation of God. But, equally, because of His perfect identification with the children of men, partaking of their blood and flesh, and made in all things like unto men, He stands before us as the perfect revelation of man." THE SAVING CHRIST -1 Timothy 1:15 "The essence of the whole declaration, therefore, is found in the joyful cry that it was specifically to save sinners that Christ Jesus came into this evil world. And if that be true, simply true, broadly true, true just as it stands, and in all the reach of its meaning, why, then, from that alone we my learn what man is and what God is, what Christ Jesus is and His work in this world of ours, what hopes may illumine our darkness here below, and what joys shall be ours when this darkness passes away." PAUL'S ARGUMENT FROM EXPERIENCE -Romans 5:1,2 "The subject of these two verses is the Christian's peace and joy. You will observe that the apostle does not argue that a Christian ought to have peace and joy. He does not exhort Christians to seek to attain peace and joy. He does not expound the nature of a Christian's peace and joy. He does something far more striking. He assumes the Christian's peace and joy as a fact of experience, the unquestionable reality of which may stand as a common ground of reasoning between him and his readers. He thus represents peace and joy as a special characteristic of Christians, recognized as such by all, peace of heart as a present possession, and joy over the great hope which is theirs in the future." THE PARADOX OF OMNIPOTENCE -Mark 10:27 "All things are possible with God." "Oliver Wendell Holmes tells us that some ideas are so great that when they once find entrance into a human mind they permanently stretch it, and leave it for ever afterwards bigger. Surely this declaration of our Lord's embodies one of these mind-expanding ideas. For we must observe that its astounding declaration is not a mere hyperbole of careless speech, the negligent exaggeration of a proposition which has only relative validity. It is the well-weighed and pecise assertion of a great fact. It does not mean merely that God is greater than man, and may accordingly be believed to be capable of doing some things which man cannot do. It means just what its startling words declare: that 'all things' - taking the term in its unlimited absoluteness - that 'all things are possible with God.'" THE LOVE OF THE HOLY GHOST -James 4:5 "In its general meaning our text is general Bible-teaching. It announces nothing which had not been the possession of God's people concerning His love for them from the days of old. Its message to us is just the common message of the whole Scripture revelation, in Old and New Testament alike. But it has its own peculiarities in expressing this one great common message of God's yearning love for His people. And possibly there may be found a special lesson fo us in these peculiarities." THE LEADING OF THE SPIRIT -Romans 8:14 "These words constitute the classical passage in the New Testament on the great subject of the 'leading of the Holy Spirit.' They stand, indeed, almost without strict parallel in the New Testament... The only other passage, indeed, which speaks distinctly of the 'leading of the Spirit' in the sense of our text is Gal. 5:18, where in a context very closely similar Paul again employs the same phrase: 'But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.' It is from these two passages primarily that we must obtain our conception of what the Scriptures mean by 'the leading of the Holy Spirit.'" PAUL'S EARLIEST GOSPEL -1 Thessalonians 1:2,4; 5:9,24 "I have put together here passages from the beginning and the end of the First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians, because, when taken together, these passages afford a succinct statement of the gospel which Paul preached to the Thessaloinians, and on the basis of which that apostolic church was built up. It may be of special interest to note Paul's gospel to the Thessalonians because it gives us what we may call his primitive gospel. In observing it we are contemplating the teaching of Paul at the beginning of his career." FALSE RELIGIONS AND THE TRUE- Acts 17:23 "These words give the gist of Paul's justly famous address at Athens before the court of the Areopagus. The substance of that address was, to be sure, just what the substance of all his primary proclamations to Gentile hearers was, namely, God and the judgment. The necessitiies of the case compelled him to approach the heathen along the avenue of an awakened conscience. They had not been prepared for the preaching of Jesus by a training under the old covenant, and no appeals to prophecy and its fulfillment could be made to them. God and the judgment necessarily constituted, therefore, the staple of his proclamation to them; and so typical an instance as this address to the Areopagus could not fail to exhibit the characteristics of its class with especial purity." In addition to the eight sermons, we are also excited to announce that we will have an Appendix containing a little-known work of Warfield's entitled Four Hymns and Some Religious Verses by Benjamin B. Warfield. Many years ago I was shown this work by Dr. William Harris at the Princeton Seminary Library, and believe it will be a fitting addition to this new edition of The Power of God unto Salvation. All the Sermons included in this volume were preached in the chapel of the Theological Seminary at Princeton. 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 click for details | | FIRST THINGS: Lectures in the First Lessons God Revealed to Mankind Gardiner Spring This is a two volume set that is very rare. Spring is best known in our day for the Banner of Truth works "The Power of the Pulpit" and "The Attraction of the Cross." He is also known to many by his small volume "The Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character." Soli Deo Gloria has recently reprinted his treatise entitled "The Mercy Seat." These volumes, "First Things", bring before our minds the foundation upon which all life is built, as recorded in the opening chapters of Genesis. In a day in which these chapters are being challenged even in so-called evangelical churches and seminaries, Spring takes us back with absolute assurance that we are reading genuine history. Every page is filled with pure spiritual gold. You cannot read these pages without being strengthened in your faith in Holy Scripture. SPRING SPECIAL TITLES ENDANGERED TITLES b50 50% OFF Volumes 1 & 2 in One Volume Large Paperback SGCB Price: $27.00 (list price $55.00) |
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 click for details | | A HISTORY OF PREACHING Edwin Charles Dargan This two volume hardcover set was first published in 1905, and was written as a tribute to Dargan's homiletics professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, John Albert Broadus. Dargan later became a colleague and then the successor to Broadus in the chair of Homiletics at SBTS in Louisville, KY. The inspiration for these volumes came from the yearly "delightful lectures on the History of Preaching" from Broadus. "Under his inspiring teaching my interest as a student was awakened in the subject, and when years afterward it fell to me first to share his labors of instruction and then to succeed them, I became more and more deeply interested in the historical part of the course in homiletics." VOLUME ONE: From AD 70 - 1572 VOLUME TWO: From 1572 - 1900 Both volumes are hardcover and approximately 600 pages sss B50 sgset ORDER BOTH VOLUMES - 50% Discount SGCB Price: $65.00 (list price $130.00)Volume One: From AD 70 - 1572 SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $65.00)Save: Nearly 50% Volume Two: From 1572 - 1900 SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $65.00)Save: Nearly 50% |
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 click for details | | BIBLICAL & THEOLOGICAL STUDIES: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Princeton Theological Seminary The Faculty of Princeton Seminary, Including Machen, Warfield, Vos et al This rare volume was compiled to celebrate the completion of 100 years of faithful service to the Church of Jesus Christ in May of 1912. The faculty submitted essays that demonstrated the spiritual atmosphere that permeated that beloved and blessed institution that trained men for gospel ministry from the world over. Outstanding articles are here from men like B.B. Warfield, J. Gresham Machen, Geerhardus Vos, Robert Dick Wilson, Oswald Allis and many more. New Introduction and Biographical Summaries by David B. Calhoun "Here is scholarship at its best, written with a passion for the truth and a deep concern to instruct, nourish and guard the church of Christ. A 'must-have' addition to the bookshelves of thoughtful 21st century Christians!" -Sinclair Ferguson "Biblical & Theological Studies is an overlooked gem in the world of reprints. I'm grateful it is finally being brought back into circulation. The chapters on seminary training and homiletics are timeless, as is Warfield's moving testimony on Christ's emotional life. This is a must read for seminary students and ministers, and will be of great value to thoughtful believers."- Joel R. Beeke "Throughout its first century, Princeton Theological Seminary was the only American seminary which any significant number of students from outside the United States attended. The care in biblical exegesis, intellectual engagement, and theological argumentation displayed by the articles in this book demonstrates how that high reputation was won." -Mark Noll 650 pages available in both paperback and hardcover with dust jacket SOLID GROUND WARFIELD MACHEN THREE warfield-machen WARFIELD SIX-PACK BBW6 lp3 jgmsg mg68 wsw opts mmm Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $26.95 (list price $50.00)Nearly 50% Off - Hard Cover w/ Dust Jacket SGCB Price: $39.95 (list price $75.00) |
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 click for details | | THE PASTOR IN THE SICK ROOM: Ministering the Gospel to Those on the Brink of Eternity John D. Wells In the Fall of 1892 the professors of Princeton Seminary asked Dr. John D. Wells, long-time pastor in Brooklyn, NY, to come and deliver three lectures on the subject of ministering to the sick and dying. Wells, himself a graduate of Princeton in the 1840's, spoke to the students in such an effective and passionate way that the professors later asked Wells to have these lectures published. This book is the result of that request. Knowing that men like Benjamin B. Warfield, and his esteemed colleagues were moved by these lectures in such a way, it is a true shame that they have been unavailable for more than a century. Jerry Bridges, author of numerous God-centered books, wrote the following as soon as he finished reading a photocopy recently sent to him: "Spiritual care of the sick and dying, especially to those who are unconverted, is one of the most sensitive and challenging areas of Christian ministry. Written from a wealth of more than 40 years pastoral experience and from a heart deeply concerned for the salvation of those who are dying, this book is instructive, challenging and heartwarming. Even though written more than 100 years ago, the spiritual lessons contained in it are as up to date as if written yesterday. THIS BOOK SHOULD BE IN THE PRACTICAL THEOLOGY SECTION OF EVERY PASTOR'S LIBRARY." 50% Discount SGCB Price: $6.50 (list price $13.00) |
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 click for details | | THEOLOGY ON FIRE: Volume One- Sermons from the Heart of J.A. Alexander Joseph Addison Alexander Twenty-one complete sermons from Joseph Addison Alexander (1809-1860), the brilliant and godly giant from Old Princeton, are here published for the first time in more than a century. These sermons are on fire by a theologian who was on fire for his God and Savior! Charles Hodge said of his colleague, "In the death of Joseph Addison Alexander we have lost our great glory and defense. Permit me to express my own individual convictions. I regard Dr. Joseph Addison Alexander as incomparably the greatest man I ever knew--as incomparably the greatest man our church has ever produced. His thorough orthodoxy, his fervent piety, humility, faithfulness in the discharge of his duties, and reverence for the Word of God, consecrated all his other gifts. He glorified the Word of God in the sight of his pupils beyond what any man I ever saw had the power of doing." This is the perfect companion volume of his brother's book, which we are also reprinting: "A SHEPHERD'S HEART: Sermons from the Pastoral Ministry of J.W. Alexander" Introduction by Dr. David B. Calhoun TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Mark 1:1, "The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God" 2. Matt. 2:2, "Where is he that is born king of the Jews?" 3. John 13:7, "What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter" 4. John 1:29, "Behold the Lamb of God" 5. Romans 1:25, "They worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator" 6. John 3:36, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him." 7. Luke 17:32, "Remember Lot's wife." 8. 1 John 3:2, "It doth not yet appear what we shall be." 9. Luke 11:26, "The last state of that man is worse than the first." 10. Romans 16:27, "To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen." 11. Luke 14:17, "Come, for all things are ready" 12. Proverbs 22:2, "The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all." 13. Romans 11:22, "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God." 14. 1 Corinthians 15:33, "Be not deceived!" 15. Acts 28:28, "Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and they will hear it." 16. 1 Peter 1:5, "Kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation" 17. Titus 2:11-15, "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present age..." 18. Luke 22:32, "When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." 19. Luke 9:60, "Let the dead bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God." 20. Mark 13:37, "What I say unto you, I say unto all: Watch!" 21. Matthew 24:6, "The end is not yet..." 420 page paperback ALEXANDER SERMONS SERMONS SPECIAL sss NEARLY 45% Discount SGCB Price: $19.95 (list price $33.00)Purchase Both Volumes (Nearly 50% DISCOUNT) SGCB Price: $36.00 (list price $66.00)Purchase the FOUR VOLUME ALEXANDER SERMON SET (50% off) SGCB Price: $70.00 (list price $140.00) |
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 click for details | | THE ASSURANCE OF FAITH: The Firm Foundation of Christian Hope Louis Berkhof Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) is best known for his "Systematic Theology" which has been translated into numerous languages the world over. This lesser-known little treatise deserves a place of prominence in the church of the 21st century. Listen to the conviction that moved Prof. Berkhof to write: "This little book is born of the conviction that the subject of the assurance of faith deserves more attention that it often receives in the present day. We are not living in an age in which Christian certitude can be taken for granted. The enemy is exerting himself to destroy the foundation which God has laid for our faith in his excellent Word. It is hoped that this little treatise may be of some service in the cultivation of assurance especially among our rising generation." Grand Rapids, Michigan December, 1938 Joel Beeke said of this book, "This book is unsurpassed in its clear, classically Reformed presentation of the threefold foundation of assurance of faith: the promises of God, the inward witness of the Spirit, and the testimony of the Christian graces. Berkhof excels at revealing the direct connection between faith and assurance and counseling believers on the cultivation of that assurance. Covering its history, its foundation, and its experience, Berkhof convinces the reader that assurance ought to be treasured by all believers and that doubt stunts a believer's growth, well-being, and ability to praise the Lord. Having this book available once again is a great blessing." An excellent book to use in the home, the church and the school. THE ASSURANCE OF FAITH: The Firm Foundation of Christian Hope SGCB Price: $6.50 (list price $13.00)LIMITED QUANTITIES AT THIS LOW PRICE (50% OFF) |
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 click for details | | LET THE CANNON BLAZE AWAY: Lectures on the Centennial of American Independence Joseph P. Thompson Rev. Joseph P. Thompson (1819-1879) was long time pastor of The Broadway Tabernacle in NY City. After serving for many years in the United States Dr. Thompson lived and served in Europe. He was living there in 1876 when the United States was about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. He was asked to prepare 6 lectures to be delivered in the leading cities of Germany, Italy, France and England. This he did to the overwhelming applause of the leading ministers and statesman of those countiries. In fact, the response was so encouraging that it was insisted that these lectures be placed in a book that could be used as a textbook for years to come. This volume has been unavailable for more than a century. The time is right for the reappearance of this remarkable book. "America needs this book at this hour. It is not however, only for Americans. Recall that these were lectures given in Europe and in Britain. I am often amazed at the ignorance of too many Americans regarding our own history. I am often just as amazed at the ignorance of the rest of the world with regard to America and its institutions. Too many Americans today are ashamed of America. Too many non-Americans display a sense of superiority to America. Joseph Thompson's 'Let The Cannon Blaze Away' should go a long way to correct both of these errors." - David Dykstra, from Introduction AMERICAN HERITAGE FIVE-PACK OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES AND OUR SACRED HONOR by Charles Goodrich A THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF AMERICAN HISTORY by Gregg Singer LET THE CANNON BLAZE AWAY: Lectures on the Centennial of American Independence by Joseph Thompson THE FORGOTTEN HEROES OF LIBERTY: The Chaplains and Clergy of the American Revolution by J.T. Headley A BRIEF EXPOSITION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES by John Hart 74S /04 ah5 Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $26.00)Order with AMERICAN HERITAGE FIVE-PACK (50% off) SGCB Price: $62.00 (list price $124.00) |
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 click for details | | THE STILL HOUR: Communion with God in Prayer Austin Phelps Austin Phelps (1820-1890) was a congregational minister, a professor of sacred rhetoric and homiletics, and later a president of Andover Theological Seminary. He wrote several books which were widely read, but none as much as "The Still Hour." Some of the subjects covered are quite unique, such as "Absence of God, in Prayer", "Unhallowed Prayer", "Distrust in Prayer", "Indolence in Prayer" and "Idolatry in Prayer." This is a book that will both convict and encourage. It is perfect alike for the new believer and the aged saint who has walked with Christ for decades. "Comforting, convicting, and correcting, Phelps's 'Still Hour' is the best short book a Christian can read to stir up his or her sluggish soul and lay hold of God afresh by means of biblical, heartfelt prayer." --Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary Charles H. Spurgeon, in the midst of a sermon on Mark 11:24, said the following: "I was reading the other day in a sweet little book, which I would commend to the attention of all of you, written by an American author, Austin Phelps, who seems to truly and completely know the power of prayer, and to whom I am indebted for many good things. The llittle book is called The Still Hour," Don Whitney wrote: "Remember that the great purpose for engaging in these Disciplines is Godliness, that we may be like Jesus, that we may be more holy. In The Still Hour, Austin Phelps wrote, 'It has been said that no great work in literature or in science was ever wrought by a man who did not love solitude. We may lay it down as an elemental principle of religion, that no large growth in holiness was ever gained by one who did not take time to be often long alone with God.'" NOW AVAILABLE! SG DEVOTIONAL PRAYER TRILOGY SG TOP SELLER PHELPS TRILOGY DEVOTIONAL CLASSIC SGPT PHTR 6-15 OS6 ppp JKP stst PBS 3pt HLP2 Nearly 60% DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $14.00)ORDER WITH THE AUSTIN PHELPS TRILOGY (Over 50% Off) SGCB Price: $32.00 (list price $65.00)Includes 'Studies of the Old Testament' and 'The New Birth' |
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 | | WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE: Classic Discourses on Truth James H. Thornwell These seven Discourses on Truth were written and preached in the Spring of 1851 from the text, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, think on these things." Philippians 4:8. They were delievered at the Chapel of the College at Columbia, South Carolina, by James Henley Thornwell who was serving as both President and Chaplain. "Thornwell is a giant and nowhere is his mental and spiritual strength seen better than in his treatment of ethics. His application of Scripture to all of life is illuminating and exemplary. 'Discourses on Truth' deserves to be a standard reference." - Dr. Nick Willborn "Thornwell abounds with riches of multifaceted brilliance. Theology, biblical interpretation, philosophy, ethics all take on an attractive hue under the pen of Thornwell. His essays on truth perhaps are more relevant now than when he first wrote them. An age that sees truth as personal, subjective, and existential [therefore relative] needs the clear light of Thornwell's Discourses. Christian will learn to think about the glory of having truth, living by truth, and receive new conviction in the task of the propagation of truth." - Dr. Tom J. Nettles Of Thornwell the following two statements should suffice: J.W. Alexander once wrote the following of one of Thornwell's sermons, "His sermon was a model of what is rare, viz.: burning hot argument, logic in ignition, and glowing more and more to the end." Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said of him, "Thornwell was one of the greatest preachers that America has ever produced." Order with A DOZEN REFORMED CLASSICS FOR 2010 20 ENDANGERED TITLES Order with THEOLOGY AS A LIFE for Less JHT Special jht3 NOW AVAILABLE! - NEARLY 50% DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $18.00)paperback ISBN 1-932474-78-1 Order with THEOLOGY AS A LIFE by Thornwell SGCB Price: $26.95 (list price $53.00)Nearly 50% Discount |
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 | | THE BACKSLIDER: His Nature, Symptoms and Recovery Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) with a Biographical Sketch by Dr. Michael Haykin THIS IS THE BOOK THAT NEEDS TO BE READ BY THOSE WHO ARE RESTING ON A "DECISION" THEY CLAIM THEY MADE ABOUT CHRIST, BUT HAVE FAILED TO FOLLOW THAT "DECISION" WITH A LIFE THAT REFLECTS THAT PROFESSION. TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketch of Fuller by Dr. Michael Haykin Original Introduction by John Angell James Preface by Andrew Fuller 1. On the General Nature of Backsliding 2. The Symptoms of a Backsliding Spirit 3. The Injurious and Dangerous Effects of Sin Lying upon the Conscience Unlamented 4. On the Means of Recovery "Andrew Fuller was, in my opinion, one of the greatest theologians, which modern times, or any times have produced, and his writings are an almost inexhaustible mine of doctrinal, practical, and experimental truth, which every Christian and especially every minister, would do well to explore. No man better understood the bible, or the human heart both in its un-renewed and its regenerate state. Among all his various practical treatises, there are few, if any, of greater value than that on BACKSLIDING. Like a most skillful physician, he explains, with singular ability, the nature of the disease, lays down the symptoms of it, and prescribes the method of recovery." - John Angell James "Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was an outstanding figure with qualities that make him one of the most attractive figures in Baptist history. Many in his day could echo the words of his very close friend William Carey , 'I loved him.' The Backslider: or an Inquiry into the Nature, Symptoms, and Effects of Religious Declension, with the Means of Recovery was originally published in 1801. Fuller's work, though, has stood the test of time and well merits the description by John Ryland as 'an invaluable piece of practical divinity.'" - Michael Haykin $5.00 Sale 5s stst N5D NEARLY 50% Discount SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $14.00) |
