Nicholas Bownd's Works - No-Cost eBooks

[davejonescue]

Hello all. Just want to let everyone know that all of Nicholas Bownd's works, except for the larger "Doctrine of the True Sabbath," are available for no-cost download via Monergism, in ePUB and PDF formats.

The Doctrine of the Sabbath: Plainly laid Forth, and Soundly Proved - 323pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — The Doctrine of the Sabbath: Plainly laid Forth, and Soundly Proved (Reformed Theology eBook)

Nicholas Bownd defends the Christian Sabbath from Scripture, explaining its moral obligation, proper observance, and its role in promoting worship, rest, and

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The Holy Exercise of Fasting: Described Largely and Plainly out of the Word of God - 182pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — The Holy Exercise of Fasting: Described Largely and Plainly out of the Word of God (Reformed Theology eBook)

Nicholas Bownd teaches the spiritual duty of fasting, explaining its biblical foundation, purposes, and proper practice as believers humble themselves before

www.monergism.com

The Unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle: Laid Open for the Comfort of All that Desire to Believe - 97pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — The Unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle: Laid Open for the Comfort of All that Desire to Believe (Sermons eBook)

Nicholas Bownd considers John 20, using Thomas’s doubt and confession to comfort struggling believers and to strengthen faith in the risen Christ and His

www.monergism.com

Consolation for All that are Afflicted: Which Armeth Us Against Impatience Under Any Cross - 84pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — Consolation for All that are Afflicted: Which Armeth Us Against Impatience Under Any Cross (Devotional eBook)

Nicholas Bownd comforts suffering believers, teaching the purposes of affliction and urging patience, submission, and trust in God’s wise and gracious

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Medicines for the Plague: Godly and Fruitful Sermons Upon Part of the 20th Psalm - 339pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — Medicines for the Plague: Godly and Fruitful Sermons Upon Part of the 20th Psalm (Sermons eBook)

Nicholas Bownd preaches from Psalm 20, offering spiritual counsel in times of public affliction and calling hearers to repentance, prayer, and renewed trust in

www.monergism.com

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Monergism is citing my words from the Naphtali Press/RHB edition's book jacket without permission. Changing one word "parish" to "rural" doesn't cut it.
Monergism: Nicholas Bownd (1551?–1613) was the pastor of a country parish in rural England. Judging from the sermons he published, his ministry exhibited the practical divinity taught by his stepfather, Richard Greenham, which focused on the means of grace. The crucial ‘mean of the means’ whereby all these means of grace were made available to the people of God was the weekly gatherings on the Christian Sabbath or Lord’s Day.

In 1595, Bownd published True Doctrine of the Sabbath, which derived from sermons preached about 1586. This book embroiled him in a singular controversy with a troublesome neighbor, which resulted in the first Sabbatarian controversy in England, and also led to a vindicating expanded edition in 1606.

NP: For most of his ministry, Nicholas Bownd (1551?–1613) was the pastor of a country church in rural England. Judging from the sermons he published, his ministry exhibited the practical divinity taught by his stepfather, Richard Greenham, which focused on the means of grace. The crucial ‘mean of the means’ whereby all these means of grace were made available to the people of God was the weekly gatherings on the Christian Sabbath or Lord’s Day. In 1595, Bownd published True Doctrine of the Sabbath, which derived from sermons preached about 1586. This book embroiled him in a singular controversy with a troublesome neighbor, which resulted in the first Sabbatarian controversy in England, and also led to a vindicating expanded edition in 1606.

 

[No Other Name]

Hello all. Just want to let everyone know that all of Nicholas Bownd's works, except for the larger "Doctrine of the True Sabbath," are available for no-cost download via Monergism, in ePUB and PDF formats.

The Doctrine of the Sabbath: Plainly laid Forth, and Soundly Proved - 323pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — The Doctrine of the Sabbath: Plainly laid Forth, and Soundly Proved (Reformed Theology eBook)

Nicholas Bownd defends the Christian Sabbath from Scripture, explaining its moral obligation, proper observance, and its role in promoting worship, rest, and

www.monergism.com

The Holy Exercise of Fasting: Described Largely and Plainly out of the Word of God - 182pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — The Holy Exercise of Fasting: Described Largely and Plainly out of the Word of God (Reformed Theology eBook)

Nicholas Bownd teaches the spiritual duty of fasting, explaining its biblical foundation, purposes, and proper practice as believers humble themselves before

www.monergism.com

The Unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle: Laid Open for the Comfort of All that Desire to Believe - 97pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — The Unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle: Laid Open for the Comfort of All that Desire to Believe (Sermons eBook)

Nicholas Bownd considers John 20, using Thomas’s doubt and confession to comfort struggling believers and to strengthen faith in the risen Christ and His

www.monergism.com

Consolation for All that are Afflicted: Which Armeth Us Against Impatience Under Any Cross - 84pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — Consolation for All that are Afflicted: Which Armeth Us Against Impatience Under Any Cross (Devotional eBook)

Nicholas Bownd comforts suffering believers, teaching the purposes of affliction and urging patience, submission, and trust in God’s wise and gracious

www.monergism.com

Medicines for the Plague: Godly and Fruitful Sermons Upon Part of the 20th Psalm - 339pgs

Bownd, Nicholas — Medicines for the Plague: Godly and Fruitful Sermons Upon Part of the 20th Psalm (Sermons eBook)

Nicholas Bownd preaches from Psalm 20, offering spiritual counsel in times of public affliction and calling hearers to repentance, prayer, and renewed trust in

www.monergism.com

I am positively loving the collection of homilies on fasting. Thank you for your work.

