The Works of Robert Traill
2 Volume Set
| Weight | 1.67 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 22.3 × 14.3 × 7 cm |
| binding | Cloth-bound |
| format | Book |
| page-count | 1,168 |
| isbn | 9781848719859 |
| short-isbn | 9859 |
| Original Pub Date | 1810 |
Book Description
Friend of William Guthrie of Fenwick, attendant of James Guthrie of Stirling on the scaffold, son of the Greyfriars Church manse where the 1638 National Covenant was signed, Scot ordained in England, exile in Holland, prisoner on the Bass Rock, scholar, preacher, and saint — Robert Traill lived to span the ripest period of the Puritan age. Distinguished in the classes of Edinburgh University, Trail learly felt the inner constraint to preach Christ. Too intimate an association with the younger John Welsh drew the swift displeasure of the civil arm upon him. Denounced as a ‘Pentland Rebel’ he fled in 1667 to join the bright galaxy of British divines weathering the storm of Stuart absolutism in the Low Countries. Traill’s literary output began there. Assistant to Nethenus, professor at Utrecht, he prepared Samuel Rutherford’s Examination of Arminianism for the press. Back in London in 1692 he took up his pen, as Isaac Chauncy (Owen’s successor) and the younger Thomas Goodwin were having to do, to defend the doctrine of Justification against the new Legalism. After serving Presbyterian charges in Kent and London, he died at the age of 74.
Robert Traill was endowed with a first-class mind and had enjoyed a very complete theological education. Nevertheless, his sermons were not meant to appeal to the learned. He strove throughout to promote practical godliness. Every reader who shares his outlook will find him warm, instructive, and encouraging.
J.C.Ryle, who frequently quotes from Traill in his writings, introduces one lengthy extract with the words, ‘It has done me good and I think will do good to others.’
This edition contains ten additional sermons not included in the 1975 Banner of Truth edition, which are appended to volume 2.
‘I know no true religion but Christianity; no true Christianity but the doctrine of Christ— of his divine person; of his divine office; of his divine righteousness; and of his divine Spirit. I know no true ministers of Christ, but such as make it their business, in their calling, to commend Jesus Christ, in his saving fulness of grace and glory, to the faith and love of men; no true Christian, but one united to Christ by faith, and abiding in him by faith and love, unto the glorifying of the name of Jesus Christ, in the beauties of gospel-holiness.’
— Robert Traill in his Preface to Sermons Concerning the Throne of Grace (in vol. 1)
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| VOLUME 1 | ||
| A Letter from the late Mr James Hervey to a Relation of Mr Traill’s | vii | |
| Recommendation to the Sermons on Stedfast Adherence | ix | |
| An Account of the Life and Character of the Author | xi | |
| The Throne of Grace: Thirteen Sermons on Hebrews 14:6 | 1 | |
| By What Means May Ministers Best Win Souls? A Sermon on 1 Timothy 4:16 | 211 | |
| A Vindication of the Protestant Doctrine concerning Justification, and of Its Preachers and Professors, from the Unjust Charge of Antinomianism | 229 | |
| Sermons concerning the Lord’s Prayer: Sixteen Sermons on John 17:24 | 273 | |
| VOLUME 2 | ||
| Stedfast Adherence to the Profession of Our Faith, Recommended in Twenty-one Sermons, on Hebrews 10:21-24 | 1 | |
| Eleven Sermons on Important Subjects, from 1 Peter 1:1-4 | 253 | |
| Six Sermons on Galatians 2:21 | 397 | |
| A Letter from the Author to His Wife, and One to His Children | 471 | |
| Additional Sermons | 483 |
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Michael Veitch –
I purchased a used copy of the Banner’s 1975 edition last year, and cannot recommend Traill highly enough. As a pastor, I would say that the short essay in Volume 1 on “By what means may ministers best win souls?” is a ‘must read’ job description and biblical instruction manual for every minister. Delighted this set is being re-released.
MatteoB –
I am sure the Holy Spirit’s hand was at work in leading me to buy these two volumes. I am currently reading the sermons on Hebrews 4:16 on the throne of grace and they directly address problems that I have been having with prayer. Traill ia direct, warm and was obviously very caring of his congregation from the evidence of these books. Being a collection of sermons one can dip into the volumes or slowly read them right through as I am doing. I would certainly recommend these volumes especially if you like Brooks and Watson or even the wonderful Sinclair Ferguson as Traill has the same lively and warm style.
Richard C Ross –
This edition benefits greatly from having been retypeset. In the case of Robert Traill there is something more than superficially appropriate about that. It reflects the clarity of the author’s mode of expression and theological conception. Unlike a goodly number of his contemporaries, Robert Traill is neither wordy nor given to long meandering sentences. But he is ever bit as likely to touch your soul with wonderfully idiosyncratic turns of phrase. Here’s one that I hope will stick in my memory: ‘Never man had one mite of the grace of God, but he was saved by it’. (Vol 2, 412)