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 click for details | | THEOLOGY: Explained and Defended (4 Volume Hardcover Set) Timothy Dwight Timothy Dwight (1752-1817) was the grandson of Jonathan Edwards. He was both brilliant and godly. This is the Complete Four Volume Hardcover Set of his Magnum Opus: THEOLOGY: EXPLAINED & DEFENDED in a Series of Sermons. These sermons were preached every four years at the chapel at Yale Divinity School and were the means of incredible blessing to those who heard them. "Dwight's theological sermons are worthy of careful study. Their clear, scriptural guidelines and experiential warmth promote practical Christianity. Read with discernment, they will still feed the soul today and challenge us to godly living in Christ Jesus." - Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan William Sprague, in the book, 'Letters to a Daughter', page 82 wrote, "There is no work within my knowledge, so well adapted to answer this purpose, as the admirable system of Theology by the late President Dwight. It may look a little formidable to you at first, but I am almost sure that if you once engage in reading it, you will not be impatient to find its close. While the subjects are arranged with philosophical accuracy, they are discussed with a degree of perspicuity, force, and eloquence, for which I think you will look in vain, in any similar work." Volume One contains 38 sermons on the Existence, Attributes, Decrees and Works of God. Each sermon stands complete in itself, but they together exalt the glory of God in a way intended to humble and bless. Volume Two contains sermons 39-86 with the main focus on Christ our Mediator, and the Doctrines of Justification and Regeneration. Volume Three contains sermons 87-131 and begins with four sermons on Regeneration and concludes with 41 sermons on the Perfect Law of God. Volume Four contains sermons 132-173 and begins with the final sermon on the 10th Commandment and proceeds to examine both the ordinary and extraordinary Means of Grace before concluding the entire series with 11 sermons on the Last Things, including death, judgment, heaven and hell. SGSET SGHC sss CLST NEARLY 50% - VOLUME ONE: Existence, Attributes & Works of God SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $65.00)NEARLY 50% - VOLUME TWO: Person & Work of Jesus Christ the Mediator SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $65.00)NEARLY 50% - VOLUME THREE: The Perfect Law of God SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $65.00)NEARLY 50% - VOLUME FOUR: The Means of Grace and The Last Things SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $65.00)OVER 50% Off - COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME HARDCOVER SET SGCB Price: $125.00 (list price $260.00) |
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 click for details | | A MANUAL FOR THE YOUNG: An Exposition of Proverbs 1-9 Charles Bridges A Manual for the Young is a book that combines two works by Charles Bridges suited for and directed to those in the prime of life. The first, and larger part of this work, is Bridges justly famous Exposition of Proverbs 1-9, which is extracted from his complete Commentary on the Book of Proverbs. In his own words, in 1859 he published the first nine chapters of his exposition with the title A Manual for the Young, "in accordance with suggestions repeatedly made to me." The second, and briefer part, is called An Address to Young Persons After Confirmation, which was used for many years in both the US and the UK as a gift for those just entering the Christian life. It is a fitting conclusion to his exposition of Proverbs, and is here reprinted for the first time in more than a century. Spurgeon said of Bridges work on Proverbs, "THE BEST WORK ON PROVERBS. The Scriptural method of exposition so well carried out by Bridges renders all his writings very suggestive to ministers. While explaining the passage in hand, he sets other portions of the Word in new light. $6.00 BOOK SG COMMENTARY c50 Nearly 40% Discount SGCB Price: $8.50 (list price $14.00) |
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 | | ANECDOTES: Religious, Moral and Entertaining Charles Buck, Preface by Ashbel Green of Princeton "I hesitate not to say, that I know of no work, which more happily unites instruction with entertainiment. It requires no effort of the mind to be understood, and can weary no one by a long demand of attention to a particular subject. It cannot be read without interest, and it is, in every part, calculated to leave an impression on the mind favorable to virtue, piety or benevolence." - Ashbel Green, August 1831 "This work is well calculated for young persons, and may prove in many cases, a very acceptable present to them, as it conveys much instruction, mingled with entertainment. It will also serve for a pleasing companion to the traveller. In short, it affords a copious fund of rational amusement for a leisure hour. We have no doubt but it will obtain, as it certainly merits, an extensive circulation." - the Evangelical Review By Charles H. Spurgeon's day he could tell his students that this volume was so well known and so often read by so many people that it was no longer wise to use it for illustrative purposes. THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE. It has been out of print more than a century. ENDANGERED TITLES 50% Discount SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $28.00)20 ENDANGERED TITLES SPECIAL SGCB Price: $180.00 (list price $455.00)OVER 60% DISCOUNT |
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 | | THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE YOUNG in Two Double Volumes Richard Newton "The Prince of Preachers to the young." This was what C.H. Spurgeon called Richard Newton, author of this masterful treatment of the The Life of Jesus Christ explained and applied to the young. Volume One: This large double volume begins with The First Gospel Promise in Genesis 3:15 and leads us into the wilderness where Jesus is tempted by the Devil. Volume Two: This large double volume begins with The Apostles Chosen and concludes with The Ascension of our Lord into Glory. Richard Newton, D.D. (1813-1887) Though he was born in Liverpool, England in 1813, Newton was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and then served as an Episcopal rector in Philadelphia for many years. In addition to thirty volumes of children's sermons, he wrote Illustrated Rambles in Bible Lands, Five-Minute Talks for the Young, Heroes of the Early Church, Heroes of the Reformation (also published by SGCB). SGCB PAPERBACK SETS c50 FAM24 Nearly 50% Discount - Volumes One & Two (in one volume) SGCB Price: $18.50 (list price $35.00)Volumes One & Two (in one volume) Nearly 50% Discount - Volumes Three & Four (in one volume) SGCB Price: $20.95 (list price $40.00)Volumes Three & Four (in one volume) Order Complete Two Volume Set SGCB Price: $37.50 (list price $75.00)THIS IS FOR BOTH DOUBLE VOLUMES Order COMPLETE 18 Newton Titles SGCB Price: $198.00 (list price $420.00)NEARLY 55% DISCOUNT - SAVE MORE THAN $200.00 |
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 | | JESUS OF NAZARETH His Character, Teachings and Supernatural Works John A. Broadus "Broadus shows ample awareness on many fronts - a necessary element of effective apologetics. He paints an admirable picture of the friend of sinners and sinless Son of God. I especially appreciated the section on the centrality of the resurrection." Richard C. Barcellos, Pastor Managing Editor of Reformed Baptist Theological Review "These lectures were delivered in March 1890, in the Hall recently erected and given to Johns Hopkins University, for the use of the Young Men's Christian Association of that institution; and the President of the YMCA specially requested their publication. They were not designed as class-room lectures, since many not connected with the University were invited to attend. "The subject treated seems to possess an ever-deepening interest at the present time. The personal character of Jesus is now widely perceived to be an important guarantee of his teachings and works. This character is presented by the first lecture in a way that to some may appear lacking in devout warmth; but the object was to gain the concurrence of every person who will calmly survey the historical facts, and thus to lay a foundation for what would follow. It is hoped that the second lecture will tend to rectify certain erroneous but quite prevalent views of the Savior's teaching; and that the third lecture may be found to have some argumentative force in regarde to his mission and claims. "The little volume is the fruit of life-time studies, and has been prepared with the author's best exertions, and a great desire to promote 'the knowledge of Jesus, the most excellent of the sciences." - from the Author's Preface JOHN ALBERT BROADUS (1827-1895) was to become one of the most influential Baptist leaders in the history of the nation. This volume is a wonderful introduction to the heart of this man who loved his Savior and Lord with a passion that was contagious. A Year with Baptist Classics $4-6 Book $5.00 Sale Nearly 60% off SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $12.00) |
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 click for details | | THEOLOGY ON FIRE: Volume Two- More Sermons from J.A. Alexander Joseph Addison Alexander Twenty-two more complete sermons from Joseph Addison Alexander (1809-1860), the brilliant and godly giant from Old Princeton, are here published for the first time in more than a century. Charles Hodge said of his colleague, "In the death of Joseph Addison Alexander we have lost our great glory and defense. Permit me to express my own individual convictions. I regard Dr. Joseph Addison Alexander as incomparably the greatest man I ever knew--as incomparably the greatest man our church has ever produced. His thorough orthodoxy, his fervent piety, humility, faithfulness in the discharge of his duties, and reverence for the Word of God, consecrated all his other gifts. He glorified the Word of God in the sight of his pupils beyond what any man I ever saw had the power of doing." TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - Ephesians 5:14.--"Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." 2 - Mark 14:41.--"Sleep on now, and take your rest : it is enough, the hour is corns ; behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners." 3 - Matthew 11:12--"From the days of John the Baptist until now,. the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force" 4 - Isaiah 55:1--"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk, without money and without price." 5 - Isaiah 55:2--"Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness." 6 - Isaiah 55:6--"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." 7 - Philippians 3:13,14--"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." 8 - Luke 18:1-8--"And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, 'There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?'" 9 - 2 Kings 17:33--They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. 10 - Philippians 4:13--I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me. 11 - Psalm 51:7--Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. 12 - Luke 13:3,5--"Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." 13 - Isaiah 55:3--He is despised and rejected by men. 14 - Hebrews 11:10--He looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 15 - 1 Thessalonians 5:25--Brethren, pray for us. 16 - Revelation 14:12--Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. 17 - 2 Timothy 2:9--The word of God is not bound. 18 - Psalm 8:1,9--O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth. 19 - John 17:3--"This is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." 20 - Psalm 51:17--The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 21 - James 1:2-8--My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways. 22 - Isaiah 5:20--Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. 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 click for details | | EXPOSITORY LECTURES ON THE BOOK OF SECOND SAMUEL William G. Blaikie William G. Blaikie (1820-1899), who ministered in the Free Church of Scotland for 25 years before accepting the position of Professor of Apologetics and Pastoral Theology at the New College in Edinburgh, opens the text of Second Samuel in a way that brings this significant material to life. Wonderful application in every chapter. "Few writers have bequeathed to posterity such a legacy of devout exposition and reverent scholarship as William Garden Blaikie. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, when Sir William Robertson Nicoll began work on The Expositor's Bible, he wisely invited Dr. Blaikie to contribute commentaries on the Book of Joshua and the Books of First and Second Samuel. Blaikie's studies of these portions of the Old Testament rank among the finest ever produced." - Cyril J. Barber TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 2. Beginning of David's Reign at Hebron 3. Beginning of Civil War 4. Conclusion of Civil War 5. Assassination of Abner and Ishbosheth 6. David King of All Israel 7. The Kingdom Established 8. The Ark Brought up to Jerusalem 9. Proposal to Build a Temple 10. Foreign Wars 11. Administration of the Kingdom 12. David and Mephibosheth 13. David and Hanun 14. David and Uriah - The Chapter We Wish Had Never Been Written 15. David and Nathan 16. Penitence and Chastisement 17. Absalom and Amnon 18. Absalom Banished and Brought Back 19. Absalom's Revolt 20. David's Flight from Jerusalem 21. From Jerusalem to Mahanaim 22. Absalom in Council 23. Absalom's Defeat and Death 24. David's Grief for Absalom 25. The Restoration of David 26. David and Barzillai 27. The Insurrection of Sheba 28. The Famine 29. Last Battles and the Mighty Men 30. The Song of Thanksgiving (Psalm 18) 31. The Last Words of David 32. The Numbering of Israel 33. The Two Books of Samuel: Leading Lessons and Impressions SGCB PAPERBACK SETS BLAIKIE OT SET SG COMMENTARY wbot cmms 40% Discount SGCB Price: $17.95 (list price $30.00)ORDER ALL THREE BLAIKIE VOLUMES SGCB Price: $48.00 (list price $90.00)NEARLY 50% DISCOUNT Order All Three Commentaries and "HEROES OF ISRAEL" SGCB Price: $62.50 (list price $125.00)50% DISCOUNT FOR ALL FOUR TITLES |
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 | | TRUTH AND LIFE: Twenty-Two Christ-Centered Sermons Charles P. McIlvaine (1799-1873) Dr. C.P. McIlvaine served as Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Ohio in the middle of the 19th century. Banner of Truth recently reprinted his excellent book on preaching entitled "Preaching Christ: The Heart of the Gospel Ministry." In this long-out-of-print volume you will be given 22 examples of this Christ-centered preaching. Highly recommended! "Charles Pettit McIlvaine, who lived from 1799-1873, embodied the evangelical creed of the nineteenth century. A clear-thinking, intellectually rigorous Episcopalian, he exemplified the deep emotional currents of revival and rebirth, of the 'conviction of sin,' of the need to be born again into new life. An aristocrat by birth and bearing and a bishop by consecration of the Episcopal Church, he knew himself to be a common sinner in God's sight, as much in need of rescue as the folk to whom he ministered." - Thomas Garrett Isham, from his biography entitled "A Born Again Episcopalian: The Evangelical Witness of Charles Petit McIlvaine" TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Power of the Word of God - Psalm 119:130 2. The True Church, The World's Light - Matthew 5:14 3. The Church of Christ in its Essential Being - 1 Chronicles 22:1 4. The Personal Ministry of Christ in His Church, Now and Ever - Luke 3:16,17 5. The Presence of Christ in the Assemblies of His People - Matthew 18:20 6. The Nature and Condemnation of Sin - 1 John 3:4 7. The Great Feast and the Vain Excuse - Luke 14:16-18 8. The Call to Diligence - Romans 13:12 9. The Christian Not of The World - John 17:16 10. The True Estimate of Life - Psalm 90:12 11. The Nature and Efficacy of Saving Faith - John 3:36 12. Faith Appropriating the Sacrifice of Christ - John 6:53,54 13. The Character of God as Manifested in Christ - 1 John 4:8,9 14. The Believer's Hidden Life in Christ - Colossians 3:3,4 15. The Believer's Progressive Life in Christ - Proverbs 4:18 16. The Believer's Assurance in Christ - Romans 8:32 17. The Believer's Portion in Christ - Colossians 1:12 18. The Present Blessedness of the Dead in Christ - Revelation 14:13 19. The Resurrection of Christ - Luke 24:34 20. The Resurrection of the Dead - John 11:23 21. The Final Satisfaction of the Believer in Jesus - Psalm 17:15 22. The Minister of Christ Exhorted to Grow in Grace - 1 Timothy 6:11 FEATURED AUTHOR sss CPMB NEARLY 50% DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $18.95 (list price $35.00)NOW AVAILABLE!! ORDER ALONG WITH THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES P. McILVAINE SGCB Price: $30.00 (list price $60.00)50% Discount When Ordering Both Titles |
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 | | THE SECRET OF COMMUNION WITH GOD: How to Begin the Day, Spend the Day and End the Day with God Matthew Henry One of the finest, but little known, treatises on the godly life ever written, by the author of the justly popular Matthew Henry's Commentary. This little gem teaches how to begin the day with God, how to spend the day with God, and how to end the day with God. "Matthew Henry is most pious and pithy, sound and sensible, suggestive and sober, terse and trustworthy. You will find him to be glittering with metaphors, rich in analogies, overflowing with illustrations, and superabundant in reflections." - C.H. Spurgeon "Follow Henry's counsel and your practice of prayer will be changed forever, and thus also your experience of communion with God. For as Henry rightly says, 'those who live without prayer, live without God in the world.'" - Dr. Ligon Duncan ""The way we maintain our prayer lives is the great practical fundamental of our Christianity. This was the strength of the English Puritans. Here in this work by Matthew Henry we have the nitty-gritty." - Erroll Hulse SG DEVOTIONAL PRAYER TITLES $4-6 Book BEST SELLER SALE DEVOTIONAL CLASSIC $5.00 Sale SGPC 5s ppp stst PBS 3PT SPECIAL DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $7.95 (list price $14.00)NOW AVAILABLE |
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 click for details | | HEROES OF ISRAEL: Lessons from the Lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Moses William G. Blaikie William G. Blaikie (1820-1899) ministered in the Free Church of Scotland for 25 years before accepting the position of Professor of Apologetics and Pastoral Theology at the New College in Edinburgh. "The graphic pen-portraits contained within this work will be welcomed by ministers preaching on Bible characters.' - David W. Brookman "A valuable acquisition." -- Cyril J. Barber This 520 page volume is the perfect companion for Blaikie on Joshua - 2nd Samuel, as this gifted Scotsman (trained under Thomas Chalmers) draws lessons of life from the men who are stilled viewed as Heroes of Israel. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY - Note on the Proposed Reconstruction of Hebrew History PART ONE: Abraham and Isaac (pages 1 - 203) PART TWO: Jacob and Joseph (pages 204 - 287) PART THREE: The Life of Moses (pages 288 - 475) SGCB PAPERBACK SETS BLAIKIE OT SET wbot cmms 40% DISCOUNT FOR THIS TITLE SGCB Price: $21.00 (list price $35.00)Order along with Blaikie on Joshua, 1st and 2nd Samuel SGCB Price: $62.50 (list price $125.00)50% DISCOUNT WHEN ORDERING ALL FOUR TITLES |
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 click for details | | FROM THE PULPIT TO THE PALM BRANCH: A Memorial of Charles H. Spurgeon New Introduction by Erroll Hulse This impressive volume is a true celebration of the life of "The Prince of Preachers" with special focus on the last months of his life, his death and the twelve remarkable days which followed. This rare volume contains the very last addresses delivered by Spurgeon in the last month of his life. Also included are the following: - More than a dozen rare photographs -Complete accounts of Memorial Meetings held for Members of the Church Ministers and Students Christian Workers General Public Sunday School Children and Orphans The Complete Funeral Service The Complete Sermons of A.T. Pierson on the mornings and evenings of Feb. 7th and 14th preached to the mourning congregation at the Metropolitan Tabernacle The Complete Text of Four CHS sermons, including the last ones preached at Met Tab "Many will be happy to know this long-unobtainable volume on Spurgeon is to be available again. I have collected such books for years but not yet owned this rare book. May the recovery of Spurgeon's memory lead many to the devotion to Christ which so marked his life!" Rev. Iain H. Murray "The final days of C H Spurgeon's life were difficult ones, not only because of various physical complaints and the fog of depression that sometimes clouded his days, but also because of the fact that there seemed far too few who saw the dangers of liberalism eating away at the heart of evangelical witness. Spurgeon had fought a royal battle against this soul-destroying heresy in the Down-grade controversy, but it appeared that the battle had been a losing one. In all of this, though, Spurgeon never shifted from the great hope that the kingdom of Christ would ultimately triumph. This new book deals with these final days of this great Christian warrior's life and it is thus of great encouragement for God's people in this day, for we too live in extremely difficult and trying times. Surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, like the ever-faithful Spurgeon of this book, may we stand fast." - Dr. Michael Haykin "Like many of us who have valued his life and teaching, I've visited Charles Spurgeon's gravesite. Thousand stood there on the actual day of his burial, just as I stood, full of amazement for such a life. This book, a rare one indeed, takes us back to those memorial days and will help us feel their beauty and significance. I'm thankful for such a book. We should remember our heroes as a way of exalting Christ. And, we must imitate their faith." - Jim Elliff, Christian Communicators Worldwide "Collectors of Spurgeonalia will be delighted to have access to this once inaccessible volume. More importantly, because of the funerary contents, it will provoke reflection on the life and ministry of a choice servant of God, which may in turn prove to be of profound assistance to us as we assess the substance, faithfulness and intensity of our own Christian life and service." - Ligon Duncan "When a book of such rare quality is republished it must be read, not just for the sake of reading it, but for the purpose of the enormous spiritual enrichment it will give to anyone who take the time to get into it's wealth of content. To read this gem will leave the reader moved to worship the source of all truth, God Himself." - Pastor Martin Holdt "Spurgeon lovers, and what Christian minister is not, will find great satisfaction in this volume. That even after his misrepresentation by his peers, Spurgeon generated such amazing response even in his death bears testimony to the power and depth of his influence. This volume shows that the power of the gospel is pervasive in every area of life and pursued with faithfulness will change the landscape of culture and Christian ministry." - Dr. Tom Nettles This extremely rare volume is an amazing triubute to a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. No one can read this and not be moved to love the Lord whom Spurgeon loved and served to the very last breath. Spurgeon Special 40% Discount SGCB Price: $15.00 (list price $25.00)Save: $10.00 |
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 click for details | | NOTES ON GALATIANS J. Gresham Machen, Edited by John H. Skilton The chief feature of this volume is that it makes available in convenient form the "Notes on Biblical Exposition" which Dr. J. Gresham Machen published in the earlier 'Christianity Today' from January 1931 to February 1933. Students at Westminster Seminary have made profitable use of these Notes on Galatians 1:1 - 3:14 by following them, with minor inconveience, through bound periodical volumes; but for many others who might greatly benefit from them, they have long been inaccessible. Here you will find a master exegete opening up important and essential meterial to help undertsand the import of the great Apoostle on this vital portion of Scripture. "Notes on Galatians is one of the hidden jewels of J Gresham Machen's outstanding contributions to Christian literature. As Galatians has again become a battleground for theological controversy over the nature of the gospel, Dr Machen's exegetical insight and theological sturdiness provide wise and careful guidance for a new generation of Bible students. Written for a previous generation it continues to speak to the contemporary one." - Dr. Sinclair Ferguson "Dr. Machen was a master at crystal clear teaching and his work on Galatians is a good model of this gift. In a day of confused and confusing teaching on this Book, Dr. Machen reminds us of the dynamic power of this Gospel of justification by faith alone in Christ alone that is opened so richly by the Apostle Paul." - Pastor Bill Shishko "Machen wrote on Galatians to inform his students and to help Sunday School teachers. It is written with delightful clarity and incidentally introduces us to what Machen did very well, teach the New Testament to students at Princeton and Westminster Seminaries. It is wonderfully lucid; a pleasure to read; a model for anyone who preaches the Bible." - Geoff Thomas "This is Machen at his best, and surely begs to be re-printed. Especially the introductory chapters are needed nowadays." - Pastor Tom Lyon "J. Gresham Machen is perhaps best known for his defense of Christianity and especially for his articulate advocacy of confessional Reformed theology. By training, however, he was a New Testament scholar and by practice he was a biblical exegete of the first order. This little work on Galatians is still useful as a witness to Machen's clear-headed insight into the nature and message of Paul's letter to the Galatians. This witness seems particularly relevant in the midst of the current confusion surrounding Paul and the doctrine of justification." - Dr. R. Scott Clark The late John H. Skilton did a great service to the church by getting this material from various places and putting it all conveniently in one place. MACHEN TRILOGY MACHEN TITLE Machen five SG COMMENTARY cmms warfield-machen jgmsg 40% Discount SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00)ORDER WITH THE J GRESHAM MACHEN SIX-PACK FROM SOLID GROUND SGCB Price: $84.00 (list price $170.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL SIX PAPERBACK VOLUMES (OVER 50% OFF) |
