Collection · 133 books · 1590 to 1897 AD
Puritan
Classic works from the English Puritan tradition, spanning the 16th through 18th centuries.
1500s
A Golden Chain
William Perkins · 1590 AD — the order of salvation and damnation traced link by link, from God's eternal decree to the last judgment.
The Art of Prophesying
William Perkins · 1592 AD — the text-doctrine-proof-use method that became the standard Puritan sermon form.
A Reformed Catholic
William Perkins · 1597 AD — argues the Reformation restored true catholicity by grounding faith in Scripture, not Rome.
1600s
Domestic Duties
William Gouge · 1622 AD — a full Puritan manual on duties among husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, and servants.
The Marrow of Sacred Divinity
William Ames · 1623 AD — his complete system of Christian doctrine and ethics in numbered theses.
The Poor Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ
Thomas Hooker · 1629 AD — why believers who fear they are shut out from mercy should stop waiting on their feelings and take hold of God's promises.
The Bruised Reed
Richard Sibbes · 1630 AD — how Christ nurtures weak faith rather than crushing it, from Isaiah's bruised reed.
The Glorious Feast of the Gospel
Richard Sibbes · 1630 AD — nine sermons on Isaiah 25's banquet, where Christ is both host and feast.
The Soul's Conflict with Itself
Richard Sibbes · 1635 AD — comfort and counsel for a soul at war with its own doubts and fears.
Yes and Amen
Richard Sibbes · 1638 AD — how every promise of God is secured and confirmed in Christ.
A Breathing After God
Richard Sibbes · 1639 AD — what it means to desire one thing above all, and why that desire keeps a Christian praying and returning to God's house.
Conscience with the Power and Cases Thereof
William Ames · 1639 AD — how conscience judges a person before God, and how to answer the practical cases it raises in faith, worship, family, and trade.
The Sincere Convert
Thomas Shepard · 1640 AD — why outward religion is not conversion, from God's glory and the fall to the false faith that grasps at Christ too soon.
Matrimonial Honor
Daniel Rogers · 1642 AD — Rogers on marriage, from courtship and consent to the duties of husband and wife.
Holy Courage in Evil Times
Jeremiah Burroughs · 1643 AD — Burroughs on the courage that faith gives when the world is falling apart.
The Duty of Pastors
John Owen · 1644 AD — the distinct callings of ministers and ordinary believers, Owen's first published work.
The Godly Man's Choice
Caleb Grantham and Henry Scudder · 1644 AD — a Puritan guide to choosing a spouse wisely and living well in marriage afterwards.
Select Sermons of Thomas Watson, Volume 2
Thomas Watson · 1645 AD — five sermons opening with a fast day address on the heart laid open before God.
The Covenant of Grace
John Ball · 1645 AD — a systematic Puritan treatise on the covenant of grace and the assurance it anchors.
Aaron's Rod Blossoming
George Gillespie · 1646 AD — defends Presbyterian church government against the Erastians from the Sanhedrin and the New Testament.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
John Owen · 1647 AD — a rigorous defense of the doctrine that Christ died only for the elect.
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
Jeremiah Burroughs · 1648 AD — the art of a contented heart drawn from Philippians 4:11.
A Lifting Up for the Downcast
William Bridge · 1649 AD — a remedy for spiritual depression drawn from Psalm 42's cry, why art thou cast down.
Walking with God
Jeremiah Burroughs · 1649 AD — sermons on Enoch in Genesis 5:24 on what it means to walk with God, how to know you do, and how to keep walking when he seems absent.
Infant Baptism God's Ordinance
Michael Harrison · 1650 AD — Harrison's defense of infant baptism from Scripture and church history.
Moses' Self-Denial
Jeremiah Burroughs · 1650 AD — Burroughs on Moses choosing to suffer with God's people rather than enjoy Egypt.
The Saints' Everlasting Rest
Richard Baxter · 1650 AD — a dying man's meditation on heaven and the motive it gives for faithful living.
Heaven's Glory
Christopher Love · 1651 AD — ten sermons on Colossians 3:4, on Christ as the believer's life, judge, and future glory.
The Christian Commonwealth
John Eliot · 1651 AD — a vision of civil government derived entirely from Scripture, by the Apostle to the Indians.
The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth
Thomas Goodwin · 1651 AD — Christ's tender compassion in heaven for weak and failing believers on earth.
Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices
Thomas Brooks · 1652 AD — Satan's most common tactics for temptation, matched with biblical remedies for each.
