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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…
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Chapter 2: The Reformers
The River Swift, And Church, Lutterworth “The sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”—Ephesians 6:17 The peaceful little Leicestershire town of Lutterworth, situated in the midst of beautiful pasture lands, has no more prominent object than its noble Church, the tower of which is visible for miles round. To it many travelers wend their way that they…