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 click for details | | THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS: Edited by George Offor, including Bunyan’s own Marginal Notes JOHN BUNYAN THIS IS A COMPLETE, UNABRIDGED EDITION CONTAINING THE ORIGINAL MARGINAL NOTES OF JOHN BUNYAN. Other than the Bible, there is no book written in the English language that has been published more than “The Pilgrims Progress”, by John Bunyan. We believe there are two primary reasons for this. First, the book is thoroughly and eminently Scriptural. But secondly, and just as importantly, it is profoundly practical, being a deeply experiential and spiritual account of the realities of the true Christian call, conversion, walk, opposition, and spiritual rewards, both temporal and eternal; all applied to pilgrims of various gifts and capacities. The main reason this particular edition of Pilgrims Progress was selected is because the original editor, George Offor, carefully reviewed all eight of Bunyan’s own editions being careful to produce a copy that adhered strictly to Bunyan’s own revisions of the text. But in addition, Offor was also careful to include Bunyan’s Marginal Notes. Bunyan himself provided these notes and insisted that they were one major key to understanding the text, the other being the illuminating work of The Spirit. We have made no changes to Offor’s/Bunyan’s text in this edition. May it be blessed to your soul as it has been to millions before you is our prayer. Charles H. Spurgeon loved reading and re-reading this work, claiming to have read it over 100 times! Quite often his wife read it to him in the afternoon for relaxation and meditation. He often quoted Bunyan in his sermons declaring, "Though his writings are charmingly full of poetry, yet he cannot give us his Pilgrim's Progress, that sweetest of all prose poems, without continually making us feel and say, 'Why, this man is a living Bible!' Prick him anywhere, his blood is Bibline, the very essence of the Bible flows from him. He cannot speak without quoting a text, for his very soul is full of the Word of God." George Whitefield said of this book, "It smells of the prison. It was written when the author was confined in Bedford jail. And ministers never write or preach so well as when under the cross: the Spirit of Christ and of Glory then rests upon them." John Newton added, "Of all our author's writings, there is no one perhaps so universally and deservedly admired as his Pilgrim's Progress, in which he gives a delineation of the Christian life under the idea of a journey or a pilgrimage, from the City of Destruction to the heavenly Jerusalem. In this treatise Bunyan appears not only as a writer well instructed in the mysteries of the kingdom, but a man of real genius." John Owen once went to hear John Bunyan preach. Charles II, hearing of it, asked the doctor why someone as thoroughly educated as he would want to hear a mere tinker preach. Owen replied, "May it please your Majesty, if I could possess the tinker's abilities to grip men's hearts, I would gladly give in exchange all my learning." PILGRIM'S PROGRESS FOUR-PACK CONSISTS OF - 1891 ILLUSTRATED HARDCOVER EDITION OF PILGRIM'S PROGRESS ($42.00 Value) LECTURES ON PILGRIM'S PROGRESS & THE LIFE OF BUNYAN BY CHEEVER ($30.00 Value) PILGRIM'S PROGRESS WITH MARGINAL NOTES EDITED BY GEORGE OFFOR ($18.00 Value) 1000 PIECE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS PUZZLE ($30.00 Value) pp22 bs1 bl2 dtdm fw5 pdt bfs ovt 6g 5s pp5 /18 /04 svs nhp OVST pp6 PP5 stst TT3 mg70 cwxs PP4* 24OSS BRAND NEW PRICE NEARLY 50% OFF SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $18.00)THIS BEAUTIFUL PAPERBACK EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP ORDER WITH OUR NEW 'PILGRIM'S PROGRESS' FOUR-PACK (NEARLY 70% OFF) SGCB Price: $36.00 (list price $120.00)INCLUDES THE 1891 HARDCOVER, CHEEVER'S LECTURES, OFFOR FOOTNOTED EDITION & 1000 PIECE PUZZLE |
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 click for details | | FAMOUS REFORMERS OF THE REFORMED AND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES James I. Good One of the promising tendencies in the sphere of present-day religious life, especially among the young people, is the growing interest in the study of the history of the Christian Church. "Bible and Mission Study Classes"; the combination of terms is itself highly significant; are being successfully organized and maintained by so many agencies directly and indirectly connected with the Church, that we may fairly cherish the hope that, not only among youthful converts, but also among older members in our households of faith, the zeal that is so marked and so admirable a feature of our religious activities may be increasingly tempered with that knowledge which is ever the prime requisite for the cultivation of the noblest types of character and the promotion of the best forms of service. And if truth is never more potent than when it is seen incarnated in human life, surely the study of the great Reformers of the sixteenth century, the leaders in that wondrous anabasis that brought the Church out of her medieval tutelage into the spacious liberties of the modern era, will ever be an effective means for the deepening and enriching of our conception of what Christianity is and what it may become. I therefore heartily welcome this "Mission Study Manual on the Reformation." The author's many publications in this particular field and his long experience as a professor of history in a theological seminary are a sufficient guarantee for the general excellence of his work. He has succeeded in sketching the careers and achievements of the Reformers with admirable simplicity, clearness and conciseness, and in maintaining a due proportion among the varied elements of the outline as a whole. The style is frequently brightened with picturesque and dramatic touches and with references to historic landmarks and memorials that reveal the sympathetic interest of the narrator as an eyewitness. After the approved fashion in works of this sort, each chapter is followed by a series of questions designed to bring out the salient features of the text for the purpose of a class review. As explained in the Preface, the book is adjusted to the specific purpose of stimulating popular interest in the study of the Reformation considered primarily, though not exclusively, as an evangelistic and missionary enterprise. We congratulate the author on the completion of this Manual on the eve of the four hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, and express the hope that the book may be widely useful in spreading the knowledge of the Church of that period, and by this means furthering the kingdom of our Lord and Savior in our own day. Frederick W. Loetscher. Princeton Theological Seminary, May 15, 1916. Part of FAMOUS REFORMED TRILOGY BRAND NEW TITLE SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $18.00)Order with Companion Volume FAMOUS WOMEN OF THE REFORMED CHURCH SGCB Price: $22.00 (list price $40.00)Order with FAMOUS REFORMED Trilogy SGCB Price: $34.00 (list price $70.00)Over 50% Off |
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 click for details | | WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD? A Careful and Gracious Examination of Dispensational Premillenialism R.C. REED Originally published in 1922 following World War I and then republished in 1939 at the start of World War II, Dr. Richard C. Reed, author of THE GOSPEL AS TAUGHT BY CALVIN (recently republished by Banner of Truth), carefully examines the question: WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD? CONTENTS 1) The Answer of the Premillenialists 2) The Answer of Prophecy 3) Another Answer from Prophecy 4) The Answer of the New Testament 5) The Answer of History 6) The Answer of our Standards 7) The Answer of the Hymnbook 8) The Millennium FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION The lectures that make up this little book were delivered by Rev. R.C. Reed, D.D., before the Christian Workers' Training School at Belhaven College, Jackson, MS, June 1921. Those who heard the lectures asked for their publication, and appointed the undersigned to carry into effect their wishes. The manuscript was secured from Dr. Reed, and, by the good offices of the Presbyterian Committee of Publication, they are now given to the public. We hereby commend these lectures to all seekers after truth, believing that in them they will find helpful and trustworthy guidance. J.B. Hutton, Chairman J.M. Wells Geo. H. Cornelson J.M. Vander Meulen Geo. M. Smiley ARBCA SPECIAL SALE BOOKS OF JUNE 2009 15 Brand New titles FIRE SALE $4-6 Book $5.00 Sale stst 60% Discount SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $12.00) |
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 click for details | | THE HARMONY OF THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES: In the Contrivance and Accomplishment of Man's Redemption William Bates, with New Introduction by Dr. Joel Beeke "William Bates' The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in the Contrivance and Accomplishment of Man's Redemption is in a class of books which few are writing in our day. Here is a thorough opening of the central principles of the Gospel--without the corrosive errors so often found in modern presentations of this glorious theme, and well-delivered in a way that is God-centered and God-honoring." - Dr. Robert Martin, Emmanuel Reformed Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington; Editor of Reformed Baptist Theological Review "It would be difficult to mention any single work in which the glorious plan of man's redemption is more fully and clearly exhibited, than in Dr. Bates' Harmony Of The Divine Attributes. The writer recollects with pleasure and gratitude, that when he was first led to attend with interest to theological subjects, this work fell into his hands, and was read with' profit and delight; and now, after the lapse of forty years, he has again perused it with unmingled approbation ; and he can scarcely conceive of any better method of exhibiting the doctrines of the gospel, than that which is here pursued. It is no small recommendation of this work, that it will be found well adapted to Christians of all evangelical denominations. The controversial spirit is excluded, and the precious truths of the Bible are presented in a manner which will command the approbation of all who possess a truly spiritual taste. Many doctrines, it is true, are here brought forward, which have often occasioned keen and acrimonious controversy; but in the hands of our author they have no other than a peaceful and practical bearing." - Archibald Alexander "Many of the ancient and modern divines have written of this noble argument, from whom I have received benefit in the following composure; but none, as I know, hath considered all the parts together, and presented them in one view. There still remains a rich abundance for the perpetual exercise of our spirits. The eternal word alone was able to perfect all things by once speaking. Human words are but an echo that answers the voice of God, and cannot fully express its power, nor pass so immediately through the sense to the heart, but they must be repeated. May these discourses be effectual to inflame us with the most ardent love to our Saviour, who ransomed us with the invaluable price of his own blood; and to persuade us to live for heaven, the purchase of that sacred treasure, I shall forever acknowledge the divine grace, and obtain my utmost aim." - from the Author's Preface "The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in the Redemption of Man has always been one of the most popular parts of Dr. Bates' 'works; it embraces all points essential to the gospel; exhibits the same amiable spirit as that which breathes through the whole of his writing; and is at once calculated, it is presumed, to advance the interests of religion in general, and to confirm and edify the individual Christian. Besides, a volume of this size may be procured by many, whose circumstances place the whole works beyond their reach." - William Farmer, Editor of 1815 edition TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Introduction on the Condition of Man at Creation Chapter 2 - The Fall of Man Chapter 3 - The Corruption of Human Nature Chapter 4 - The Moral Impotence of Man Chapter 5 - The Divine Wisdom in Redemption Chapter 6 - Practical Inferences from The Preceding Chapter 7 - The Causes and Unreasonableness of Unbelief Chapter 8 - The Freeness of the Divine Mercy in Redemption Chapter 9 - The Greatness of the Divine Mercy in Redemption Chapter 10 - Divine Mercy is Magnified in the Excellency of the State to which Man is Advanced in Redemption Chapter 11 - Practical Inferences from The Preceding Chapter 12 - The Justice of God in Redemption: Part One Chapter 13 - The Justice of God in Redemption: Part Two Chapter 14 - The Justice of God in Redemption: Part Three Chapter 15 - Practical Inferences from The Preceding Chapter 16 - The Holiness of God in Redemption Chapter 17 - The Perfection of the Laws of Christ Chapter 18 - The Example of Christ and the Gift of the Holy Spirit Chapter 19 - Practical Inferences from The Preceding Chapter 20 - The Power of God in Redemption: Part One Chapter 21 - The Power of God in Redemption: Part Two Chapter 22- Practical Inferences from The Preceding Chapter 23 - The Truth of God in Redemption A DOZEN REFORMED CLASSICS N3 SGPC 10S22 NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP SGCB Price: $15.00 (list price $28.00)NEARLY 50% OFF |
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 click for details | | THE INFLUENCE OF THE BIBLE In Improving the Understanding and Moral Charatcer John Matthews, author of "The Divine Purpose" "Dr. Matthews 'Letters on the Divine Purpose' have placed their author among the best standard theological writers of the present age. These articles on 'The Influence of the Bible' were first published in 1833. Sadly its circulation has been limited, but it only requires to become as well known as the other volume just mentioned, in order to make it as highly appreciated. The two books together, like the two pillars, Jachin and Boaz, in Solomon's temple, are strong and valuable supports in the temple of truth, and a fitting memorial of a man whose talents, learning, piety, and usefulness entitle him to be held in lasting remembrance." - James Wood, from the Memoir of the Author, 1864 "This work on 'The Influence of the Bible' bears the impress of the author's force and originality as a thinker. The topic speaks its own importance, and the ability with which it is treated will be its passport to public acceptance and usefulness. The Memoir prefixed is well done, and will add to the value and interest of the book, as a memorial of one of the lights of our church." - Charles Hodge, from The Biblical Repertory, 1864 "The following work on the ' Influence of the Bible on the intellectual and moral chaacter' was originally published in numbers, in the Evangelical Magazine, conducted by the late Rev. Dr. Rice. It is now, with the consent of the author, collected and published in this form, with the hope of diffusing more extensively the views which it expresses in regard to an important influence of the Sacred Scriptures. The work, it will be perceived, is written in a chaste, correct, and manly style; and the argument is one which, it is believed, has not been extensively pursued in the common books on the character and design of the Bible. So prominent, and important is what may be called the decidedly religious influence of the Bible; so direct is its aim to secure the conversion and salvation of men; that its collateral, or incidental, influences are apt to be passed by or disregarded. The ministers of religion are, from the nature of their office, accustomed to present the former influence; and there have been few who have been qualified or disposed to appreciate the latter." - Albert Barnes, 1833 from the original Preface "An able and excellent work, it comprehends a wide field. The Bible improves the understanding as it excites to self-examination, and exhibits wisdom and greatness. In morals, by the economy and industry which it teaches and enjoins, by its prohibition of intemperance, and inculcation of truth, justice and honesty, by discountenancing discontent, peevishness, and requiring and producing pious affections, meekness, forbearance, kindness, &c., by furnishing support in affliction, &c. The style of Dr. Matthews is perspicuous and neat; very readable." - The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, 1864 "Dr. Matthews was an able divine and a noble specimen of those intellectual and moral qualities which adorn human nature. He published but few works. This volume, from the character of its theme, would naturally draw forth the talents of the author, and to be appreciated, needs but to be read." - The Christian World Magazine, 1864 "The great design of the Bible is to qualify men for the life to come; yet in producing this effect, it is pleasing to know and observe the direct and powerful tendency which it possesses and exerts in qualifying them for respectability and usefulness in this life. When it is understood and received in the love of it, the character, both intellectual and moral, will be improved ; and under its influence and its guidance, those habits will be formed on which the happiness and prosperity of civil society very much depend." - John Matthews New SGCB Title for 2010 NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP - 50% Discount SGCB Price: $9.00 (list price $18.00)Order with Companion Volume THE DIVINE PURPOSE SGCB Price: $16.95 (list price $34.00)50% Discount |
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That was the need in nineteenth century France, and it is still the need today." -from the Translator's Preface Endorsements - "Sustained study of the life and ministry of the Apostle Paul over the past thirty years has convinced me that his work was utterly essential to the foundation of the church in the Apostolic era. And it is tremendous to have this old classic study of Paul by Adolphe Monod, the great French preacher of the nineteenth-century, lay out for us the importance of Paul's teaching and life. I am thrilled to recommend this old classic newly translated into English." - Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin, Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky "In this classic work entitled 'Saint Paul, Changing our World for Christ,' Adolphe Monod (1802-1856) masterfully paints a portrait of Paul with a Scripture brush showing us the apostle in the richness and fullness of his person. In this book, Monod shows himself to be a profound Pauline scholar of the highest order, setting forth the life of the great apostle as a worthy example for us learn from and follow. This insightful and challenging volume is a must read for every lover of the apostle Paul, but more importantly, every lover of Christ, whom Paul sought to imitate so closely." - Rob Ventura, Pastor, Grace Community Baptist Church, North Providence, RI; Co-author of "A Portrait of Paul" "Imagine the world had not the Apostle Paul existed. Adolphe Monod, the spearhead of the French RTveil, asks and answers this question with pertinence. The world would be incomparably poorer. Though writing in the nineteenth century, he has brought the Apostle Paul to life for our own times, and indeed for all the ages. Contrary to popular images of Paul, this chief of the Apostles was a deeply feeling person, yet also a messenger of the Gospel whose God-given courage helped lay the foundation for the church as we know it. Once again, Constance K. Walker has faithfully translated this text in a way that loses nothing of the vividness of the original. This gem of a book is historically fascinating, theologically balanced, and a compelling inspiration for us to draw closer to the God of the Apostle Paul." - William Edgar, Professor of Apologetics, Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, PA "The Christian Church in the West is in desperate need of revival. No argument there. Yet what shall we do to seek the life of Christ and allow it to reanimate our lives? Why not go back to St. Paul, whose theology became his biography? Why not return to the soul-stirring preaching of one man - a man called out by the risen Christ Himself - to guide us back to robust preaching, to fearless ministry, and to expectations that God will bless His Word, anoint our lips, save souls, transform lives, and establish His Kingdom? Why not return to a classic long due for translation and distribution for the English speaking church? Constance Walker's new translation and editing of the classic Saint Paul by Adolphe Monod, a godly 19th century French divine who was influenced so powerfully by Erskine of Scotland, is exactly what we need to be reading. You will find that the nutrients of the Gospel in Monod's work on the Apostle provide instant relief from the current, Old Christendom, feckless theological contaminants. This is powerful stuff. It is the power unto salvation. My thanks to Solid Ground and to Constance Walker for lifting this up. We need it now more than ever." - Michael A. Milton, Chancellor/CEO and The James M. Baird Jr. Professor of Pastoral Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary "Read this book! You will grow in Christ in new and different ways. You will see vividly what God's calling to you looks like. It's Constance Walker's translation and editing of Adolphe Monod's Saint Paul. Monod was 'the Voice of the [19th century French] Awakening,' and as you read you'll know why. He asks the simple but arresting question: What was it that made Paul who he was? Why was he able to accomplish so much, so deeply? Are you thinking, it must have been just the right time for the gospel? Or, he must have had an amazing gift-package? Well, you're wrong, both times. It was a terrible time for the gospel, and Paul was weak in so many ways. He said that, over and over - yet we struggle to accept it. But this book will do it for you. Then, you can look at your own calling, but not by looking at your gifts. You'll learn how the Lord delights to use you in your humanity, as he did Paul, weaknesses and all." - D. Clair Davis, Professor and Chaplain, Redeemer Seminary, Dallas, TX When James Stalker was asked by B.B. Warfield to list, in his opinion, the most helpful books on practical religion that existed he named the following: Thomas a Kempis' 'Imitation of Christ,' Richard Baxter's 'The Reformed Pastor,' Jeremy Taylor's 'Life of Christ,' John Owen's 'Holy Spirit,' and Adolphe Monod's 'Saint Paul.' J.H. Myers, the initial translator of this work, said the following about SAINT PAUL by Monod: "This book is unsurpassed in its department, in any language, for manly eloquence, thorough research, profound reflection, --a most earnest, glowing, and winning Christian spirit, united to an exact appreciation of the great Apostle's character and work,--and a wise and cautious, but bold and unflinching, application of his teachings to the times in which we live." TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketch Translator's Preface Saint Paul - Monod's Preface Rise Up, O Men of God First Discourse - HIS PRODIGIOUS WORK Second Discourse - HIS TEARFUL CHRISTIANITY Third Discourse - HIS RADICAL CONVERSION Fourth Discourse - HIS PERSONAL WEAKNESSES Fifth Discourse - HIS POWERFUL EXAMPLE Adolphe Monod (1802-1856) was a well known preacher and leader in the French Reformed Church. He was a pastor of various French congregations, including the prominent Reformed Church of Paris, and a professor at FRC Seminary, Montauban. His published sermons and essays have been widely circulated for over 150 years. 