Christian Love
Hugh Binning · 1653 AD — a young Covenanter’s treatise on love as the mark of Christ’s disciples, the bond that holds believers together, and the humility it rests on.
Gospel Worship
Jeremiah Burroughs · 1653 AD — how to approach God in worship with reverence, sincerity, and spiritual understanding.
Hell's Terror
Christopher Love · 1653 AD — seven sermons answering sixteen questions about hell and eternal punishment.
The Art of Divine Contentment
Thomas Watson · 1653 AD — how to be content in any circumstance by changing the heart rather than the situation.
Heaven on Earth
Thomas Brooks · 1654 AD — how a believer can gain assurance of salvation and the joy that comes with it.
The Evil of Evils
Jeremiah Burroughs · 1654 AD — why the smallest sin contains more evil than the greatest affliction.
The Saints' Treasury
Jeremiah Burroughs · 1654 AD — five sermons on God's holiness, Christ as all in all, faith, gospel liberty, and the judgment that follows death.
The Christian in Complete Armor, Part 1
William Gurnall · 1655 AD — the opening exposition of Ephesians 6 on the armor of God and being strong in the Lord.
Christ All and in All: Part 1
Ralph Robinson · 1656 AD — a meditation on Colossians 3:11 and Christ's sufficiency for every spiritual need.
The Mortification of Sin
John Owen · 1656 AD — putting indwelling sin to death through the Spirit's power.
The Reformed Pastor
Richard Baxter · 1656 AD — a call for ministers to examine their own souls before shepherding their flock.
Communion with God
John Owen · 1657 AD — how believers fellowship distinctly with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Saint's Spiritual Delight
Thomas Watson · 1657 AD — an exposition of Psalm 1:2 on the delight of the godly in God's law.
A Call to the Unconverted
Richard Baxter · 1658 AD — an urgent evangelistic appeal for sinners to turn to God without delay.
On Temptation
John Owen · 1658 AD — Christ's command to watch and pray, and how temptation takes hold before the fall itself.
The Christian in Complete Armor, Part 2
William Gurnall · 1658 AD — covering the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, and shoe of gospel readiness.
The Christian's Great Interest
William Guthrie · 1658 AD — a test for whether you are united to Christ, and what to do if it fails.
The World Conquered
Richard Alleine · 1658 AD — how to break the world's grip on the heart and find satisfaction in Christ.
The Mute Christian Under the Smarting Rod
Thomas Brooks · 1659 AD — patient, trusting silence under God's afflicting hand.
A Christian on the Mount
Thomas Watson · 1660 AD — a treatise on meditation built on Psalm 1:2, distinguished from mere memory and study.
Occasional and Funeral Sermons
Thomas Watson · 1660 AD — thirteen occasional sermons opening with a charity plea to London's lord mayor.
The Beatitudes
Thomas Watson · 1660 AD — Christ's eight beatitudes expounded as the steps of a ladder to blessedness.
The Almost Christian Discovered
Matthew Mead · 1661 AD — the difference between looking like a Christian and truly being one.
Select Sermons
Thomas Watson · 1662 AD — eleven sermons including the farewell address preached before his 1662 ejection.
The Christian in Complete Armor, Part 3
William Gurnall · 1662 AD — the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit.
The Christian in Complete Armor, Part 4
William Gurnall · 1662 AD — prayer, the duty that keeps every other piece of the armor usable.
All Things for Good
Thomas Watson · 1663 AD — an exposition of Romans 8:28 showing how affliction works together for the believer's good.
Christian Behavior
John Bunyan · 1663 AD — the practical duties Christians owe to God, family, and neighbor in everyday conduct.
Religion Our True Interest
Thomas Watson · 1663 AD — twenty-two chapters on Malachi 3:16 for a time when faith had grown cold.
The Lord's Supper
Thomas Watson · 1665 AD — the sacrament explained and transubstantiation refuted.
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
John Bunyan · 1666 AD — Bunyan's spiritual autobiography of conversion, doubt, and despair before finding peace in Christ.
The Godly Man's Picture
Thomas Watson · 1666 AD — twenty-four marks that distinguish true believers from mere professors.
A Spiritual Antidote Against Sinful Contagion
Thomas Doolittle · 1667 AD — a plague-year guide to the duties of the living, the comforts of dying believers, and the remedy for the unconverted.
Indwelling Sin in Believers
John Owen · 1668 AD — Owen traces how sin remaining in believers wars against the mind and will.
Keeping the Heart
John Flavel · 1668 AD — Flavel's guide to guarding the heart's thoughts and affections in daily life.
