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Galatians

1:4  Heywood, Oliver – Deliverance from the World  in Works, vol. 5

1:6-7  Smyth, Thomas – Unitarianism Another Gospel  in Works, vol. 9  American, southern presbyterian

1:8-9  Griffin, Edward – The System Confirmed and Applied  in A Series of Lectures Delivered in Park Street Church  1813  American congregationalist, Boston, opposed to the New Divinity

1:10  Fuller, Andrew – Gal. 1:10 with 1 Cor. 10:33  in Passages Apparently Contradictory  in Works 1.671-72

1:11  Spurgeon, Charles – Our Manifesto  #2185, MTP 37.37-50

1:14  Dod, John – A Brief Tract Concerning Zeal, wherein the Properties of True Zeal are Described, and the Contrary Discovered  appended to Four Godly and Fruitful Sermons  1611

1:15-16  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Prevenient Grace’  #656, MTP 11.589-600

1:16  Erskine, Ralph – Carnal Consultation Unfolded, or the Great Evil of Being Actuated in Carnal Principles, in the Matters of God, Evinced, 2 Sermons  in Works, vol. 1, p. 570 ff.  Also in Naphtali Press Anthology, vol 2, no 1, Winter, 1989, pp 2

2:9  Smyth, Thomas – An Address on Giving the Right Hand of Fellowship  in Works, vol. 6  American, southern presbyterian

2:10  

Spurgeon, Charles – The Duty of Remembering the Poor

Peck, Thomas – The Relief of the Poor  in Miscellanies, vol. 1  American, Southern presbyterian

2:11-16 

Calvin, John – ‘The Second Congregation or Speech of Master John Calvin, Propounded & Delivered out of the Second Chapter of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians, verse the Eleventh, & some other following’  in Three Propositions or Speeches, which that Excellent Man Mr. John Calvin…  (London, 1580)

Ryle, J.C. – The Fallibility of Ministers  in Warnings to the Churches, pp. 92-121  Also in Knots Untied, pp. 285-301

2:14  Strong, William – Book 1, Ch. 7, How the Law as a Covenant Comes to be Abolished  in A Discourse of the Two Covenants, p. 83 ff.

2:15-21  Calvin, John – ‘The Second Proposition or Speech, of Mr..J. Calvin upon the Second to the Galatians…’  in Three Propositions or Speeches, which that Excellent Man Mr. John Calvin…  (London, 1580)

2:16 

Barnes, Robert – A Treatise on Justification  d. 1541  English martyr

Owen, John – Ch. 18, p. 354 ff.  in The Doctrine of Justification  in Works, vol. 5

Fuller, Andrew – Gal. 2:16 with James 2:21  in Passages Apparently Contradictory  in Works 1.673

2:17  Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Gal. 2:17  in Sermons, Series II, 1731-1732 (WJE Online Vol. 47)

2:19-20  Cotton, John – The Christian’s Charge  55 pp.

2:19 

Erskine, Ralph – Law-Death, Gospel-Life, or the Death of Legal Righteousness, the Life of Gospel Holiness  in Works, vol. 2, p. 9 ff.

Booth, Abraham – The Death of Legal Hope, The Life of Evangelical Obedience–An Essay on Galatians 2:19, Showing, that while a sinner is alive to the law, as a Covenant, he cannot live to God in the performance of duty: and, that the moral law is immutable in its nature, and of perpetual use, as the rule of a believer’s conduct  (London: 1770)  Calvinistic baptist

2:20

Sibbes, Richard

The Life of Faith, 2 Sermons  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 357-84

Salvation Applied  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 285-408

Bridge, William – The Spiritual Life and In-Being of Christ in All Believers, in 5 Sermons on Gal. 2:20  in Works 1.295-398

Marshall, Stephen – The Life of Christ, or the Great Mystery of Spiritual Life, Opened and Applied, Sermons 1, 2, 3  in Works

Manton, Thomas – A Treatise of the Life of Faith  in Works, vol. 15, p. 47-144

Guthrie, William – Sermon XII: Who Loved Me and Gave Himself For Me  in Sermons Delivered in Times of Persecution in Scotland, pp. 188-203

Owen, John – Discourses XVIII-XIX  in Works, vol. 9, pp. 600-606

Watson, Thomas – Of Faith  6 pp.

Cotton, John – The Life of Faith  217 pp.

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Gal. 2:20  in Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729  WJE Online, Vol. 43

Erskine, Ralph – The Giving Love of Christ, and the Receiving Property of Faith, 4 Sermons  in Works, vol. 2

Alexander, Archibald – Christ the Believer’s Life  in Practical Truths

Hodge, Charles – ‘Faith in Christ the Source of Life’  in The Princeton Pulpit, pp. 74-94

Spurgeon, Charles

‘Everyday Religion’  #1599, MTP 27.281-292

‘Christ First, Me Last: Nothing Between but Love’  #2370, MTP 40.337-345

‘Christus Et Ego‘ [Christ & I]  #781, MTP 13.637-648

Philpot, J.C. – Crucifixion with Christ

2:21 

Trail, Robert – Righteousness in Christ, 6 Sermons on Important Subjects from Gal. 2:21  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 157-234

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Salvation by Works, A Criminal Doctrine’  #1534, MTP 26.241-252

3:1-2  Baxter, Richard – The Spirit’s Witness to the Truth of Christianity  in Works, vol. 20  Also in Practical Works  (SDG) 2.248-291

3:1  Spurgeon, Charles – ‘Men Bewitched’  #1546, MTP 26.385-392

3:2  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Hearing of Faith’  #1705, MTP 29.85-96

3:3  

Featley, Daniel – The Privilege of the Faithful, or the Joint-Inheritance of all Believers  in Threnoikos: The House of Mourning; Furnished with Directions for, Preparations to, Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death: Delivered in 47 Sermons, preached at the funerals of diverse faithful servants of Christ  Ref  1640  Westminster divine

Spurgeon, Charles – The Work of the Holy Spirit

3:8  Wafield, B.B. – ‘It says,’ ‘Scripture says,’ ‘God says’  in The Presbyterian and Reformed Review, 1899, p. 472

3:10-14  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Curse; And the Curse for Us’  #2093, MTP 35.361-372

3:10

Clarkson, David – Sinners Under the Curse  in Practical Works, vol. 2, pp. 517-35

Hopkins, Ezekiel – Transgressors of the Law are under the Curse  in Works, vol. 1

Boston, Thomas

Of the Desert of Sin  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 389-93

The State of Many under the Broken Covenant of Works; Who they are; the Effect of that Covenant upon them; and the Reasons Why so Many Continue Under it  in Part IV, Section 1 of A View of the Covenant of Works  in Works, vol. 11, pp. 251-339

Spurgeon, Charles – A Call to the Unconverted

3:11

Ward, Samuel – The Life of Faith  in Sermons and Treatises

Burgess, Anthony – Sermons 21-22  in The True Doctrine of Justification, Part II, Section 4  1654

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Life by Faith’  #814, MTP 14.313-324

3:12  Binning, Hugh – Of the First Covenant and the Terms Thereof  in The Common Principles of the Christian Religion  in Works, vol. 1 (of 3)

3:13

Flavel, John – Sermon 14, A Vindication of the Satisfaction of Christ, as the First Effect or Fruit of his Priesthood  in Fountain of Life  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 176-87

Hopkins, Ezekiel – Of our Redemption by Christ, from the Curse of the Law  in Works, vol. 1

Brown, Charles – Christ made a Curse, 1874, p. 205

Spurgeon, Charles

The Curse Removed

‘Christ Made A Curse For Us’  #873, MTP 15.301-312

3:15-22  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Gal. 3:15-22  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

3:16-22  Wickliff, John – ‘The Promises Made to Abraham’  in Writings of the Reverend and Learned John Wickliff  in The British Reformers, vol. 1, pp. 223-225

3:16

Boys, John – The Epistle, Gal. 3:16  in Works, pp. 466-471

Strong, William – Book 2, Ch. 2, This Covenant as Made Primarily with Christ the Second Adam  in A Discourse of the Two Covenants, p. 125 ff.

3:17  Strong, William – Book 1, Ch. 8, Gal. 3:17  in A Discourse of the Two Covenants, p. 86 ff.

3:19-29  Brown of Edinburgh, John – The Giving of the Law  from his commentary on Galatians, 3:19-4:5  Scottish United Presbyterian minister and professor

3:19

Burgess, Anthony – An Additional Lecture  between Lectures 16 & 17 in A Vindication of the Moral Law

Spurgeon, Charles – ‘The Uses of the Law’

3:20  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘A Mediator’  #2180, MTP 36.693-700

3:22  

Ussher, James – The Purpose of the Law  in The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher, the Irish Puritans, p. 53 ff.  Buy  also in Works, vol. 13

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Great Jail, & How to Get Out of It’  #1145, MTP 19.672-684

3:23-29  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Gal. 3:23-29  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

3:23-25  Bruce, Archibald – Israel’s Theocracy  excerpts from A Historico-Politico-Ecclesiastical Dissertation on the Supremacy of Civil Powers in Matters of Religion  1802  Scottish Secession minister

3:23 

Chalmers, Thomas – On the Reasonableness of Faith  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 2, pp. 313-18  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Under Arrest’  #2402, MTP 41.97-105

3:24-25  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Stern Pedagogue’  #1196, MTP 20.553-564

3:24  Burgess, Anthony – Part 3, Ch. 10, A Justification of God’s Shutting up all Under Sin for the Sin of Adam, in the Sense of all the Reformed Churches, Against the Exceptions of Dr Jeremy Taylor and Others  in A Treatise of Original Sin  1658

3:26-28  Machen, J. Gresham – ‘The Brotherhood in Christ’  in God Transcendent, pp. 57-63

3:28  Doolittle, Thomas – Captives Bound in Chains made Free by Christ their Surety, or, The Misery of Graceless Sinners and Their Recovery by Christ their Savior  1674

3:29  Strong, William – Book 1, Ch. 6, ‘A Man’s Translation out of the First Covenant is by Union’  on Gal. 3:29  in A Discourse of the Two Covenants, p. 73 ff.

4:1-7  Luther, Martin – The People of Law and of Grace  in Luther’s Church Postil  1521-22  in ed. John Nicholas Lenker, The Precious and Sacred Writings of Dr. Luther, 14 vols  1905  Protestant reformer

4:1-5  

Bruce, Archibald – Israel’s Theocracy  excerpts from A Historico-Politico-Ecclesiastical Dissertation on the Supremacy of Civil Powers in Matters of Religion  1802  Scottish Secession minister

Brown of Edinburgh, John – The Giving of the Law  from his commentary on Galatians, 3:19-4:5  Scottish United Presbyterian minister and professor

4:1  Boys, John – The Epistle, Gal. 4:1  in Works, pp. 112-116

4:3-6  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Great Birthday & Our Coming of Age’  #1815, MTP 30.685-696

4:4-5  

Brownrig, Ralph – The Second Sermon  in Twenty-Five Sermons  1664

Flavel, John – Sermon 15, of the Blessed Inheritance Purchased by the Oblation of Christ, being the Second Effect or Fruit of his Priesthood  in Fountain of Life  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 188-98

Boston, Thomas – Of Christ the Only Redeemer of God’s Elect  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 375-88

Cunningham, William – The Atonement: Scripture Doctrine and Current Theories  in Sermons (1872), pp. 393-416

4:4  Ussher, James – Sermon IX  in Sermons Never Before Published in Works, vol. 13

4:6

Owen, John – Book 7, p. 265 ff.  in Pneumatologia, A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit  in Works, vol. 4

Spurgeon, Charles – ‘Adoption–The Spirit & the Cry’  #1435, MTP 24.529-540

4:7  

Griffin, Edward – Son and Heir Through Christ  in Sermons by the Late Rev. Edward Griffin, vol. 2, pp. 239-51  1838  American congregationalist, Boston, opposed to the New Divinity

Willison, John – ‘The Believer’s Dignity in Being an Heir of God, a Sermon after the Communion’  in Practical Works, pp. 333-392

4:10-11  Fuller, Andrew – Gal. 4:10-11 with Rom. 14:5  in Passages Apparently Contradictory  in Works 1.680-81

4:10  Chalmers, Thomas – Sermon VIII: The Advantages of a Fixed Sabbath  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 1, pp. 59-68  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

4:14  M’Cheyne, Robert Murray – ‘Glorying in the Cross’  in The Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne, pp. 415-21

4:17-18  Dod, John – A Brief Tract Concerning Zeal, wherein the Properties of True Zeal are Described, and the Contrary Discovered  appended to Four Godly and Fruitful Sermons  1611

4:18 

Burns, William C. – ‘True Zeal’  in Revival Sermons, pp. 113-20

Ryle, J.C. – Zeal

4:19-20  Davies, Samuel – The Tender Anxieties of Ministers for Their People

4:21-31  Fulke, William – A Sermon Preached  1577  English divine

4:21-22  Strong, William – The Two Covenants, a Sermon  in 31 Select Sermons  d. 1654

4:21

Boys, John – The Epistle, Gal. 4:21  in Works, pp. 266-271

Strong, William – Book 1, Ch. 2, Gal. 4:21  in A Discourse of the Two Covenants, p. 22 ff.