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 click for details | | THE PRAYER OF A BROKEN HEART: A Classic Exposition of Psalm 51 Robert Candlish (1806-1873) In this precious, but little known book, Robert Candlish (1806-1873) a beloved and gifted Scottish preacher, expounds and applies the great Penitential Psalm of David. As long as we find ourselves alive in this world of sin and misery, and experience the daily battle with the world, the flesh and the devil, this psalm will minister to the child of God. Candlish, although a scholar, approaches this portion of Scripture as a child. His words came from his heart and they thus speak to the heart. We have included the first couple paragraphs of all four messages below so that you can taste and see for yourself. It is good to the last drop. Spurgeon said of him, ""A man hardly needs anything beyond Candlish. He is devout, candid, prudent and forcible" Dr. Robert Paul Martin added, "Psalm 51 needs to be familiar ground for every pilgrim to Zion. David's confession of his sin and prayer for divine grace is exemplary in its scope and pointedness. Many are the occasions when we need to pray as he did. Robert Candlish has given us a helpful exposition of this psalm which not only informs our understanding but prods us to imitate David's repentance in those seasons when we should deal honestly with God concerning our sins." Dr. Mike Renihan said, "Take up and read to improve your soul. As Candlish wrote, 'You will be getting more and more of an insight into God's marvelous grace and love, and proving more and more thoroughly the blessedness of a full, as well as a free, forgiveness; of complete reconciliation; of perfect peace.' You will not be sorry for the investment of your precious time." TABLE OF CONTENTS I. The Prayer Of A Broken Heart - Confession of Sin: Psalm 51:1-6 The Psalm opens with an abrupt and impulsive appeal. It is the psalmist's ordinary way; to begin with an outburst of feeling; and then go on to explain more leisurely the experience which led up to it. So is it here. His cry is for mercy; "God be merciful to me a sinner." And it is a cry altogether self-abandoning and self-despairing. It is a simple casting of himself, sinner as he is, upon God. It is upon God, "according to his loving kindness, according to the multitude of his tender mercies," that he casts himself. The rich, and large, and bountiful grace of God is his only stay. He appeals to it in terms expressive of the most emphatic fullness of contrite conviction and believing confidence:"Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions." Two unequivocal signs of grace follow; a desire to be thoroughly washed and cleansed, "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin,"and a willingness to appear before God, for that end, without concealment and without guile, "I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me." These are the two features in respect of which the "godly sorrow which worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of" differs from "the sorrow of the world which worketh death" (2 Cor. 7:10); the desire to be thoroughly cleansed, and the owning of all sin. And they are the distinguishing features of this case; the case of one deeply, deplorably, fallen in sin; but yet hopeful. For deep and deplorable as his fall has been, his faith does not fail. II. The Prayer Of A Broken Heart - Supplication for Full Cleansing: Psalm 51:7-12 The particular pleading with God,--in detail, as it were,--in the verses on the consideration of which I now enter, fitly follows the penitent's profound and searching investigation of his own sin. There is an obvious difference between the prayer that precedes, and this which follows, that confession. The prayer which goes before is, as I have said, quite vague and general. The prayer which comes after is special, pointed, and precise. When my sin finds me out; when the cock crows; when I hear the voice "Thou art the man;" the shock of the sudden discovery to me of my guilt, under the eye of Jesus, "turning and looking on me," moves me to tears and prayer. It is prayer; perhaps for the first time truly prayer. It is the abrupt cry,"Lord save me; I perish." Blessed be God, even that is enough. But there comes a closer dealing with my soul; which I welcome and improve. And I turn from that soul-exercise again to God. I plead with him more in detail, about my case. And my detailed pleading, in renewed prayer, corresponds to the detailed penetential exercise out of which it arises and proceeds. III. The Prayer Of A Broken Heart - Its Purpose Of Reparation: Psalm 51:13-15 The conclusion of the Psalmist's inward penitential exercise of soul brings forward its connection with the outer world. He has been confessing his sin, without reserve or guile. He has been seeking a thorough cure for a deep disease. He has been considering his case in all the views of it which a spiritually awakened conscience can suggest. His sin is ever before him; as now really painful and offensive to himself. It is seen in the light of the glory of God; his glory as--first, the sovereign Lord; secondly, the Holy One; and thirdly, the righteous Judge. Sin is rebellion against his sovereignty. It is loathsome in his sight. It is righteously judged and condemned. Nor is this all. In its source and essence, this sin is original; birth-born; natural; inherent in the fallen constitution which he inherits. In all these views of it, he is enabled to pray for deliverance. He asks to be purged, cleansed, quickened. And now, with the restored joy of God's salvation, giving me the confidence of being upheld by a free spirit, I ask if anything can be done by me; if anything lies before me; that may prove my penitence for the past, and occupy my recovered strength of joy and liberty for service now? My own case might well engross, and must engross, my attention when I first awaken to a sense of what it really is; a case all but desperate; critical for weal or woe; and that forever. But having spread out my case before God; and accepted his manner of dealing with it; I may now look more abroad. I have leisure now to think, in my new character, of the claims of my fellow men (ver. 13-15); and of my God (ver. 16, 17); and of his church (ver. 18, 19). IV. The Prayer Of A Broken Heart - Its Present Sacrifice And Final Prospect: Psalm 51:16-19 The first impulse of the restored penitent, when the case as between him and his God is settled, is to go forth from his closet, the secret place of his God,--where the covenant of peace through atoning blood has been ratified as a personal transaction,--and tell what great things the Lord has done. That should and must be your immediate instinct. Many motives may prompt such action. You long to give vent to your emotions; and it is a relief to you to impart to others your sorrows and your joys; your late dismal fears, and your present blessed hopes. There is pleasure also in the communication of good tidings. And surely there is an earnest and eager desire to save the lost. For you cannot, if you are yourselves taken from the horrible pit, look with indifference on the state of your companions who are still sinking unconsciously in its miry clay. 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 click for details | | FAREWELL SERMONS: Addresses from Some of the Most Eminent Nonconformist Ministers of the Great Ejection of 1662 Richard Baxter, Thomas Manton, Thomas Watson, Thomas Brooks, Joseph Caryl, William Jenkyn, William Bates and Eleven More GREAT NEWS! SOLID GROUND Has Published a New Edition of "FAREWELL SERMONS: Addresses from Some of the Most Eminent Nonconformist Ministers of the Great Ejection of 1662 The following paragraphs from Original Preface will explain the power in this volume: "Most of the sermons contained in this collection were delivered on the twenty-fourth of August, in the year 1662. On that day the act requiring a perfect conformity to the book of Common Prayer, and to the rites and ceremonies of the church took place: the effect of which enactment was the silencing of nearly two thousand five hundred ministers, the death of three thousand nonconformists, and the ruin of sixty thousand families. Such was the result of the restoration of Charles the Second of infamous memory. To ascertain the spirit which actuated the ejected ministers, it is sufficient to refer to the following selection of their farewell sermons, which were delivered at the very moment they were agonizing under the fangs of persecution, but which discover nothing but a combination of christian graces. Bishop Burnet admits that 'many of them were distinguished by their abilities and their zeal '; and the celebrated Locke has remarked, 'Bartholomew-day was fatal to our church and religion, by throwing out a very great number of worthy, learned, pious and orthodox divines.'" C.H. Spurgeon said, "Those great preachers whose names we remember, were men who counted nothing their own: they were driven out from their benefices, because they could not conform to the Established Church, and they gave up all they had willingly to the Lord. They were hunted from place to place, they wandered here and there to preach the gospel to a few. Those were foul times; but they promised they would walk the road fair or foul, and they did walk it knee-deep in mud; and they would have walked it if it had been kinee-deep in blood too. But now we are all little men, there is scarce a man alive now upon this earth." John Bunyan, who spent 12 years in Bedford jail for his Nonconformity, said, "I fought till my sword did cleave to my right hand; and then they were joined together, as if a sword grew out of my arm; and when the blood ran through my fingers, then I fought with most courage." Iain Murray wrote, "John Stoughton has described the Sunday upon which most of the Farewell Sermons were preached: 'No Sunday in England ever resembled exactly that which fell on the 17th of August, 1662, one week before the feast of St Bartholomew. There have been "mourning, lamentation, and woe," in particular parish churches when death, persecution, or some other cause has broken pastoral ties, and severed from loving congregations their spiritual guides; but for many hundreds of ministers on the same day to be uttering farewells is an unparalleled circumstance. In after years, Puritan fathers and mothers related to their children the story of assembled crowds, of aisles, standing-places and stairs, filled to suffocation, of people clinging to open windows like swarms of bees, of overflowing throngs in churchyards and streets, of deep silence or stifled sobs, as the flock gazed on the shepherd - "sorrowing most of all that they should see his face no more." ' It is well for us to bear such a background in mind as we read the following pages. The atmosphere of that day was electric and charged with emotion; the popular discontent was great and strong guards stood ready in London, but these sermons seem far removed from all that. There is a calmness, and unction and a lack of invective. Great though their sorrow was for their flocks and for their nation, they had a message to preach which was more than equal to the strain of the crisis. An eternal God, an Ever-Living Saviour and a glorious hope of heaven, carried them through this heaviest trial." Don Kistler, founder of Northampton Press, said the following about this volume: "This is a precious volume, because it is the last sermon many of these Puritan pastors preached to their congregations before they were forced out of their pulpits. Yet you will not find any bitterness or acrimony in their sermons. Instead, they do what they had done every other Lord's Day: They preached the glories of Christ. First published in 2 volumes in the 1600's, then retypeset in 1816 in a single volume, and then published again in 1992, this wonderful collection of Puritan sermons is now available once again. Who knows when it might be available after this edition is gone? Do not miss this opportunity to have this marvelous work. You will be the richer for it. Also, this will likely be your only chance to read sermons by some of the lesser-known, but not lesser-important men represented here, such as Lazarus Seaman, Thomas Lye, George Evanke, and Thomas Jacomb. Solid Ground is to be commended for choosing to reprint this work. Now commend them yourself by purchasing it!" Ray Rhodes, founder of Nourished in the Word Ministries just added: "If writing makes a man more precise in his communication then writing under persecution further clarifies the message. Some of history's richest sermons have been preached and books written when the author was under either the threat or the actual fires of suffering. The authors of these "Farewell Sermons" are some of the brightest lights in all of Puritan history. Each word, sentence, and paragraph hits the target. Words cannot be wasted when life hangs in the balance. Do you want your character strengthend and your faith deepened? Read these sermons that have been washed by the tears of those who were persecuted for righteousness sake." Robert Paul Martin, author of 'A Guide to the Puritans' wrote - "Simply one of the finest volumes ever published. The farewell sermons of great Puritan preachers. What more could we ask?" CONTENTS OF THIS INCREDIBLE VOLUME 1- Edmund Calamy - Sermon from 2nd Samuel 24:14 "Let us Fall into the Hand of the Lord" 2- Thomas Manton - Sermon from Hebrews 12:1 - "The people of God that have such a multitude of examples of holy men and women set before them, should prepare themselves to run the spiritual race with more patience and cheerfulness." 3- Joseph Caryl - Sermon from Revelation 3:4 - "In which encouragement I told you we might consider two things, or take it into two parts. First, " That they should walk with Christ." Secondly, " They should walk in white." 4- Thomas Case - Sermon on Revelation 2:5 - "CHRIST here prescribes precious physic for the healing of this languishing church of Ephesus; it is compounded of a threefold ingredient: 1. Self-reflection, " Remember from," &c. 2. Holy contrition and humiliation before the Lord, " Repent." 3. Thorough reformation, " Do thy first works." 5- William Jenkyn - Morning Sermon on Hebrews 11:38 - "The apostle in this excellent chapter, (that by some is deservedly called a little book of martyrs) discovers the triumph of faith, or victory against all difficulty we meet with." 6- William Jenkyn - Afternoon Sermon on Exodus 3:2-5 - "First then, for explanation, I shall here endeavour to open these two things to you: first, what it is for a place to be holy, or wherein the nature of the holiness of the places consists ; secondly, what that is, that is the foundation or cause of the holiness of places; and both these must in our discourse, and likewise apprehension, be accurately distinguished." 7- Richard Baxter - Sermon on Colossians 2:6,7 - "Omitting the division, and in part the opening of the words, the observation is ; - " That those that have received Christ Jesus the Lord, must accordingly be rooted, built Up in him, and established in the faith; and walk in him as they have been taught, and abound therein with thanksgiving." 8- Thomas Jacombe - Morning Sermon on John 8:29 - The observation I intend to speak to, shall be this: They that please God, and endeavour always to do the things that please God, such God will be with; such the Father will not leave alone; especially in times of suffering and trouble, for I will bring it to that case. 9- Thomas Jacombe - Afternoon Sermon on John 8:29 - Let me endeavour to prevail with every one of you, so to carry yourselves in your several places and capacities, that whatever you do, you may please God. 10- William Bates - Morning Sermon on Hebrews 12:20,21 - Now in these two verses he sums up, by way of recapitulation, all that which he had discoursed of at large, and in them you may observe these two things. 1. A description of God, to whom he addresses this prayer: The God of Peace. 2. The substance of the prayer itself. 11- William Bates - Afternoon Sermon on Hebrews 12:20,21 - It follows " that great Shepherd of the sheep." For the opening of this, 1. We will consider the title of Christ. 2. The person for whom this title relates. 12- Thomas Watson - Morning Sermon on John 13:34 - Doctrine. Christians ought to make conscience of this duty of loving one another. Confident I am, we shall never see religion thrive in the world, until we see this grace of love flourish in the heart of christians. 13- Thomas Watson - Afternoon Sermon on 2 Corinthians 7:1 - It is the title that I intend now, by the help of God, to insist upon, that sweet parenthesis in the text, "dearly beloved," wherein you have the apostle breathing forth his affections unto this people. He speaks now as a pastor, and he speaks to them as his spiritual children. 14- Thomas Watson - Farewell Sermon on Isaiah 3:10,11 - This text is like Israel's pillar or cloud; it hath a light side, and a dark side: it hath a light side unto the godly, "Say unto the righteous, it shall be well with him;" and it hath a dark side unto the wicked, "Woe unto the wicked, it shall be ill with him." Both you see are rewarded, righteous and wicked; but here is a vast difference, the one hath a reward of mercy, the other a reward of j ustice. 15- Thomas Lye - First Sermon on Philippians 4:1 - I shall without any more ado enter upon the text; in which you have two things considerable. A most melting compellation, and a most serious exhortation. 1. A melting compellation, "my brethren, dearly beloved," &c. 2. A serious exhortation; and in it first, the matter of the duty, stand, and stand it out, and stand fast. Secondly, the manner. First, so stand, so as you have stood, stand fast. Second, in the Lord; stand so, and stand in the Lord, in the Lord's strength, and in the Lord's cause. 16- Thomas Lye - Second Sermon on Philippians 4:1 - "It is the grand and indispepsable duty of all sincere saints, in the most black and shaking seasons, to stand fast fixed and stedfast in the Lord." 17- Matthew Mead - Sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:3 - Being therefore now to part, I thought to go to the top of the mount, and leave with you grace and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ. In which words there are two generals. 1. A double blessing desired: Grace and Peace 2. A double spring discovered: that is the Father and the Son, God and Christ. 18- Matthew Newcomen - Sermon on Revelation 3:3 - There are three doctrines obvious in the text; Doctrine 1. That it is the duty of christians, to remember those truths that they have heard and received. Doctrine 2. That it is the duty of christians to hold fast the truth that they have heard and received. Doctrine 3. That continued repentance is the duty of christians, as well as initial repentance. Remember therefore how thou hast received, and heard, and hold fast and repent. 19- Thomas Brooks - Sermon on Questions Asked and Answered followed by 27 Legacies that Brooks Left to his Beloved People 20- John Collins - Sermon on Jude 3 - These words contain two parts. 1. A duty exhorted to. 2. The manner of the management of duty. The duty exhorted to, is, to retain the faith delivered to the saints. The manner of its management is, that we should earnestly contend to keep it. 21- Edmund Calamy - Sermons 1 Samuel 4:13 - I shall gather two observations from the words. 1. That when the ark of God is in danger of being lost, the people of God have thoughtful heads and trembling hearts. 2. That a true child of God is more troubled, and more solicitous what shall become of the ark, than what shall become of wife and children or estate. 22- John Gaspine - Sermon on Luke 12:32 - The text contains that exhortation of Christ, wherein he exhorts them to undauntedness and resolution in the ways of God. " Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." The words may be divided into these two parts. First, Here is an exhortation: "Fear not, little flock." Secondly, The reason of this exhortation: "for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." 23- Lazarus Seaman - Sermon on Hebrews 13:20,21 - In which words, there are two two things considerable. 1. The matter of the apostle's prayer. 2. The grounds, which he doth insinuate for audience. 24- George Evanke - Sermon on Matthew 26:39 - Doct. A gracious soul will endeavour the crossing his own will, when be sees that it crosses God's. 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 click for details | | THEOLOGY AS A LIFE: Theological Discourses from the Heart of J.H. Thornwell James H. Thornwell This volume contains 13 Discourses covering a great variety of theological subjects from the heart of a leading Southern Presbyterian Theologian from the 19th century. Thornwell lived from 1812-1862 and was an American Presbyterian preacher and religious writer. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, in a letter to his wife dated August 15, 1859, wrote the following about hearing Thornwell preach: "Last night I enjoyed what I have long desired -- listening to a sermon from the Rev. Dr. Thornwell, of South Carolina. He opened with introduction, setting forth the encouragements and discouragements under which he spoke. Among the encouragements, he stated that the good effected here would be widely disseminated, as there were visitors from every Southern State. Following the example of the apostle Paul, he observed that whilst he felt an interest in all, yet he felt a special interest in those from his own State. He spoke of the educated and accomplished audience it was his privilege to address. After concluding his introductory remarks, he took his text from Genesis, seventeenth chapter, seventh verse, which he presented in a bold, profound, and to me original manner. I felt what a privilege it was to listen to such an exposition of God's truth. He showed that in Adam's fall we have raised from the position of servants to that of children of God. He gave a brief account of his own difficulties when a college student, in comprehending his relation to God. He represented man as a redeemed being at the day of judgment, standing nearest to the throne, the angels being farther removed. And why? Because his Brother is sitting upon the throne he is a nearer relation to Christ than the angels. And his being the righteousness of God himself. I don't recollect having ever before felt such love to God. I was rather surprised at seeing so much grace and gesture in Dr. Thornwell. I hope and pray much good will result from this great exposition of Bible truth." Joseph Addison Alexander, himself a wonderful example of pulpit eloquence, heard the sermon "The Sacrifice of Christ, the Type and Model of Missionary Effort" delivered, and pronounced it 'as fine a specimen of Demosthenian eloquence as he had ever heard from the pulpit, and that it realized his idea of what preaching should be." J.W. Alexander once wrote the following of one of Thornwell's sermons, "His sermon was a model of what is rare, viz.: burning hot argument, logic in ignition, and glowing more and more to the end." Henry Ward Beecher, the famous Northern liberal minister, wrote after Thornwell's death, "By common fame, Dr. Thornwell was the most brilliant minister in the Old School Presbyterian Church, and the most brilliant debater in the General Assembly. This reputation he early gained and never lost. Whenever he was present in the Assembly, he was always the first person pointed out to a stranger." Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said of him, ""Thornwell (1812-1862) was one of the greatest preachers that America has ever produced. Here, I think, we have the perfect combination of brilliance of intellect and profound theological and philosophical knowledge, together with pulpit eloquence of the highest order." Discourse 1 - Outline of the Covenant of Grace Discourse 2 - Theology as a Life in Individuals and in the Church Discourse 3 - The Necessity and Nature of Christianity: Acts 17:16-34 Discourse 4 - Election and Reprobation: Defined and Defended from Scripture Discourse 5 - The Necessity of the Atonement: Romans 1:16 Discourse 6 - The Priesthood of Christ: Hebrews 5:5,6 Discourse 7 - Christ Tempted as the Second Adam: Matthew 4; Mark 1; Luke 4 Discourse 8 - The Gospel, God's Power and Wisdom: 1 Corinthians 1:22-24 Discourse 9 - The Personality of the Holy Ghost: Acts 19:2 Discourse 10 - The Nature of Salvation: John 3:17 Discourse 11 - Antinomianism: Defined and Explained Discourse 12 - Christian Effort: Philippians 1:27 Discourse 13 - The Sacrifice of Christ, the Type and Model of Missionary Effort: John 10:17,18 Born in Marlboro District, South Carolina, on December 9, 1812; Thornwell graduated from South Carolina College at nineteen, studied briefly at Harvard, then entered the Presbyterian ministry. 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 click for details | | A COMPLETE BODY OF DIVINITY: Sermons Upon the Westminster Shorter Catechism THOMAS WATSON, with a Preface and Appendix by C.H. Spurgeon In 1878 Charles H. Spurgeon wrote a Preface to his publication of a new revised edition of Watson's 'Body of Divinity', which he introduced with these words: "Thomas Watson's BODY OF PRACTICAL DIVINITY is one of the most precious and peerless works of the Puritans; and those best acquainted with it prize it most. Watson was one of the most concise, racy, illustrative, and suggestive of those eminent divines who made the Puritan age the Augustan period of evangelical literature. There is a happy union of sound doctrine, heart-searching experience and practical wisdom throughout all his works, and his BODY OF DIVINITY is, beyond all the rest, useful to the student and the minister." Spurgeon later informs us that the primary purpose of the new edition of this classic work was for the benefit of the students in The Pastor's College. He then tells us that Rev. George Rogers, principal of the Pastor's College, carefully superintended the issue of this edition, and in a note written to Spurgeon said: "I know of no work with so much sermon matter within the same compass. In Howe, and Charnock, and Owen, we must often read much before we are tempted to close the book and think out a whole sermon, but Watson teaches us to make short work of it. The whole may be utilized. On this account it would be, I think, of great value to all our students who have pastorates. It is for their benefit, I suppose, you wished the reprint. All editions extant which we have seen, abound in errors and imperfections. These have been rectified, not entirely we fear, but in a degree as nearly approaching to accuracy as in a revision of another's composition could be expected. No alteration of sentiment has been made, but every shade of the author's meaning has been scrupulously retained." "This book, first published after Watson's death in 1692, was his magnum opus and became his most famous work. Following the question and answer format of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, it offers 176 sermons on the essential teachings of Christianity. It shows the author's deep understanding of spiritual truths and his ability to make them clear to anyone. Unlike most other systematic theologies, it weds knowledge and piety together, and can be used effectively in daily devotions." - Dr. Joel Beeke A unique feature of this edition is the inclusion of Spurgeon's APPENDIX ON BAPTISM which is placed at the end of the Watson's work. Spurgeon explained the reason for the Appendix in the closing words of his Preface: "As it would be most uncandid to suppress any part of an author's opinion, the chapter on Infant Baptism remains as it came from his pen; but our conscience could not allow us to issue it without inserting a statement of our own views as an Appendix. We trust this method will commend itself to all; we knew not what fairer and more honest course to pursue." This is the COMPLETE Body of Divinity by Watson as it covers all the material in the Shorter Catechism. In more recent times Banner of Truth has published his work and entitled his exposition of the first 38 questions of the catechism The Body of Divinity, and then his two other sections have been published under the titles The Ten Commandments and The Lord's Prayer. This one volume contains the complete contents of all three of those volumes and puts them conveniently in one book. THOMAS WATSON (1620-1686) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was known for being a hard student. He was a man of considerable learning, a popular but judicious preacher, and eminent in the gift of prayer. He is one of the most popular of all the English Puritans and, certainly one of the most readable. While the volume republished here was his most popular work he also wrote several others that have been reprinted time and time again, such as, Heaven Taken by Storm, The Godly Man's Picture, The Beatitudes, All Things for Good and The Doctrine of Repentance. TWCHS SGPC NPT TG16 NEW6 SWTM G317 bs1 STT tdm 2TR 10/3 SG TOP ps6 WP5 tw5 fw5 bl2o bfs ovt sww hc7 sghc lbc bdt bds aog mds mg68 lvs svs 2o l3 svx t10 bfss 319 12s twpb mebl dsfc TWSP sg6 XLVL SGHC* NOW AVAILABLE - NEARLY 55% Off SGCB Price: $38.00 (list price $80.00)This is a 668 Page Large Hardcover Version ORDER WITH 'SPURGEON'S DEVOTIONAL BIBLE' AND SAVE EVEN MORE SGCB Price: $75.00 (list price $165.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH TITLES |