The Doctrine of Repentance
Thomas Watson · 1668 AD — the six ingredients of true repentance, from sight of sin to turning from it.
The Sinfulness of Sin
Ralph Venning · 1669 AD — an anatomy of sin as the deadliest plague of all.
A Plain Discourse upon Uprightness
Richard Steele · 1670 AD — what separates a sincere Christian from a hypocrite, and how God deals with the upright heart.
Heaven Taken by Storm
Thomas Watson · 1670 AD — a call to pursue God with earnest, passionate violence rather than passive religion.
An Alarm to the Unconverted
Joseph Alleine · 1671 AD — an urgent call to examine whether one's conversion to Christ is real or only supposed.
The Mischief of Sin
Thomas Watson · 1671 AD — how sin brought Israel low, drawn from Psalm 106:43.
A Plea for the Godly
Thomas Watson · 1672 AD — a defense of the righteous against the scorn of an age that mocked their godliness.
On Old Age
Richard Steele · 1672 AD — instruction and comfort for the elderly facing the trials of life's final season.
The Incomparableness of God
George Swinnock · 1672 AD — why no being in heaven or on earth can rival God's excellence.
A Christian Directory, Volume 1: Walking with God
Richard Baxter · 1673 AD — directions for bringing an unconverted soul to grace and living out daily Christian duty.
A Christian Directory, Volume 2: Governing Heart and Life
Richard Baxter · 1673 AD — directions against pride, covetousness and sensuality, and for governing time and passion.
A Christian Directory, Volume 3: Governing the Household
Richard Baxter · 1673 AD — directions for choosing a spouse and ordering the duties of husbands, wives, and servants.
A Remedy for Wandering Thoughts in the Worship of God
Richard Steele · 1673 AD — diagnoses why the mind drifts during prayer and preaching, and attaches a remedy to each cause.
A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit, Volume 1
John Owen · 1674 AD — Books I and II of Owen's Pneumatologia, on the Holy Spirit's nature and work to Christ's anointing.
A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit, Volume 2
John Owen · 1674 AD — Book III of Owen's Pneumatologia, on regeneration as the Spirit's forming of Christ's mystical body.
A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit, Volume 3
John Owen · 1674 AD — Book IV of Owen's Pneumatologia, on sanctification as the renewing of the whole nature.
A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit, Volume 4
John Owen · 1674 AD — the concluding book of Owen's Pneumatologia, on the necessity of holiness.
The Life of God in the Soul of Man
Henry Scougal · 1677 AD — true religion as the life of God implanted in the soul.
The True Christian's Love to the Unseen Christ
Thomas Vincent · 1677 AD — what it means to love a Christ you have never seen, and how to tell whether your love for him is real.
Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ
John Bunyan · 1678 AD — an extended meditation on Christ's promise that whoever comes to him will never be cast out.
The Mystery of Providence
John Flavel · 1678 AD — tracing God's sovereign hand through every circumstance of life.
The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan · 1678 AD — Christian's journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City.
The Fear of God
John Bunyan · 1679 AD — what it means to fear God, and how to tell lasting godly fear from natural dread and servile terror.
The Life and Death of Mr. Badman
John Bunyan · 1680 AD — Bunyan's companion to The Pilgrim's Progress, the life of a man who walks the road to destruction told as a dialogue.
Watson's Gems
Thomas Watson · 1680 AD — short sayings from Watson's works arranged under forty-five topics.
Spiritual-Mindedness
John Owen · 1681 AD — a meditation on Romans 8:6 and setting the mind on heavenly rather than earthly things.
The Christian's Charter
Thomas Watson · 1681 AD — 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 read as a legal charter granting believers the world, life, and death.
The Existence and Attributes of God, Volume Four
Stephen Charnock · 1682 AD — the goodness, dominion, and patience of God, concluding Charnock's discourses.
The Existence and Attributes of God, Volume One
Stephen Charnock · 1682 AD — the existence of God, the atheism of ordinary conduct, and God as a Spirit.
The Existence and Attributes of God, Volume Three
Stephen Charnock · 1682 AD — the power of God argued from Job, and the holiness of God argued from Exodus.
The Existence and Attributes of God, Volume Two
Stephen Charnock · 1682 AD — the immutability, omnipresence, knowledge, and wisdom of God.
The Catechizing of Families
Richard Baxter · 1683 AD — a household catechism in forty-seven chapters for teaching the faith under one's roof.
The Glory of Christ
John Owen · 1683 AD — a dying man's meditation on beholding Christ's glory by faith.
