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One of Calvin's favourite Church Fathers was Bernard of Clairvaux (for more see here  and here ).  He may have had his faults, but he be...

This excellent lecture on church principles made me think a little about the first principles of the Church. There are first (foundationa...

sola Scriptura: Scripture alone; the watchword of the Reformation in its establishment of the basis for a renewed and reformed statement of ...

First, what are the objects before your mind in times of recreation? What do your thoughts most run upon? Second, what are the objects of y...

Man does not know himself or God truly. He does not know the greatness of his sin and misery. Neither does he know where he is going. He kno...

Returning to books, W.S Plumer records the following in relation to Psalm 27:4. 'When some one admired Leighton's library, he said: ...

This obituary  puts some words on an event that is very difficult to describe. Some  sermons  from "one of the great teaching ministrie...

When God had created all things, he ‘saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good’.  God looked upon man, body and soul an...

The puritan Thomas Fuller put things in a more succinct way than the previous post attempted to do: "A few books well chosen, and well ...

"The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments." 2 T...

Although over 200 years old (published in 1801) Thomas M'Crie's Lectures on Christian Baptism remain a useful classic work on this s...

John Willison writes the following in his A Fair and Impartial Testimony . 1. The servants of God, and especially ministers of the gospel...

The cost of the proposed papal visit to UK taxpayers is one thing (easily  £100m once security is taken into account ) - although by no mea...

"These are held up as superstitious who claim a hearing for God when, on other days than Sabbath, He calls men away from the vanities o...

The true visible church, where God's ordinances are set up as he hath appointed, where his word is purely preached, is the most beautifu...

The online publication of old copies of the Free Presbyterian Magazine (beginning 1906) is a great provision. The following comes from a le...

John Willison - A Treatise Concerning the Sanctification of, and Meditations on, the Lord's Day When you are up, hasten to put on your...

There are two Latin words that are essential when defining how a confession. The first is "quia" (Latin for "because") t...

Heaven on earth was what was promised to Adam in the beginning but which he forfeited. Often the phrase heaven on earth is associated with e...

Richard Capel (1586-1656) was a significant and very learned writer who has been called a "living library." This was first said o...

Has any other Bible version been the subject of an early day motion in the House of Commons? And a debate (9 Dec 2009 : Column 97WH)? Or th...

We must hold fast the full deposit of truth and sound words as it has been once delivered in the Scriptures. This is emphasised throughout t...

As fears rage over the national deficit in Greece (here) and its implications in other countries not least Britain - you may benefit from r...

Bigger turnouts. Tactical voting. Evidence-based voting. By now you will have voted, spoilt your ballot paper or not voted. The Christian...

Next to the advent of our blessed Saviour, the Reformation from Popery is the most remarkable and glorious event recorded in modern history....

The Reformation in Scotland may be briefly characterised as the development of three great principles— 1st, The supreme authority of the Wo...

There are many questions in the world. The greatest of all questions that could be addressed to you is that which the Lord Jesus Christ addr...