4:22-31  ‘Rabbi’ Duncan, John – Table Service: First Part, Mount Sinai and Mount Zion  in Pulpit and Communion Table, p. 27 ff.  1874  Buy  Free Church of Scotland

4:24  Spurgeon, Charles – ‘The Allegories of Sarah & Hagar’

4:26  Hacket, John – A Century of Sermons upon Several Remarkable Subjects  d. 1670  Hacket was invited to the Westminster Assembly but did not attend

The First Sermon upon
The Second Sermon upon
The Third Sermon upon

4:28  Erskine, Ralph – The Pregnant Promise with her Issue, or the Children of Promise Brought Forth and Described, 7 Sermons  in Works, vol. 5

5:1 Doolittle, Thomas – Captives Bound in Chains made Free by Christ their Surety, or, The Misery of Graceless Sinners and their Recovery by Christ their Savior  1674

5:5 

Manton, Thomas – Sermon upon Gal. 5:5  in Works, vol. 18, pp. 216-25

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Salvation by Faith & the Work of the Spirit’  #1228, MTP 21.205-216

5:6 

Preston, John – Seven Sermons  in The Breast-Plate of Faith and Love, part 2, pp. 1-241

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Gal. 5:6(a)  in Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729  being WJE Online, Vol. 43

Spurgeon, C.H.

‘A Remonstrance & a Rejoinder’  #1280, MTP 22.109-120

‘Faith Working by Love’  #1553, MTP 26.457-468.

‘The Luther Sermon at Exeter-Hall’  #1750, MTP 29.625-636

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – ‘The Grandeur of Faith’  in Sermons, 1.479-491

5:7-9  Henderson, Alexander – Exercise at St. Andrews on Gal. 5:7-9  1638

5:9  Adams, Thomas – The Bad Leaven, or the Contagion of Sin  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 335-59

5:11  Spurgeon, Charles – ‘The Offense of the Cross’

5:13 

Ball, John – The Holy Exercise of Love  in The Puritans on Loving One Another  Buy  ed. Don Kistler (Soil Deo Gloria, 1997), pp. 117-130

Fuller, Andrew – ‘Ministers & Churches Exhorted to Serve One Another in Love’  in Works 1.544-45

5:14  Caryl, Joseph – The Nature and Principles of Love, as the End of the Commandment, Declared in Some of the Last Sermons of Mr. Caryl  1673  Westminster divine

5:15 

Chambers, Humphrey – A Motive to Peace and Love. Delivered in a Sermon…  1649

Steele, Richard – How may the Uncharitable and Dangerous Contentions that are amongst Professors of the true Religion be allayed?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 4, pp. 215-53

5:16

Bradford, John – The Flesh & the Spirit, a Declaration of how these words ‘Flesh’ and ‘Spirit’ are to be Understood in the Scriptures  in Writings, vol. 1

Boys, John – The Epistle, Gal. 5:16  in Works, pp. 477-482

Manton, Thomas – Sermon 11  in Twenty Sermons  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 284-92

Gibbon, John – How May we be so spiritual, as to Check Sin in the Girst Risings of It?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 1, pp. 87-101

Howe, John – The Carnality of Religious Contention, in Two Sermons  in Works, vol. 4

5:17

Perkins, William – The Combat of the Flesh and Spirit  in Works, vol. 1 (of 3)

Burgess, Anthony – Part 4, ch. 3, Of the Combat between the Flesh and the Spirit, as the Effect of Original Sin, so that the Godliest Man cannot do any Holy Duty Perfectly in this Life  in A Treatise of Original Sin  1658

Newton, John

Desires Unrealized
Indwelling Sin and the Believer

5:18  Strong, William – Book 1, Ch. 4, The Rigor and Coactive Power of Love, on Gal. 5:18  in A Discourse of the Two Covenants, p. 50 ff.

5:22  

Watson, Thomas – Of Joy  7 pp.

Spurgeon, Charles

The First Fruits of the Spirit  #1782, MTP 30.289-300

‘The Fruit of the Spirit: Joy’  #1582, MTP 27.73-84

5:23  Isbell, Sherman – The Temperate Life  Banner of Truth magazine, July 2001 (Issue 454)

5:24

Wilkinson, Henry – The Crucified Christian Represented  in Three Decades of Sermons

Gray, Andrew – Sermons 2-8 of The Spiritual Warfare  in Works  (1839), pp. 321-78

Flavel, John – Modern English Version  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 368-96

Sermon 27, of the Nature, Principle and Necessity of Mortification

Sermon 28

Spurgeon, Charles – ‘Messrs. Moody and Sankey Defended; or, A Vindication of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith’  #1239, MTP 21.337-348

5:25  Howe, John – The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit in Reference to Particular Persons, 11 Sermons  118 pp.

6:1  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Cause & Cure of Weariness in Sabbath-School Teachers’  #1383, MTP 23.625-636

6:2

Boys, John – Mutual Support  in Works, pp. 949-955

Goodwin, Thomas – Book 7, Ch. 13, What Liberty of Conscience is to be Indulged, that Peace and Love is the great Law of Christ that is to be Observed Among Christians, who Ought Therefore to bear with One Another…  in The Government of the Church of Christ, in Works, vol. 11  Goodwin held to Independency, which held to a greater toleration (both ecclesiastically and civilly) in these matters than presbyterianism

Fuller, Andrew – Gal. 6:2 with Gal. 6:5  in Passages Apparently Contradictory  in Works 1.682

6:3-4  Ussher, James – The Sinner’s Disease and Remedy  in The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher, the Irish Puritans, p. 41 ff.  Buy  also in Works, vol. 13

6:5  Fuller, Andrew – Gal. 6:5 with Gal. 6:2  in Passages Apparently Contradictory  in Works 1.682

6:6  Burges, Cornelius – A New Discovery of Personal Tithes: or The Tenth Part of Men’s Clear Gains Proved Due Both in Conscience & by the Laws of this Kingdom  (London, 1625)  81 pp.  on 1 Cor. 9:13-14 & Gal. 6:6  Burges was an episcopalian Westminster divine.

6:7-8  Fuller, Andrew – ‘The Christian Doctrine of Rewards’  in Works 1.174-83

6:7  

Adams, Thomas – Man’s Seed-Time and Harvest, or Lex Tallionis  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 360-74

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Sermons, 1.327-348

‘Sin Alleged to be Punished only in this Life’

‘Fixed Connection between Sin and Punishment’

6:8  

Bradford, John – A Meditation of the Life Everlasting  in Writings, vol. 1

Chalmers, Thomas – Of the Flesh and the Spirit  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 1, pp. 99-108  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

6:9  Watson, Thomas – Not Being Weary in Well-Doing  in Select Works of Thomas Watson  Also in A Plea for the Godly & Other Sermons, pp. 186-94

6:10 

Featley, Daniel – The Platform of Charity, or the Liberal Man’s Guide  in  Threnoikos: The House of Mourning, Furnished with Directions for Preparations to Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death, Delivered in 47 Sermons, preached at the funerals of…  1640  Westminster divine

Baxter, Richard – How to do Good to Many, or the Public Good is the Christian’s Life  in Practical Works, vol. 17  Also in Practical Works (SDG), 4.935-50

Sprague, William. B. – ‘Doing Good’  in Lectures to Young People, pp 251-275

6:11  Boys, John – The Epistle, Gal. 6:11  in Works, pp. 484-487

6:14

Perkins, William – A Declaration of the True Manner of Knowing Christ Crucified  in Works, vol. 1 (of 3)

Baxter, Richard – The Crucifying of the World by the Cross of Christ  in Practical Works, vol. 9  Also in Practical Works (SDG), 3.478-572

M’Laurin, John – Glorying in the Cross of Christ  in Sermons and Essays  Church of Scotland minister (d. 1754)  This sermon is commonly considered the greatest that came out of the Scottish Church during the 1700’s.

Tappan, David – The Grounds of the Believer’s Triumph in the Cross of Christ, a Sermon  in The Columbian Preacher, or a Collection of Original Sermons, from Preachers of Eminence in the United States, Embracing the Distinguishing Doctrines of Grace, vol. 1  1808  Professor of Divinity, Harvard College

Witherspoon, John – Glorying in the Cross, 3 Sermons  in Redemption the Subject of Admiration to the Angels  in Practical Discourses on the Leading Truths of the Gospel  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 111-61  1815  Signer of the Declaration of Independence, presbyterian, president of Princeton College

Bonar, Horatius – The Surety’s Cross, 2 Sermons  in Family Sermons  1863  reprinted in Fifty-Two Sermons  Buy  pp. 138-56

Spurgeon, Charles

‘The Cross’

‘The Cross Our Glory’  #1859, MTP 31.493-504  Also in The Passion and Death of Christ, pp 141-152

‘Three Crosses’  #1447, MTP 24.673-684

Ryle, J.C. – ‘The Cross of Christ’  in Old Paths, pp. 239-62

6:15

Burgess, Anthony – Spiritual Refining

Sermon 40, Showing the Necessity of the New Creature

Sermon 41, Showing that the Production of the New-Creature is from God Alone; and what Attributes are Conspicuous in the Work

Sermon 42, Showing what the New Creature does not Imply, and to what it is Opposed

Sermon 43, Concerning the Supernaturality and Excellent Qualities of the New Creature

Sermon 44, Answering those Carnal Objections Men are Apt to make Against such a Change in Themselves

Sermon 45, Showing the Counterfeit of the New-Creature

Heywood, Oliver – A New Creature  175 pp.  in Works, vol. 5

Clarkson, David – The New Creature  in Practical Works, vol. 2, pp. 3-33

Jay, William – The New Creature  in Standard Works of William Jay, vol. 2, p. 298 ff.

Alexander, Archibald – The New Creation  in Practical Sermons, pp. 106-125  1850

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Ephesians

1:1-2  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.5-22

1:2  Wafield, B.B. – “God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1917, p. 1 ff.

1:3-14  Warfield, B.B. – Paul’s Great Thanksgiving  in Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary, pp. 259-66  1916

1:3-5  Boston, Thomas – Of Election to Everlasting Life  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 301-313

1:3-4  Spurgeon, Charles

‘Glory Be unto the Father’  #1738, MTP 29.481-492

‘Blessing for Blessing’  #2266, MTP 38.349-357

1:3  Goodwin, Thomas – Three Sermons  in Works, 1.23-64

1:4-5

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.65-82

Dickinson, Jonathan – A Discourse on the Decree of Election’  in The True Scripture Doctrine Concerning Some Important Points of Christian Faith, pp. 5-69

1:4-7  Smyth, Thomas – The Theory of a General Atonement Examined  in Works, vol. 10  American, southern presbyterian

1:4-5  Griffin, Edward – Election  in A Series of Lectures Delivered in Park Street Church  1813  American congregationalist, Boston, opposed to the New Divinity

1:5-6  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.83-116

1:5  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Adoption’  #360, MTP 7.97-104

1:6 

Flavel, John – Sermon 17, Opening the Eighth Motive to Come to Christ, Drawn from the Sixth Benefit Purchased by Christ for Believers  in Method of Grace  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 260-69

Boston, Thomas – Jesus Christ the Beloved One, and Sinners Accepted of God Freely in Him  in Works, vol. 11, pp. 149-70

Spurgeon, Charles

‘Accepted in the Beloved’  #471, MTP 8.529-540.

‘Dei Gratia‘ [The Grace of God]  #958, MTP 16.601-612

‘Accepted of the Great Father’  #1731, MTP 29.397-408

1:7

Shepard, Thomas – That the Lord Jesus Christ is the Only Means of Redemption and Deliverance out of this Estate  in The Sincere Convert  in Works, vol. 1

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.117-126

Flavel, John – Sermon 16, Enforcing the General Exhortation, by a Seventh Motive Drawn from the First Benefit Purchased by Christ  in Method of Grace  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 252-59

Spurgeon, Charles

‘The Glories of Forgiving Grace’  #1555, MTP 26.481-492

The Treasure of Grace

Redemption Through Blood, the Gracious Forgiveness of Sins  #2207, MTP 37.301-312

Warfield, B.B.

