by John Elias (Author), Owen Milton (Translator), Iain H. Murray (Introduction by)
This book contains eleven great sermons by the great Welsh itinerant preacher, John Elias (1774-1841), all newly and ably translated from the Welsh by Owen Milton. Here you will find a feast of biblical, doctrinal, experiential, and practical food that shows how great preachers in ages past proclaimed the whole counsel of God over a period of time while remaining faithful in expounding individual texts in accord with their major themes. These sermons, which richly expound nearly every major doctrine of grace, are as relevant and helpful as when they were first written. Here you will find the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man persuasively expounded. Such themes as God's sovereign calling of sinners, the experiential knowledge and fullness of Christ, the dangers of ignoring the gospel call, earnest prayer for the Spirit, the greatness of God's peace, the believer's love for Christ, the blessing of a contrite spirit, and the immanency of the Second Advent are set forth with convicting power. Practical themes such as how to listen to preaching and how to respect governmental authority are also expounded with fresh clarity. Elias's sermons exhibit all the strengths of a godly preacher-pastor-writer. Read them slowly and prayerfully, and, with the Spirit's blessing, you will grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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This book contains eleven great sermons by the great Welsh itinerant preacher, John Elias (1774-1841), all newly and ably translated from the Welsh by Owen Milton. Here you will find a feast of biblical, doctrinal, experiential, and practical food that shows how great preachers in ages past proclaimed the whole counsel of God over a period of time while remaining faithful in expounding individual texts in accord with their major themes. These sermons, which richly expound nearly every major doctrine of grace, are as relevant and helpful as when they were first written. Here you will find the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man persuasively expounded. Elias's sermons exhibit all the strengths of a godly preacher-pastor-writer. Read them slowly and prayerfully, and, with the Spirit's blessing, you will grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ. - Joel R. Beeke, From the Foreword
Table of Contents:
Biographical Introduction
Sermon 1: The Danger of Losing One's Soul While Seeking to Gain the World
Sermon 2: The Experimental Knowledge of Christ
Sermon 3: The Duty of Listening to the Gospel as the Voice of Christ
Sermon 4: Praying for the Spirit
Sermon 5: The Greatness of the Peace of God, which Above Understanding
Sermon 6: The Funeral Sermon of King George III
Sermon 7: The Coming of the Son of Man
Sermon 8: Christ the Physician
Sermon 9: God Attending to the Contrite in Spirit
Sermon 10: God Choosing and Calling Men
Sermon 11: The Saints Loving Christ and Delighting in Him