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Cave Adullam
The Substance of a Sermon preached at Zoar Chapel, London, in April 1842 "And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him, and he became a captain over them.” (1 Samuel 22:2) These words contain something more than a literal meaning of the circumstances which…
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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