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 click for details | | STUDIES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: Classic Essays to Show the Perpetuity of the Old Testament as a Living Book for All Ages Austin Phelps, author of 'The Still Hour' Austin Phelps (1820-1890) was a congregational minister, a professor of sacred rhetoric and homiletics, and later a president of Andover Theological Seminary. He wrote several books which were widely read, but none as much as "The Still Hour." Some of the subjects covered are quite unique, such as "Absence of God, in Prayer", "Unhallowed Prayer", "Distrust in Prayer", "Indolence in Prayer" and "Idolatry in Prayer." This is a book that will both convict and encourage. It is perfect alike for the new believer and the aged saint who has walked with Christ for decades. "Comforting, convicting, and correcting, Phelps's 'Still Hour' is the best short book a Christian can read to stir up his or her sluggish soul and lay hold of God afresh by means of biblical, heartfelt prayer." --Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary What is said about THE STILL HOUR deserves to be said about STUDIES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. The opening essay on "The Prophet of the Broken Heart" and the closing chapter on "Christ the Centre of Biblical Thought" are truly worth the price of the book, but all of the other 22 chapters are soul-stirring and heart-warming as well. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. The Prophet of the Broken Heart - Jeremiah 9:1 II. God works with Minorities who are working for Him - 2 Chronicles 20:15,17 III. A Model of Prayer in Emergencies - 2 Chronicles 14:11 IV. An Ancient Revival of Religion - 2 Chronicles 15:8,9,12-15 V. Christian Alliances with Wicked Men - 2 Chronicles 19:2 VI. Honoring God's House - 2 Chronicles 24:4,5,13 VII. Presumption in the Worship of God - 2 Chronicles 26:16-20 VIII. Fidelity to the Religion of a Godly Ancestry - 2 Chronicles 17:3-5 IX. The Lost Son of a Godly Father - 2 Chronicles 28:19,22,23,25 X. The Godly Son of an Ungodly Father - 2 Chronicles 29:1,2; 31:20,21 XI. The Prodigal Son of Godly Parents - 2 Chronicles 33:12,13 XII. The Twin Serpents - Genesis 4:8-13 XIII. Avowed Enemies of Religion - 2 Chronicles 32:9-16 XIV. A Talk with Young People about Josiah - 2 Chronicles 34:1-3 XV. An Ancient Model of Youthful Temperance - Daniel 1:8 XVI. The Lost Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:14,20,21 XVII. Good Men who are not Churchmen - Jeremiah 35:18,19 XVIII. Intertwining of God's Plans with the Plans of Men - Jeremiah 52:8-11 XIX. The Kingdoms that die, and the Kingdom that lives - Daniel 2:44,45 XX. Fruitless Convictions of Sin - Daniel 5:1,5,6,25-28,30 XXI. The Men in the Fire - Daniel 3:16-18 XXII. The Man in the Lions' Den - Daniel 6:21-23 XXIII. The Fulfillment of Prophecy in the Career of Cyrus - 2 Chronicles 36:22,23 XXIV. Christ the Centre of Biblical Thought - Daniel 7:13,14 In the Author's Introductory Note he explains the reason for publishing this work: "These studies of the Old Testament were originally published in one of our most widely-circulated religious papers. So many persons have expressed a wish for them in a more permanent form, that they are now gathered into this volume. Slight changes have been made, -- a change in the order of topics, an occasional enlargement or alteration of paragraphs, and a few corrections. If the volume serves to illustrate, in any degree, how ancient and neglected Scriptures may be revived in the popular interest, and thus to show the perpetuity of the Old Testament as a living book for all ages, the object of this republication will be accomplished." - Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. - Oct. 1, 1878. PHELPS TRILOGY NEW6 PBS PHTR not32 NOW AVAILABLE - NEW TITLE DISCOUNT PRICE SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $28.00)Nearly 50% Discount for this Outstanding Title ORDER OUR SECOND OLD TESTAMENT TRILOGY (50% off) SGCB Price: $37.50 (list price $75.00)IN ADDITION TO THIS TITLE IT INCLUDES 'PREACHING CHRIST IN ALL OF SCRIPTURE' (by Clowney) and 'BIBLICAL TYPOLOGY' (by Poythress) |
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 click for details | | LUCILE: Take & Read - A Classic Defense of Holy Scripture Adolphe Monod, with New Translation by Constance K. Walker, Editor "Another gripping book by Adolphe Monod, a wise, godly French Reformed pastor and theologian---this time on the inspiration of Scripture (and much more) through a fascinating dialog between a seasoned believer and an inquiring seeker. You will thoroughly enjoy reading it whether you are a believer or an inquirer." --- Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary "Lucile was certainly a powerful apologetic at the time it was written. In June of 1842, just after it was published, Baroness de Clarac wrote to AdFle Babut, Monod's sister, the following comment: 'Since the fall, as I have been reading Mr. Adolphe Monod's book on reading the Bible, I have had the greatest desire to express my enthusiasm for its contents, and to express my gratitude for its effect on me. Never had I seen so clearly the necessity, the obligation on us to read the Bible assiduously . . . for in it I found that by conforming to its pressing injunctions, I discovered consolations and lights I had never had hitherto.' Why should this book not affect us the same way today?" - Dr. William Edgar, from the Foreword "Lucile is a masterful work of popular apologetics told as charming personal fiction. The underlying story, however, is true. All of the characters are persons known to Monod and still alive at the time of writing. Monod initially wondered whether the format of dialog and correspondence would please his readers. Even when Lucile was complete he was doubtful of its quality, especially in the second part. To his great astonishment, it was not only one of two winning entries in the contest; it soon became immensely popular. Stunned by the acclaim it received, he did additional editing, which was included in later editions. Lucile went through one printing after another and was translated into English plus at least seven other languages. It was still popular more than forty years later and remains a classic work." - Constance Walker, editor and translator Lucile is an impassioned plea for every Christian to read the Bible while prayerfully relying on the Holy Spirit to interpret it and apply it in their life. While this hardly sounds radical today, in nineteenth-century France, with its large Roman Catholic majority, it was decidedly radical. Yet even today, how many of us, Protestant or Catholic, truly read our Bibles with the eagerness, prayer, and delight that it merits? How many of us treat it with appropriate awe and respect.? Lucile, ou la Lecture de la Bible was written in 1841 for a contest sponsored by the Religious Book Society of Toulouse. The first part of each entry was to be a brief defense of Scripture's authority as the Word of God. The second part was to argue for the right—indeed, the responsibility—of all believers to read the Bible for themselves. Lucile is a masterful work of popular apologetics conveyed through charming personal fiction. The underlying story, however, is true. All of the characters are persons known to Monod and still alive at the time of writing. Monod initially wondered whether the format of dialog and correspondence would please his readers. Even when Lucile was complete he was doubtful of its quality, especially in the second part. To his great astonishment, it was not only one of two winning entries in the contest, it soon became immensely popular. Stunned by the acclaim it received, he did additional editing, which was included in later editions. This is Monod's most unusual work, and it has become a classic in the apologetics of Scripture. It went through one printing after another in France and Switzerland and was translated into at least eight languages, retaining its popularity for decades. It has much to say today for anyone wanting to be more firmly convinced of the Bible's authenticity as divine revelation. Beyond that, it gives its readers a fresh glimpse of the riches contained in God's Word when it is read in prayerful, humble reliance on the Holy Spirit to illumine its pages so that its message penetrates hearts and changes lives. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: A PLEA FOR HELP Letter 1 Is It True Letter 2 Yes! We Can Discuss It * Part One: THE BIBLE'S INSPIRATION Objections to Divine Revelation In Defense of Prophecy * Part Two: THE BIBLE'S INTERPRETATION Letter 1 Send me a Bible Letter 2 Not Yet Letter 3 My Heart Longs for It Letter 4 Trust the Church Letter 5 Mr. Mercier Letter 6 Write if You Must Letter 7 Please Tell Me Why Letter 8 One Man's Journey Letter 9 My Scruples Letter 10 Answers on Reasoning Letter 11 Answers on Tradition Letter 12 Answers from Scripture Letter 13 The Bible for All Letter 14 Interpreted by the Holy Spirit Letter 15 New Concerns Letter 16 Individual Salvation Letter 17 How Lovely! Letter 18 No Danger Letter 19 New Life! ALL THE OTHER FIVE MONOD TITLES THAT MAKE UP THE SIX-PACK (1) LIVING IN THE HOPE OF GLORY: Monod's Farewell, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2019) "Monod's dying testimony is instructing, enriching, inspiring." - RICK PHILLIPS (2) AN UNDIVIDED LOVE, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2009) "With unequaled passion and clarity he brings the unassuming listener not merely to the foot of the cross, but to Jesus himself." - WILLIAM EDGAR (3) JESUS TEMPTED IN THE WILDERNESS, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2010) "A masterpiece, bringing together profound comfort, realistic understanding, practical wisdom, and heavenly glory." - JOEL BEEKE (4) WOMAN, HER MISSION & HER LIFE, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2011) "You will wonder how any man could be so astute, so tender, so frank, and so inspiring in speaking to his Christian sisters." - REBECCA CLOWNEY JONES (5) SAINT PAUL, Adolphe Monod (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2012) "It is tremendous to have this classic study of Paul lay out for us the importance of Paul's teaching and life." - MICHAEL A. G. HAYKIN Adolphe Monod (1802-1856) was from a Swiss family prominent in the French Reformed Church. Though descended from protestant ministers, he struggled for many years before coming to a personal faith in Jesus Christ. After entering the ministry, he joined the pastoral staff of the Reformed Church in Lyon, where his strong gospel-centered preaching soon drew opposition and led to his dismissal. Staying on in Lyon, he founded an independent evangelical congregation that grew rapidly. He then spent a decade teaching at the national church's seminary in Montauban and another decade as a pastor in the Reformed Church in Paris. The vibrant clarity and warmth of his preaching made him a leader in the evangelical church of his day, with his sermons and books widely published during his lifetime. Those facts, however, fail to capture the spirit of the man. His was a strong and passionate faith, in part because of his early spiritual struggles. He was also a man of deep integrity, a keen mind, and a caring, pastoral heart. All of these qualities were augmented and set off by his natural gift for speaking. Yet even as his renown grew, Adolphe Monod remained a truly humble man. A week before his death he said, "I have a Savior! He has freely saved me through his shed blood, and I want it to be known that I lean uniquely on that poured out blood. All my righteous acts, all my works which have been praised, all my preaching that has been appreciated and sought after—all that is in my eyes only filthy rags." AM6 Smw NOW AVAILABLE TO SHIP SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00)ORDER A COMPLETE SET OF ADOLPHE MONOD TITLES (SIX TITLES) SGCB Price: $48.00 (list price $100.00)THIS SIX-PACK INCLUDES ALL OUR MONOD TITLES |
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For the genuine Christian, here is devotional writing at its best: warmly Christ-centered, eminently practical, personally searching. I commend it highly for private and family worship." - Joel Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI TASTE A SAMPLE OF HAWKER'S 'REFLECTIONS' WHICH CLOSE EVERY CHAPTER IN THE BIBLE On Exodus 15 - "Reader! In the contemplation of this deliverance to Israel, shall not you and I, while we consider it as a type of a far greater deliverance from sin and everlasting death, call upon our souls to join in the celebration of God's mercies? I would say to the drowsy faculties of my heart, Awake, awake, utter a song. Did the Lord bring his people out of Egyptian bondage, and did Israel sing his mercies at the Red sea, and shall not I, whom he hath brought out of nature's darkness, and out of the bondage of sin and Satan, shout alike the Salvation of the Lord! Oh! thou blessed and only Potentate, King of Kings, and Lord of Lord's: thou infinite and eternal Jehovah, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: fain would my awakened soul look up to thee, under each and all of those glorious distinctions of person, and power, and praise thee with unfeigned lips. Thou hast indeed, as thou didst to Israel of old, brought me out of the iron furnace, out of the horrible pit, the mire, and the clay, and hast set my feet upon a rock and established my goings: hast put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: so that many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. But blessed Lord! Oh grant me faith, and grace, in full exercise, that in all the after stages of a wilderness dispensation, whether in the sweet enjoyment of Palm trees at Elim, or the bitter waters of affliction at Marah, I may still by living upon thee and thy fulness, be never cast down in unbelief, and repining in the emptiness, or unsatisfying nature, of all creature enjoyments. Oh! lead me on to Canaan: and till the happy hour shall come when I shall have done with all things here below, enable me by faith, amidst all changing providences, to live upon an unchangeable God. Let faith give me a present enjoyment of the good things to come. Let me see Jesus in everything; and his wisdom, and love, and faithfulness, mingled with every dispensation. And let my experience resemble his of old, who thus expressed himself: For this cause we faint not: while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal." On Luke 23 - "See, my soul! thy Lord taken from prison and from judgment. And who shall declare his generations? Behold Pilate, Herod, the Chief Priests, and Scribes, yea, the whole multitude, all engaged in the foul act of Christ's crucifixion. And was there none beside? Think, my soul! how much thy sins, both in the original and actual transgression of thine Adam-nature, added to the vast account. Oh! for grace, that in a conscious sense of my own sins, upon this solemn occasion, I may look unto him whom I have pierced, and mourn, as one that mourneth for his only son; and be in bitterness, as one that is in bitterness for his first born! Precious Jesus! enable me to connect with the solemn view of thine unequalled sufferings, that thou hast made my peace by the blood of thy cross, and by thy stripes I am healed. And from the cross enable me to behold thee proclaiming peace to all thy people, and doing away, the whole of sin by the sacrifice of thyself. Yes! thou Almighty Lord! truly, in the instance of the dying thief, thou hast shewn the sovereign efficacy of thy finished salvation. Here may poor, despairing, self-condemned, and self-condemning sinners, find the sweetest encouragement. And, if Jesus in the days of his flesh offered up strong crying and tears, and was heard in that he feared, will he not have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way, since he himself was thus compassed with infirmity? Lord! I would take my stand at the door of the sepulchre. Like Mary, I would wait in humble sorrow until my risen and triumphant Savior shall speak to me, as the Lord did to that poor woman. Oh! for grace, to have the first views of Jesus, the first love tokens as she had of Jews, that I might hasten with the same tender commission, and tell the brethren of Jesus of the glorious tidings of the resurrection. Lord! give me the assured earnest, in a resurrection of grace, for that great day of my God, when all his redeemed will partake in a resurrection to glory!" Solid Ground Christian Books is thrilled to announce the completion of Robert Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary. 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 click for details | | OPENING SCRIPTURE: A Hermeneutical Manual Introducing the Exegetical Study of the New Testament Patrick Fairbairn Roger Nicole contends: "It is high time that in the midst of controversies in which all kinds of accusations are leveled against the use of the Old Testament by New Testament authors the painstaking work of Patrick Fairbairn and his monumental scholarship be once again taken into consideration." Sinclair Ferguson says, "Patrick Fairbairn was one of the brightest stars in the galaxy of brilliant biblical theologians in nineteenth century Scotland. in this valuable but rare book he takes us into his workshop and gives us a 'master-class' on studying the Scriptures. I'M ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS REPRINT." James White adds, "Hermeneutics is the life-blood of solid theology. Sadly, much of what is written today has been compromised by an unbiblical world-view, and therefore leads the student not into a clearer, firmer grasp of the revelation that is God's Word, the Bible, but instead inculcates doubts and hesitations. Hence, in some ways, 'newer is better' does not hold true especially when the 'newer' means 'less rooted in a solid belief in the inspiration and consistency of God's Word.' Fairbairn needs to be studied once again." Douglas Kelly also says, "Fairbairn was a Scottish Evangelical Scholar with unusual insight on the relationship between the Old and the New Testaments. His work on Typology is still considered a classic. And some of the most recent research on Typological interpretation of the OT and the NT in the last half of the 20th century has confirmed much that Fairbairn was saying 100 years before. His work on Hermeneutics, for that reason alone, will be very valuable." TABLE OF CONTENTS PART FIRST: Discussion of Facts and Principles Bearing on the Language and Interpretation of New Testament Scripture Section First - The Original Language of the New Testament Section Second - The Characteristics of New Testament Greek, Deviation from classic purity, its basis in the later common dialect, its Hebraistic impress, mistakes made respecting this, impress derived from new relations and ideas Section Third - Collateral Sources for determining the Sense, and explaining the Peculiarities of New Testament Scripture Writings of Philo and Josephus, Jewish Rabbinical writings, ancient versions, early Fathers, Books of Antiquities, etc. Section Fourth - General Rules and Principles to be followed in the Interpretation of Particular Words and Passages Section Fifth - Of False and True Accommodation; or the Influence that should be allowed to Prevailing Modes of Thought in fashioning the views and utterances of the Sacred Writers Section Sixth - The Respect due in the Interpretation of the New Testament to the Analogy of the Faith, or from one part of Scripture to another; and the further respect to be had to the Religions of the Ancient World, the True and the False Section Seventh - The Relation of the Old to the New in God's Dispensations more exactly defined, with the view of preventing mistaken or partial Interpretations of such portions of New Testament Scripture as bears on it Section Eighth - On the proper interpretation of the Tropical parts of the New Testament Section Ninth - The Parables of Christ, their proper Interpretation and Treatment Section Tenth - On the Subject of Parallelism as bearing on the Structure and Interpretation of New Testament Scripture PART SECOND: Dissertations on Particular Subjects Connected with the Exegesis of New Testament Scripture Section First - The Two Genealogies of Christ, given respectively by the Evangelists Matthew and Luke Section Second - The designations and doctrine of Angels, with reference more especially to the Interpretation of passages in New Testament Scripture Section Third - On the Names of Christ in the New Testament Scripture, and, in particular, on the use of Christos and Huios tou anthropou 'The Son of Man' Section Fourth - On the Import and use of certain terms, which express an antagonistic relation to Christ's Person and Authority, pseudo-didaskala, speudoprophetai, pseudochristos, antichristos Section Fifth - On baptidzo and its cognates, with special reference to the mode of administering baptism Section Sixth - Import and use of hades in Scripture Section Seventh - On the import and use of diatheke in the NT Section Eighth - On the Import of certain terms employed in the New Testament Scripture to indicate the nature and extent of the renovation to be accomplished through the Gospel, metanoia, paliggevesia, anakainosis, apokatastasis Section Ninth - On the use of Paraskeue and Pascha in St. John's account of our Lord's last sufferings; and the question therewith connected, whether our Lord kept His last Passover on the same day as the Jews PART THIRD: The Use Made of Old Testament Scripture in the Writing of the New Testament Section First - Quotations from the Old Testament in the New, considered in respect to the manner of citation, Section Second - Quotations from the Old Testament in the New, considered in respect to the mode of application Appendix - The historical circumstances that led to Christ's birth at Bethlehem - Cyrenius and the taxing 500 page hardcover See Table of Contents for detailed information on all that is covered. sjs jh3 bn22 sgbuc HERM2 5PSCR CW50** 1OFF24 Hardcover - Nearly 35% Discount (NOT IN STOCK-NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $50.00)(NOT IN STOCK-NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS Paperback OVER 50% Discount FOR ONE COPY IN STOCK SGCB Price: $18.00 (list price $38.00)ONE COPY IN STOCK ORDER THE PAPERBACK EDITION OF FAIRBAIRN WITH 'READING THE WORD OF GOD IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD' BY POYTHRESS SGCB Price: $33.00 (list price $73.00)NEARLY 55% OFF WHEN ORDERING BOTH PAPERBACK HERMENEUTICS TITLES |
