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Christ’s Sheep, And Their Marks
Notes of a Sermon preached on 11 April 1843 “I give unto my sheep eternal life, and they shall never perish.”—John 10:28 The Holy Ghost, in the canon of Scripture, has borrowed a variety of metaphors from natural things to show us what Christ is to his people, and what his people are to him. Here he calls them "sheep,"…
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The Justification of a Sinner before God
Two sermons preached at Gower Street Chapel, London on 14 and 21 November 1841 [On Sunday, 14 November 1841, Pastor Kershaw spoke on the subject of justification. His text was Job 25:4. Although he intended to cover his three headings in a single sermon, he took up only the first heading on Sunday 14 November, then completed the final two…
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Introduction
John Kershaw (1792-1870) was pastor for fifty-two years of Hope Chapel, Rochdale. He exercised a powerful ministry among his flock, and became an influential preacher across the country. Few ministers remain faithful to a single congregation for an extended period—Kershaw committed himself to the same church he attended as a boy. His autobiography, “Memorials of the Mercies of a Covenant…
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Preface
"Hold-Fast" A Sketch of Covenant Truth and Its Witnesses By: John E. Hazelton “Hold fast the form of sound words” (2 Tim 1:13) “An everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure” (2 Sam 23:5) --------------------------- The following pages are but a slight sketch of a vital subject; they aim in a simple way to show the continuity through the…
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Sovereign Grace Chapter 2: The Reformers Chapter 3: The Puritans Chapter 4: The Eighteenth Century Chapter 5: The Church of England Chapter 6: The Independents Chapter 7: The Baptists Chapter 8: Literature Chapter 9: The Future
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Chapter 1: Sovereign Grace
“The Dawn of the Reformation” John Wycliff Sending Out A Band Of His Poor Preachers “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”—Ephesians 2:8,9 In the crowded synagogue of Capernaum the Lord Jesus Christ, addressing many who had eagerly followed Him…
