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Introduction
John Hazelton[1] (1822-1888) was a high-calvinist and strict-communion Baptist pastor[2], whose 35 year ministry with the church meeting at Chadwell Street, London, resulted in a congregation that became one of the leading Strict Baptist (SB) churches during the first fifty years of the 20th century. Like most SB’s, Hazelton stood aloof from the ministry of Charles Spurgeon. In many respects,…
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The Prince Of Peace
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Highlighting the three main parts of Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the Messiah, as recorded in Isaiah 9:6 • Providing a definition of “prince” and “peace” • Explaining how Christ is the Prince (or Captain) of the sinner’s health and welfare • Showing how the covenant of grace is often called a covenant of…
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I Need The Affirmation Of Thy Love, O Lord
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Providing an overview of the Apostle Paul’s three evangelistic campaigns against the backdrop of a geographical timeline • Tracing the time and location around which the events of Acts 14:20-22 occurred • Highlighting the term “confirmed”, providing a definition for the Greek term and the number of time it appears in…
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Faithful And Industrious Household Servants
March 9, 1830 My dear Friend in Eternal Union,—Yours came to hand; and very glad I was to receive it, and happy to hear that our dear friend Martin is in any measure better; but the best of all is, the sweet peace of mind which our ever-to-be-adored God is pleased to afford him. I often think of him when…
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Part 1: The Contents
In the year 1735, the First Part of this work was published, in which are considered the several passages of Scripture made use of by Dr. Whitby and others in favour of the Universal Scheme, and against the Calvinistical Scheme, in which their arguments and objections are answered, and the several passages set in a just and proper light. These,…
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The Preface
The Cause of God and TruthIn Four PartsWith a Vindication of Part IVFrom the Cavils, Calumnies and Defamations of Mr. Henry Heywood, &c.By John Gill, D.D.London, 1838 It should be known by the reader, that the following work was undertaken and begun about the year 1733 or 1734, at which time Dr. Whitby’s Discourse on the Five Points was reprinting,…