The New Testament Terminology of ‘Redemption’  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1917, p. 201 ff.

‘Redeemer’ and ‘Redemption’  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1916, p. 177

1:8-9  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.127-147

1:8  Manton, Thomas – Sermon 8  in Twenty Sermons  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 256-64

1:10  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.148-205

1:11-14  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.206-214 & 215-226

1:11

Binning, Hugh – Common Principles of the Christian Religion  in Works, vol. 1 (of 3)

Of the Decrees of God
Of Predestination, ‘God Hath Made All Things for his Own Glory’ pt. 1
Of Predestination, pt. 2

Howe, John – The Decrees (or Counsels) of God, Eight Lectures  84 pp.

Boston, Thomas – Of the Decrees of God  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 149-66

Gibbons, Thomas – ‘A Portion of Two Discourses Occasioned by the Decease of the Rev. Samuel Davies’  in Samuel Davies, Sermons, 1.55-64

Nettleton, Asahel – ‘The Counsel and Agency of God in the Government of All Things’  in Sermons, pp. 180-190

1:12-13  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Trust’  #1978, MTP 33.457-468

1:13-14

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.227-239 & 240-252

Spurgeon, C.H.

‘The Earnest of Heaven’  #358, MTP 7.81-88

‘The Sealing of the Spirit’  #1284, MTP 22.157-168

1:13  

Ussher, James – Faith  in The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher, the Irish Puritans, p. 162 ff.  Buy

Flavel, John – Sacramental Meditations: the Fourth Meditation  in Works, vol. 6, pp. 401-410

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – ‘The Sealing of the Spirit’  in Sermons, 1.261-275

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The True Position of Assurance’  #592, MTP 10.549-560

1:14  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.253-267

1:15-16  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.268-281

1:17

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.282-295

Smyth, Thomas – On the Fellowship and Communion of Believers with the Father, Son and Holy Ghost  in Works, vol. 9  American, southern presbyterian

1:18-20  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Three Whats’  #1466, MTP 25.181-192

1:18  

Adams, Thomas – Spiritual Eye-Salve, or the Benefit of Illumination  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 375-87

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.296-308 & 309-322

1:19-23  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Mighty Power Which Creates & Sustains Faith’  #534, MTP 9.565-576

1:19-20 

Goodwin, Thomas – 8 Sermons  in Works, 1.323-338, 339-354, 355-369, 370-383, 384-398, 399-418, 419-433, 434-449

Cole, Thomas – How may it convincingly appear, that those who think it an easy matter to believe, are yet destitute of saving Faith?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 4, pp. 332-45

Dabney, Robert – The Believer Born of Almighty Grace  in Discussions, vol. 1, p. 483-95

1:20-21  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.466-481

1:20  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.450-465

1:21-23  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.515-533

1:21-22  Goodwin, Thomas

Works, 1.482-498 & 499-514

The World to Come, or the Kingdom of Christ Asserted, in 2 Expository Lectures  in Works, vol. 12, pp. 81-99  Westminster divine

1:22-23

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 1.534-548 & 549-564

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – ‘Sermon Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA, December 4^th, 1861, at the Opening of the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America’  in Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America, with an Appendix, vol. I  (Steam Powered Press Chronicle & Sentinel, 1861)

1:22

Flavel, John – Sermon 17, of the Kingly Office of Christ, as it is Providentially Executed in the World, for the Redeemed  in Fountain of Life  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 211-23

Cunningham, William – The Headship of the God-Man  in Sermons (1872), pp. 237-50

2:1-10  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.1-15

2:1-7  Payson, Edward – ‘The Dead in Sin Made Alive’  in Works 2.205-216

2:1-5  Davies, Samuel – The Nature and Universality of Spiritual Death  in Sermons, 1.162-88

2:1-3  Ussher, James – All Men are Dead in Sin  in The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher, the Irish Puritans, p. 26 ff.  Buy  also in Works, vol. 13

2:1-2  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.16-32

2:1

Featley, Daniel – The Death of Sin and Life of Grace  in Threnoikos: The House of Mourning; Furnished with Directions for, Preparations to, Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death: Delivered in 47 Sermons, preached at the funerals of diverse faithful servants of Christ  1640  Westminster divine

Sibbes, Richard – The Dead Man  in Works, vol. 7, pp. 398-407

Flavel, John – Sermon 5, of the Work of the Spirit more Particularly, by which the Soul is enabled to apply Christ  in Method of Grace  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 84-102

Guthrie, Thomas – Man’s Inability to Save Himself  in Thomas Guthrie & W.G. Blaikie, Saving Knowledge: Addressed to Young Men  1870  Free Church of Scotland

Spurgeon, Charles

Life from the Dead  #2267, MTP 38.361-369

‘Once Dead, Now Alive’  #2388, MTP 40.553-561

Spiritual Resurrection

Ryle, J.C. – Alive or Dead?  in Old Paths, pp. 121-49

2:2  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.33-48 & 49-69

2:3 

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.70-84, 85-96, 97-110, 111-124, 125-140

Burgess, Anthony

Chs. 1-4 of A Treatise of Original Sin, Part 1  1658

Part 4, Ch. 5, Eternal Damnation another Effect of Original Sin  in A Treatise of Original Sin  1658

Watkins, Stephen – The Misery of Man’s Estate by Nature  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 5, pp. 135-56

Watson, Thomas – Man’s Misery by the Fall  6 pp.

Boston, Thomas – Part 2, the Misery of Man’s Natural State  in The Fourfold State  in Works, vol. 8, pp. 97-124

Fuller, Andrew – Eph. 2:3 with Rom. 2:14  in Passages Apparently Contradictory  in Works 1.680

2:4-6  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, vol. 2

pp. 140-152

pp. 153-169

pp. 170-180

pp. 181-195

2:4-5  

Davies, Samuel – ‘The Nature & Process of Spiritual Life’  in Sermons, 1.189-210

Dickinson, Jonathan – ‘A Discourse on Conversion’  in The True Scripture Doctrine Concerning Some Important Points of Christian Faith, pp. 140-78

Spurgeon, Charles

The Nature and Process of Spiritual Life

‘Resurrection with Christ’  #805, MTP 14.205-216

Vos, Geerhardus – ‘The Spiritual Resurrection of Believers’  in Grace and Glory, pp. 209-232

2:4  Warfield, B.B. – The Terminology of Love in the New Testament, part 1, part 2  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1918, p. 1 ff.

2:5-7  Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 2:5-7  in Sermons, Series II, 1734 (WJE Online Vol. 49)

2:5-6  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.196-213

2:5

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.214-232

Bunyan, John – Saved by Grace  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 335-61

2:6  Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.233-247 & 248-265

2:7 

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.266-280, 281-294, 295-310

Bonar, Horatius – The God of Grace, 2 Sermons  in Family Sermons  1863  reprinted in Fifty-Two Sermons  Buy  pp. 273-281 & 282-292

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Exceeding Riches of Grace’  #1665, MTP 28.337-348

2:8-10  

Goodwin, Thomas – Works, 2.311-324, 325-340, 341-355

Owen, John – Ch. 18, p. 356 ff.  in The Doctrine of Justification  in Works, vol. 5

2:8

Bridge, William – Sermon 3 of The Freeness and Love of God to Believers Discovered in Works, vol. 2, pp. 409-422

Goodwin, Thomas – Part 3, Book 2, Ch. 2, That All the Powers and Faculties in Man do not Afford Him the Abilities to Believe  in The Object and Acts of Justifying Faith, in Works, vol. 8

Clarkson, David – A Discourse of the Saving Grace of God  in Select Works, pp. 375-444

Pemberton, Ebenezer – The Puritan Pulpit: Ebenezer Pemberton, the American Puritans, p. 179, 189, 202, 215 & 228 ff.  Buy

The Salvation Revealed in the Gospel Described
Salvation by Grace
The Nature of Faith
Faith, the Appointed Way of Salvation
Faith, the Gift of God

Cunningham, William – Faith, its Meaning, Source and Power  in Sermons (1872), pp. 203-212

Spurgeon, Charles

All of Grace

Salvation All of Grace  #1064, MTP 18.433-444

‘Faith: What is It? How Can it be Obtained?’  #1609, MTP 27.401-412

2:9-10  Spurgeon, Charles – The Agreement of Salvation by Grace with Walking in Good Works  #2210, MTP 37.337-348

2:10 

Manton, Thomas – Sermons 19-20  in Twenty Sermons  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 384-407

Burgess, Anthony – Spiritual Refining

Sermon 46, The New Creature is God’s Workmanship, also its Necessity and Dignity

Sermon 47, That God Gives Graces to the most Indisposed

Sermon 48, Of Good Works; What to be Created unto Good Works Implies, and what Works are Good

Sermon 49, Setting Forth Divers Distinctions, and Axioms to Clear the Doctrine of Good Works

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Singular Origin Of A Christian Man’  #1829, MTP 31.145-156

2:12

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 2:12  in Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJE Online Vol. 48)

Chalmers, Thomas – Sermon II: The State of the Unconverted  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 1, pp. 13-21  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

Spurgeon, Charles – ‘A Solemn Deprival’

Ryle, J.C. – ‘Without Christ’  in Holiness, pp. 254-61

2:13

Fuller, Andrew – ‘The Believer’s Review of his State’  in Works 1.296-304

Spurgeon, Charles

Our Glorious Transforming

‘Nearness to God’  #851, MTP 15.37-48

2:14-16  Goodwin, Thomas

Works, 2.361-372 & 373-390

Reconciliation of the People of God by Christ’s Death  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 463-78

2:16  Chalmers, Thomas – Sermon XIV: The Power of the Gospel to Dissolve the Enmity of the Human Heart Against God  in Sermons Preached in the Tron Church, Glasgow, pp. 370-88  Chalmers was an evangelical minister in the Church of Scotland at this time.

2:18  Owen, John – The Nature and Beauty of Gospel Worship, 2 Sermons  in Works, vol. 9, pp. 53-84

2:19

Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 2:19  in Works, pp. 575-578

Jay, William – The City of the Saints  in Sunday Evening Sermons

2:20 

Binning, Hugh – The Common Principles of the Christian Religion  in Works, vol. 1 (of 3)

The Scriptures Reveal Eternal Life through Jesus Christ

The Scriptures Exhibit Christ, The Sure Foundation

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Jesus Christ Himself’  #1388, MTP 23.685-696

2:22  Spurgeon, Charles – The Tabernacle of the Most High

3:1  Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 3:1  in Works, pp. 627-630

3:8

Brooks, Thomas – The Unsearchable Riches of Christ  in Works, vol. 3, pp. 1-232

Trail, Robert – Sermon on Eph. 3:8  in Select Practical Works

Alexander, Archibald – Unsearchable Riches of Christ  in Practical Truths

Spurgeon, C.H.

‘The Unsearchable Riches of Christ’  #745, MTP 13.205-216

‘A Grateful Summary of Twenty Volumes’  #1209, MTP 20.709-720

3:9-10  Peck, Thomas – Prov. 16:4 & Eph. 3:9-10  in Other Sermons and Briefs  in Miscellanies, vol. 3, pp. 281-84  American, southern presbyterian

3:10

Edwards, Jonathan – The Wisdom of God, Displayed in the Way of Salvation  in his 2 vol. Works, vol. 2, in Miscellaneous Discourses, pp. 141-56

Smyth, Thomas – The Design and Duty of a Church  1832  in Works, vol. 5  American, southern presbyterian

Spurgeon, C.H.

‘Another & a Nobler Exhibition’  #448, MTP 8.253-264

‘Angelic Studies’  #933, MTP 16.301-312

3:11  Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Phil. 3:11  in Sermons, Series II, 1729-1731  WJE Online, vol. 45

3:13-21  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Eph. 3:13-21  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

3:13  Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 3:13  in Works, pp. 492-496

3:14-19

Whyte, Alexander – ‘One of Paul’s Prayers’  in Lord, Teach Us to Pray, pp. 143-156

Warfield, B.B. – Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary  1916

Spiritual Strengthening
The Fullness of God

3:14-16  Fuller, Andrew – ‘Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians’  in Works 1.429-32

3:14-15  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Pt. 2, Ch. 5, ‘The Church the Family of God’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

3:15

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Saints in Heaven & Earth One Family’  #1249, MTP 21.457-468

Ryle, J.C. – The Family of God  in Practical Religion, pp. 249-60

3:16-21  Goodwin, Thomas – A Sermon on Eph. 3:16-21  8 pp.  in Works, 2.407-414

3:16-19  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Heavenly Geometry’  #707, MTP 12.469-480

3:16  Warfield, B.B. – ‘Spiritual Strengthening’  in Faith & Life, pp. 267-278  Also in The Person & Work of the Holy Spirit, pp. 77-84

3:17 

Wilkinson, Henry – What is it to do all we do in the Name of Christ, and how may we do so?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 2

Goodwin, Thomas – A Sermon on Eph. 3:17  16 pp.  in Works, 2.391-406

3:18-19

Shepard, Thomas – He Loves You with an Unmeasurable Love

Bunyan, John – The Saints’ Knowledge of Christ’s Love  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 1-40

3:19 

Alsop, Vincent – What is the fullness of God, which every true Christian ought to pray and strive to be filled with?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 4, pp. 285-312

Owen, John – Discourse XXI  in Works, vol. 9, pp. 609-612

Flavel, John – Sacramental Meditations: the 12th Meditation  in Works, vol. 6, pp. 456-60

Jay, William – The Love of Christ  in Standard Works of William Jay, vol. 2, p. 306

Spurgeon, C.H.

