I’ve just completed recording part 6 of Richard Alleine’s Instructions About Heart Work and A Companion for Prayer in MP3 format. You can find the file as well as the rest of the recordings on my Audio Books Recordings page.
Tyler Horton Interviews Ian Clary on Puritanism
Check out 4 Questions With…Ian Clary.
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#848
“so Christ conveyes spiritual life and vigour to Christians, not as they are disjoined from, but as they are united to the mystical body, the Church.” – Richard Sibbes
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#849
“That which the Lord Jesus aimed at and intended principally in giving pastors and teachers to his church was, that they might carry on the work of the ministry for the perfecting of the saints, and their filling up the measure allotted unto them ; and this they do by revealing the whole counsel of God unto them, keeping back nothing that is profitable for them” - John Owen”
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#850
“And in all duties pertaining to God and his true worship in his churches, we must be guided by his laws and testaments.” – John Bunyan
The Wordy Shipmates
Back in 2009, Sarah Vowell wrote The Wordy Shipmates, an exploration of sorts into the Puritans that came over to New England and their lives in the new colony. I happened to listen to to an interview Penguin did with her. I am intrigued by this book. Not only does she seem a bit plucky, but she seems to have a genuine interest in the Puritans from a different angle than I am used to.
What is particularly interesting to me is that (at least from the interview) she neither approaches them from neither a totally distanced condescending smugness (that many critical commentators and modern non-Reformed scholars would exhibit) nor a strong fondness and passionate interest in their theology (that us “Reformed” people would have). She seems to really admire the intelligence and scholarly attitude of their society, if not following them in their religious and polemical endeavors and is really interested in John Winthrop.
Having read highly critical histories and highly admiring histories, I think, based on the interview, this one would be an interesting ride.
About Heart Work and A Companion For Prayer – #5
I’ve just uploaded the fifth part of my recording of About Heart Work and A Companion for Prayer by Richard Alleine.
You can get the rest of the recordings from my Audio Book Recordings page.
So, far, this project (including all 5 parts recorded so far) is 2.5 hours of audio.
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#856
“The vessels wherein Christ conveyeth his dainties are the ministry of the word and sacraments. By the word and sacraments we come to enjoy Christ and his comforts and graces” - Richard Sibbes
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#858
“All Christians, especially pastors, should be men of meekness ; otherwise while they pretend to take birds with their nets, they drive them away with their noise. The house of God is not built up with blows, with blows it is beaten down. God loves to see holiness and peace, and without peace and holiness no man shall see God,” – William Bridge
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#860
“That Christ hath never enough of his church till he hath it in heaven….the church in her right temper, hath never enough of Christ, but desires further union, and communion still.” – Richard Sibbes
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#861
“In this world, the Lord is seen in his holy ordinances, as his word, and sacraments, prayer, and praising him; in which, being duly performed, the soul is as it were rapt out of the body and presented before God, contemplating him.” – William Gouge
One Thousand Thoughts About Church…#862
“It is a marvellous sweet thing, when all as one man hear together, pray together, sing together hymns, and spiritual songs, and praise God together, and receive the sacrament together, all as one man, what a comely thing is this to a spiritual eye! Every Christian hath a beauty severed in himself; but when all meet together, this is more excellent.” – Richard Sibbes
Instructions About Heart Work / Companion for Prayer by Richard Alleine #4
I’m recording MP3′s of About Heart Work/Companion for Prayer by the Puritan Richard Alleine.
Here is what I’ve previously recorded..
- Instructions About Heart Work / A Companion For Prayer – 01 – Biographical Sketch of Richard Alleine
- Instructions About Heart Work / A Companion For Prayer – 02
- Instructions About Heart Work / A Companion For Prayer – 03
And here’s the new recording
About Heart Work and Companion for Prayer by Richard Alleine #3
I’m recording MP3′s of About Heart Work/Companion for Prayer by the Puritan Richard Alleine.
Here is what I’ve previously recorded..
- About Heart Work / A Companion For Prayer – 01 – Biographical Sketch of Richard Alleine
- About Heart Work / A Companion For Prayer – 02
And here’s the new recording
Recording of About Heart Work and Companion for Prayer by Richard Alleine #2
I’m recording MP3′s of About Heart Work/Companion for Prayer by the Puritan Richard Alleine.
Here is what I’ve previously recorded..
And here’s the new recording