A citizen of The Kingdom
Posted in Richard Sibbs, 2008 Puritan Challenge, Puritans on Jan 8th, 2008
Sibbs’ Bruised Reed is the January 2008 Puritan reading challenge book. The following is a transcription of "Life of the Author" from the first volume of an 1809 collection of his works, printed by J. Chalmers & Co., Aberdeen. To find out more about the Puritan Reading Challenge, click the button below!
Mr. Richard Sibbs was […]
Posted in 2008 Puritan Challenge, Puritans on Jan 8th, 2008
As I talked a little at home about reading Puritans this year (That’s secret code for ‘explained to my wife why I needed to spend $65 dollars on books’), the question came as to what profit could possibly be had by reading books so far removed from our time and circumstance - not to mention […]
Posted in Providence, Thomas Boston, Puritans on Dec 22nd, 2007
Thomas Boston
1. Beware of drawing an excuse for your sin from the providence of God; for it is most holy, and is in no way any cause of any sin you commit. Every sin is an act of rebellion against God; a breach of his holy law, and deserves his wrath and curse; and therefore […]
Posted in William Ames, Baptism, Puritans 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 and instituted by Christ himself. […]
Posted in Thomas Boston, Death 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 this […]
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