Recommendation in how to start reading the Puritans

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Recommendation in how to start reading the Puritans #57742 Thu May 12, 2022 12:50 PM
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OP John_C Permanent Resident Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,835 Mississippi Gulf Coast	Which Puritans (and their books) do you recommend for a beginner in getting acquainted with Puritan writings and thoughts? Someone recommended Sibbes; however, when I googled him he remained as an Anglican and was considered a moderate. John Chaney "having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith . . ." Colossians 2:7

Re: Recommendation in how to start reading the Puritans John_C #57743 Thu May 12, 2022 1:38 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 14,207 Likes: 42 NH, USA Pilgrim Head Honcho
Pilgrim Head Honcho Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 14,207 Likes: 42 NH, USA	Here are a few that I have found most beneficial and easy to read. Most in the list I have put on The Highway in the "Notable Sermons" section. So, you can easily read some of their writings and get somewhat acquainted with them and make a decision where you would like to start. For those who ask, Why bother with the Puritans?, read this: Why Read the Puritans Today? 1. Robert Murray M'Cheney 2. John Flavel 3. John Willison 4. Thomas Brooks 5. Thomas Boston 6. Jeremiah Burroughs 7. Samuel Davies simul iustus et peccator

Re: Recommendation in how to start reading the Puritans John_C #57750 Tue May 17, 2022 1:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,210 Likes: 4 Kelowna, British Columbia, Can... Tom Needs to get a Life
Tom Needs to get a Life Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,210 Likes: 4 Kelowna, British Columbia, Can...	Hope this does not sound like a silly question. Shouldn’t John Owen be in that group? Tom

Re: Recommendation in how to start reading the Puritans John_C #57751 Tue May 17, 2022 1:55 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,210 Likes: 4 Kelowna, British Columbia, Can... Tom Needs to get a Life
Tom Needs to get a Life Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,210 Likes: 4 Kelowna, British Columbia, Can...	In addition to Pilgrim’s recommendations; I found the following helpful. https://www.reformation21.org/blog/my-top-ten-puritan-authors Tom

Re: Recommendation in how to start reading the Puritans Tom #57752 Tue May 17, 2022 3:30 PM
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Pilgrim Head Honcho Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 14,207 Likes: 42 NH, USA	Originally Posted by Tom Hope this does not sound like a silly question. Shouldn’t John Owen be in that group? Tom Owen is most definitely one of the Puritans worth reading. HOWEVER, I rarely recommend him for those starting out. He is not only prolific but deep and thus difficult for many to read. Having said that, there is one book Owen wrote which most can read and enjoy with great benefit which I have on the website here: The Glory of Christ. simul iustus et peccator

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