‘The Love Of Jesus, What It Is–None But His Loved Ones Know’  #455, MTP 8.337-351

‘The Top of the Ladder’  #1755, MTP 29.685-696

Warfield, B.B. – ‘The Fulness of God’  in Faith & Life, pp. 279-288

3:20-21 

‘Rabbi’ Duncan, John – Prayer  1844  in Pulpit and Communion Table, p. 184-98  Buy  1874  Free Church of Scotland

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Paul’s Doxology’  #1266, MTP 21.661-672

3:20  Cradock, Walter – Expositions and Observations on Eph. 3:20  in Divine Drops Distilled from the Fountain of Holy Scriptures: Delivered in Several Exercises before Sermons  1649  English, reformed, Independent minister in London

4:1-6  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Eph. 4:1-6  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

4:1

Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 4:1  in Works, pp. 500-509

Burgess, Anthony – Of Christians Walking Worthy of their Calling; what ‘To Walk Worthy’ implies, and what are the Properties and Actions that will Become and Grace our Holy Calling  in Spiritual Refining

4:3 

Bunyan, John – An Exhortation to Peace and Unity  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 742-54

Baxter, Richard

Catholic Unity, or the Only Way to Bring us All to be of One Religion…  in Practical Works, vol. 16  Also in Practical Works (SDG), 4.649-93

The True & Only Way of Concord of All the Christian Churches…  in Practical Works (SDG), 4.694-728

Candlish, Robert – Sermon: Endeavoring to Keep the Unity of Spirit in the Bond of Peace  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘True Unity Promoted’  #607, MTP 11.1-11

4:7-12  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Ascension of Christ’  #982, MTP 17.169-180

4:7  Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 4:7  in Works, pp. 677-682

4:8

Goodwin, Thomas – Book 7, Ch. 2, Of the End and Design of the Ministry, and of the Use and Necessity of Ministers set Apart to Preach, and Devoting Themselves Wholly to that Work  in The Government of the Churches of Christ, in Works, vol. 11

Owen, John – Sermon III  in Works, vol. 9, pp. 431-41

Willard, Samuel – Is Christ Ascended?  New England Puritan

4:11-16  Cunningham, William – ‘The Christian Ministry’  1872  in Sermons from 1828-1860, pp. 316-34

4:11-13  M’Cheyne, Robert Murray – ‘A Gospel Ministry the Gift of Christ’  in A Basket of Fragments, pp. 74-78

4:11-12 

Boston, Thomas – Ministers in the Church Appointed by Christ  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 309-315

Thornwell, James H. – The Regulative Principle Applied to Church Government  from “Argument Against Church-Boards” (1841) & “The Argument For Church Boards Answered” (1842), in Collected Writings, vol. 4

Shaw, Benjamin – Punctuating the Bible: Ephesians 4:11-12  Professor at GPTS

4:13 

Adams, Thomas – The Saints’ Meeting, or Progress to Glory  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 388-403

Ussher, James – A Brief Declaration of the Universality of the Church of Christ, and the unity of the Catholic Faith professed therein delivered in a Sermon  EEBO  1624  in Works, vol. 2

Boston, Thomas – Ministers to Continue till the Church be Perfect  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 316-23  Church of Scotland minister

4:14-15  Vines, Richard – The Impostures of Seducing Teachers Discovered, on Eph. 4:14-15  in Sermons Preached upon Several Public & Eminent Occasions  1658  Westminster divine

4:14  Presbyterian Board of Publication – Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

Letter to one of a managing and disingenuous spirit
To One of an Inconstant and Fickle Spirit

4:15-16

Owen, John – The Mutual Care of Believers Over One Another  in Posthumous Sermons First Published in 1854  in Works, vol. 16, pp. 477-80

Girardeau, John – The Prosperity and Efficiency of a Church  in Life Work and Sermons  (1907), pp. 220-253

4:15 

Hill, Thomas – Truth and Love Happily Married in the Saints, and in the churches of Christ the contract drawn in one of the spittle sermons, preached April 3, 1648  1648

Newton, John – ‘The Subject and Temper of the Gospel Ministry’  in Works, 5.127-136

4:16  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – ‘The Organic Unity of the Church’  in Sermons, 1.569-581

4:17 

Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 4:17  in Works, pp. 518-520

Mr. Beerman – Mr. Beerman’s Farewell Sermon, on Eph. 4:17  in The Second and Last Collection of the late London ministers’ farewell sermons preached by Dr. Seaman, Dr. Bates, Mr. Caryl, Mr. Brooks…  1663

4:19  Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 4:19  in Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJE Online Vol. 48)

4:22

Bradford, John – A Comparison Between the Old Man and the New, also Between the Law and the Gospel, Containing a Short Sum of All the Divinity Necessary for a Christian Conscience  in Writings, vol. 1

Goodwin, Thomas – Book 8, Of the Inclinations and Lusts which are in the Will and the Affections, After Things Fleshly and Sinful  in An Unregenerate Man’s Guiltiness Before God  in Works, vol. 10

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 4:22  in Sermons, Series II, 1734 (WJE Online Vol. 49)

4:23 

Burgess, Anthony – Part 3, Ch. 1, Of the Pollution of the Mind with Original Sin  in A Treatise of Original Sin  1658

Warfield, B.B. – On the Biblical Notion of Renewal  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1911, p. 242 ff.

4:24  

Bradford, John – A Comparison Between the Old Man and the New, also Between the Law and the Gospel, Containing a Short Sum of All the Divinity Necessary for a Christian Conscience  in Writings, vol. 1

Binning, Hugh – Of the Creation of Man  being Common Principles of the Christian Religion, ch. 19  in Works, vol. 1 (of 3)

4:26-27  Boston, Thomas – Anger Not to be Sinfully Indulged  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 351-58

4:28  Smyth, Thomas – The Design and Motive of Worldly Business  in Works, vol. 10  American, southern presbyterian

4:29 

West, Edward – How Must We Govern our Tongues?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 2, pp. 420-43

Edwards, Jonathan – The Danger of Corrupt Communication Among Young People  in Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738  being WJE Online, Vol. 19

4:30

Sibbes, Richard – A Fountain Sealed  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 409-456

Calamy, Edmund – ‘Sealing by the Spirit’  in Evidence for Heaven  1657

Pike, Samuel – Discovering why the Spirit is grieved  from Religious Cases of Conscience  1755  a minister in London

M’Cheyne, Robert Murray – ‘Grieve Not the Spirit’  in A Basket of Fragments, pp. 101-105  Also in Sermons of Robert Murray M’Cheyne, pp. 158-64

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Grieve Not the Holy Spirit’  #738, MTP 13.121-132

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – ‘Grieving the Spirit’  in Sermons, 1.36-48  Preached in the Academy of Music on the Evening of Sabbath  1875

Warfield, B.B.

The Sealing of the Holy Spirit  in Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary, pp. 289-97  1916  Also in The Person & Work of the Holy Spirit, pp. 85-90

‘Redeemer’ and ‘Redemption’  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1916, p. 177

4:31  Baxter, Richard – Cases Of Conscience, and Directions Against Backbiting, Slandering, and Evil Speaking

4:32  Spurgeon, Charles

‘For Christ’s Sake’  #614, MTP 11.85-96

Forgiveness Made Easy  #1448, MTP 24.685-696

Ch. 5  Manton, Thomas – 27 Sermons  in Works, 19.169-486

5:1-14  Wickliff, John – ‘The Followers of Christ’  in Writings of the Reverend and Learned John Wickliff  in The British Reformers, vol. 1, pp. 201-203

5:1-9  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Eph. 5:1-9  in Luther’s Church Postil  in ed. John Nicholas Lenker, The Precious and Sacred Writings of Dr. Luther, 14 vols  1905  Protestant reformer

5:1-2

Cradock, Walter – Expositions and Observations on Eph. 5:1-2  in Divine Drops Distilled from the Fountain of Holy Scriptures: Delivered in Several Exercises before Sermons  1649  English, reformed, Independent minister in London

Binning, Hugh – A Treatise Concerning Christian Love  in Works

5:1 

Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 5:1  in Works, pp. 251-261

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 5:1  in Sermons, Series II, 1729  WJE Online, vol. 44

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Imitators of God’  #1725, MTP 29.325-336

5:2

Adams, Thomas – Works, vol. 2, pp. 404-34

The Christian’s Walk, or the King’s Highway of Charity
Love’s Copy, or the Best Precedent of Charity
A Crucifix, or a Sermon upon the Passion

Clarkson, David

The Love of Christ  in Practical Works, vol. 3, pp. 3-47

‘Christ’s Sacrifice’  in Works, 3.47-62

Charnock, Stephen

A Discourse of the Voluntariness of Christ’s Death  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 540-551

A Discourse of the Acceptableness of Christ’s Death  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 552-86

Alexander, Archibald – The Love of Christ  1850  in Practical Sermons, pp. 220-228

Warfield, B.B. – Christ our Sacrifice  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1917, p. 385 ff.

5:5-7  Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 5:5-7  in Sermons, Series II, 1746 (WJE Online Vol. 64)

5:5

Clarkson, David – Soul Idolatry Excludes Men out of Heaven  in Practical Works, vol. 2, pp. 299-333

Newton, John – Covetousness

5:6  Chalmers, Thomas – Discourse VI: On the Dissipation of Large Cities  in Discourses on the Application of Christianity to the Commercial and Ordinary Affairs of Life  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 2, pp. 154-61  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

5:7  Clarkson, David – The Children of God Should not be Partakers with Others in their Sins  in Practical Works, vol. 2, pp. 334-54

5:8  Clarkson, David – Unconverted Sinners are Darkness  in Practical Works, vol. 2, pp. 355-84

5:9  Boston, Thomas – The Fruit of the Spirit  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 228-39

5:10  Caryl, Joseph – The Present Duty & Endeavor of the Saints. Opened in a Sermon, Dec. 14, 1645  Westminster divine

5:11  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Child of Light & the Works of Darkness’  #2401, MTP 41.85-94

5:14

Flavel, John – Sermon 31, Of the State of Spiritual Death, and the Misery Thereof  in Method of Grace  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 422-31

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Church Aroused’  #716, MTP 12.577-588

Ryle, J.C. – Are You Asleep?  included in Brownlow North, The Rich Man & Lazarus. A Practical Exposition of Luke 16:19-31, pp. 117-25

5:15-21  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Eph. 5:15-21  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

5:15-16 

Renwick, James – ‘Untitled’  in Prefaces, Lectures and Sermons, pp. 300-307

Conant, John – The Third Sermon, on Eph. 5:15-16  in Sermons Preached on Several Occasions by John Conant  1693

Mead, Matthew – The Christian’s Duty to Walk Wisely  Buy  d. 1699  Independent Puritan

5:15  Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 5:15  in Works, pp. 525-530

5:16 

Fox, John – On the Redemption of Time  in Time and the End of Time in Two Discourses  1855  Martyrologist of the Reformation

Ambrose, Isaac – Redeeming the Time  15 pp.

Featley, Daniel – The Improvement of Time, or the Right Use of Time’s Shortness  in Threnoikos: The House of Mourning, Furnished with Directions for Preparations to Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death, Delivered in 47 Sermons, preached at the funerals of…  1640  Westminster divine

Baxter, Richard – Of Redemption of Time  in Practical Works, vol. 13

Flavel, John – An Exhortation to Redeem the Time with the Utmost Diligence  in Pneumatologia  in Works, vol. 3, pp. 225-38

Edwards, Jonathan

The Preciousness of Time, and the Importance of Redeeming it  in his 2 vol. Works, vol. 2, in Miscellaneous Discourses, pp. 233-36

The Preciousness of Time  in Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738  WJE Online, Vol. 19  This is different from the above.

