Contra Sunday – Faith on Wednesday
Posted in Jeremiah Burroughs on Mar 16th, 2010
VII. The seventh lesson by which Christ teaches contentment is the burden of a prosperous outward condition. One who comes into Christ’s school to be instructed in this art never attains to any great skill in it until he comes to understand the burden that is in a propserous condition. Objection.You will say, ‘What burden [...]
Adding this to the blogroll: http://thepuritans.wordpress.com/ The “About Page” alone was enough to convince me! What I am doing here…. “The method that I shall choose to discourse upon these words shall be this—I will propound certain questions upon the words, and direct particular answers to them; in which answers I hope I shall answer also, somewhat [...]
Posted in Andrew Alexander Bonar, Gospel, Preaching, Presbyterian, Robert Murray M'Cheyne on Feb 25th, 2010
“June 15.—Day of visiting (rather a happy one) in Carronshore. Large meeting in the evening. Felt very happy after it, though mourning for bitter speaking of the gospel. Surely it is a gentle message, and should be spoken with angelic tenderness, especially by such a needy sinner.”
Posted in Baptism, Puritans, William Ames on Mar 1st, 2007
Baptism What is this sacrament of the NT all about? And who is able to be baptized? Baptism By Dr. William Ames 1. The sacraments of the New Testament follow from its nature. They are few in number, easy to prepare and observe, and very clear in their meaning. 2. They were sanctified [...]
Posted in Death, Thomas Boston on Feb 5th, 2007
This January, my Father in law had a massive heart attack. This naturally turned my thoughts to those of mortality, life, and death. Especially since, in all likelihood, he is not saved. By God’s grace, he survived his heart attack and underwent a bypass on five vessels in his heart. They seem to refer to [...]
A quest to learn my roots, to know my heritage, to understand what it is to be Presbyterian and Reformed.
BoB 2010
