Don’t Be Silly
Stephen Marshall (1594-1655) argued that infants of believers should be baptized because 1) they are within the covenant of grace and belong to the kingdom of Christ, 2) they are made partakers of the inward grace of baptism. In a…
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John Owen and Prayer as Politics
Danny Hyde recently wrote an article on the relationship between John Owen’s view of prayer and politics entitled, John Owen: Prayer as Politics By Other Means. It is now online by signing up for a free subscription to the Ad…
Anglican John Whitlock: Remember, Hold Fast, Repent
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent.” (Revelation 3:3; KJV) Local Anglican pastor John Whitlock (1625-1708) is the last minister in our reading of the Puritan Paperback, Sermons of the Great Ejection. “The Great Ejection”…
John Knox and the Lord’s Supper: Worship In General
Having briefly surveyed the debates over the Lord’s Supper at the Reformation (part 1), before proceeding to John Knox (1513-1572), it is important to consider the broader place the reform of worship had at the Reformation. The sacraments, of course,…
How to Read John Owen: Part 2
Walking you through everything that John Owen (1616-1683) wrote would take considerable space. Instead, as I continue my series on helping you read his writings (see part 1), I will recommend a few of my favorite books by him, explaining…
Book Giveaway: John Bunyan and the Grace of Fearing God
We have two (2) copies of John Bunyan and the Grace of Fearing God by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley. Thanks to our friends at Reformation Heritage Books! Sign up today for our free giveaway. USA mailing addresses only. One entry…
Marital Love Must Be Spiritual
Continuing with our series on the Puritans’ views of marital love (see introduction) we come to the theme of the spirituality of marital love, that is, that is must be in Christ and in accord with God’s commandments. Love must…
Christopher Love on the Terrors of Hell (1)
In the next three posts on the heavenly man, Christopher Love, I want to open up (the first of three parts) his meditations on hell from Heaven’s Glory, Hell’s Terror (1653). In light of his ten sermons concerning saints in…
Parental Comfort
In the previous two articles (see 1, 2), we have considered one argument for and one objection to infant baptism from the writings of Stephen Marshall (1594-1655). We are now going to turn our attention to a benefit of infant…
Book Giveaway: Latimer Trust Bundle
Happy New Year! Let’s kick it off Puritan style with a free book giveaway. Our friends at Latimer Trust in the U.K. have given us two (2) 3-book bundles to give away: Chad B. Van Dixhoorn, A Puritan Theology of…