 

[davejonescue]

Monergism is citing my words from the Naphtali Press/RHB edition's book jacket without permission. Changing one word "parish" to "rural" doesn't cut it.
Monergism: Nicholas Bownd (1551?–1613) was the pastor of a country parish in rural England. Judging from the sermons he published, his ministry exhibited the practical divinity taught by his stepfather, Richard Greenham, which focused on the means of grace. The crucial ‘mean of the means’ whereby all these means of grace were made available to the people of God was the weekly gatherings on the Christian Sabbath or Lord’s Day.

In 1595, Bownd published True Doctrine of the Sabbath, which derived from sermons preached about 1586. This book embroiled him in a singular controversy with a troublesome neighbor, which resulted in the first Sabbatarian controversy in England, and also led to a vindicating expanded edition in 1606.

NP: For most of his ministry, Nicholas Bownd (1551?–1613) was the pastor of a country church in rural England. Judging from the sermons he published, his ministry exhibited the practical divinity taught by his stepfather, Richard Greenham, which focused on the means of grace. The crucial ‘mean of the means’ whereby all these means of grace were made available to the people of God was the weekly gatherings on the Christian Sabbath or Lord’s Day. In 1595, Bownd published True Doctrine of the Sabbath, which derived from sermons preached about 1586. This book embroiled him in a singular controversy with a troublesome neighbor, which resulted in the first Sabbatarian controversy in England, and also led to a vindicating expanded edition in 1606.

Naphtali you seem to be reaching a bit. Most likely Monergism just got the bio off of RHB. I doubt there was a shred of malicious intent at all.

 

[No Other Name]

Naphtali you seem to be reaching a bit. Most likely Monergism just got the bio off of RHB. I doubt there was a shred of malicious intent at all.

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I am a complete novice at this but wouldn't they just need to cite the source? After the author info, put parentheses and say something like (bio from RHB)?

 

[davejonescue]

I am positively loving the collection of homilies on fasting. Thank you for your work.

Our pleasure. And if you find yourself running into a Them/Then problem, I went back and updated both the Sabbath and the Fasting book, as there was a tad issue where when the PP updates were done, we had updated "thē" word incorrectly. This can mean either "Then" or "Them" and should have not been updated to "then." This was a version 2 problem, the texts from version 1 don't have this. It doesnt affect many books as not all the books have this "shortcut" but Bownd used it often so it had affected his books disproportionally.

 

[No Other Name]

I actually was. I will delete and re-download. Thanks!

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Naphtali you seem to be reaching a bit. Most likely Monergism just got the bio off of RHB. I doubt there was a shred of malicious intent at all.

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Citing RHB directly from where they are selling the NP/RHB edition without attribution is more than tacky. It is unethical. RHB routinely uses the verbiage from the dust jackets to do their web promoting.

 

[davejonescue]

Citing RHB directly from where they are selling the NP/RHB edition without attribution is more than tacky. It is unethical. RHB routinely uses the verbiage from the dust jackets to do their web promoting.

Naphtali, I really dont agree with you here. It would be one thing if someone was copying your entire book, or someones books and pawning the work off as their own. It is another for a person to look for a trusted source for a 3 sentence bio. Monergism didnt dig into your book or anybody else's to steal yours or their work. They just went to a trusted source on Puritans and got a short bio.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

The words are my bio of Nicholas Bownd from the dust jacket. Stop defending this. Please ask them to remove the words or at least take the effort to reword them. I get that you and they are all about free, but ripping off other's people's work/words from their editions is reprehensible.

 

[CasualWestminsterEnjoyer]

Naphtali, I really dont agree with you here. It would be one thing if someone was copying your entire book, or someones books and pawning the work off as their own. It is another for a person to look for a trusted source for a 3 sentence bio. Monergism didnt dig into your book or anybody else's to steal yours or their work. They just went to a trusted source on Puritans and got a short bio.

What is plagiarism?

 

[No Other Name]

a trusted source for a 3 sentence bio

Without citation? As a high school teacher, this excuse ("only 3" - it's not like it's 30 sentences) would be dismissed outright by teachers and administration as a violation of policy. It usually doesn't get that far since it is only 3 sentences. So the kid usually ends up citing them or re-wording them.

 

[Logan]

as there was a tad issue where when the PP updates were done, we had updated "thē" word incorrectly. This can mean either "Then" or "Them" and should have not been updated to "then."

Just a clarifying note that you say "we" but that word replacement (and tens of thousands of others) were 100% my work and decision and I do still stand by it. I recognized that there are multiple instances where the context had to decide which was the correct one (then/them). My decision was to go with what was statistically more common and leave the mistakes be corrected by proofreading. There was no perfect automated solution and I chose to fix most of them and introduce a few errors rather than fix none.

 

[davejonescue]

You guys make me chuckle a bit at the sheer pettiness. Yes I will contact Monergism and ask them to put a RHB citation, as you can use up to 250-500 words without written permission, per their policy.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Dave, I'm suspending you from the board. I'm quite tired of this sort of behavior.

 

[Logan]

I wasn’t trying to be petty, but I did make that choice and it wasn’t necessarily a mistake. Just requires proofing as intended.

I am quite surprised at the ban.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

I wasn’t trying to be petty, but I did make that choice and it wasn’t necessarily a mistake. Just requires proofing as intended.

I am quite surprised at the ban.

Fixed to a warning/suspension (if enough points).
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I wasn’t trying to be petty, but I did make that choice and it wasn’t necessarily a mistake. Just requires proofing as intended.

I am quite surprised at the ban.

Fixed to a warning/suspension (if enough points).

 

[Phil D.]

Hopefully David's suspension isn't for too long...

 

[NaphtaliPress]

It should be a week if I understand the set up; but admins are not in the practice of discussing thread moderation and "timeouts" outside the admin lounge. So no more commenting on this. I'm closing this thread.