The Practice of Piety
by Baylee
A Puritan devotional manual, directing a Christian how to live, that he may please God.
by Lewis Bayly (1611) v.1 Continue reading
Systematic Theology
Beauchamp Days of Blessing in Inland China
Days of Blessing in Inland China
by Beauchamp, M.
(1890)
A tremendous record of the Cambridge Seven and J Hudson Taylor in Shan-si province, China during a period of revival. It contains first-hand accounts of the early ministries of C T Studd, Pastor Hsi, Cecil Polhill etc.
Glover, T.R. – The Jesus of History
The Jesus of History
By Terrot Reaveley Glover (1869-1943)
Summary
In this 10 chaper work by Glover, he looks at the Jesus in the gospels, his childhood and youth, later Jesus as a man and then his mind. Jesus as a teacher, and his own teaching of God, on sin, and his choice to go to the cross.
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Brown, J. – Christ: The Way The Truth and The Life
Christ: The Way, The Truth, and The Life
by Rev. John Brown
Summary
In this work (29 chapters) by John Brown (Anglican) he examines John 14:6, concentrating on the meaning and application of the being of Christ as the Way, the Truth and the Life. Some chapters deal with how Christ is made use of by God to achieve various things in the believer’s life. Continue reading
Bouwman Spiritual Order For the Church
Spiritual Order For the Church
by Clarence Bouwman
Summary
This is a quite extensive work on church polity from a Reformed perspective (which I would assume they have a tendency towards Presbyterian polity).
- Key to the Church Order of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia
- Key to the Church Order of the Canadian Reformed Churches
Evaluation by David Cox
This is another important document in the Dutch Reformed Church, and this document would hold importance for Reformed and Calvinist students in general. The document is arranged in 81 articles and 3 appendices. It would define the break between the Catholic Church and the Dutch Reformed, looking at arguments against Papal authority. This would make the work good for people seeking information on Catholicism or the Reformation. There are parts on Lutheran Church Government, as well as general definitions of elders, ministers, deacons, offices, etc. within church government in general. So students of church polity might be interested in this work as well. Continue reading