TexanRose
Puritan Board Sophomore
Hello friends,
I live in a house full of books. I'm ashamed to say that I've read very few of them. I'd like to read through the great Puritan classics, but don't know where to start--too much to choose from! What would you suggest?
I'm not going to bother listing what we've got here because we pretty much have everything. For example, just in the bookcase to my left right now I can see the works of Thomas Goodwin, the works of John Owen, the works of Ralph Erskine (behind me in my avatar, actually), the works of Ebenezer Erskine, Calvin's commentaries, Matthew Henry's commentaries, Durham, Gillespie, Beeke, and much more, and that's just one of a half-dozen bookcases.
So, where should I start? Already reading: Matthew Henry's commentaries, whatever's in the latest Free Presbyterian Magazine, and of course, the Bible.
(In case you're wondering, the library is my Dad's, not mine.)
I'm going to ask my Dad and brothers for their suggestions too, but thought I would get additional input here. Thanks for your help!
---------- Post added at 09:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:16 PM ----------
*sigh* I just realized that there is a "Puritan Literature" subforum that I completely overlooked, which of course contains a thread similar to this one. Forgive me, I'm new!
(Though of course if you want to share your favorites all over again, I'd be happy to listen.)
I live in a house full of books. I'm ashamed to say that I've read very few of them. I'd like to read through the great Puritan classics, but don't know where to start--too much to choose from! What would you suggest?
I'm not going to bother listing what we've got here because we pretty much have everything. For example, just in the bookcase to my left right now I can see the works of Thomas Goodwin, the works of John Owen, the works of Ralph Erskine (behind me in my avatar, actually), the works of Ebenezer Erskine, Calvin's commentaries, Matthew Henry's commentaries, Durham, Gillespie, Beeke, and much more, and that's just one of a half-dozen bookcases.
So, where should I start? Already reading: Matthew Henry's commentaries, whatever's in the latest Free Presbyterian Magazine, and of course, the Bible.
(In case you're wondering, the library is my Dad's, not mine.)
I'm going to ask my Dad and brothers for their suggestions too, but thought I would get additional input here. Thanks for your help!
---------- Post added at 09:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:16 PM ----------
*sigh* I just realized that there is a "Puritan Literature" subforum that I completely overlooked, which of course contains a thread similar to this one. Forgive me, I'm new!
(Though of course if you want to share your favorites all over again, I'd be happy to listen.)