1993 Autumn Lectures1. Comfort and Assurance Richard Sibbes
Izaak Walton said of Sibbes “Heaven was in him, before he was in Heaven”. From humble beginnings as the son of a wheelwright, Sibbes became a powerful and popular preacher.
Living the Christian life: the puritans
1993 Autumn Lectures
2. Communion with God John Owen
Owen has been described by Packer as “one of the greatest of English theologians”. This great systematic theologian lived through the worst years of persecution of ejected ministers.
3. The Christian and Spiritual Warfare William Gurnall
Gurnall was one of the small number of Puritans who conformed to the Act of Uniformity in 1662. He is best known for The Christian in Complete Armour. Spurgeon described it as “peerless and priceless”.
4. Providence John Flavel
As an active and leading non-conformist he was often in danger. Despite persecution he continued to preach and write. He was known as a man of prayer.
5. Christian Unity Richard Baxter
The most prolific writer and one of the most fruitful ministers of all the Puritan pastors, Baxter’s ministry in Kidderminster saw the conversion of virtually the whole town.