I know I been here for a while and this topic probably came up before. I was wondering what Puritian you all would recommend to start out with and if there works are online so I put them on my palm. I see so many but I don't know where to start

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Doug
Baptist
Hemet, Ca
Old Time Radio Podcast

Doug, I would recommend starting with a shorter, perhaps experimental work. Something like Sibbes' The Bruised Reed, or Guthrie's The Christian's Great Interest; perhaps Owen's Mortification of Sin.

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Paul Korte
OPC
Flint, MI

They who perceive in themselves discoveries of the divine goodness, so full and absolutely perfect, and who make them the subject of earnest meditation, will never embrace new doctrines, by which the very grace they feel so powerfully in themselves is thrown into the shade. --John Calvin

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Pretty much any of the Puritan Paperbacks. Though I ditto the selection of the heavenly Dr. Sibbes.

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Benjamin P. Glaser, M. Div, Licentiate, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Member Fairmount ARP Church
Pittsburgh, PA

Deo Vindice

That being said I just bookmarked The Bruised Reed, myself the other day. Not sure if you have it yet but I'll try to make it easy for you.

rsbrusedreed

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Nick Jenkins
Pilgrim Presbyterian Church (OPC)
Lapeer, MI

The first Puritan I read was Thomas Watson. (Well, aside from Pilgrim's Progress).

But the works stated above are good as well.

This site seems to have a nice collection to choose from: PuritanWorks| Puritan Library, Free E-Books, Online Resources & Links

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Alex - Orange County, CA - PCA

"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
Galatians 2:20

Manton - "The sovereign dominion of God is a great prop to our faith."

PURITANLIBRARY.COM

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Albert, The Republic of the Philippines
Pasig United Covenant Reformed Church (a Reformed church plant)
United Covenant Reformed Churches in the Philippines (UCRCP)
Three Forms of Unity and Westminster Confession of Faith

Psalm 27:1a (AV) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
“Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts.” -

You will find Joel Beeke's "Meet the Puritans" an invaluable source you will come back to again and again for its short biographical summary of who you are reading and a list of in-print works with a synopsis of each one. It helps you figure out who to read on what. Meet the Puritans - Reformation Heritage Books

Beeke recommends starting with Thomas Watson's "Heaven Taken by Storm". Its brevity and Watson's picturesque style make it a great introduction. Right now our congregation is going through it together in the Sabbath school hour. Even children are able to engage with it.

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Rev. Adam King
Minister in the RPCNA
Pastor,Trinity Reformed Church
Wichita, KS

Jeremiah Burrough's The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment is also a great one to start with.

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Ashley
Crossbridge Community Church
Texas
vincit qui patitur

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! Romans 11:33 NASB