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Cover of The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan 1678

Cover of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Jonathan Edwards 1741

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All of Grace

Charles Spurgeon 1886

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Cover of A Divine Cordial

A Divine Cordial

Thomas Watson 1663

Cover of Of Temptation

Of Temptation

John Owen 1658

Cover of The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

John Owen 1648

Cover of The Mortification of Sin

The Mortification of Sin

John Owen 1656

Cover of The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith

The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith

The Particular Baptists 1689

Cover of The Crook in the Lot

The Crook in the Lot

Thomas Boston 1737

The gospel

Cover of All of Grace

All of Grace

Charles Spurgeon 1886

Cover of The Glorious Feast of the Gospel

The Glorious Feast of the Gospel

Richard Sibbes 1650

Cover of Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

John Bunyan 1666

Cover of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Jonathan Edwards 1741

Sin & temptation

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The Mortification of Sin

John Owen 1656

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Of Temptation

John Owen 1658

Cover of Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices

Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices

Thomas Brooks 1652

Every book, A–Z

16 books

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The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith

The Particular Baptists 1689

The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith, with the Baptist Catechism and An Orthodox Catechism.

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A Divine Cordial

Thomas Watson 1663

Watson on Romans 8:28: how all things work together for good.

Cover of All of Grace

All of Grace

Charles Spurgeon 1886

A short book on the gospel, repentance, forgiveness, and the perseverance of the saints.

Cover of The Anatomy of Simon Magus

The Anatomy of Simon Magus

Anonymous 1700

An autopsy of simony, the buying and selling of spiritual things: written to expose the church of 1700, and uncomfortably current today.

Cover of Christian Economy

Christian Economy

William Perkins 1609

A short, orderly guide to marriage, children and running a Christian home.

Cover of The Crook in the Lot

The Crook in the Lot

Thomas Boston 1737

Comfort for the things in life that won't come straight, from a pastor who had buried several of his own children.

Cover of The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

John Owen 1648

The classic case that Christ's death did not merely make salvation possible for everyone, but actually won it for his people.

Cover of The Glorious Feast of the Gospel

The Glorious Feast of the Gospel

Richard Sibbes 1650

Warm sermons on Isaiah's feast on the mountain, where God wipes away every tear: a book about the generosity of God.

Cover of Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

John Bunyan 1666

Bunyan's own story of years of fear and doubt, and how he found peace, told with startling honesty.

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The Mortification of Sin

John Owen 1656

A short classic on the daily fight with sin: not managing or hiding it, but putting it to death by the Spirit.

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Of Domestical Duties

William Gouge 1622

What husbands and wives, parents and children, masters and servants owe each other day to day: one of the fullest books on Christian family life.

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Of Temptation

John Owen 1658

How temptation creeps in through small openings, and how to notice it early and keep from entering into it.

Cover of The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan 1678

A man with a heavy burden on his back sets out for the Celestial City: an adventure story, and an allegory of the Christian life.

Cover of Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices

Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices

Thomas Brooks 1652

A handbook on temptation: the tricks that lead us into sin, and short, memorable answers to each one.

Cover of The Secret Key of Heaven

The Secret Key of Heaven

Thomas Brooks 1665

On closet prayer, praying alone with God: why every Christian should, what crowds it out, and how to keep at it.

Cover of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Jonathan Edwards 1741

America's most famous sermon: vivid, alarming, and ending with an application to the listener. You can read it in half an hour.

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Institutes of the Christian ReligionJohn Calvin

Institutes of the Christian Religion

John Calvin 1559

Calvin's great tour of the whole Christian faith, in six volumes.

The Gospel Minister's Maintenance VindicatedBenjamin Keach

The Gospel Minister's Maintenance Vindicated

Benjamin Keach 1689

Should a church pay its pastor? A short case from Scripture, written when some Baptist churches said no.