Smith, Samuel Stanhope – On Redeeming Time  in Sermons of Samuel Stanhope Smith, vol. 2  1821  American presbyterian, president of Princeton College

Smyth, Thomas – The Christian Earnestly Urged to Work  in Why Do I Live?  in Works, vol. 8  American, southern presbyterian

5:18 

Dod, John – A Sermon upon the Word ‘Malt’  in Memorials of… John Dod  d. 1645  English puritan

Flavel, John

A Sober Consideration of the Sin of Drunkenness  in A Caution to Seamen in Works, vol. 5

Ch. 4, Wherein Reason and Conscience are Again Consulted about the practice of Drunkenness  in The Reasonableness of Personal Reformation  in Works, vol. 6

Whitefield, George – The Heinous Sin of Drunkenness

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Filling with the Spirit, & Drunkenness with Wine’  #2111, MTP 35.577-588

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Lecture 10, ‘Intemperance & Sins of the Flesh’  in Formation of Character: Twelve Lectures…  (New Orleans, 1889)

5:19 

Ford, Thomas – Singing of Psalms the Duty of Christians under the New Testament, or, a Vindication of that Gospel Ordinance in 5 Sermons upon Eph. 5:19  Buy  1653  Westminster divine

Wells, John – How We may make Melody in our Hearts to God in Singing of Psalms  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 2, pp. 71-88

5:20  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Always, & For All Things’  #1094, MTP 19.61-72

5:21-6:9  Of Domestic Duties  Buy  1622  693 pp.

5:21  Presbyterian Board of Publication – Letter to one of a self-confident and unyielding spirit  in Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

5:22-33 

Dod, John & Robert Cleaver – Duties of Husband & Wife  from A Plaine and Familiar Exposition of the Ten Commandements  1603/35

Gouge, William- Exposition upon…

5:25-27 

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 5:25  in Sermons, Series II, 1735 (WJE Online Vol. 50)

Payson, Edward – ‘Christ’s Love for the Church’  in Works 3.136-47

Fuller, Andrew – ‘The Future Perfection of the Church’  in Works 1.243-53

M’Cheyne, Robert Murray

‘The Heavenly Bridegroom and Bride’  in A Basket of Fragments, pp. 52-56

‘Christ’s Love to the Church’  in Additional Remains, pp. 164-168. St. Peter’s, Jan., 1841.  Also in Sermons of Robert Murray M’Cheyne, pp. 38-42

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘A Glorious Church’  #628, MTP 11.253-264

5:25  Bolton, Samuel – A Treatise of the Loves of Christ to his Spouse  in The Dead Saint Speaking to Saints and Sinners Living in Several Treatises

5:26  Hopkins, Ezekiel – The Doctrine of the Two Sacraments  in Works, vol. 2

5:29  Flavel, John – The Love and Inclination of the Soul to the Body  in Pneumatologia  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 588-609

5:30-32  Goodwin, Thomas – A Sermon on Eph. 5:30-32  11 pp.  in Works, pp. 415-25

5:30

Whitefield, George –  The Heinous Sin of Drunkenness

Spurgeon, Charles

‘The Matchless Mystery’  MTP 20.37-48

Members of Christ  #2244, MTP 38.85-96

Living, Loving, Lasting Union  #2245, MTP 38.97-107

5:33 

Steele, Richard – What are the Duties of Husbands and Wives towards Each Other?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 2, pp. 272-303

Boston, Thomas – Duties of Husband and Wife  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 209-218

6:1-4  Presbyterian Board of Publication – Letter XX: To One who is Deficient in Parental Vigilance and Control  in Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

6:1-3  Stennett, Samuel – ‘The Duties of Children to their Parents’  in The Godly Family, pp. 267-305

6:2-4  Carrington, James – The Relative Duties of Parents and Children  in Tracts of the Anglican Fathers, no. 4, Practical

6:4-15  Gouge, William – Exposition upon…

6:4  

Lye, Thomas – What may Gracious Parents Best do for the Conversion of Those Children whose wickedness is occasion’d by their sinful Severity, or Indulgence?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 3

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Eph. 6:4  in Sermons, Series II, 1748 (WJE Online Vol. 66)

Presbyterian Board of Publication – Letter XXII: To a Lady who Sends her Daughter to a Roman Catholic School  in Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

Worcester, Samuel – ‘Parental Duties Illustrated’  in The Godly Family (SDG), pp. 77-92  Worcester (1798–1859) was a missionary to the Cherokee, translator of the Bible and a printer.

6:5-9  Janeway, James – Duties of Masters and Servants  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 2, pp. 358-86

6:7  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Our Motto’  #1484, MTP 25.397-408

6:8  Boston, Thomas – The Nature of Prayer  in Works, vol. 2

6:10-20  Gouge, William – The Whole Armor of God, or A Christian’s Spiritual Furniture, to Keep him Safe from all the Assaults of Satan  1619

6:10-18  Gurnall, William – The Christian in Complete Armor  848 pp.

6:10-17  Luther, Martin – Twenty-First Sunday After Trinity: The Christian Armor and Weapons  in ed. John Nicholas Lenker, Sermons by Martin Luther, vol. 8, pp. 277 ff.  Protestant reformer

6:10-12

Latimer, Hugh – The Third Sermon  in Sermons

Henderson, Alexander – Sermon on Eph. 6:10-12

6:10

Latimer, Hugh – A Sermon at the Time of the Insurrection in the North  in Sermons

Boys, John – The Epistle, Eph. 6:10  in Works, pp. 531-535

Jay, William – Our Weakness and our Strength  in Sunday Evening Sermons

6:11-12  Henderson, Alexander – Sermon on Eph. 6:11-12

6:12  Ambrose, Isaac – The Christian Warrior: Wrestling with Sin, Satan, the World, and the Flesh  177 pp.

6:13-14  Henderson, Alexander – Sermon on 6:13-14  1638

6:14-18  Henderson, Alexander – Sermon on 6:14-18  1638

6:16  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Shield of Faith’  #416, MTP 7.545-552

6:17  

Boston, Thomas – How the Word is Made Effectual to Salvation  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 421-26

Spurgeon, Charles – The Sword of the Spirit  #2201, MTP 37.229-240

6:18

Owen, John – Book 7, p. 297 ff.  in Pneumatologia, A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit  in Works, vol. 4

Watson, Thomas – Praying  in Gleanings from Thomas Watson  Buy

Boston, Thomas – The Nature of Prayer  14 pp.  in Commentary on the Shorter Catechism, in Works, 2.526-539

6:24

Shepard, Thomas – Love the Lord Jesus!

Brooks, Thomas – Love the Lord Jesus Christ!

Nest, Thomas – What are the Characters of a Soul’s Sincere Love to Christ? And How May that Love to Him be Kindled & Inflamed?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 1, pp. 169-93

Doolittle, Thomas – Love to Christ, Necessary to Escape the Curse at his Coming  1692  English puritan

Thornwell, James H. – Discourse IV: Sincerity  in Discourses on Truth  in Collected Writings, vol. 2  American, southern presbyterian

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Philippians

1:1  Ryle, J.C. – ‘The Rights & Duties of Lay Churchmen’  in The Upper Room, pp. 320-49

1:2  Wafield, B.B. – “God our Father & the Lord Jesus Christ”  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1917, p. 1 ff.

1:3-11  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Philippians 1:3-11  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

1:3-7  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Pastor’s Joy & Confidence’  #2154, MTP 36.385-396

1:3  Boys, John – The Epistle, Phil. 1:3  in Works, pp. 538-540

1:6 

Newton, John – The Heavenly Builder

Nettleton, Asahel – ‘The Perseverance of the Saints’  in Sermons, pp. 191-204

Paxton, William M. – Salvation as a Work  in Princeton Sermons, pp. 75-93

1:9-11  

Goodwin, Thomas – Book 1 of Gospel Holiness, Implanted in the Heart and Continued in the Whole Conversation of Life in Works, vol. 7

Fuller, Andrew – ‘Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians’  in Works 1.356-61

1:11  Watson, Thomas – The Trees of Righteousness Blossoming and Bringing Forth Fruit  in Select Works  Also in The Sermons of Thomas Watson, vol. 2, pp 96-116

1:12  Swinnock, George – ‘Heaven & Hell Epitomised’  in Works, 3.203-399

1:18  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Evangelical Congratulation’  #370, MTP 7.177-184

1:19  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Minister’s Plea’  #1139, MTP 19.601-612

1:20  Featley, Daniel – The Christian’s Center, or How to Live to God  in Threnoikos: The House of Mourning; Furnished with Directions for, Preparations to, Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death: Delivered in 47 Sermons, preached at the funerals of diverse faithful servants of Christ  Ref  1640  Westminster divine

1:21

Featley, Daniel – Threnoikos: The House of Mourning, Furnished with Directions for Preparations to Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death, Delivered in 47 Sermons, preached at the funerals of…  1640  Westminster divine

The World’s Loss and the Righteous Man’s Gain
Six Cordials to Strengthen the Heart of Every Faithful Christian Against the Terrors of Death

Swinnock, George – Heaven and Hell Epitomized  in Works, vol. 3

Burroughs, Jeremiah – A Sermon  in Four Useful Discourses  d. 1646

Ashe, Simeon – The Faithful Christian’s Gain by Death: Opened, Confirmed, and Improved, in a Sermon… preached Oct. 12, 1658

Manton, Thomas – 2 Sermons upon Phil. 1:21  in Works, vol. 20, p. 179-97  English presbyterian

Reynolds, Edward – Death’s Advantage  in Works, vol. 4

Sedgwick, Obadiah – Christ the Life, and Death the Gain, of Every True Believer: or, The Life of a Saint Resolved into Christ, and His Death into Gain…  (London, 1650)  Westminster divine

Tuckney, Anthony – Sermons 39-40  of 40 Sermons upon Several Occasions  d. 1670

Watson, Thomas – A Believer’s Privilege at Death, 3 Sermons  17 pp.  

Sterry, Peter – Christ the Head of the Creature, and a Christian  in The Appearance of God unto Man in the Gospel  1710

Boston, Thomas

Of the Benefits which Believers Receive at Death  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 37-41
Christ the Life of Believers  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 239-47

Edwards, Jonathan – Living to Christ and Dying to Gain  in Sermons and Discourses 1720-1723  in WJE Online, vol. 10

Spurgeon, Charles – The Good Man’s Life & Death

1:23-24

Sibbes, Richard – Christ is Best, or St. Paul’s Strait  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 335-50

Estwick, Nicolas – A Learned and Godly Sermon Preached… at the Funeral of Robert Bolton  1639  71 pp.

Sibbes, Richard – Christ is Best, or St. Paul’s Strait

1:23

Gataker, Thomas – Paul’s Desire of Dissolution, and Death’s Advantage, the Ground of that, his Desire  in Two Funeral Sermons, much of one and the same Subject; to wit, the Benefit of Death The former on Phil. 1:23, the latter on Eccl. 7:1  1620  Westminster divine

Various – Threnoikos: The House of Mourning; Furnished with Directions for, Preparations to, Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death: Delivered in 47 Sermons, Preached at the Funerals of Diverse Faithful Servants of Christ  1640  Westminster divine

The Desire of the Saints after Immortal Glory
The Saint’s Longing for the Great Epiphany

Watson, Thomas

The Holy Longing, or the Saint’s Desire to be with Christ, a Sermon  1659  Also in The Sermons of Thomas Watson, vol. 2, pp 3-22

Departing  in Gleanings from Thomas Watson  Buy

Baxter, Richard – Mr. Baxter’s Dying Thoughts upon Phil. 1:23  in Practical Works, vol. 18  Also in Practical Works (SDG), 3.1,039-1,062

Howe, John – A Sermon on the Death of Richard Adams  in Works, vol. 6

Smith, Samuel Stanhope – The Desire of the Apostle to Depart and be with Christ  in Sermons of Samuel Stanhope Smith, vol. 2  1821  American presbyterian, president of Princeton College

Spurgeon, Charles

Paul’s Desire to Depart

‘For Ever with the Lord’  #1136, MTP 19.565-576

Palmer, B.M. – ‘The Blessedness of Being with Christ’  in Sermons, pp. 3-12. Jan. 7, 1883

1:27

Newcomen, Matthew – The Duty of Such as Would Walk Worthy of the Gospel: to Endeavor Union, not Division nor Toleration, Opened, in a Sermon  Pre  Buy  1646  Westminster divine

Brownrig, Ralph – A Sermon on Phil. 1:27  in Sixty-Five Sermons  Ref  1674  also in Twenty-Five Sermons  1664

Burroughs, Jeremiah – Sermons 1-7  of Gospel Conversation  1st. ed. 1646  Westminster divine, Independent

Tuckney, Anthony – Sermon 21  of 40 Sermons upon Several Occasions

Thornwell, James H. – Christian Effort  in Collected Writings, vol. 2, pp. 397-407

