Question on Richard Baxter (23 vol) Logos Pre-pub

Kenneth_Murphy · #1 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 10:34 PM

Hello.

Today they added The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter (23 Vols.) to the pre-pub with a current price of $180. I've not read him but have heard that the "reformed pastor" is good. I did a search on the forum and see that some have indicated his theology is off in a few places in the direction of what is now the FV movement and some other issues. Is there enough good in his writings to make this set worth getting? Anyone else out there going to get this?

I appreciate your comments.

SolaScriptura · #2 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 10:55 PM

I don't know ANYONE who has read everything by him... and I don't know any Calvinists who would say "amen" to his soteriology, BUT...

He has some immensely helpful works. Reformed Pastor is my favorite book. I've read it more times than the Bible. Every time I read it I get convicted, encouraged, and even angry!

Saints Everlasting Rest is a true gem and a balm for my soul.

Christian Directory is a MASSIVE work, but very helpful for counseling purposes. It would be great to get his thoughts on a subject by simply typing in a word or two.

For $180, I say go for it!

fredtgreco · #3 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 11:10 PM

I would honestly think that Baxter would be one of the best authors to get in Logos. I am not sure why, but Logos has been going wild with Puritan Prepubs. Sibbes, Goodwin and Owen - not mention similar type works by Cunningham and others.

But reading in Logos is no fun. So books are better, But Baxter is like an encyclopedia of pastoral subjects. So the search function with him is very useful. I may order this myself.

Joshua · #4 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 11:12 PM

If I'm not mistaken, the one for Sibbes is around $79 for pre-pub price.

fredtgreco · #5 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 11:23 PM

Yes. It really is amazing. You can now get Sibbes, Goodwin, Owen, Warfield, Kuyper, Cunningham, Hodge, Buchanan, Edwards and others. The amount of Reformed literature on Logos is very impressive.

BuddyOfDavidClarkson · #6 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 07:04 AM

The $180 for the Works of Richard Baxter is a *no brainer*. Try to buy the books for that. For that matter, try to get it *at all*. I've been trying to get the set for years and it would probably cost $3,000 to get it used.

This is a no-brainer.

I'm THRILLED with all the puritan works coming out on Logos, I laid into them about a year ago over the mountain of modern/liberal stuff they were continuing to roll out. Really, really happy with all this.

I have preorders in for: Sibbes, Owen, Baxter, Warfield, Lenski, Edwards, Buchanan, Cunningham, Kuyper, Goodwin (!!!).

It's time to dig int those jeans and pull out those greens. ;-)

Broadus · #7 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 12:52 PM

As a new Logos user, it's a bit overwhelming when considering the amount of Puritan works coming out. I need for Logos to space it out a bit.

Bill

BuddyOfDavidClarkson · #8 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:03 PM

They haven't produced much worth buying for 10 years and in the last 6 months, we've seen a puritan EXPLOSION!

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Originally Posted by Broadus

As a new Logos user, it's a bit overwhelming when considering the amount of Puritan works coming out. I need for Logos to space it out a bit.

Bill

fredtgreco · #9 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BuddyOfDavidClarkson

They haven't produced much worth buying for 10 years and in the last 6 months, we've seen a puritan EXPLOSION!

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Originally Posted by Broadus

As a new Logos user, it's a bit overwhelming when considering the amount of Puritan works coming out. I need for Logos to space it out a bit.

Bill

David,

I have wondered to myself if Phil Gons (a new employee who is Reformed) and the previous explosion of PBB Puritan works have shown Logos that the market for this material is great.

BuddyOfDavidClarkson · #10 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 03:17 PM

I've exchanged some emails with Phil Gons and he is a great supporter of the reformed materials.

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Originally Posted by fredtgreco

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuddyOfDavidClarkson

They haven't produced much worth buying for 10 years and in the last 6 months, we've seen a puritan EXPLOSION!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Broadus

As a new Logos user, it's a bit overwhelming when considering the amount of Puritan works coming out. I need for Logos to space it out a bit.

Bill

David,

I have wondered to myself if Phil Gons (a new employee who is Reformed) and the previous explosion of PBB Puritan works have shown Logos that the market for this material is great.

Broadus · #11 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 04:13 PM

Hearing that this reformed "explosion" has taken place only in the past six months leads me to assume that Logos is only now recognizing the market for such works.

I still wonder, though, as to the searches which one can do with the Logos works that one cannot do with the PBBs. With so many free reformed works in PBB, one has to justify the cost of the Logos versions.

Bill

BuddyOfDavidClarkson · #12 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 04:36 PM

There are many advantages. For instance, the Puritans (like all other groups) had various ways of referring to scripture. Most of the time, they used Roman Numerals for chapters. Logos will "correct" this so that if you search for Eph 1:3, the Puritan literature will come up even though it was annotated as Eph I:1, etc.

It's also nice to have a consolidated search!

Having it in Logos means that all the drill-down and "cursor hover" features work as well with your other digital books.

The Logos versions will be the definitive versions for reading and analysis.

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Originally Posted by Broadus

Hearing that this reformed "explosion" has taken place only in the past six months leads me to assume that Logos is only now recognizing the market for such works.

I still wonder, though, as to the searches which one can do with the Logos works that one cannot do with the PBBs. With so many free reformed works in PBB, one has to justify the cost of the Logos versions.

Bill

Kenneth_Murphy · #13 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 08:42 PM

I'm putting my application together for the new whitefield puritan history and literature Ph.D. with hopes of slowly working down that long road. I figure I can't go too wrong immersing myself in the puritans. So, I've decided to get the full logos versions of all these new releases in hopes there is a heavy dose of their works on my future courses reading lists. I am going to ride this new wave of reformed books as long as it holds. I'm often left standing in amazement at God's providence. First I had been praying for a structured way to strengthen my greek and latin that would allow me to grow in my knowledge of the Lord and this new Whitefield program comes out and then I decide to get Logos to help with my future school work and this raft of puritan and even the oxford latin dictionary ends up on pre-pub with significant savings.

Praise the lord for his providance, grace and mercies!

Broadus · #14 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 08:43 AM

Kenneth,

What was the "structured way to strengthen" your Greek and Latin that you discovered?

BTW, how far along are you with your MDiv studies? Are you doing your master's degree at Whitefield, also?

Bill

Kenneth_Murphy · #15 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 04:34 PM

Pastor Moore,

I sent you a PM regarding your question.