By Stephen Charnock
Banner of Truth Trust. 592 pages. £12.95.
ISBN 0 85151 724 2
This is the third volume of Charnock's works to be republished by the Banner, and is itself Volume 5 of those works. Stephen Charnock (1628-1680) was one of the ministers ejected from their charges at the time of the restoration of Charles II. In the closing years of his life, he ministered in London alongside another esteemed Puritan minister, Thomas Watson.
The present volume comprises 19 sermons of varying length upon a selection of Biblical texts (seven from the Old Testament, 12 from the New Testament). The range of doctrines covered is wide, and includes the necessity of Christ's death and exaltation, afflictions, the removal of the gospel, mortification, the sinfulness and cure of thoughts, the church's stability, delight in prayer, and the comfort of child-bearing women. Striking use is made of a verse from Exodus, in order to apply the deliverances of God to the national events of November 5.