1:28  Jay, William – Christian Courage  in Sunday Evening Sermons

1:29 

Wilkinson, Jr., Henry – A Suffering Faith  in Three Decades of Sermons

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Christ’s Motive & Ours’  with 2 Cor 8:9, #2232, MTP 37.601-612

2:1-3  Cradock, Walter – Expositions and Observations on Phil. 2:1-3  in Divine Drops Distilled from the Fountain of Holy Scriptures: Delivered in Several Exercises before Sermons  1649  English, reformed, Independent minister in London

2:1-2  Reynolds, Edward – Brotherly Agreement  in Works, vol. 5

2:1  

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Phil. 2:1  in Sermons, Series II, 1749 (WJE Online Vol. 67)

Spurgeon, Charles – Consolation in Christ  #348, MTP 7.1-8

2:2-5  Sandys, Edwin – A Sermon  in The Sermons of Edwin Sandys  d. 1588  English divine

2:4 

Pemberton, Ebenezer – The Duty of Imitating the Example of Christ  in The Puritan Pulpit: Ebenezer Pemberton, the American Puritans, p. 99 ff.  Buy

Presbyterian Board of Publications – Letter XVIII: To One who is Neglectful of the Common Courtesies of Life  in Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

2:5-11  Luther, Martin

Sermon on Philippians 2:5-11  in Luther’s Church Postil  in ed. John Nicholas Lenker, The Precious and Sacred Writings of Dr. Luther, 14 vols  1905  Protestant reformer

Sermon on Threefold Righteousness  in Werke: Kritische Gesammtausgabe
Band 2, (Weimar: Hermann Boehlau, 1884), pp. 41-47

2:5-9  Murray, John – ‘The Mystery of Godliness’  in Collected Writings, 3.236-41

2:5-8  

Ussher, James – The Satisfaction of Christ  in The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher, the Irish Puritans, p. 115 ff.  Buy

Owen, John – The Humiliation and Condescension of Christ  in Posthumous Sermons First Published in 1854  in Works, vol. 16, pp. 493-501

Warfield, B.B. – The Example of the Incarnation  in The Gospel of the Incarnation: Two Sermons preached in the Chapel of Princeton Theological Seminary  1893  Also called ‘Imitating the Incarnation’ in The Saviour of the World, pp. 167-83  Also in The Person & Work of Christ, pp. 563-75

2:5

Boys, John – The Epistle, Phil. 2:5  in Works, pp. 278-281

Greenhill, William – Christians Ought to be of Christ’s Mind  in The Sound-Hearted Christian, p. 124 ff.  Buy

2:7 

Manton, Thomas – Sermon upon Phil. 2:7  in Works, vol. 18, pp. 124-33

Boston, Thomas – The Mystery of Christ in the Form of a Servant  in Works, vol. 7, pp. 520-546

2:8

Featley, Daniel – The Pattern of Obedience, the 51st Sermon, on Phil. 2:8  in Clavis Mystica a Key Opening Diverse Difficult and Mysterious Texts of Holy Scripture; handled in 70 Sermons  1636

Ussher, James – The Humiliation of Christ  in The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher, the Irish Puritans, p. 129 ff.  Buy

Meriton, John – Of Christ’s Humiliation  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 5, pp. 214-35

Flavel, John – Fountain of Life  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 223-46

Sermon 18, Of the Necessity of Christ’s Humiliation in order to the Execution of all these blessed offices for us, and particularly of his Humiliation by Incarnation 

Sermon 19, Of Christ’s Humiliation in his Life

Boston, Thomas – Of Christ’s Humiliation  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 490-503

Hawker, Robert – Under the Wrath of God

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Our Lord in the Valley of Humiliation’  #2281, MTP 38.529-537

2:9-11  

Taylor, William – Christ’s State of Exaltation  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 5, pp. 236-58

Boston, Thomas – Of Christ’s Exaltation  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 504-528

Spurgeon, Charles – ‘Consolation in Christ’

2:9  

Featley, Daniel – Clavis Mystica a Key Opening Diverse Difficult and Mysterious Texts of Holy Scripture; handled in 70 Sermons  1636

The Reward of Patience, the 52nd Sermon

Lowliness Exalted, the 53rd Sermon

Watson, Thomas – Christ’s Exaltation  7 pp.

2:12-16  Sibbes, Richard – Christian Work  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 1-34

2:12-13

Goodwin, Thomas – Pt. 3, Bk. 3, Ch. 3, Cautions about Using our Endeavors to Believe in The Object and Acts of Justifying Faith, in Works, vol. 8

Hopkins, Ezekiel – Practical Christianity Recommended, Urged and Encouraged in Working out our own Salvation  in Works, vol. 2

Trail, Robert – Sermon on Phil. 2:12-13  in Select Practical Writings

Martin, Hugh – Co-Ordination of Grace and Duty  from The British and Foreign Evangelical Review, April, 1883

Warfield, B.B. – Working out Salvation  in Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary, pp. 298-313  1916

2:12  

Watson, Thomas – The One Thing Necessary  1656  also in The Puritans on Conversion  Buy  ed. Don Kistler (Soil Deo Gloria, 1990), pp. 165-211.  Also in The Sermons of Thomas Watson, pp 349-382.  Also in The Fight of Faith Crowned, pp. 149-191.

Spurgeon, Charles – ‘Your Own Salvation’

2:14-15  Jay, William – Our Station and our Duty  in Sunday Evening Lectures

2:14  

Dod, John & Robert Cleaver – A Discourse of Murmuring in the Time of Affliction  appended to Seven Godly and Fruitful Sermons  1614

Presbyterian Board of Publication – Letter to one of an impatient and complaining spirit  in Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Believers–Lights in the World’  #472, MTP 8.541-552

2:16  Alexander, Archibald – Holding Forth the Word of Life  1850  in Practical Sermons, pp. 447-57

2:21 

Calamy, Edmund – The Monster of Sinful Self-Seeking, Anatomized together with a Description of the Heavenly and Blessed Self-Seeking, in a Sermon Preached, Dec. 1654  1655

Black, David – The Duty of Seeking the Things Which are Jesus Christ’s  in Sermons on Important Subjects  1808  Evangelical Church of Scotland minister

2:23  Jay, William – Our Ignorance of Futurity  in Short Discourses, vol. 2

2:24-30  Sibbes, Richard – On the Providence of God  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 35-54

2:27  Henry, Matthew – A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of Mr. Samuel Lawrence  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 362-83

Ch. 3  Sibbes, Richard – ‘Exposition of Phillippians Ch. 3’  in Works, 5.55-154

3:2  Sterry, Peter – Directions to a Life in Heaven  in The Appearance of God unto Man in the Gospel  1710

3:3

Manton, Thomas – A Description of the True Circumcision  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 23-55

Boston, Thomas – The Distinguishing Characters of Real Christians, being the Substance of Several Sermons  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 466-550

Alexander, Archibald – Spiritual Worship  1850  in Practical Sermons, pp. 496-513

3:5-6  Tuckney, Anthony – Sermons 9 & 10  of 40 Sermons upon Several Occasions  1676

3:6 

Dod, John – A Brief Tract Concerning Zeal, wherein the Properties of True Zeal are Described, and the Contrary Discovered  appended to Four Godly and Fruitful Sermons  1611

Tuckney, Anthony – Sermons 11 & 12  of 40 Sermons upon Several Occasions  1676

3:7-21  Manton, Thomas – 17 Sermons upon Phil. 3:7-21  in Works, vol. 20, pp. 3-178

3:7-14  Manton, Thomas – 8 Sermons  in Works, 20.3-98

3:7-10  Vines, Richard – Christ, a Christian’s Only Gain: or, The excellency and desireableness of the knowledge of Jesus Christ above all other things whatsoever. Made out in several sermons  Ref  1661

3:7-9 

Clark, Joseph – The True and False Grounds of Religion, 2 Sermons  in The New Jersey Preacher, or Sermons on Plain and Practical Subjects, vol. 1  1813  by some of the ministers of the Gospel residing in New Jersey.  Presbyterian.

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘A Business-Like Account’  #1357, MTP 23.313-324

3:7-8 

Rutherford, Samuel – The Apostle’s Choice in Quaint Sermons

Dickson, David – ‘Second Sabbath Communion Sermon’  in Naphtali Press Anthology, vol. 5, (1992), pp. 315-323

3:7  Perkins, William – More in Worth than All the Goods in the World  in Works, vol. 1 (of 3)

3:8-9 

Owen, John – Ch. 18, p. 363 ff.  in The Doctrine of Justification  in Works, vol. 5

Philpot, J.C. – The Loss of All Things for Christ’s Sake

Candlish, Robert – Christ the Only Gain  in Sermons, pp. 203-219  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

3:8

Rutherford, Samuel – The Apostle’s Choice, #2  in Quaint Sermons

Reynolds, Edward – A Sermon Preached Before the King  in Works, vol. 5

Tuckney, Anthony – 8 Sermons on Phil. 3:8  in 40 Sermons upon Several Occasions  1676

Clarkson, David – Practical Works, vol. 1, pp. 247-72 & 273-330

The Excellent Knowledge of Christ

‘Justification by the Righteousness of Christ’

Boston, Thomas – Christ Jesus Duly Prized, 8 Sermons  in Works, vol. 4, pp. 125-95

Burt, Enoch – The Excellence of the Knowledge of Christ  in The New Jersey Preacher, or Sermons on Plain and Practical Subjects, vol. 1  1813  by some of the ministers of the Gospel residing in New Jersey.  Presbyterian.

Alexander, Archibald – Excellency of the Knowledge of Christ  1850  in Practical Sermons, pp. 437-446

Alexander, James W. – ‘All Things but Loss’  in God is Love: Communion Addresses, pp. 263-86

3:9 

Clarkson, David – Justification by the Righteousness of Christ  in Practical Works, vol. 1, pp. 273-330

Black, David – On Justification  in Sermons on Important Subjects  1808  Evangelical Church of Scotland minister

Finley, Robert – The Benefits Resulting from being Found in Christ  in The New Jersey Preacher, or Sermons on Plain and Practical Subjects, vol. 1  1813  by some of the ministers of the Gospel residing in New Jersey.  Presbyterian.

Warfield, B.B. – The Alien Righteousness  in Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary, pp. 314-25  1916

3:10

Reynolds, Edward – Phil. 3:10 in The Life of Christ  in Works, vol. 1

Owen, John – Discourse XII  in Works, vol. 9, pp. 579-82

Boston, Thomas – A Discourse on the Experimental Knowledge of Christ  in Works, vol. 2, pp. 645-59

Whitefield, George – The Power of Christ’s Resurrection

Fuller, Andrew – ‘Conformity to the Death of Christ’  in Works 1.310-16

Spurgeon, Charles

Do You Know Him?

‘The Power of His Resurrection’  #2080, MTP 35.205-216

Hodge, Caspar Wistar – The Power of Christ’s Resurrection  in Princeton Sermons, pp. 260-77

3:11-12  Dickson, David – ‘Monday Following Communion’  in Naphtali Press Anthology, vol. 5, (1992), pp 323-328

3:11  Edwards, Jonathan – On Phil. 3:11  in Sermons, Series II, 1729-1731 (WJE Online Vol. 45)

3:12  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Paul Apprehended & Apprehending’  #2315, MTP 39.313-322

3:13-14  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Onward!’  #1114, MTP 19.301-312

3:13  Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Phil. 3:13  in Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJE Online Vol. 48)

3:15-16 

Reynolds, Edward – Brotherly Reconciliation  in Works, vol. 5

Smyth, Thomas – The Fundamental Doctrines of Christianity, the True and Only Required Basis of Charity and United Christian Effort, a Discourse  1846  in Works, vol. 5  American, southern presbyterian

3:15  Manton, Thomas – Works, vol. 2, pp. 56-78

What Kind of Perfection is Attainable in this Life

A Persuasive to Unity in Things Indifferent

3:17-21  

Luther, Martin – Enemies of the Cross of Christ & the Christian’s Citizenship in Heaven  in The Sermons of Martin Luther, vol. 8 (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House)  Click on the ‘Next’ button to go to the following sections of the sermon.