Christiana's Journey
John Bunyan · 1684 AD — Christiana and her sons follow Christian's road, guided by Mr. Great-heart.
The Lord's Prayer
Thomas Manton · 1684 AD — Manton's exposition of the prayer Christ taught his disciples.
The Religious Tradesman
Richard Steele · 1684 AD — how a Christian should choose a trade, enter it, run it with prudence, diligence, justice, truthfulness, contentment, and godliness, and finally leave it.
Solomon's Temple Spiritualized
John Bunyan · 1688 AD — what each part of Solomon's temple, from its foundation stones to its mercy seat, shows about Christ, the church, and heaven.
Watson's Remains
Thomas Watson · 1689 AD — seven sermons gathered after Watson's death on waiting for life's change.
The Way to Prosperity
Cotton Mather · 1690 AD — Mather's 1690 election sermon to Massachusetts on staying faithful to God.
A Body of Divinity
Thomas Watson · 1692 AD — a complete systematic theology built from the Westminster Shorter Catechism.
The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification
Walter Marshall · 1692 AD — holiness that grows not from striving but from union with Christ.
The Lord's Prayer
Thomas Watson · 1692 AD — his exposition of the six petitions, from hallowed be thy name to deliver us from evil.
The Ten Commandments
Thomas Watson · 1692 AD — a verse by verse exposition of the Ten Commandments and their duties.
The Wonders of the Invisible World
Cotton Mather · 1693 AD — Mather's defense of the Salem witch trials and their theological grounding.
Meekness and Quietness of Spirit
Matthew Henry · 1699 AD — Henry's discourse on the meek and quiet spirit prized above outward ornament.
The Art of Man-Fishing
Thomas Boston · 1699 AD — a young pastor's meditation on winning souls as a fisher of men.
1700s
Magnalia Christi Americana
Cotton Mather · 1702 AD — the history of New England's churches and the people who built them, in seven books.
A Method for Prayer
Matthew Henry · 1710 AD — Scripture sentences gathered into ready prayers of adoration, confession, and thanksgiving.
Essays to Do Good
Cotton Mather · 1710 AD — a practical guide to doing good in every relationship and station of life.
Human Nature in Its Fourfold State
Thomas Boston · 1720 AD — Boston on human nature in innocence, corruption, grace, and eternity.
The Christian Philosopher
Cotton Mather · 1721 AD — thirty-two essays turning natural science, from stars to the body, into praise.
The Preciousness of Time
Jonathan Edwards · 1734 AD — Edwards' two-part sermon on redeeming the time, because eternity depends on it.
The Crook in the Lot
Thomas Boston · 1737 AD — why God allows trials, and how to bear the crook he has placed in your lot.
Charity and Its Fruits
Jonathan Edwards · 1738 AD — fifteen sermons on 1 Corinthians 13 showing that love is the sum of all Christian virtue.
On Grace
Jonathan Edwards · 1739 AD — why saving grace differs in kind, not merely degree, from natural virtue.
Sermons of George Whitefield: Part 1
George Whitefield · 1739 AD — the first collection of sermons from the Great Awakening's most famous evangelist.
Sermons of George Whitefield: Part 2
George Whitefield · 1741 AD — a second collection of sermons from the Great Awakening's most famous evangelist.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Jonathan Edwards · 1741 AD — the Enfield sermon on God's wrath that sparked the First Great Awakening.
Jonathan Edwards on Revival
Jonathan Edwards · 1742 AD — Edwards's writings distinguishing true revival from false during the Great Awakening.
Religious Affections
Jonathan Edwards · 1746 AD — twelve signs that distinguish authentic spiritual experience from mere emotion.
Freedom of the Will
Jonathan Edwards · 1754 AD — a philosophical defense of divine sovereignty alongside human responsibility.
The End for Which God Created the World
Jonathan Edwards · 1755 AD — a philosophical argument that God's ultimate purpose in creation is his own glory.
1800s
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus
Octavius Winslow · 1852 AD — an exposition of Romans 8 on the believer's freedom from condemnation.
Thoughts for Young Men
J.C. Ryle · 1859 AD — Ryle's direct counsel to young men on the dangers and duties of their age.
Principles of Christian Economy
Robert Lewis Dabney · 1875 AD — why all property is a trust from God, and what that means for how Christians spend.
Holiness
J.C. Ryle · 1877 AD — Ryle's call to practical holiness and the believer's fight against sin.
The Practical Philosophy
Robert Lewis Dabney · 1897 AD — the psychology of feelings, the will, and ethics in systematic lectures.
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