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Old 03-23-2008, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Zadok View Post
Dear Susan

There are so many Puritans to read and they wrote so much. So it is difficult to narrow down, but permit me to add my 2 cents worth.

Start by collecting all of Thomas Watson's works - these are real gems!
Then add the works of Thomas Brooks - like Watson he packs a great deal with Pithy sayings etc. Read for instance his "Precious Remedies" for a flavour of the rest of his writings!
For a truly fantastic devotional Scripture commentary (not verse by verse or in any sense exegetical) but a truly great meditational commentary- read Joseph Hall's "Contemplations" - This is searching and heart warming!
Add volumes 6 and 7 of Owen's works - on "Temptation and Sin" and "Sin and Grace"
And Finally Add Bunyan's complete works.

Here in short compass, I believe you have the very cream of puritan writings aimed at a closer walk with the Lord.

Wishing you every blessing.

If you want to taste these works before deciding to buy them, visit my website at:

Book Academy

PS. Hall's commentary is under the Commentaries section
Thank you much for the suggestions and also: welcome to the Puritan Board! I purchased the complete works of Matthew Henry (commentaries not included) to start with, and I've been copying many interesting writings from this site: Welcome to the Christian Classics Ethereal Library! | Christian Classics Ethereal Library and putting them in clear folders because it's cheaper and the copyright ran out long ago. Plus it'll save room on my bookshelf for a ton of other good writings.
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