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“We cannot cleanse ourselves; God must work in us with power. That is why the Holy Spirit is fire. We must go back into the oven when God chooses to make us new.” – John Calvin Book Description Translated from the French of 1562 by Robert White Of the many sermons which Calvin preached on […]
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Book Description Translated from the French by Robert White When Calvin says that he would not have spoken of election had Scripture not led the way, we need not doubt his word. If he defends the doctrine with vigour, it is because it runs as an unbroken thread through both Old and New Testaments. Like […]
Crucified and Risen
Sermons on the Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ
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Book Description To call the arrest, trial, scourging and crucifixion of Jesus Christ a miscarriage of justice is true as far as it goes, but it does not go far enough. Christ’s death on the cross was not an accident but, as his resurrection attests, was accomplished according to the sovereign, loving will of God, […]
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Book Description Preaching is the lifeblood of the Christian church. In every age God has used the proclamation of his word to bring men and women to repentance and faith in Christ, and to help them grow in grace. Throughout his long ministry in Geneva (1536–38, 1541–64), Calvin was a tireless preacher. He spoke of […]
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Book Description Calvin’s expository sermons to the great congregation of St Peter’s, Geneva, taken down in shorthand and then published across Europe, were among the most sought-after volumes of the sixteenth century. In the late 1570s, translated from the French, these bulky volumes flowed through London’s bookshops and none was more popular than the ‘One […]
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Let us call upon our good God and Father, since all fullness of wisdom and light is found in him, mercifully to enlighten us by his Holy Spirit in the true understanding of his word, and to give us grace to receive it in true fear and humility. May we be taught by his word […]
The Works of John Knox
6 Volume Set
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Book Description Unfortunately for many years hardback sets of Knox’s Works have been virtually unobtainable by, and inaccessible to, the general public. Now, to mark the 500th anniversary of his birth (probably in 1514) and the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first definitive edition of the Scottish reformer’s Works (1846-64), these rare volumes […]
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Endorsements ‘Any who wish to encounter Calvin’s systematic theology at its most pastoral, freest from controversial preoccupations, and mediated through superlative translation, should devour this rendering of the Reformer’s own French version of the second edition of his Institutes.’ — J. I. PACKER Book Description The Institutes of the Christian Religion are Calvin’s single most […]
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Book Description In the early 1560s Frederick III (1516-76), Elector Palatine desired that his subjects be led to a ‘devout knowledge and fear of the Almighty and his holy Word of salvation’. He commissioned a group of theologians and ministers to compose a catechetical summary of biblical truth that could be committed to memory and […]
Sermons on Job
Facsimile of the 1574 Edition
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These 159 sermons preached in 1554-5 abound in faithful and lively exposition and remain a fine example of evangelical preaching. A facsimile of Arthur Golding’s translation first published in 1574.
Sermons on Genesis
Chapters 1 - 11
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Modern translations by Dr Rob Roy McGregor of sermons preached by Calvin in 1559-1560. Suitable for Christians at all levels of spiritual development. 888 & 920pp.
Prayers on the Psalms
From the Scottish Psalter of 1595
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Endorsement ‘Prayers on the Psalms is a triple treasure to me. It was edited by my beloved mentor David B. Calhoun, who is truly a gift to the church, it is drawn from the great Scottish Psalter of 1595 and the translated French prayers of Huguenot pastor martyr Augustin Marlorat, and it is based on […]
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