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 click for details | | EVANGELICAL TRUTH: Practical Sermons for the Christian Family Archibald Alexander Archibald Alexander (1772-1851) was a godly and gifted man whom the Lord raised up to lay the foundation of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1812. Years later, toward the end of his fruitful life, he was asked to produce a volume of sermons that could be read within the Christian family that would set forth the basics of the Evangelical Faith, After wrestling with this proposition for some time, and having sought to fulfill the publishers wishes, he finally decided to gather together sermons he had preached over his ministry and place them in the simplest terms possible. Hear his own words: "These sermons contain what the author believes to be evangelical truth, in the exhibition of which, his aim has been to render the gospel perspicuous to persons of common understanding. He has, therefore, adopted a style as plain and simple as he could. The sermons are short, and on an average, may be read in fifteen or twenty minutes. And as this is probably the author's last literary work, it is his earnest desire and prayer, that it may be useful in promoting evangelical and experimental religion when his head shall lie beneath the clods of the valley! He invites other Christians to unite with him in this prayer, for the success of the volume now given to the Christian community." Of American divines, the names of Jonathan Edwards and Archibald Alexander take the first place. Dr. Theodore Woolsey called him, "The Shakespeare of the Christian heart." "I solemnly believe that Dr. Archibald Alexander is the greatest man who walks the earth." - Samuel Miller, fellow professor at Princeton This volume contains 37 complete sermons TABLE OF CONTENTS 1- Obedience to Christ Gives Assurance of the Truth of His Doctrines - John 8:17 2- The Knowledge of Sin by the Law - Romans 3:20 3- The First and Greatest Commandment - Mark 12:29,30 4- The Second Like unto the First - Mark 12:31 5- The Name Jesus - Matthew 1:21 6- The Incarnation - Luke 2:13,14 7- Christ's Gift of Himself for our Redemption - Titus 2:14 8- The New Creation - Galatians 6:15 9- Repentance and Forgiveness the Gift of our Exalted Savior - Acts 5:31 10- Receiving Christ by Faith - John 1:12 11- Privileges of the Sons of God - John 1:12,13 12- Deceitfulness of the Heart - Jeremiah 17:9 13- Wickedness of the Heart - Jeremiah 17:9 14- Christ our Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification and Redemption - 1 Corinthians 1:30 15- The One Thing Needful - Luke 10:42 16- The Love of Christ - Ephesians 5:2 17- Love to Christ - John 21:17 18- Keeping Alive the Love of God - Jude 21 19- Strength Renewed by Waiting on the Lord - Isaiah 40:31 20- The True Israelite - John 1:47 21- God to be Glorified by those Bought with a Price - 1 Corinthians 6:19,20 22- The Way in which God Leads His People - Isaiah 42:16 23- Not Slothful, but Followers of the Saints by Faith - Hebrews 6:12 24- Christ the Believer's Refuge and Consolation - Hebrews 6:18 25- Returning to our First Love - Revelation 2:4,5 26- The Blessedness of Trusting in God - Psalm 2:13 27- Faith's Victory Over the World - 1 John 5:4 28- The Benefits of Affliction - Psalm 119:71 29- Excellency of the Knowledge of Christ - Philippians 3:8 30- Holding Forth the Word of Life - Philippians 2:16 31- The House of God Desirable - Psalm 84:1,2 32- The Misery of Impenitent Sinners - Acts 8:23 33- Spiritual Worship - Philippians 3:3 34- The Difficulty of Knowing our Faults - Psalm 19:12 35- God's Grace Sufficient - 2 Corinthians 12:9 36- The Dying Martyr's Prayer - Acts 7:59 37- Christ's Gracious Invitation - Matthew 11:28 576 page Large Paperback Volume ALEXANDER SERMONS SERMONS SPECIAL 20 ENDANGERED TITLES sss Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $22.95 (list price $40.00)Order with Our Alexander Sermon Four-Pack for 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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 click for details | | THE SCRIPTURE GUIDE: A Familiar Introduction to the Study of the Bible James W. Alexander "The great end of all religious teaching would be attained, if men could be brought to read the Bible aright. No books, therefore, are unimportant, which point to the Holy Scriptures. Such is the present attempt, which is expressly dedicated to the YOUNG. It is intended for excitement as well as instruction; not only to communicate information and explain difficulties, but to offer inducements for the study of the Bible." - from the author's Preface "This fascinating book by a superb theologian and pastor provides a wealth of information about the Bible and serves as an able introductory guide to Bible study as well as an effective evangelistic tool. The directions given in the last chapters on how to read the Bible are themselves worth the price of the book." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke James W. Alexander (1804-1859) was the oldest son of Archibald Alexander. In addition to being a brilliant lecturer and preacher in college, seminary and the local church, Alexander labored to write books that would speak to the hearts and minds of the simple. He wrote numerous volumes for The American Sunday School Union that were unusually popular with all ages and all classes of people. THIS MAY BE HIS BEST CONTRIBUTION TO THAT DISTINGUISHED MINISTRY. Written in the form of a story, Alexander has two young boys spend the Christmas holiday with their elderly Uncle Austin, who has earned the nickname "The Bible Man." Follow these young fellows as they enjoy their vacation by learning life-changing lessons from the Holy Scriptures. The final three chapters set forth 30 Directions for Studying the Bible. These are worth the price of the book! 20 ENDANGERED TITLES SPECIAL c50 Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $20.00)ORDER WITH J.W. ALEXANDER'S BRILLIANT BOOK 'MY BROTHER'S KEEPER' SGCB Price: $17.50 (list price $35.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH ALEXANDER TITLES (50% OFF) |
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 click for details | | THE CHIEF END OF MAN: An Exposition of the First Answer of the Shorter Catechism John Hall with Introduction by B.B. Warfield "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever." This uncovered treasure is intended for all who desire to teach or to learn the purpose for which we were created. John Hall (1806-1894) is best known for his long-term friendship with J.W. Alexander, that later resulted in his two volume work which included the 800 letters he received from Alexander over their 40 year relationship. This little gem is full of instruction on the reason we are here and the way that we can live to the glory of God and the enjoyment of God. Parents and children, teachers and pupils, pastors and congregation alike will benefit from this wonderful book. An Introductory article by Benjamin Warfield adds to the value of this work. THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATIONS ARE DRAWN FROM 'THE SHORTER CATECHISM ILLUSTRATED' BY JOHN WHITECROSS (which is also published by Solid Ground) Lady Glenorchy, in her diary, relates how she was seized with a fever which threatened her life, 'during the course of which,' she says, 'the first question of the Assembly's Catechism was brought to my mind—"What is the chief end of man?" as if some one had asked it. When I considered the answer to it—"To glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever"—I was struck with shame and confusion. I found I had never sought to glorify God in my life, nor had I any idea of what was meant by enjoying Him for ever. Death and judgment were set before me; my past sins came to my remembrance; I saw no way to escape the punishment due unto them, nor had I the least glimmering hope of obtaining the pardon of them through the righteousness of another.' From this unhappy state she was shortly after delivered, by believing on the Lord Jesus as the only Savior of the guilty. Such was James Hervey's strict piety, that he suffered no moment to go unimproved. When he was called down to tea, he used to bring his Hebrew Bible or Greek Testament with him; and would either speak upon one verse or upon several verses, as occasion offered. 'This,' says William Romaine, 'was generally an improving season. The glory of God is very seldom promoted at the tea-table; but it was at Mr Hervey's. Drinking tea with him, was like being at an ordinance; for it was sanctified by the Word of God, and prayer.' An eminent minister, after having been silent in company for a considerable time, on being asked the reason, signified that the powers of his mind had been solemnly absorbed with the thought of eternal happiness. 'Oh, my friends,' said he, with an energy that surprised all present, 'consider what it is to be for ever with the Lord-for ever, for ever, for ever.' A French officer, who was a prisoner upon his parole at Reading, met with a Bible, read it, and was so struck with its contents, that he was convinced of the folly of skeptical principles, and of the truth of Christianity, and so resolved to become a Protestant. When his gay associates rallied him for taking so serious a turn, he said in his vindication, 'I have done no more than my old school-fellow Bernadotte, who has become a Lutheran.' 'Yes, but he became so,' said his associates, 'to obtain a crown.' 'My motive,' said the Christian officer, 'is the same; we only differ as to the place. The object of Bernadotte is to obtain a crown in Sweden, mine is to obtain a crown in heaven.' Mr Robinson, a member of the presbytery of New Brunswick, was the son of a wealthy Quaker in England. Being permitted to pay a visit to an aunt in London, from whom he had considerable expectations, and becoming very fond of the dissipation of the town, he incurred debt, which so involved him, that he determined to quit his native country, and seek his fortune in America. Soon after his arrival, he had recourse, for subsistence, to teaching in a school in New Jersey. After he had been for some time engaged in this business, without any practical sense of religion, he was riding at a late hour one evening, when the moon and stars shone with unusual brightness. while he was meditating on the beauty and grandeur of the scene, and was saying to himself 'how transcendentally glorious must be the Author of all this beauty and grandeur I' the thought struck him with the suddenness and force of lightning—'But what do I know of this God? Have I ever sought His favor, or made Him my friend?' This happy impression, which proved, by its permanency and effects, to have come from the best of all sources, never left him until he took refuge in Christ, as the hope and life of his soul. Thomas Carlyle, in speaking against modern materialism in 1876, made this confession: "The older I grow, and I am now upon the brink of eternity, the more comes back to me the first sentence of the Catechism which I learned when a child, and the fuller and deeper its meaning becomes, ‘What is the chief end of man? To glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever.'" And Dr. Binnie says: "Of the numerous excellencies that have endeared the Westminster Shorter Catechism to so many churches on both sides of the Atlantic, I am disposed to reckon this among the greatest, that it opens with such a solemn announcement of the nobility of human nature. I know no other Catechism that opens so grandly." 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 | | EARLY PIETY ILLUSTRATED Memoir of Nathan W. Dickerman, the Little Sufferer, Whose Testimony Touched Hearts the World Over Gorham Abbott This volume contains the incrdible story of the conversion and death bed of a young boy who died nearly three months prior to his 8th birthday. Nathan Dickerman (1822-1830) was not raised in a godly home but one day a Sabbath School Teacher invited him to come to his class. This was the beginning of Nathan's dramatic conversion. Dying of consumption, Nathan demonstrated such unusual depths of humility and love for Christ that there was a steady stream of pastors and Sabbath School Teachers who would sit by his bed and minister to him. More often than not they would leave the greater blessed. Gorham Abbott, brother of John & Jacob, was assigned the priviliged task of keeping a journal of the last months of Nathan's life. This he did with great tenderness and care. This is a book for every parent, pastor, teacher and child. It sets forth a heart-warming example of how Jesus Christ tenderly cares for his little lambs. It will be a strong rebuke to those who question whether or not children can experience genuine conversion. 20 ENDANGERED TITLES $4-6 Book $5.00 Sale $5.00 Child's Book c50 57% Discount SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $11.00)NOW AVAILABLE 20 ENDANGERED TITLES SPECIAL SGCB Price: $180.00 (list price $455.00)OVER 60% DISCOUNT |
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 click for details | | WITHHOLD NOT THINE HAND: Sunday Evening Sermons and Thursday Evening Lectures WILLIAM JAY (1769-1853) AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 150 YEARS, THIS VOLUME OF 630 PAGES CONTAINS SERMONS PREACHED AT TIMES OTHER THAN THE LORD'S DAY MORNING. THE NEW TITLE IS DRAWN FROM THE WORDS OF ECCLESIASTES 11:6, "IN THE MORNING SEW THY SEED, AND IN THE EVENING WITHHOLD NOT THINE HAND: FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHETHER SHALL PROSPER, EITHER THIS OR THAT, OR WHETHER THEY BOTH SHALL BE ALIKE GOOD..." The opening words of the first sermon in this wonderful volume should whet the appetite of all who are spiritually-minded. The sermon is titled DELIVERED FROM THE PIT and the text is Psalm 40:1-3... "We view religion under a threefold distinction. The first regards Doctrine, the second regards Practice, and the third regards Experience. Some parts of Scripture are more appropriate to one, and some to another. When we think of matters of Experience we naturally turn to the Book of Psalms; for there David comes forward and lays open his various struggles and trials--the sources of his pleasure, and of his pain--of his fears and of his hopes, and we know his heart's bitterness and intermeddle with his joy. It is a remark of good Matthew Henry, that sweetest of all commentators, that 'it is impossible to read the Book of Psalms without being either inflamed or ashamed by the perusal.' Let us not fear lest we should be ashamed by ourselves, for as Bishop Robert Hall observes, 'Our repenting days are always our best days'; and says the Savior, 'Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.' There is no prayer more becoming us than that of the publican, 'God be merciful to me a sinner!' 'He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with His goodness.' To come nearer to our text, observe, whatever feeling the perusal of the Scriptures may immediately produce in us, we know the ultimate end and aim of the whole; for says the Apostle, 'Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.' And with this corresponds the passage we have now read, 'I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.' Now let us fill up the remainder of the time allowed for this service by considering four things: David's Condition, his Engagement, his Success, and his Profit Under the Dispensation." This volume contains 77 complete sermons from the heart of William Jay (1769-1853), a favorite of Charles H. Spurgeon. These sermons are exegetical and homiletical masterpieces. 20 SERMONS FROM THE EVENING SERVICE 1. Delivered from the Pit (Psalm 40:1-3) 2. The Heart's Secrets (Proverbs 14:10) 3. The Foundation of Zion (Isaiah 28:16) 4. Owls and Dragons (Isaiah 43:20) 5. The Future Triumphs of the Gospel (Isaiah 45:23,24) 6. The Seed of Israel (Isaiah 45:25) 7. Instruction and Peace (Isaiah 54:13) 8. The Imperative Command (Ezekiel 33:2) 9. God's Retributive Justice (Jeremiah 13:21) 10. Plucked from the Burning (Zechariah 3:2) 11. The Shepherd Smitten (Zechariah 13:7) 12. Rest for the Weary (Matthew 11:28) 13. Mercy on Sea and Land (Matthew 14:28-36) 14. The Friend of Sinners (Luke 15:2) 15. The Father's Love for the Son (John 3:35) 16. The Believer's Deliverance from Death (John 11:25) 17. Examples Recorded for our Learning (1 Corinthians 10:1-4) 18. Our Station and our Duty (Philippians 2:14,15) 19. The God of Peace (Philippians 4:9) 20. The Great Salvation (1 John 4:14) 42 SERMONS FROM HIS THURSDAY EVENING LECTURES 1. Joshua's Final Charge (Joshua 24:27) 2. A Good Man Misunderstood (Job 4:3-5) 3. God's Knowledge of our Life (Job 23:10) 4. Trust and Love (Psalm 18:1,2) 5. The Practice and the Privilege of the Godly (Psalm 32:6) 6. The Favor of God (Psalm 41:11-13) 7. David's Position and Purposes (Psalm 52:8,9) 8. The Soul Satisfied (Psalm 63:5,6) 9. The Right Use of Past Mercies (Psalm 63:7) 10. Asaph's Conclusion (Psalm 73:1) 11. Songs in the Night (Psalm 77:6) 12. The Soul's Rest (Psalm 116:7) 13. Waiting Upon God (Psalm 130:6-8) 14. Redemption for Israel (Psalm 130:7,8) 15. The Way of Good Men (Proverbs 2:20) 16. Riches and Righteousness (Proverbs 11:28) 17. Quietness of Mind (Proverbs 16:3) 18. The King's Friendship (Proverbs 22:11) 19. A Happy Conversation (Isaiah 10:20) 20. The Duty of Gladness (Isaiah 12:6) 21. The Ordainer of Peace (Isaiah 26:12) 22. The Rough Wind Stayed (Isaiah 27:7-9) 23. Waiting Upon God (Isaiah 30:18) 24. The City of our Solemnities (Isaiah 33:20) 25. The Salvation of Israel (Isaiah 45:17) 26. The Nearness of our Vindicator (Isaiah 50:8) 27. Hear! (Isaiah 55:3) 28. The Lord's Flock (Zephaniah 3:12,13) 29. The Lord's People (Zechariah 13:9) 30. The Knowledge and Prudence of Christ (John 2:23-25) 31. The Primitive Churches (Acts 16:5) 32. Dead Unto Sin (Romans 6:11) 33. God and His Temples (2 Corinthians 6:16) 34. Counsels Concerning Prayer (2 Corinthians 8:10) 35. Our Weakness and Our Strength (Ephesians 6:10) 36. Christian Courage (Philippians 1:28) 37. A Glorious Translation (Colossians 1:13) 38. Three Graces (1 Thessalonians 1:3) 39. The Church in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 1:6-8) 40. The Establishment of the Heart (Hebrews 13:9) 41. Christian Humility (James 4:10) 42. Spiritual Life (1 John 5:12) 15 SERMONS FROM SPECIAL OCCASIONS 1. Days to be Remembered (Exodus 12:14) 2. Forward! (Exodus 14:15) 3. The Harvest Feast (Leviticus 23:39) 4. Thoughts for the New Year (2 Kings 13:20,21) 5. Memorable Days (Esther 4:28) 6. Forgetfulness of God (Hosea 7:10) 7. The Spirit of Christ (Romans 8:9) 8. Easter Hopes (2 Corinthians 4:14) 9. The City of the Saints (Ephesians 2:19) 10. The Word of Christ (Colossians 3:16) 11. Christ's Mission (1 Timothy 1:15) 12. The Purpose of the Incarnation and Death of Christ (Hebrews 2:14,15) 13. The Uncertainty of Life (James 4:15) 14. Advent Facts and Admonitions (1 John 5:20,21) 15. Our High Priest (Hebrews 4:15) These are perfect for Family Devotions, Personal Devotions and pastoral study. "O for more Jays! We would gladly give some two or three dozen of the general run of the doctors of divinity for one such a master in Israel as William Jay of Bath." --Charles H. Spurgeon "William Jay had a long and fruitful career as a preacher of the gospel by voice and pen. Like Spurgeon and Whitefield, he was thirsty for souls, and had much fruit as an evangelistic preacher. Sheridan, the playwright, described Jay as the most natural orator he ever heard, and John Foster called him the prince of preachers." --J.I. Packer "Every Christian reader of Jay's Works must be impressed with the pleasingly devotional turn of his mind. His reflections lead the pious and devout to the most elevated views of the Divine character, as a Father to be loved, and a friend to be trusted." --John Angell James Sss wjv hiss 50% Discount SGCB Price: $20.00 (list price $40.00)THIS IS A 630 PAGE LARGE PAPERBACK VOLUME ORDER WITH OUR WILLIAM JAY 5-PACK FOR NEARLY 55% DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $70.00 (list price $146.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR 4 HARDCOVERS AND 1 PAPERBACK VOLUME |
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 | | THE KING'S HIGHWAY: The Ten Commandments Explained to the Young Richard Newton "Though intended for children, ministers will find it useful, for it teems with illustration, and brings up little points of conduct worth touching upon. DR. NEWTON IS THE PRINCE OF PREACHERS TO CHILDREN." C.H. Spurgeon, from "Commenting and Commentators" Richard Newton, D.D. (1813-1887) Though he was born in Liverpool, England in 1813, Newton was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and then served as an Episcopal rector in Philadelphia for many years. In addition to thirty volumes of childrenÆs sermons, he wrote Illustrated Rambles in Bible Lands, Five-Minute Talks for the Young, Heroes of the Early Church, Heroes of the Reformation, and The Life of Jesus Christ.He also served as Editor of Periodicals from 1867-1877. SGCB PAPERBACK SETS c50 10s Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $11.75 (list price $22.00)Order COMPLETE EIGHTEEN Newton Titles SGCB Price: $198.00 (list price $420.00)SAVE OVER $200,00 WHEN ORDERING OUR COMPLETE SET |
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 | | THE TRANSFIGURED LIFE: Selected Shorter Writings of J.R. Miller James Russell Miller James Russell Miller (1840-1912) was considered by many the greatest devotional writer of his era. His more than 60 volumes sold into the millions of copies and were translated into numerous languages throughout the world. Professor W. Brenton Greene of Princeton Theological Seminary, after 25 years of intimate association with Miller, said reverently: "If I dared let any man embody my idea of our Lord, I should find myself unconsciously turning to Dr. Miller for such embodiment. We can try to follow him only afar off, but it is one of God's best gifts to us that we have been given such an example of Christlikeness." "The title for this book of selections from Dr. J.R Miller's writings I so apropos to his ministry as pastor, preacher and publisher. The reader of Miller will indeed be led to see Christ more deeply and more personally, and receive constant glimpses of the glorious world to come." - Gene Fedele, author and publisher In addition to his books, which were extremely popular, Miller wrote a number of shorter works to strengthen the hands of the brethren. We have selected a dozen of these shorter works and organized them in a way that will lead the reader upward and onward in their journey to the heavenly Jerusalem. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) The Transfigured Life 2) The Face of the Master 3) The Master's Friendships 4) A Gentle Heart 5) In Perfect Peace 6) A Cure for Care 7) The Blessing of Cheerfulness 8) Loving My Neighbor 9) Mary of Bethany 10) Secrets of Happy Home Life 11) Unto the Hills 12) Turning Northward THE MILLER NINE-PACK CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: COME YE APART: A Daily Devotional Journey Through the Four Gospels of our Lord Jesus Christ THE DEVOTIONAL LIFE OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER GIRLS: Fault and Ideals THE HOME BEAUTIFUL: Timeless Words of Wisdom for Today's Family JESUS AND I ARE FRIENDS: The Life and Ministry of J.R. Miller SECRETS OF HAPPY HOME LIFE THE TRANSFIGURED LIFE: Selected Shorter Writings of J.R. Miller YOUNG MEN: Faults and Ideals YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS: Help and Hope for Today’s Teens 20 ENDANGERED TITLES MILLER 7 JRM9 Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $12.95 (list price $25.00)Order with THE COMPLETE MILLER 9 PACK SGCB Price: $62.00 (list price $140.00)Nearly 60% Discount |
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 | | ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN BAPTIST PULPIT William B. Sprague, editor This two volume hardcover set traces trhe lives and ministries of over 170 of the leading Baptist preachers in America from Hansard Knollys (1599-1691) to John Lightfoot Waller (1809-1854). Articles are written on such notable Baptists as Isaac Backus, Roger Williams, John Gano, William Rogers, Richard Furman, Jesse Mercer, Luther Rice, Adoniram Judson, Spencer Cone, George Dana Boardman and numerous others. Articles are written by such notables as Governor Winthrop, Cotton Mather, John Quincy Adams, George Bancroft, Richard Furman, Alvah Hovey, Francis Wayland, Benjamin Rush, Henry Fish, J.B. Jeter, J.L. Dagg, Richard Fuller, Basil Manly, Samuel Miller, and numerous others. " I think the book has great historical information, and gives us from the pen of many other Baptists an evaluation that show as much about their personal interests in ministry as it does about the subject they are addressing." -Dr. Tom Nettles "It is a tremendous boon when those who treasure our Baptist history can procure these precious volumes. Three cheers for the publisher!" - Erroll Hulse BIOGRAPHIC SPECIAL SG HARDCOVER SET sgset Nearly 50% - Volume One Knollys (1638) - Bradley (1799) SGCB Price: $29.95 (list price $55.00)Nearly 50% - Volume Two: Sterry (1800) - Waller (1840) SGCB Price: $29.95 (list price $55.00)Two Volume Hardcover Set SGCB Price: $55.00 (list price $110.00)50% Discount |
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 click for details | | THE MADISON AVENUE LECTURES: Historic Baptist Principles and Practice Defined and Defended Henry Weston, Alvah Hovey, Henry Fish, George D. Boardman etc. Originally published in 1867, by the American Baptist Publication Society. The Introductory Note read as follows: "The Lectures composing the Series embraced in this volume, were delivered in the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York, by special request of the pastor, Henry G. Weston, D.D. The marked excellence of the Lectures, as expositions of the truths which are embodied and exhibited in the precious ordinances of the gospel, and of the views which are held by the members of the 'Baptized Churches,' as they were originally called; their broad and thorough survey of the topics brought under discussion; and the genial spirit of true Christian courtesy which breathes through them, give promise of a wide usefulness. Hence they are committed to the press, in the earnest hope that the Lord will use them as a means of advancing his own truth and of promoting that object so dear to the Lord, and to all who walk in fellowship with him; the full, and joyous union of his people in that truth." "It is a tremendous boon when those who treasure our Baptist history can procure these precious volumes. Three cheers for the publisher!" - Erroll Hulse ENDANGERED TITLES 40% Discount SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $25.00) |
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 click for details | | LECTURES ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES John Dick "John Dick's Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles is marked by the same penetrating exegetical and theological insight that characterizes his famous Lectures on Theology. Every paragraph sheds light on the sacred page. Dick wrote with great warmth and eloquence. This book doesn't just inform the mind; it also stirs the heart. These lectures are a grand tour of Acts conducted by a master in Israel." - Dr. Robert Paul Martin John Dick (1764-1833) During the period of his ministry in Glasgow, attracted much notice by the delivery of a series of monthly Sabbath evening lectures on the Acts of the Apostles, which were afterwards published at intervals in two volumes; and, on a second edition being called for, were collected in one volume. These lectures, which were followed up by a series of discourses on the divine attributes, are reckoned models for the exposition of the Holy Scriptures. EXTREMELY RARE VOLUME. Part of our ACTS TRILOGY SG COMMENTARY SGCB PAPERBACK SETS cmms 50% Discount SGCB Price: $18.95 (list price $38.00)When Ordered with "Notes Critical & Explanatory on Acts" by Jacobus SGCB Price: $37.50 (list price $78.00)NEARLY 52% DISCOUNT WHEN ORDERED TOGETHER Purchase with Jacobus and Eadie Volumes on Acts SGCB Price: $53.00 (list price $113.00)NEARLY 55% DISCOUNT ON REFORMED TRILOGY |