Manton, Thomas – 5 Sermons  in Works, 20.109-167

3:17-18  Latimer, Hugh – The Fourth Sermon  in Sermons

3:17

Boys, John – The Epistle, Philippians 3:17  in Works, pp. 545-547

Edwards, Jonathan – The Character of Paul an Example to Christians  being Sermon 5  in Seventeen Occasional Sermons  in his 2 vol. Works, vol. 2, pp. 855-66

3:18-19  Spurgeon, Charles – False Professors Solemnly Warned

3:19  Burroughs, Jeremiah – Of Earthly Mindedness  in Two Treatises  Buy  1652

3:20-21

Featley, Daniel – The Expectation of Christ’s Coming, or a Motive to a Holy Conversation  in Threnoikos: The House of Mourning; Furnished with Directions for, Preparations to, Meditations of Consolations at the Hour of Death: Delivered in 47 Sermons, preached at the funerals of diverse faithful servants of Christ  Ref  1640  Westminster divine

Calamy, Edmund – The Saints’ Transfiguration, or, the Body of Vileness Changed into a Body of Glory, a Sermon Preached Oct. 19, 1654, at the Funeral of that reverend minister Dr. Samuel Bolton, with a short account of his death  1655

Jay, William – Death Conquered  in Standard Works of William Jay, vol. 2, p. 264

Spurgeon, Charles

The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection
The Watchword for Today: ‘Standfast’  #1959, MTP 33.229-240

3:20 

Burroughs, Jeremiah – Of Heavenly Conversation  in Two Treatises  1652

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Citizenship in Heaven’  #476, MTP 8.589-600

3:21

Calamy, Edmund – The Doctrine of the Body’s Fragility: with a divine project, discovering how to make these vile bodies of ours glorious by getting gracious souls. Represented in a sermon…  at the funeral of…  Samuel Bolton  Ref  1654

Sibbes, Richard – The Redemption of Bodies  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 155-73

Maynard, John – A Shadow of the Victory of Christ: represented to the House of Commons in a sermon preached on the day of the public fast, Oct. 28, 1646  1646

Clarkson, David – A Funeral Sermon on Dr. John Owen  in Select Works, p. 445 ff.

4:1-23  Gwyn-Thomas, John – Rejoice…  Always!  Studies in Philippians 4  (Banner of Truth, 1989)  159 pp.  15 chs. of consecutive exposition

4:1

Calamy, Edmund – On Phil. 4:1  in A Collection of Several Sermons Preached upon Solemn Occasions  Ref  1659

Lye, Thomas – in Farewell Sermons, pp. 223-253  English Puritan  Also in Sermons of the Great Ejection, pp. 83-90

Mr. Lye’s First Sermon
Mr. Lye’s Second Sermon

Spurgeon, Charles – The Watchword for Today: ‘Standfast’  #1959, MTP 33.229-240

4:4-7  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Phil. 4:4-7  in Luther’s Church Postil  1521  in ed. John Nicholas Lenker, The Precious and Sacred Writings of Dr. Luther, 14 vols  1905  Protestant reformer

4:4

Boys, John – The Epistle, Phil. 4:4  in Works, pp. 102-105

Reynolds, Edward – Joy in the Lord  in Works, vol. 4

Spurgeon, Charles – Joy, a Duty  #2405, MTP 41.133-142

4:5

Perkins, William – A Treatise of Christian Equity  in Works, vol. 2 (of 3)

Reynolds, Edward – A Sermon Preached Before the Peers  in Works, vol. 5

Thorowgood, Thomas – Moderation Justified, and the Lord’s being at Hand Improved: in a Sermon at Westminster before the House of Commons Assembled in Parliament: preached at the Late Solemn Fast, Dec. 25, 1644  Westminster divine

Hill, Joseph – In what Things must we use Moderation, and in what not?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 1, pp. 331-59

Toplady, Augustus – ‘Moral and Political Moderation Recommended’  in Works, pp 393-398

Fuller, Andrew – Phil. 4:5 with 2 Thess. 2:2  in Passages Apparently Contradictory  in Works 1.682

4:6-7 

Henderson, Alexander – Sermon on Phil. 4:6-7  1638

Peck, Thomas – The Peace of God  in Miscellanies, vol. 2, pp. 86-96

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Prayer, the Cure for Care’  #2351, MTP 40.109-117

4:6

Palmer, Herbert – A Remedy Against Carefulness  in Memorials of Godliness & Christianity in Three Parts  d. 1647

Clarkson, David –Practical Works, vol. 2, pp. 137-84

Against Anxious Carefulness
Pray for Everything

Spurgeon, Charles – Prayer Perfumed with Praise  #1469, MTP 25.217-228

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – ‘Antidote of Care’  in Sermons, 1.443-456

4:7  

Fuller, Andrew – ‘The Peace of God’  in Works 1.362-68

Alexander, Archibald – The Peace of God  in Practical Truths

Spurgeon, Charles

How to Keep the Heart

‘The Peace of God’  #1397, MTP 24.73-84

Warfield, B.B. – Peace with God  in Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary, pp. 326-39  1916

Machen, J. Gresham – ‘The Good Fight of Faith’  with 1 Tim 6:12  in God Transcendent, pp. 118-129

4:8

Manton, Thomas – Sermons upon Phil. 4:8  in Works, vol. 18, pp. 96-103

Newton, John – Blemishes in Christian Character

Smith, Samuel Stanhope

The Perfection of Christian Morals  in Sermons of Samuel Stanhope Smith, vol. 1  1821  American presbyterian, president of Princeton College
On the Love of Praise  in Sermons of Samuel Stanhope Smith, vol. 2

Chalmers, Thomas – Discourse 1: On the Mercantile Virtues which may exist without the Influence of Christianity  in Discourses on the Application of Christianity to the Commercial and Ordinary Affairs of Life  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 2  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

Presbyterian Board of Publication – Letter to One who is Lacking in Reverence for the Truth as a Moral Virtue  in Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

Thornwell, James H. – Discourses on Truth  7 Discourses in Collected Writings, vol. 2, pp. 451-613

4:9

Watson, Thomas – Farewell Discourse on his Ejection  in Select Works of Thomas Watson  Also in A Plea for the Godly & Other Sermons, pp. 417-80

Jay, William – The God of Peace  in Sunday Evening Sermons

Alexander, Archibald – The Peace of God  in Practical Truths

4:11-13  Sibbes, Richard – The Art of Contentment  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 175-93

4:11

Ashe, Simeon – Primitive Divinity, a Treatise on Divine Contentment, on Phil. 4:11  Buy

Burroughs, Jeremiah – The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment  Buy  1649

Gray, Andrew – Spiritual Contentment, 2 Sermons  in Works  (1839), pp. 379-98

Watson, Thomas

The Art of Divine Contentment
Contentment  in Gleanings from Thomas Watson  Buy

Jacomb, Thomas – How Christians May Learn in Every State to be Content  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 2, pp. 546-87

Spurgeon, Charles – Contentment

4:12

Burroughs, Jeremiah

Sermons 1-3  of Four Useful Discourses  d. 1646  Westminster divine, Independent

A Sermon Preached Before the House of Peers, Nov. 26, 1645, Being the day Appointed for Solemn & Public Humiliation  (1646)  50 pp.

4:13  Chalmers, Thomas – Sermon XI  in Sermons by the Late Thomas Chalmers Illustrative of Different Stages in his Ministry, 1798-1847  This was when Chalmers was an evangelical in the Church of Scotland.

4:19

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Phil. 4:19  in Sermons, Series II, 1733 (WJE Online Vol. 48)

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – ‘God’s Glory, the Measure of the Believer’s Supply’  in Sermons, 1.291-302

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Filling the Empty Vessels’  #1712, MTP 29.169-180

.

.

Colossians

1:2  Wafield, B.B. – “God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1917, p. 1 ff.

1:3-14  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Col. 1:3-14  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

1:3  Boys, John – The Epistle, Col. 1:3  in Works, pp. 552-553

1:4  Payson, Edward – ‘All Things Created for Christ’  in Works 2.43-52

1:5  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Hope Laid Up in Heaven’  #1438, MTP 24.565-576

1:7  Erskine, Ebenezer – The Character of a Faithful Minister of Christ  in Works, vol. 3, p. 457 ff.

1:9-10  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Spiritual Knowledge & Its Practical Results’  #1742, MTP 29.529-540

1:10  

Baxter, Richard – The Knowledge of God  in The Divine Life in Three Treatises  in Practical Works, vol. 13

Griffin, Edward – The Knowledge of God  in Sermons by the Late Rev. Edward Griffin, vol. 1, pp. 273-89  1838  American congregationalist, Boston, opposed to the New Divinity

1:11  Presbyterian Board of Publication – Letter to one of an impatient and complaining spirit  in Monitory Letters to Church Members  1855

1:12-13 

Spurgeon, Charles – ‘Special Thanksgiving to the Father’

Whyte, Alexander – ‘One of Paul’s Thanksgivings’  in Lord, Teach Us to Pray, pp.157-168

1:12 

Heywood, Oliver – Meetness for Heaven, Considered in some Brief Meditations… Intended for a Funeral Legacy  100 pp.  in Works, vol. 5

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Col. 1:12(a)  in Sermons, Series II, 1749 (WJE Online Vol. 67)

Chalmers, Thomas – The Necessity of a Personal Meetness for Heaven  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 1, pp. 140-44  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

Guthrie, Thomas – The Inheritance  in Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

Warfield, B.B. – The Heritage of the Saints in Light  in Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary, pp. 340-49  1916

1:13

Strong, William – Book 1, Ch. 5, Col. 1:13  in A Discourse of the Two Covenants, p. 61 ff.

Howe, John – A Sermon  1703  in Works, vol. 5

Jay, William – A Glorious Translation  in Sunday Evening Sermons

Guthrie, Thomas – Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

The Power of Darkness, 2 Sermons
The Kingdom of Christ, 2 Sermons
The Translation

1:14-20  Manton, Thomas – Christ’s Redemption and Eternal Existence, 8 Sermons  in Works, vol. 1, pp. 417-504

1:14  

Guthrie, Thomas – Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

Redemption
Christ the Redeemer

Warfield, B.B.

The New Testament Terminology of ‘Redemption’  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1917, p. 201 ff.

‘Redeemer’ and ‘Redemption’  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1916, p. 177

1:15-19  Goodwin, Thomas – Bk. 3, chs. 1-3  of The Knowledge of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ  in Works, 4.454-476

1:15  Guthrie, Thomas – Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

The Image of God, 2 Sermons
The First-Born

1:16 

Goodwin, Thomas – Bk. 3, ch. 10  of The Knowledge of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ  in Works, 4.538-545

Maynard, John – Of the Creation of Angels and of their Properties  in The Beauty and Order of the Creation…  with the addition of two compendious discourses  d. 1665

Guthrie, Thomas – Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

The Creator
The End of Creation

1:17  

Goodwin, Thomas – Bk. 3, ch. 13  of The Knowledge of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ  in Works, 4.563-569

Guthrie, Thomas – Christ in Providence  in Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

1:18

Guthrie, Thomas – Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

The Head, 2 Sermons
The Beginning
The First-born from the Dead

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘The Head of the Church’  #839, MTP 14.613-624

1:19

Guthrie, Thomas – The Fullness  in Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

Spurgeon, Charles

All Fullness in Christ

‘The Fulness of Christ the Treasury of the Saints’  with John 1:16  #1169, MTP 20.229-240

1:20

Goodwin, Thomas – Reconciliation by the Blood of Christ  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 499-521

Poole, Matthew – The Satisfaction of Christ Discussed  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 5, pp. 259-68

Guthrie, Thomas – The Reconciler  in Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints  1859  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

1:21-23 

M’Cheyne, Robert Murray – ‘Enemies Reconciled Through Death’  in Additional Remains, pp. 176-183  St. Peter’s, Aug. 1, 1841

Philpot, J.C. – Alienation and Reconciliation

1:21-22  Howe, John – Of Reconciliation Between God and Man  in Works, vol. 4

1:21 

Goodwin, Thomas – Book 2, Ch. 8, The Second Part of Original Corruption, Enmity unto God, and to All that is Good  in An Unregenerate Man’s Guiltiness Before God in Works, vol. 10

Howe, John – Of Man’s Enmity Against God  in Works, vol. 4

1:23 

Watson, Thomas – Settled in the Faith

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Stand Fast’  #1688, MTP 28.613-624

1:24  Smyth, Thomas – God Glorified, and Christian Obedience Perfected in the Prostration and Sufferings of Believers  in Works, vol. 10  American, southern presbyterian

1:26-27  Goodwin, Thomas, in Works, vol. 4

The Glory of the Gospel, 2 Sermons, pp. 225-58

A Discourse of the Glory of the Gospel, pp. 259-346

1:26  Goodwillie, David – Untitled  in Biographical Sketches and Sermons of Some of the First Ministers of the Associate Church in America, by James P. Miller (Albany, NY: Hoffman and White, 1839), pp. 408-415

1:27 

Ashe, Simeon – Christ the Riches of the Gospel, and the Hope of Christians. A Sermon preached at the Funeral of Mr William Spurstow, the only child of Dr Spurstow, March 10, 1654  Westminster divine

M’Cheyne, Robert Murray – ‘Christ in You’  in The Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne, pp. 457-60

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Christ in You’  #1720, MTP 29.265-276

1:29  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Work in Us & Work by Us’  #914, MTP 16.73-84

2:2

Goodwin, Thomas – Ch. 1 of Man’s Restoration by Grace in Works, vol. 7

Howe, John – What may most Hopefully be Attempted to Allay Animosities Among Protestants, that our Divisions may not be our Ruin?  in Works, vol. 4 and Puritan Sermons, vol. 3, pp. 81-110  Also in Works, vol. 3 (of 3), pp. 156-188

Palmer, Benjamin – ‘The Assurance of Understanding’  in The Threefold Fellowship and the Threefold Assurance, pp. 97-117

2:5  Strong, William – Gospel Order, a Church’s Beauty  in 31 Select Sermons  d. 1654

2:6-7  Baxter, Richard

Mr. Baxter’s Sermon  in Farewell Sermons  (SDG, 1992) pp. 103-134

‘Directions to the Converted for their Establishment, Growth and Perseverance’  in Practical Works, vol. 8

‘Directions for Weak, Distempered Christians, to Grow up to a Confirmed State of Grace, with Motives Opening the Lamentable Effects of their Weakness and Distempers’  in Practical Works  (SDG), 2.982-1019.

