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BANNER OF TRUTH- PURITAN PAPERBACKS
I.D.E. Thomas, Thomas Brooks, Thomas Watson, Thomas Manton
WE HAVE GATHERED SOME BRILLIANT PURITAN PAPERBACK TITLES FROM BANNER OF TRUTH.
(1) THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF PURITAN QUOTATIONS selected by I.D.E. Thomas
The Golden Treasury of Puritan Quotations does not belong to the ordinary run of anthologies but is a masterful selection by an author who has given many years to his work. The 1500 quotations from a wide range of Puritans have been chosen with great care, and arranged under topical headings. They form an ideal introduction to the writings of the great and godly men of the 17th century, and will prove to be devotional reading of the highest quality. Those who are already familiar with the Puritan writings will find the ‘Treasury’ to be a perfect stimulus to further reading.
(2) HEAVEN ON EARTH: Assurance in the Christian Life by Thomas Brooks
‘All saints shall enjoy a heaven when they leave this earth; some saints enjoy a heaven while they are here on earth. That saints might enjoy two heavens is the project of this book.’ — JOSEPH CARYL
The subject of assurance is one of the most important elements in Christian experience. Heaven on Earth exposes that there is no higher privilege than to be a child of God and to know it, for assurance brings joy to worship and prayer, and provides strength and boldness to our witness. Correspondingly, failure and weakness in all these areas can often be traced back to a lack of assurance, or even false assurance. This work of Thomas Brooks, first published in 1654, deals with all of these aspects of assurance in a way that is both biblical and pastoral. Brooks ‘scatters stars with both his hands’ wrote C.H. Spurgeon. His teaching is clear, thorough and greatly needed in the present spiritual climate. Brooks both explains what true assurance is and guides the reader in how it may be fully experienced.
(3) THE LORD'S SUPPER: The Mystery of the Lord's Supper Briefly Explained by Thomas Watson
To Thomas Watson, the Lord’s Supper was a visible sermon, a mirror in which to gaze on the sufferings and death of Christ. ‘God, to help our faith, does not only give us an audible Word, but a visible sign.’ But more than this, the Supper was a time in which to partake of the benefits of Christ’s death by faith, to be fed and cherished by the Lord in his own banqueting house, and to obtain a foretaste of the glory which will be fully realized only in heaven. Watson’s aim was to stimulate greater love to Christ in His people, and to enhance their appreciation of the Supper as a spiritual feast for all believers. His fine exposition shows the rich provision made in the Supper for all who love the Lord, while it also lays bare the emptiness of all mere sacramentalism.
(4) FLOWERS FROM THE PURITAN'S GARDEN: Illustrations and Meditations from Thomas Manton by C.H. Spurgeon
Do you ever underline helpful passages in books you are reading? This is exactly what C. H. Spurgeon used to do when reading the Puritans. Whilst reading Thomas Manton, he was struck time and time again by the ‘solid, sensible instruction, forcibly delivered’ that he found there.
To Manton’s thoughts, Spurgeon added his own; the result being, as Spurgeon put it, that he cleared Manton’s house of all his pictures, and then hung them up in frames of his own. These newly framed pictures are exhibited in Flowers From a Puritan’s Garden, which Spurgeon intended to be used as an aid to meditation and prayer. Preachers will also find inspiration in these Manton-Spurgeon combinations for sensible and clear sermon illustrations.
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(1) THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF PURITAN QUOTATIONS selected by I.D.E. Thomas
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(2) HEAVEN ON EARTH: Assurance in the Christian Life by Thomas Brooks
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(3) THE LORD'S SUPPER: The Mystery of the Lord's Supper Briefly Explained by Thomas Watson
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(4) FLOWERS FROM THE PURITAN'S GARDEN: Illustrations and Meditations from Thomas Manton by C.H. Spurgeon
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