Books on History and Biography
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The Works of William Bridge
5 Volume Set
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Book Description ‘Times of difficulty and of persecution have always been seasons in which God’s ministers shine with greatest lustre.’ These words from the memoir of Bridge contained in these collected Works of William Bridge serve to remind readers of the context in which William Bridge lived and worked. Born in Cambridgeshire around 1600, Bridge […]
Theodore Beza
The Counsellor of the French Reformation
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Book Description Theodore Beza’s course of activity was, in the words of the author, ‘long and brilliant.’ He presided over the Reformed church in the French-speaking countries of Europe for many years, and was its recognized counsellor and leader in times of peril. His friendship with John Calvin, and also with the French king, Henry […]
Thomas Charles’ Spiritual Counsels
Selected From His Letters and Papers by Edward Morgan
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Selections from the letters and papers of the 18th-century minister of Bala in North Wales, with a biographical sketch by Iain H. Murray. 520pp.
Polycarp of Smyrna
The Man Whose Faith Lasted
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The story of ‘the man whose faith lasted’. 40pp.
Alexander Moody Stuart
A Memoir
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UPCOMING RELEASE Endorsements ‘There are few ministerial biographies that are better worth reading than Moody Stuart’s Life by his son.’ — PRINCIPAL JOHN MACLEOD in Scottish Theology ‘I know not a greater master in spiritual analysis.’ — DR JOHN ‘RABBI’ DUNCAN (1796-1870) ‘Few were honoured to wield an influence so profound and far-reaching.’ — Address […]
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Book Description To ask and answer the question ‘Why were our Reformers burned?’ could not be more pertinent to the times in which we live, according to Roger Carswell in his Introduction to this edition of J. C. Ryle’s tract on the English Reformers. This is a booklet that needs to be read carefully and […]
An Ark For All God’s Noahs
In a Gloomy Stormy Day
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Book Description We live in difficult days and in trying times. This book, with its quaint yet vivid title, points us to the One in whom Christian men and women have always found the strength to persevere come what may. Taking Lamentations 3:24 as his starting-point – ‘The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; […]
Princeton Seminary
2 Volume Set
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ENDORSEMENTS ‘This splendid, thoroughly researched, two-volume history of Princeton Seminary reads like a novel. It tells the story of one of the key institutions that shaped the transformation of post-colonial, adolescent America into a world power, and that for the first time made the Christian faith global, carrying it literally to the uttermost ends of […]
Reformation of the Church
A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues
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A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues with introductory notes. 416pp.
Swift and Beautiful
The Amazing Stories of Faithful Missionaries
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NEW RELEASE Book Description In his Spiritual Unfolding of Bishop H. C. G. Moule, John Baird wrote, ‘No course of reading is more establishing than that of Christian biography — the battle story of those who in the conflict of earth have been great in the life of God.’ Swift and Beautiful tells the amazing […]
Wisdom Everywhere
Introducing the Treasures of John Owen Box Set
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Book Description This is the 32-page introductory booklet to the Treasures of John Owen box set. ‘When you are a new user of any library, however small, it is always helpful if one of the librarians gives you some idea of what you can expect to find, or perhaps recommends a book that you will […]
Welcome to the Library
Introducing the Puritan Classics Box Set
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Book Description This is the 32-page introductory booklet to the Puritan Classics box set. ‘When you are a new user of any library, however small, it is always helpful if one of the librarians gives you some idea of what you can expect to find, or perhaps recommends a book that you will appreciate, or […]
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