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 click for details | | ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT William B. Sprague These volumes trace the Presbyterian Pulpit from the earliest days of the country until the early 1860's. This three volume hardcover set is very difficult to find and you can purchase all three volumes for less than you could purchase one volume from antiquarian sellers. THESE ARE AVAILABLE! "The value of Sprague's Annals of the American Pulpit cannot be overstated. Here is a rich hoard of biography, church history, and best of all, specimens of the preaching of the early generations of America's Presbyterian and Reformed ministers, who exercised a degree of influence over the life of our nation unsurpassed and seldom equalled by any who came after them. No accurate or profound understanding of what Presbyterianism was down to the middle decades of the 19th century, or the place it filled in American life, is possible without consulting the Annals. Every Christian will derive great profit as well from reading the biographical sketches of these highly educated, gifted and devout men of God." - Rev. Ray B. Lanning, Associate Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, MI "Sprague's 'Annals of the American Pulpit' was one of the most useful reference works of the nineteenth century. By recording, often from personal acquaintances, key information about a wide range of clergymen in early American history, Sprague made it possible to peer much further into the day-by-day lives of the churches. This reprinting of the volumes dealing with Presbyterian ministers should be welcome to all students of early American history, but especially by those who desire a sense of how religious life 'on the ground' was carried out." Mark A. Noll, Professor of History, Wheaton College (IL) "Annals of the Presbyterian Pulpit is a unique, sterling encyclopedia of Presbyterian preachers by a great historian that not only provides valuable biographical summaries of well-known preachers, but, most importantly, offers a gold mine of information on less known luminaries long forgotten in the annals of church history."- Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary VOLUME ONE: American Presbyterian Pulpit from Francis Makemie to Matthew Lyle (includes Gilbert Tennant, David Brainerd, Samuel Davies, John Witherspoon, Ashbel Green, Samuel Miller, Archibald Alexander and dozens of others) VOLUME TWO: American Presbyterian Pulpit from John M. Mason to Eliphalet W. Gilbert (includes Edward Dorr Griffin, Moses Waddel, John Lyle, Henry Kollock, John Matthews, James Inglis, Benjamin Morgan Palmer and dozens of others) VOLUME THREE: Reformed Dutch, American Presbyterian Pulpit from James Wharey to John Humphrey; Associate Church from Alexander Gellatly to Thomas B. Hanna; Associate Reformed from James Proudfit to Moses Kerr; and Reformed Presbyterian from James McKinney to John McKinley (includes William Nevins, John Breckenridge, Ichabod S. Spencer, Albert B. Dod, William Marshall, Thomas Beveridge, Alexander Proudfit, John Hemphill, Alexander McLeod and dozens of others) OVER 2200 PAGES OF RARE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BIOGRAPHIC SPECIAL SG HARDCOVER SET sgset Nearly 50% - Volume One: American Presbyterian Pulpit SGCB Price: $37.50 (list price $70.00)Nearly 50% - - Volume Two: American Presbyterian Pulpit SGCB Price: $39.50 (list price $75.00)Nearly 50% - - Volume Three: Reformed Dutch, American Presbyterian Pulpit, Associate, Associate Reformed & Reformed Presbyterian Pulpit SGCB Price: $39.50 (list price $75.00)ORDER ALL THREE VOLUMES HARDCOVER SGCB Price: $107.50 (list price $220.00)52% Discount - (SAVE MORE THAN $100) |
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 click for details | | DIVINE LOVE: A Series of Doctrinal, Practical and Experimental Discourses John Eadie John Eadie (1810-1876) was not only a brilliant professor and author of outstanding commentaries of Pauline Epistles, but he was first and foremost a Pastor. In this long-buired volume of sermons we see Eadie at his pastoral best, as he expounds the glorious theme of Divine Love. These twelve messages touch on the very height and depth of the love of the Triune God for His underserving, indeed, ill-deserving people. "The Apostle Paul tells us that it was his prayer that believers would be 'rooted and grounded in love' and would 'know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge,' (Ephesians 3:18-19) and yet a robust experiential knowledge of the love of the Father, in the Son, by the Spirit eludes many a Christian. Even though we have heard 'Yes, Jesus loves me' from childhood, and have heard of the Father's great love in sending his Son from the time we first memorized John 3:16, it is difficult for us to take in this surpassing love. And thus all the more important for us to hear God's clear overtures of love to us in his Word. It is the experience of this love that matures us. John Eadie, the respected nineteenth-century Scottish Secession minister-theologian, takes the reader on an edifying journey through this vital biblical theme. - Ligon Duncan 20 ENDANGERED TITLES SPECIAL sss 50% Discount SGCB Price: $13.95 (list price $28.00)NOW AVAILABLE! 20 ENDANGERED TITLES SPECIAL SGCB Price: $180.00 (list price $455.00) |
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 click for details | | THE REDEEMER'S TEARS WEPT OVER LOST SOULS John Howe Although written in 1684 ands in the style of the day, this classic volume will be of interest to all who recognize the imperative of winning souls for Christ. "The Redeemer's Tears Wept over Lost Souls, this moving book, first printed in 1683, contains Howe's essay on Luke 19:41-42, telling how Jesus wept over Jerusalem because the city didn't recognize what belonged to peace in its day. It begins with a long exposition on the great gospel truths that "belong to men's peace." It then focuses on the short "day" we have in this life, which will decide our eternal destiny. It admonishes readers to flee to the willing, yearning Savior. This is Howe's most searching and compelling book for wooing a sinner to Christ. He stresses the responsibility of man within the framework of divine sovereignty. It makes for a compelling read. We are grateful to Solid Ground Christian Books for bringing it back into print this century." - Joel Beeke Here is a fine biblical exposition of Luke 19:41,42 (Jesus weeping over Jerusalem), with appropriate application that is as suitable today as when Howe wrote it. The first part portrays the Savior as He looked down upon Jerusalem - a stirring scene filled with divine pathos. Then follows a series of explanations and admonitions, all breathing a compassionate anxiety to win the lost for Christ. $4-6 Book 20 ENDANGERED TITLES $5.00 Sale SGPC 5s Over 50% Discount SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $11.00)20 ENDANGERED TITLES SPECIAL SGCB Price: $180.00 (list price $455.00) |
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 click for details | | COMMENTING ON COMMENTARIESA Reference Guide to Buying the Best Books Charles Haddon Spurgeon "New commentaries on the Bible abound, but often the cutting edge is dull. With few exceptions, the old works are better by far. Spurgeon's Commenting and Commentaries is invaluable for identifying the best works of past generations, many of which have been reprinted in our day." - Dr. Robert P. Martin "In this catalogue Spurgeon lists and evaluates some 1400 commentaries on Books of the Bible. All is done with inimitable Spurgeonic frankness, wit and wisdom. Of one poor commentator he writes, 'The proverbs themselves are plainer than this author's exposition of them.' On another writer he comments, 'Does not err in excessive spirituality.' A delight to go through to get honest evaluation and common sense." - Maurice Roberts "Commenting and Commentaries is a guide for buying and using Bible commentaries of many kinds, made entertaining by the pungent good humor of the author, Charles Haddon Spurgeon. It is an invaluable resource for ministers and theological students, as well as all Bible students, introducing them to the riches of the best of what has been written about the Bible in past generations. Let Commenting and Commentaries be your key to unlock the world of pre-twentieth-century evangelical Bible commentaries. You will find the key tried and true!" - Joel Beeke The student or pastor with a small but growing library, as well as the pastor possessing an extensive one, will welcome the opportunity to secure this reprint of Spurgeon's catalog of Biblical commentaries and expositions. Once you begin to dip into this volume it will become a faithful friend by your side. Pure gold! Spurgeon Special 50% Discount SGCB Price: $8.00 (list price $16.00)Now Available! Order with TEN VOLUME CH SPURGEON SET SGCB Price: $118.00 (list price $261.75)THIS IS A 55% DISCOUNT FOR THE TEN VOLUMES |
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 | | BIBLE WARNINGS: Sermons for Children on Dangers that Lie Along the Path and How to Avoid Them Richard Newton The "Prince of Preachers to children" (according to Spurgeon) presents 14 challenging messages for the hearts of the young. The warnings are as follows: The Warning Not to Forget God, The Warning Against Covetousness The Warning Against Intemperance, The Warning Against the Transgressor's Ways The Warning Against Lying, The Warning Against Anger The Warning Against Grieving the Spirit, The Warning Against Breaking the Sabbath The Warning Against Pride, The Warning Against Slothfulness The Warning Against Discontent, The Warning Against Disobeying our Parents The Warning Against Swearing, The Warning Against Selfishness "All Dr. Newton's books are scriptural, logical, systematic, earnestly evangelical, and full of striking incidents and illustrations. They are models of this very important kind of literature, and will prove instructive to preachers as well as to children." - Pittsburgh Christian Advance SGCB PAPERBACK SETS c50 Nearly 45% Discount SGCB Price: $14.95 (list price $28.00)Order COMPLETE EIGHTEEN Newton Titles SGCB Price: $198.00 (list price $420.00)NEARLY 55% DISCOUNT - SAVE MORE THAN $200.00 |
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 click for details | | THE CHILD'S BOOK ON THE SABBATH Horace Hooker Mrs. Martyn spends fourteen evenings with her children George (13), Charles (11) and Suan (9) in the challenging book written to instruct children on the vital place of the Sabbath in the life of the Christian. The topics included are: THE SABBATH SET APART IN PARADISE THE SABBATH DESIGNED FOR ALL THE CHANGE OF THE SABBATH THE SABBATH NECESSARY FOR THE BODY THE SABBATH NECESSARY FOR THE MIND THE SABBATH NECESSARY FOR SOCIETY THE MANNER OF KEEPING THE SABBATH VIOLATIONS OF THE SABBATH MOTIVES FOR KEEPING THE SABBATH DANGERS THREATENING THE SABBATH Horace Hooker was born in Berlin, Connecticut, in 1793; and died in Hartford, Connecticut, 17 December, 1864. He was graduated at Yale in 1815, and also studied at Andover theological seminary. Many years before his death, in connection with Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet, he labored in the preparation of religious books for the young. He was for more than twenty years secretary of the Connecticut missionary society, and was for several years chaplain of the insane retreat at Hartford. As a writer he was distinguished for the elegance and purity of his style. SGCB PAPERBACK SETS c50 NEARLY 50% Discount SGCB Price: $9.50 (list price $18.00)NOW AVAILABLE! Order ALL FIVE "of the "Child's Book" Series for 50% off SGCB Price: $41.95 (list price $83.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL FIVE VOLUMES |
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 click for details | | THE TRAVELS OF TRUE GODLINESS from the beginning of the world to this present day : in an apt and pleasant allegory Benjamin Keach Benjamin Keach (1640-1704): important Particular Baptist preacher, author, and ardent defender of Baptist principles, even against Richard Baxter. Often in prison and frequently in danger for preaching the Gospel, he was the first to introduce singing hymns in the worship of English congregations. "After defining godliness and showing its worthy pedigree and antiquity, 'the excellent Benjamin Keach' (as he was fondly called), allegorically personifies 'Godliness,' much as Bunyan did 'Christian.' He introduces us to more than two dozen enemies of godliness, then details Godliness's encounters with several of them, including apostasy, hypocrisy, legalism, antinomianism, worldliness, and Satan. We meet in graphic detail the temptations of youth and old age, of riches and poverty, as well as the joys of contentment, thoughtfulness, kindness, and love. This is a fascinating read by the most important Baptist thinker of his day, designed to stir us up to a greater pursuit of godliness." - Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan "While The Pilgrim's Progress is the most famous of the Christian journey allegories of the seventeenth century, it is not the only one. Though nearly forgotten today, Benjamin Keach's 'The Travels of True Godliness' was in the eighteenth century nearly as popular as Bunyan's great work. It is a great blessing to see it back in print. We hope that many will read, enjoy and benefit from it." - Dr. James M. Renihan "Most modern men don't think deeply. If there is something called 'true godliness,' for a contrast to stand, there must also be a form of religion that is not true and straight, but false. The former is rare in the world; the latter abounds even in the churches. "The Travels of True Godliness" is a road map for and about those on God's narrow way. For others, if the directions of God go unheard and unheeded, 'true godliness' will remain a quaint curiosity on the road to destruction." - Dr. Mike Renihan "Those who adopt as one of their modes of benevolence, the distribution of awakening tracts, will find this happily suited to their purpose, and adapted to a great variety of characters. To Christians it will prove an excellent closet companion, containing judicious and satisfactory helps to self-examination, and designating the true and false marks of grace with remarkable precision. May the divine blessing attend it." - from the Preface by Howard Malcolm, editor of this revised edition, dated June 1, 1829 KEACH TRILOGY SGPC BK3* 10/3 Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $18.00)NOW AVAILABLE! Order the Complete Benjamin Keach Trilogy SGCB Price: $22.95 (list price $42.00)Nearly 45% DISCOUNT WHEN ORDERING TRILOGY |
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 click for details | | THE EXCELLENT WOMAN: As Described in the Book of Proverbs Anne Pratt, Introduction by W.B. Sprague In the language of Dr. Sprague, "This is a work that will bear to be read more than once, and each successive reading wiil be likely to reveal some new gem of thought, which, in the general mass of excellence, had been overlooked before. It is a book suitable for the husband to present to his wife, the mother to her daughter, and the brother to his sister; and the more widely it is circulated, the better for the country and the world." "It is not sufficient praise to say that we have been interested in the perusal of this book. It is just such a book as the times demand. It presents to the female mind incentives to live for something more noble than to flit like a butterfly in the sunshine of capricious admiration. 'The Excellent Woman, described in the Book of Proverbs,' is the text by which the writer enforces the truth that, true dignity and honor are alone attained by a thorough knowledge, and continued practice of the relative duties of life. We recommend it to the careful perusal of all our patrons.' - The Mothers' Journal. "An excellent book, elegantly printed, and embellished with some twenty-four beautiful engravings. We commend the work most cordially to mothers, sisters, and daughters." Philadelphia Christian Observer "We have commended no book with more heartiness and good will, and shall be glad if our commendation places it in the families of our readers, as a book to be read." - Watchman and Reflector. wmn tw2 Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $20.00)NOW AVAILABLE! |
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 click for details | | THE REBEL PRINCE: Lessons from the Tragic Life and Death of Absalom William M. Blackburn This volume examines the tragic account of Absalom, the son of David who became David's betrayer. William M. Blackburn (1828-1898) does a masterful job setting out the biblical narrative in a way that is both informative and captivating. Blackburn originally preached this material during his exposition of 2 Samuel 13 - 19, but expanded and adapted that material for this powerful publication. Old and young alike will find page after page of godly counsel and warning drawn from the life of THE REBEL PRINCE. In the Author's Preface we are told: "The record of Absalom's life in 2 Samuel 13 - 19 is as clear and concise as if written by the court-prophet Nathan. It has no parallel to it in Chronicles, and stands alone as a graphic piece of inspired Hebrew literature. In one view it is a vivid biography of the young man Absalom, the prodigal son of the Old Testament, who perished in his sins. In another view it is a sacred tragedy, full of most striking pictures of human nature, varied with deeply laid plots, enriched by frequent changes of scene, and enlivened by a great diversity of characters. For the study of the motives, policies, principles, and characters of evil and designing men, there are few portions of Scripture more profitable. Rarely do seven chapters furnish such a group of bold actors, such a record of great crimes against God and men, and such signal divine judgments upon the wicked." "It is a striking picture of a family, deserving of close and frequent study. A father's sins are intensified in some of his children, and bring the sword into his own house. There are shown to us some of the plainest lessons upon family government, family trials, and family judgments. It is not only as a king that David is sorely afflicted, but as a father. Those who magnify his faults should justly remember his very great and very many trials. In no other part of his reign did he exhibit more wisdom, tenderness, and greatness in adversity." "It is our effort in this unpretending volume to draw some useful lessons for our guidance in the family, in society, in the church, and in the national government. We have also kept in view the gospel light afforded by these seven chapters, for in the depths of David's heart we see an illustration of the boundless love of God, and in his sorrows he stands as a type of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was the favour which the original lectures received from those who heard them, that prompted the author to commit them to the press, and the volume is now laid at the feet of Him who sits upon David's throne, for only with His blessing can it be of any service in securing a further allegiance to the King of kings." TR2 40% DISCOUNT SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00)ORDER ALONG WITH 'JUDAS ISCARIOT: TRAITOR' BY WILLIAM NICHOLS SGCB Price: $20.00 (list price $36.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH TITLES TOGETHER |
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 click for details | | LECTURES UPON THE BOOK OF ESTHER Thomas M'Crie "M'Crie was an outstanding Scottish theologican and historical writer. Such a commentary from a writer of that calibre can only be a blessing to all who get it." - Maurice Roberts "Best known for his biography on John Knox and ever the consummate church historian, Thomas M'Crie (1772-1835), shows in his lectures on Esther that he is an astute biblical historian as well. These eighteen messages are packed with solid exegetical and practical material. Highly recommended for both the minister and the educated layman, this reliable guide to Esther remains unsurpassed until today."- Joel R. Beeke CH Spurgeon, in his 'Commenting and Commentaries" ranks M'Crie on Esther with his very highest approval and then quotes as follows: "Dr. Davidson says of Dr. McCrie: 'There is an ancient fable.of a king who was gifted with the power of turning everything he touched into gold; and this eminent divine and historian possessed remarkably the gift of rendering every subject he handled so precious, as at least to discourage any one from attempting to follow in his track. In his Lectures upon the book of Esther, he has certainly left little for any to say who may come after him." THOMAS M'CRIE (1772-1835) is best known for his classic LIFE OF JOHN KNOX as well as his two-volume LIFE OF MELVILLE. He was also highly acclaimed for his works on SCOTTISH HISTORY and THE REFORMATION IN SPAIN & ITALY. But above all he was a gifted preacher of the Gospel whose LECTURES UPON THE BOOK OF ESTHER was published in 1838, three years after his death. It is considered by many to be the best commentary ever written upon this book of Holy Scripture. SG COMMENTARY cmms 50% Discount SGCB Price: $12.50 (list price $25.00)NOW AVAILABLE! |
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 click for details | | THE OFFICE AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT James Buchanan James Buchanan was born in 1804. He held several pastorates before becoming Professor Apologetics and later of Systematic Theology at the Free Church College in Edinburgh. He attained great fame as a preacher, his manner in the pulpit being marked by sustained clarity of thought and eloquent evangelical fervour. The most experimental of Buchanan's theological works is the one from which this article is taken, The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit, which was first published in 1843 and then republished by the Banner of Truth Trust in 1966. "James Buchanan belonged to the bright galaxy of theologians who graced the early days of the Free Church of Scotland. His brilliant and uniquely conceived treatment of the Holy Spirit expounds his Ministry first biblically and theologically, then in a series of biographical studies, and finally systematically in the life of the Christian. Buchanan superbly combines the reliable with the readable, the doctrinal with the practical, the theological with the devotional. 'The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit' is a classic work on the Holy Spirit and a master class in theology." - Sinclair Ferguson "James Buchanan was a pastor-theologian whose preaching and writing were precious gifts of Christ to the church. His classic book on the Holy Spirit is especially full in its treatment of the conversion of sinners, considered both in its doctrinal aspects and in several cases of conversion reported in the Scriptures. His writing exemplifies the biblical, doctrinal, experiential, and practical quality of the Reformed tradition. Highly recommended." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan "We find in Dr. James Buchanan's 'The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit,' and in Dr. George Smeaton's 'The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit,' two treatises covering the whole ground; the one in a more practical, the other in a more didactic spirit; and both in a manner worthy of the best traditions of our Puritan fathers." - B.B. Warfield "When theological ignorance seems to be at an all time low in the pulpits of American churches comes great help from 19th century Scotland. -Who is the Holy Spirit? -What is He doing and what has He done? -What is the new birth, conversion, illumination? -Where can I find illustrations in Scripture of these most important truths? Thank you, SOLID GROUND, for bringing back one of the great practical theology works of the past! Nineteenth century Scotland was blessed with many theological "oaks". James Buchanan was one of them and this work is one of his best. Pastors, take your elders and deacons and then the men of the church through this book and bless them all and strengthen your church!" - Steve Martin, Retired confessional Baptist pastor of 31 years, State Coordinator of the Georgia Association of Confessional Baptist Churches THIS IS THE MOST PRACTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OF ALL BUCHANAN'S CLASSIC WORKS! Part 1.- THE SPIRIT'S WORK IN THE CONVERSION OF SINNERS. 1. The Necessity of a Great Spiritual Change. 2. A General View of the Spirit's Agency, with reference both to the World and the Church. 3. A General View of the Process of Conversion by which Individuals are translated from the World into the Church. 4. The Work of the Spirit in Enlightening the Mind. 5. The Work of the Spirit in Convincing the Conscience. *An Address to Convinced Sinners. 6. The Work of the Spirit in Renewing the Heart. 7. The Result of the Spirit's Work. 8. The Regeneration of Infants. Part 2. - ILLUSTRATIVE CASES OF CONVERSION FROM SCRIPTURE. 1. The Philippian Jailer, Acts 16:19-34. 2. The Dying Malefactor, Luke 23:32-43. 3. Paul, Acts 9:1-22. 4. The Ethiopian Treasurer, Acts 8:26-40. 5. Cornelius, Acts 10. 6. Lydia, Acts 16:13-15. 7. Timothy, 2 Tim. 3:14, 15. 8. Conversions at Pentecost, Acts 2. 9. Revivals, Acts 2:17, 18. Part 3. - THE SPIRIT'S WORK IN THE EDIFICATION OF HIS PEOPLE AFTER THEIR CONVERSION. 1. The Spirit's Work as the Spirit of Holiness. 2. The Spirit's Work as the Spirit of Adoption. 3. The Spirit's Work as the Spirit of Prayer. 4. The Spirit's Work as the Comforter. Buchanan concludes this masterpiece with these words: "And now on a calm and comprehensive review of all that has been said concerning the Work of the Holy Spirit, both in the Conversion of Sinners, and in the Edification of His People, how appropriate to the case of every reader, whatever may be his character, are the prayers of David;--'Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 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 click for details | | THE DIVINE PURPOSE Displayed in the Works of Providence and Grace John Matthews, Preface by Archibald Alexander "The chief excellency of these Letters is, that they present the subject of DIVINE DECREES, without the forbidding aspect, which it is apt to assume in the view of many persons. One thing the reader may be assured of, that whether he should coincide in opinion with the author or not, he will find nothing in the volume calculated to wound the most delicate feelings. A spirit of meekness and kindness, eminently characteristic of the writer, pervades the whole." - Archibald Alexander, from the Preface TABLE OF CONTENTS 1- Difference between truth and error always important 2- The influence of prejudice, answer to the question, 'What are the Decrees of God?' 3- God never acts without design, 'What is Providence?' 4- Death, with all its causes, under the government of Providence, the care of God extends to the whole universe 5- The divine purpose neither suspends, nor violates the free agency of man 6- The divine purpose perfectly consistent with the free agency of man 7- A method of ascertaining the extent of Divine Providence, Great events necessarily include all the less ones, of which they are made up. 8- Events, similar to those contained in the prophecies and promises of God, are all included in his purpose. 9- The purposes of God not inconsistent with the moral agency of man. 10- This consistency incomprehensible to us, but so are many other things which yet we believe. 11- Moral Government, Salvation by Grace. 12- The favors of God, bestowed according to his own design, Purposes, decrees, intention, foreordination, etc. 13- The number to be saved, dependent entirely on the will of God. 14- The means of salvation suited to each individual, embraced in the divine purpose. 15- The Providence of God subservient to the designs of mercy, Great events made up of smaller ones, Our duty and interest to meditate on all His works. 16- Man is a Predestinarian, the Commander of an army, the Architect, the Farmer, elect, foreordain, etc. 17- The final perseverance of Christians 18- The same subject considered further. 19- The doctrine gives such views of the character of God as are calculated to excite devotion, Conclusion 6 LIFE-CHANGING BOOKS *A Pastor's Sketches (Double Volume) by Ichabod Spencer Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss *Counsels and Thoughts on the Spiritual Life of Believers by Thomas Moor The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit by Benjamin B. Warfield The Divine Purpose by John Matthews THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN by J.C. Ryle (* means it is a hardcover volume) DOG BOOK N3 5pt t10 lc6 BOTPROV Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $9.95 (list price $18.00)Available to Ship ORDER WITH OUR NEW BANNER OF TRUTH TRILOGY ON PROVIDENCE SGCB Price: $34.50 (list price $57.00)40% DISCOUNT WHEN ORDERING ALL 4 TITLES |