‘The Character of a Sound, Confirmed Christian; as also of a Weak Christian, and of a Seeming Christian, Written to Imprint upon Men’s Minds the True Idea or Conception of Godliness and Christianity’  in Practical Works (SDG), 2.1020-1063

2:6

Erskine, Ralph – Gospel-Principle, the Foundation of Gospel Practice, or the Great Duty of Receiving Christ and Walking in Him, Opened, 13 Sermons  in Works, vol. 4

Chalmers, Thomas – Sermon XVI: Farewell Discourses at Kilmany  in Sermons by the Late Thomas Chalmers Illustrative of Different Stages in his Ministry, 1798-1847  This was when Chalmers was an evangelical minister in the Church of Scotland.

Cunningham, William – The Motive & Rule of Duty  in Sermons (1872), pp. 292-302

Spurgeon, Charles – Life and Walk of Faith  #483, MTP 8.673-684

2:8  Dabney, Robert – A Caution Against Anti-Christian Science  in Discussions, vol. 3, p. 116 ff.

2:9

Manton, Thomas – ‘Jesus Christ True God & True Man in One Person’  in Works, 1.476-494  with Col 1:19

Payson, Edward – ‘The Fullness of God Dwelling in Christ’  in Works 2.357-67

2:10  Spurgeon, Charles – Complete in Christ

2:12  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Christian Baptism’  #381, MTP 7.265-272

2:13-15  Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Col. 2:13-15  in Sermons, Series II, 1731-1732 (WJE Online Vol. 47)

2:13-14  Spurgeon, Charles – Death and Its Sentence Abolished

2:13  

Guthrie, Thomas – Man’s Inability to Save Himself  in Thomas Guthrie & W.G. Blaikie, Saving Knowledge: Addressed to Young Men  1870  Free Church of Scotland

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Life & Pardon’  #2101, MTP 35.457-468

2:15

Fox, John – Christ Jesus Triumphant  in The Writings of John Fox, Bale, and Coverdale  Martyrologist of the Reformation

Goodwin, Thomas – Christ’s Great Concern and Interest to Destroy the Power of Satan  in Christ the Mediator, Book 5, ch. 16  in Works, vol. 5

Boston, Thomas – Christ’s Victory and Triumph Over Principalities and Powers  13 pp.

Chalmers, Thomas – Discourse VI: On the Contest for an Ascendancy Over Man Among the Higher Orders of Intelligence  in Discourses on the Christian Revelation, Viewed in Connection with the Modern Astronomy  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 2  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland.  Chalmers’ old earth, Gap Theory of Gen. 1:1-3 is not recommended.

Spurgeon, Charles – Christ Triumphant

2:18  Spurgeon, Charles – A Warning to Believers

2:20-22 

Peck, Thomas – Asceticism  in Miscellanies, vol. 1, p. 225 ff.  American, southern presbyterian

Vos, Johannes G. – The Bible Doctrine of the Separated Life  

3:1-7  Luther, Martin – Sermon on Col. 3:1-7  in Luther’s Church Postil  in ed. John Nicholas Lenker, The Precious and Sacred Writings of Dr. Luther, 14 vols  1905  Protestant reformer

3:1-4  Warfield, B.B. – The Hidden Life  in Faith and Life: ‘Conferences’ in the Oratory of Princeton Seminary, pp. 350-60  1916

3:1-3  Philpot, J.C. – Death and Resurrection

3:1-2  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Following the Risen Christ’  #1530, MTP 26.193-204

3:1

Boys, John – The Epistle, Col. 3:1  in Works, pp. 291-295

Sibbes, Richard – The Power of Christ’s Resurrection  in Works, vol. 5, pp. 195-201

Bonar, Horatius – The Risen Christ and the Things Above, 2 Sermons  in Family Sermons  1863  reprinted in Fifty-Two Sermons  Buy  pp. 185-201

Guthrie, Thomas – Risen with Christ, 2 Sermons  in Man and the Gospel  1865  Free Church of Scotland, ‘the pictorial preacher of the age’

3:2

Burgess, Anthony – Part 3, Ch. 5, Of the Pollution of the Affections  in A Treatise of Original Sin  1658

Bridges, William – Affections Rightly Placed  in Bridge’s Remains, being VIII Sermons  1673  in Works 5.60-74

Owen, John – The Things of this World  from The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded (1681), chapter XI

3:3-4  Sibbes, Richard – The Hidden Life in Works, vol. 5, pp. 203-218

3:3

Strode, William – A Sermon Concerning Death and the Resurrection  1644  Westminster divine

Bridge, William – Affections Rightly Placed  in Works, vol. 5

Boston, Thomas – Those that are in Christ are Dead to the World  in Works, vol. 3, pp. 342-53

Erskine, Ralph – The Best Security for the Best Life, or a Life Hid with Christ in God  in Works, vol. 4

Candlish, Robert – Sermon IV: Death and Life with Christ  in Sermons, pp. 67-85  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

Warfield, B.B. – ‘The Hidden Life’  in Faith & Life, pp. 350-60

3:4 

Robinson, Ralph – ‘Christ a Christian’s Life’  in Christ All, and in All, pp. 7-22

Brooks, Thomas – Christ is the Life of Believers  in Works, vol. 6, pp. 313-34

Bonar, Archibald – Christians Appearing with Christ in Glory, 2 Sermons  in Sermons, vol. 2  (1753-1816) Evangelical Church of Scotland minister, uncle of Horatius & Andrew Bonar

Alexander, Archibald – Christ the Believer’s Life  in Practical Truths

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Christ Our Life–Soon to Appear’  #617, MTP 11.121-132

3:5  Bradford, John – A Meditation for the Exercise of True Mortification  in Writings, vol. 1

3:10  

Bradford, John – A Comparison Between the Old Man and the New, also Between the Law and the Gospel, Containing a Short Sum of All the Divinity Necessary for a Christian Conscience  in Writings, vol. 1

Warfield, B.B. – On the Biblical Notion of Renewal  in The Princeton Theological Review, 1911, p. 242 ff.

3:11

Ward, Samuel – Christ is All in All  in Sermons and Treatises, pp. 3-16

Burroughs, Jeremiah – ‘But Christ is All in All’  1641  in The Saint’s Treasury  (SDG, 1991), pp. 42-83

Whitaker, William – How are we Complete in Christ?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 1, pp. 565 ff.

Robinson, Ralph – ‘Christ All, and in All’  in Christ All, and in All, pp. 1-6

Watson, Thomas – Christ is All in All  in Select Works of Thomas Watson  Also in A Plea for the Godly & Other Sermons, pp. 55-82

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Col. 3:11  in Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJE Online Vol. 51)

Spurgeon, Charles –  #1006, MTP 17.457-468

Christ is All

Christ is All  (different than the above)

Ryle, J.C. – Christ is All  in Holiness, pp. 309-325

3:12-17  Luther, Martin – The Second Sermon in Fourth & Fifth Sunday After Epiphany  in Complete Church Postil, the Final and Original Edition of 1544  Protestant reformer

3:12 

Boys, John – The Epistle, Col. 3:12  in Works, pp. 177-181

Cawdrey, Daniel – Humility, the Saints’ Livery; or, The Habit of Humility, the Grace of Graces: fetched out of the Wardrobe of Saint Paul. As it was Delivered (for substance) in Two Sermons  1624  Westminster divine

Shedd, William – ‘The Christian Imperfect, Yet a Saint’  in Sermons to the Spiritual Man, pp. 302-314  American, New England congregationalist

3:13  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Divine Forgiveness Admired & Imitated’  #1841, MTP 31.277-288

3:14  Owen, John – Gospel Charity  in Works, vol. 9, pp. 256-71

3:15  

Alexander, Archibald – The Peace of God  in Practical Truths

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘That Horrible East Wind!’  #1693, MTP 28.673-684

3:16 

Hopkins, Ezekiel – A Discourse Concerning the Use of the Holy Scriptures  in Works, vol. 3

Edwards, Jonathan – Sermon Notes on Col. 3:16  in Sermons, Series II, 1736 (WJE Online Vol. 51)

Jay, William – The Word of Christ  in Sunday Evening Sermons

Marshall, William – Untitled  in Biographical Sketches and Sermons of Some of the First Ministers of the Associate Church in America, by James P. Miller (Albany, NY: Hoffman and White, 1839), pp. 119-161

Candlish, Robert – The Indwelling Word of Christ  in Sermons, pp. 188-202  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

3:17

Greenhill, William – Do All in Christ’s Name, pp. 183-207  in The Sound-Hearted Christian  Buy

Wilkinson, Jr., Henry – What is it to do all we do in the Name of Christ, and how may we do so? – Colossians 3:17  being sermon 23 of the Supplement to Puritan Sermons, vol. 2, pp. 493-507

Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘Method & Music, or the Art of Holy & Happy Living’  #913, MTP 16.61-72

3:18-20  Girardeau, John – Family Religion  in Life Work and Sermons (1907), pp. 136-171

3:18-19  Gataker, Thomas – Marriage Duties Briefly Couched Together out of Colossians 3:18,19  1620

3:18  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Ch. 3, ‘Subordination of the Wife’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

3:19  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Ch. 2, ‘Supremacy of the Husband’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

3:20-21  Adams, Richard – What are the Duties of Parents and Children; and how are they to be Managed, According to Scripture?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 2, pp. 303-358

3:20  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Ch. 5, ‘Filial Obedience’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

3:21  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Ch. 4, ‘Authority of the Parent’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

3:22  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Ch. 7, ‘Subjection of Servants’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

3:24  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘All for Jesus’  #1205, MTP 20.661-672

4:1  

Chalmers, Thomas – Sermon XXVII: Duties of Masters and Servants  in Sermons by the Late Thomas Chalmers Illustrative of Different Stages in his Ministry, 1798-1847  This was when Chalmers was an evangelical minister in the Church of Scotland.

Thornwell, James H. – The Rights and Duties of Masters, a Sermon  1850  American, southern presbyterian

Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Ch. 6, ‘Authority of Masters’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

4:2  Spurgeon, C.H. – ‘A Sermon for the Week of Prayer’  #354, MTP 7.49-56

4:3-4  Fuller, Andrew – ‘The Nature of the Gospel, and the Manner in which it Ought to be Preached’  in Works, 1.494-96

4:5-6  Chalmers, Thomas – On Christian Conversation  in Sermons and Discourses, vol. 1, pp. 84-91  Leader in the Free Church of Scotland

4:5 

Hamond, George – How may private Christians be most helpful to promote the Entertainment of the Gospel?  in Puritan Sermons, vol. 4, pp. 410-36

Baxter, Richard – Of Redemption of Time  in Practical Works, vol. 13

Smyth, Thomas – The Christian Earnestly Urged to Work  in Why Do I Live?  in Works, vol. 8  American, southern presbyterian

4:13  Dod, John – A Brief Tract Concerning Zeal, wherein the Properties of True Zeal are Described, and the Contrary Discovered  appended to Four Godly and Fruitful Sermons  1611

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Hawker, Robert – Our Beloved Physician

Ryle, J.C. – ‘Luke the Beloved Physician’  in The Upper Room, pp. 25-34

4:15  Palmer, Benjamin Morgan – Pt. 2, Ch. 1, ‘The Family, the Germ of the Church. Historical Development’  in The Family in its Civil & Churchly Aspects; an Essay in Two Parts  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1876)

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