Another New Book Arrival

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It's Preaching Without Fear or Favour: Previously Unpublished Sermons on Hebrews 11 by Robert Bruce, translated from the Scots and edited by David Searle (Fearn, Scotland: Christian Heritage, 2019), xlvii + 600 pages.

The book has 28 sermons on Hebrews 11, never before translated into English, much less published. Per Searle, they were almost certainly preached in Edinburgh from 1590 to 1592. There are several appendices, including one discussing the particular Scots dialect that Bruce preached in.

This was published two years ago. Why am I just finding out about it now? Heh.

(FYI: Robert Bruce [1555-1631] is not the same guy as Robert the Bruce [1274-1329].)
 
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Robert (the Bruce) was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic church but blessed by the Celtic church and the hereditary bishop who had the St Fillan Crozier, currently in the Edinburgh Museum.
 
Richard,

I always enjoy learning of your new book acquisitions. I'd love to see what your library looks like.

Thanks for the regular book updates!
 
Is this the same Robert Bruce who wrote an excellent treatise of the Lord's Supper?
 
Is this the same Robert Bruce who wrote an excellent treatise of the Lord's Supper?
Yes, it is.

Bruce's new volume on Hebrews 11 is excellent. Preaching without Fear was one of my favorite historical Reformed releases of 2019. My review copy looks as though a highlighter exploded on it.
 

ENDORSEMENTS

"The ‘lessons’ Bruce brings out from the text, appear to be relevant, courageous and specific for his original hearers. Valuable, also, for earnest Christians, who are eager to learn of and live out the enduring principles of faith expounded in Bruce’s searching sermons."

- Martin Allen, Retired minister of Chryston Church of Scotland and former chairman of The Crieff Ministers’ Fellowship

"David Searle has performed a most valuable service in both transcribing and translating these materials, thus making them accessible to a contemporary audience. The publication of this work will do much to enhance our appreciation of Bruce as a distinguished preacher, scholar and spiritual leader of his time."

- David Fergusson, Professor of Divinity, University of Edinburgh

"… allows the force of Bruce’s theology, whose training in rhetoric and scholastic organisation of material allows for a prose that is compelling as it is nourishing, to come right through. … a detailed Reformed treatment of a seminal biblical text brought to light."

- Mark Elliot, Professor of Historical and Biblical Theology, University of St Andrews, Scotland

"Robert Bruce, therefore, was no abstract theologian. He knew the pastoral and missional context of his people and is not afraid to apply the Word of God to their real and felt needs. What is even more striking is how relevant his applications are to us in the 21st century."

- Trevor W. J. Morrow, Minister Emeritus, Lucan Presbyterian Church, Ireland

"Bruce’s understanding of the struggles of the as yet imperfectly sanctified believer, always leaves us with hope, and greater zeal to follow the Lord more fully. Read this excellent work, and you will find it will build your faith, and draw you closer to Christ. Your reading and meditation will more than compensate David Searle for the immense effort he has put in to this translation."

- Douglas F. Kelly, Professor of Theology Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina

"David Searle has done us a great service: making available a rich Biblical resource of potent evangelical conviction and powerful pastoral instruction which otherwise would have remained for ever illusive and inaccessible to the ordinary person."

- Frank Sellar, Former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

"Bruce’s sermons are deeply theological, expounding among other themes the nature of faith and justification. At the same time, they are direct and personal, with amazing pastoral insight, graphic illustration and pithy application."

- A.T.B. McGowan, Director, Rutherford Centre for Reformed Theology, Edinburgh, Scotland

"What kind of preaching is needed in the churches? Today, as at all times, it is surely preaching which is direct, clear, truthful and appropriately simple. All these qualities are present in the preaching of Robert Bruce whose sincerity and passion break down the walls of the centuries separating our day from his, impressing on us both the nature and glory of faith."

- Stephen Williams, Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological College, Belfast, Northern Ireland
 
Once upon a time I told myself that and now I have stacks of books on the floor in my basement begging me to install more shelving. Lol.
For bookshelves, I use the metal rack shelving made for garages to hold tools, paint and whatever. They have huge load capacities. They don’t bow even after years.
 
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