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 click for details | | LIGHT AT EVENING TIME: A Book of Support and Comfort for the Aged Edited by John Stanford Holme, Introduction by Stephen H. Tyng "Light at Evening Time is a practical handbook that provides biblical counsel on virtually every area that concerns the elderly. Written by the cream of our church fathers and Reformed forebears, this book is an outstanding collection of treasures for those facing the challenges of senior years. Seniors would profit greatly by reading it once a year." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan The perfect book for those who are advancing in years. This Large Print Volume contains more than 100 contiributions (all quite brief) from dozens of godly authors including; Augustine, Thomas Adams, J.W. Alexander, Richard Baxter, Horatius Bonar, Charles Bridges, Thomas Brooks, John Bunyan, Chrysostom, Samuel Davies, John Flavel, John Gill, Thomas Guthrie, Robert Hawker, Matthew Henry, James Hervey, John Howe, William Jay, F.W. Krummacher, Robert Leighton, Henry Martyn, Robert Murray M'Cheyne, John Milton, Hannah More, John Newton, Elizabeth Prentiss, William Romaine, Samuel Rutherford, Richard Sibbes, C.H. Spurgeon, Jeremy Taylor, A.M. Toplady, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, Mrs. Wesley, William Wilberforce, and Mary Winslow. "The title of the work is well selected. There is but one light to this dark and sinful world. That is the gracious Savior, who visited this world for its full redemption, and who gave to its fallen, wandering ones the infallible assurance that whosoever 'followeth him shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.' Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, and the Lord of man, is the one living, adequate, glorious light on earth, for the aged and the young." -from the Introduction by Stephen H. Tyng, June 1873 DEALING WITH DEATH TRILOGY FEATURED AUTHOR 2DS EP5 Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $15.75 (list price $30.00)NOW AVAILABLE ORDER WITH A COPY OF 'THE CHRISTIAN'S PRESENT FOR ALL SEASONS' SGCB Price: $35.00 (list price $75.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH TITLES (over 50% Off) |
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 click for details | | THE AFFLICTED MAN'S COMPANION: A Directory for Persons and Families Afflicted with Sickness or Any Other Distress John Willison (1680-1750) THE AFFLICTED MAN'S COMPANION was written with the benevolent intention (according to the author) "that the afflicted may have a book in their houses, and at their bed-sides, as a monitor to preach to them in private, when they are restrained from hearing sermons in public;" and the work is admirably calculated to have the soothing effect intended by its able and amiable author. "John Willison (1680-1750), an influential evangelical minister of the Church of Scotland, was renowned as a prolific writer of practical Christian literature. 'The Afflicted Man's Companion,' a veritable treasure-house on coping with sickness, dying, and other afflictions, was one of his most frequently reprinted titles. While being led through the valley of affliction some years ago, I frequently perused this volume with great profit. I know of no book so biblical, God-honoring, and practical for times of suffering, for the believer and the unconverted alike. Here is practical theology at its best. Give a copy to every suffering friend you have." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan "John Willison ranks with the great Scottish preachers and writers of long ago. Scotland has given us Knox, Durham, Boston, Colquhoun, among many others, and John Willison. His 'Afflicted Man's Companion' is a must-have book for those under God's afflicting hand. If you or someone you know is going through a time of dark providence, then give them this title. Read it; then read it again; and then read it again. The silver lining behind the cloud will begin to show itself to you eventually as God reveals Himself. " - Dr. Don Kistler, founder of The Northampton Press Originally published in 1737, it was revised and reprinted numerous times in the 19th century by the American Tract Society. The eight chapters that make up this remarkable volume are as follows: 1- General Directions to All Families and Persons Visited with Sickness 2- Particular Directions to Those who are Sharply Afflicted with Sickness or Long Trouble 3- Special Directions to the Children of God when under Sickness or any other Affliction 4- Special Directions to Unregenerate Persons when under Sickness or any other Affliction 5- Directions to the People of God when the Lord is Pleased to Recover them from Sickness and Distress 6- Directions to the Unregenerate when Recovered from Sickness and Restored to Health 7- Directions to the Sick who are Apparently in a Dying Condition, and Drawing Near to Another World 8- Directions to the Friends and Neighbors of the Sick, who are Themselves in Health for the Time Being As much as Job's Companion's were miserable comforters, this volume is one that would have been of great comfort and consolation to that deeply afflicted man so long ago. We live in a world of sin and misery, and any book that can help those visited by affliction is worth its weight in gold. Such is this work by the eminent Scottish Divine John Willison. Part of the SUFFERING TRILOGY BEST SELLER SALE spt TPNT bhv Nearly 50% Discount SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $22.00)NOW AVAILABLE Order with Suffering Trilogy of 'Mission of Sorrow' and 'Bow in the Cloud' SGCB Price: $33.00 (list price $66.00)50% Off All Three Titles |
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 click for details | | MORNING STARS: The Names of Christ for His Little Ones Frances Ridley Havergal This book is the sequel to Frances Havergal's wonderful devotional gem for children which we have published, called LITTLE PILLOWS & MORNING BELLS. This was the last book she wrote before her death. In fact, she had hoped to write a companion to this volume entitled EVENING STARS, or Promises for the Little Ones. This book takes little children by the hand and points out to them in simple, biblical language 31 of the Names of Christ scattered throughout Scripture. Some of the Names included in this little jewel are: SAVIOR BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR FRIEND BROTHER REDEEMER SUBSTITUTE SHEPHERD COMMANDER ROCK RIGHTEOUSNESS PRINCE OF PEACE 15 Brand New titles $5.00 Sale $5.00 Child's Book c50 50% Discount SGCB Price: $6.00 (list price $12.00)Order with LITTLE PILLOWS & MORNING BELLS SGCB Price: $13.75 (list price $28.00) |
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 click for details | | CHRIST ON THE CROSS & THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD (Psalms 22 & 23) John Stevenson This is a double volume work by a gifted preacher from the mid-nineteenth century. Quotes from Volume One on Psalm 22- "Verse 2. O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not, etc. How like is this expostulation to that of a human child with its earthly parent! It is based on the ground of relationship -- "I am thine; I cry day and night, yet I am not heard. Thou art my God, yet nothing is done to silence me. In the daytime of my life I cried; in this night season of my death I entreat. In the garden of Gethsemane I occupied the night with prayers; with continual ejaculations have I passed through this eventful morning. O my God, thou hast not yet heard me, therefore am I not yet silent; I cannot cease till thou answerest." Here Christ urges his suit in a manner which none but filial hearts adopt. The child knows that the parent yearns over him. His importunity is strengthened by confidence in paternal love. He keeps not silence, he gives him no rest because he confides in his power and willingness to grant the desired relief. This is natural. It is the argument of the heart, an appeal to the inward yearnings of our nature. It is also scriptural, and is thus stated, "If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?" Luke 11:13 "Verse 3. But thou art holy. Here is the triumph of faith -- the Saviour stood like a rock in the wide ocean of temptation. High as the billows rose, so did his faith, like the coral rock, wax greater and stronger till it became an island of salvation to our shipwrecked souls. It is as if he had said, "It matters not what I endure. Storms may howl upon me; men despise; devils tempt; circumstances overpower; and God himself forsake me, still God is holy; there is no unrighteousness in him." Verse 7. All they that see me laugh me to scorn, etc. Imagine this dreadful scene. Behold this motley multitude of rich and poor, of Jews and Gentiles! Some stand in groups and gaze. Some recline at ease and stare. Others move about in restless gratification at the event. There is a look of satisfaction on every countenance. None are silent. The velocity of speech seems tardy. The theme is far too great for one member to utter. Every lip, and head, and finger, is now a tongue. The rough soldiers, too, are busied in their coarse way. The work of blood is over. Refreshment has become necessary. Their usual beverage of vinegar and water is supplied to them. As they severally are satisfied, they approach the cross, hold some forth to the Saviour, and bid him drink as they withdraw it. Luke 23:36 . They know he must be suffering an intense thirst, they therefore aggravate it with the mockery of refreshment. Cruel Romans! and ye, O regicidal Jews! Was not death enough? Must mockery and scorn be added? On this sad day Christ made you one indeed! Dreadful unity -- which constituted you the joint mockers and murderers of the Lord of glory!" Of Volume One, CHRIST ON THE CROSS, Spurgeon said, "The best of Dr. Stevenson's books. Exceedingly precious in its unveiling of the Redeemer's sorrows. We have derived personal spiritual benefit from the perusal of this gracious exposition." Of Volume Two, THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD, modern author Peter Jeffery said, "If there is a problem with these words of David it is that Psalm 23 is so short that we are tempted not to spend much time studying it, and it is so well known that we assume there is nothing more to learn from it. In my own experience coming across a book on Psalm 23 by John Stevenson published in 1845 shook me out of this complacency. The richness of this exposition thrilled my soul and opened my eyes to see and appreciate these familiar words in a new way. I am delighted that Stevenson's book is coming back in print so that others enjoy his exposition." SG COMMENTARY JS2 B50 cx GFS CWN-923 PS.23 50% Discount on this Classic Exposition of Psalms 22 & 23 SGCB Price: $22.50 (list price $45.00)A FAVORITE VOLUME OF CH SPURGEON |
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 click for details | | A PATHWAY INTO THE PSALTER: The Psalms: Their History, Teachings and Use William Binnie "A highly valuable work. It is not an exposition, but can readily be used as such, for it possesses a good index to the passages treated of. Dr. Binnie reviews with great skill and intense devotion the various sacred poems contained in the Book of Psalms, and gives the general run and character of each one. His work is unlike any other, and supplies a great desideratum." - C.H. Spurgeon, from 'Commenting & Commentaries' "In the early part of the twenty-first century, we are inundated with works on the Psalms, both for an academic, and for a popular, audience. In addition, reprints of some of the old classics on the Psalms, such as Spurgeon's 'Treasury of David' are readily available. However, there is one nineteenth century work on the Psalms that is of great value to the preacher that has apparently not been reprinted since the late nineteenth century, the book noted above. It is, as the subtitle suggests, divided into three sections. The first deals with the historical development of the book, from the time of Moses (Psalm 90) down to the post-exilic period. The second section deals with the teachings, or as we would more likely say today the theology, of the Psalms. This includes very helpful treatments of the various ways in which the Messiah is set forth in the Psalms, as well as personal and social religion in the Psalms. In addition, Binnie treats the issue of the imprecatory Psalms in a useful manner. The final section traces the history of the use of the Psalms in both the Jewish and the Christian church." - Dr. Ben Shaw, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary This Volume is Part of our TRILOGY ON THE PSALMS SGCB PAPERBACK SETS SG COMMENTARY psj CWNPS psl22 ps.23 NEARLY 50% Discount SGCB Price: $16.95 (list price $30.00)Order TRILOGY ON THE PSALMS SGCB Price: $37.50 (list price $75.00)50% Discount |
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 | | THE PSALMS IN HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY John Ker (1819-1886) This little book in not a commentary on the Psalms, yet it is illustrative of their meaning and application to the human heart in all its experiences. By various incidents gathered from history and biography, the author shows what he terms the 'intense humanity' of the Psalms; how they have pervaded human life, and asserted their power to comfort the soul in all times of tribulation, and give wisdom to all who look for divine guidance; thus making for themselves a new record in the experience of Christian men and women, who have found in them the humblest expressions of penitence and the highest notes of praise which the human soul can utter. Every pastor will find this little volume helpful in the application of the Psalms to the devotional and practical duties of the Christian life. "Dr. John Ker has left in this small volume a precious legacy to the Church. The whole is a book that the Bible student will prize as an indispensable companion to any or all of his commentaries on the Book of Psalms." - Kelso Chronicle "A commentary on a new, striking, and marvelously interesting plan. The student, with this work in his hand, will find the Psalms a new book, and will receive a start on a new line of inquiry. The Introduction is in Dr. Ker's best style. We wish for it a very wide and long career of usefulness." - United Presbyterian Magazine "This little book will be received with profound gratitude, and take its place among the most valued possessions of the Church. The Introduction, dealing with the biographical interest of the Psalms, their connection with Christ, and their influence on Christendom, is full of luminous thought and subtle penetration. No devout Christian should be without a copy of this choice and invaluable book." - The Baptist Magazine. "This is a volume which is a fitting memorial to this poet preacher, who has just passed within the veil. The Introduction to this book is in itself a thing of beauty. Every page, and indeed every turn and expression, gleams and sparkles." - Dundee Advertiser "We are thankful for this valuable and inspiring volume. It is a treasure and a treasury, containing, as it does, many incidents from history and biography which show the value of the Psalms to the soul of man, in the hours especially of its deepest sorrows or joys. We commend this work to our readers as one which is suited for the quiet home, and which will both strengthen their faith and brighten their hope. This volume will be welcomed by many, as at once full of instruction, reverence, insight, and spiritual stimulus, and as from the pen of one of the gifted sons of God." - Evangelical Repository John Ker (1819-1886) minister and professor, was horn in Peeblesshire, brought up in Edinburgh; studied there and in Halle, was chosen to fill the chair of Practical Training in the U.P. Theological College in 1876. THIS BOOK WAS A FAVORITE OF JAMES MONTGOMERY BOICE! This Volume is Part of our TRILOGY ON THE PSALMS SGCB PAPERBACK SETS SG COMMENTARY psj CWNPS psl22 ps.23 40% Discount SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00)Order with our TRILOGY ON THE PSALMS SGCB Price: $37.50 (list price $75.00)50% Off |
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Every one of the more than two millions who are now entitled to vote, is called upon to decide questions of Constitutional law, as really and truly as is the Supreme Court of the United States. But how many of all that number have ever read the Constitution? In what proportion of our Colleges, Academies, or Common Schools is it studied? In what system of education, whether public or private, in any part of the country, is a knowledge of the Constitution of the country made a requisite for graduation, or for admission from a lower school to a higher one? Ask a number of boys at school almost any reasonable question in Geagraphy or History, and you will see dozens ready to reply without a moment's hesitation. But ask thtm what will be necessary, when they grow up, to entitle them to vote, what constitutes citizenship, what rights a citizen of one State has in another State, or any other simple and obvious question in regard to the Constitution of their country, and you will be met with a profound silence. And is not a knowledge of his immediate personal rights and duties quite as important to the young American, as to be acquainted with a long catalogue of dead kings or distant cities? The main reason why the study of the Constitution has never yet been made a branch of Common School education is believed to be an entire misapprehension in regard to the nature and difficulty of the study. There are, it is true, not a few passages in the Constitution, the proper construction of which has given rise to much discussion; and there are many nice points arising out of its more obvious provisions, requiring for their solution great natural abilities and profound legal erudition. But it is still true, that the great majority of its clauses are as intelligible, and as easily remembered as most of the studies which now make an essential part in every system of education. What difficulty is there in a boy's learning that a Representative is chosen for two years, while a Senator is chosen for six, that a Representative must be twenty-five years old, while a Senator must be thirty, to know what body has the power to impeach, and what the power to try impeachments, in short to understand and recollect nine out of ten of all the provisions of the Constitution? Is it one whit more difficult than to comprehend and recollect the various details of Geography and History, to give off-hand the position of Timbuctoo or the Tagus, or to know in what year Rome was founded or Csesar slain? The plan pursued in this little book is in accordance with the views here suggested. There has been no attempt to discuss knotty political questions, or to speculate upon abstract theories of government, but simply to present the Constitution itself, with such questions and answers, as might direct the attention of the learnor to its plain and obvious meaning. The Constitution provides for the duties and rights of every day life, and is written in simple language almost entirely free from technical and profes. sional expressions. Is there any reason why children capable of learning, and teachers capable of teaching History and Geogra phy, might not intelligently study and teach all its material facts and provisions, as they are here presented." - from the Author's Preface John S. Hart (1810 - 1877) was an American author and educator. His health in early youth was delicate, and his physical strength small. He completed preparatory studies at Wilkes-Barre Academy, and entered the College of New Jersey at Princeton, (now Princeton University), in 1827, and was graduated in 1830, with the highest honors of his class. During the year following his graduation, he taught, as Principal of an Academy at Natchez, Mississippi, and in 1831 returned to Princeton and entered the Theological Seminary. He spent three years there, and was regularly graduated in 1834. During the last two years of his course, he filled the position of Tutor in the college. In 1834 he was elected Adjunct Professor of Ancient Languages in Princeton College, and filled that chair two years. Professor Hart was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, August 4, 1835, but having determined, after some years, to devote his life to literary and educational pursuits, his license was, at his own request, withdrawn by the Presbytery, October 19, 1842. In 1836, he purchased Edgehill School in Princeton, from Professor E. C. Wines, and resigned his Professorship in the College. He retained the charge of Edgehill School until 1842, when he was selected Principal of Central High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), as well as Professor of Moral, Mental and Political Science[1]. He found this institution in a state of feebleness and placed it on a solid foundation of discipline, accomplishments and popular confidence-making it a representative American institution. In 1848 he received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Miami. He continued to be Principal of Central High School until 29 October 1858[1], when he resigned in order to become Editor of the periodicals published by the American Sunday School Union, and in this connection he began the Sunday-school Times. In 1862 he was elected Principal of the New Jersey State Normal School (now The College of New Jersey at Trenton), and held that position with distinguished usefulness and success until February 1871. From 1864 to 1870 he also gave courses of lectures on English Literature in Princeton College. In 1872 he was elected Professor of Belles Lettres and English Literature in Princeton College, which chair he filled two years, returning near the end of 1874 to Philadelphia, where he resided until his death, engaged in literary pursuits. During the months preceding his last illness, he had been delivering a course of popular and instructive lectures on the works of Shakespeare. About two months before his death, he suffered a severe fall upon an icy pavement in Chestnut Street, breaking his hip-bone and inflicting internal injuries. After much severe suffering, he died in Philadelphia, March 26, 1877, at the age of sixty-eight. 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