The Law Unsealed: Or, a Practical Exposition of the Ten Commandments; With a Resolution of Several Momentuous Questions and Cases of Conscience

James Durham

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Christ Crucified, Or, the Marrow of the Gospel: Evidently Set Forth in LXXII Sermons on the Whole 53rd Chapter of Isaiah; Volume 1

Review The appearance of a new and handsomely reset edition of James Durham's classic and unique work on ecclesiastical discipline is a timely and welcome event in these days of laxity in doctrine and morality within the church. The author was a Covenanter who ministered in the Church of Scotland during the Cromwellian interregnum. Possessed of a fragrant saintliness and an irenic spirit, he completed this volume on his deathbed, at age 36, under the title, 'The Dying Man's Testament to the Church of Scotland.' Durham grieved over the divisions that racked the Christian community of his time and was concerned that church discipline not be abused either by flagrant neglect or excessive rigor. The weighty scriptural balance he brings to his subject is unequalled. -- Gordon J. Keddie, Semper Reformanda, vol. 2 No 3The book is divided into four parts -- Part One: Concerning Scandals in General -- dealing with offences between individual Christians. Part Two -- Concerning Public Scandals -- dealing with church discipline. Part Three: Concerning Doctrinal Scandals -- dealing with the spread of error in the church. Part Four: Concerning Scandalous Divisions -- dealing with divisions between godly men occasioned by such things as different outlooks and practices. The editor has spared no effort to make this old classic readable and useful. -- Austin R. Walker, Banner of Truth, Issue 337This book ought to be required reading in seminaries and, indeed, for all who would serve as elders in Christ's church. It will repay careful study and breathe grace into our handling of the disciplinary problems that often confront us. Sessions will find real blessing if they study together Part Two [public scandals], especially. -- Gordon J. Keddie, Semper Reformanda, vol. 2 No 3 From the Inside Flap In this work Mr. Durham, in opening and examining the different scandals which deface the visible church, causing both the professed people of God, and the heathen to stumble and fall in the snares of sin and the devil, shows carefully and clearly the various means of avoiding and remedying these offenses, and what the people of God in their various places and stations must do to maintain the beauty of Zion in godliness and holiness, in purity and in peace. From the Back Cover James Durham's work on scandal and offense is the first of several books Naphtali Press plans to publish by 17th century Scottish Presbyterians. Many of the works of this group of writers are classic statements on the subjects they treat. This book of Durham's is such a work. John Macleod (Scottish Theology) says, His book on the Scandal of Church divisions has long been looked upon as the Scottish classic on its topic. John Macpherson (Doctrine of the Church in Scottish Theology) says, Taken all in all it is the very best book we have on the subject. According to James Walker (The Theology and Theologians of Scotland): He is the author of a book which once was very famous. For a hundred years and more you find it constantly referred to. Unhappily, as in so many other instances, it has a forbidding, or at all events not an attractive name. Yet I am not sure that anywhere a better idea is to be obtained of our old ecclesiasticism, and of its freedom to a large extent from the severity and rancorousness which have been so often attributed to it, than from the book `On Scandal,' by this judicious man, who, with his thorough, searching, cumbrous intellect, reminds you not seldom of John Owen. The work is divided into four parts. The first deals with scandal and offense in general, where he defines these terms, and discusses private offenses between individuals, and how they are given and taken. In the second part he writes concerning public scandals, or such that need to be in some way taken notice of by the government of the church, and the various scriptural teachings on the order, implementation, and motive of church discipline. The third is about scandalous

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Christ Crucified, or the Marrow of the Gospel, Vol. 1: Evidently Set Forth in LXXII Sermons on the Whole 53rd Chapter of Isaiah (Classic Reprint)

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English Puritanism and Scottish Presbyterianism in the seventeenth century had many bright and shining lights. Of these, James Durham (1622 1658) ranks alongside the greatest for his theological depth, for his faithful preaching, and particularly for his moderate spirit at a time of great controversy. James Walker commented: No Scotchman of that age was more profoundly venerated. Durham, whose father and grandfather served the king as Clerk of Exchequer, was seemingly destined to the life of a Scottish laird, yet through several remarkable providences he came to study for the ministry under David Dickson and did so well that he could have served as a professor of divinity in any university. Yet Durham s brief ministry was spent for the most part preaching in the Inner Kirk of Glasgow Cathedral. He came to excel in case divinity or cases of conscience, and it was thought that he poured so much of himself into his preparations that it brought about his early death. Durham s sermons and expositions left an impression that lasted for centuries, and while he was mostly overlooked in the resurgence of interest in the Puritans in the nineteenth century, in the late twentieth century publishers brought renewed attention with various editions of some of his works. Most of his lectures (on the Ten Commandments, the Song of Solomon, Job, John s Revelation, and the Treatise on Scandal) have been published in new editions. The remaining works are sets of sermons, many of which have not seen new editions since the eighteenth century, and original editions are extremely rare. The publishers are pleased to offer for the first time all the sermons of James Durham in two uniform volumes. Collected Sermons of James Durham: Sixty-One Sermons. This volume contains sermon series titled The Blessedness of the Death of Those That Die in the Lord, The Unsearchable Riches of Christ (Communion sermons), Heaven upon Earth (on conscience), The Great Gain of Contenting Godliness, and The Great Corruption of Subtle Self, as well as miscellaneous sermons that appeared in various publications. The last includes a recent transcription from manuscript of one of Durham s most important sermons preached at the beginning of the Protester-Resolutioner schism in Scotland. All have been uniformly edited and cross-referenced as needed. Also included is an introduction covering the life and works of Durham.

Collected Sermons of James Durham: 61 Sermons, Volume 1

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English Puritanism and Scottish Presbyterianism in the seventeenth century had many bright and shining lights. Of these, James Durham (1622 1658) ranks alongside the greatest for his theological depth, for his faithful preaching, and particularly for his moderate spirit at a time of great controversy. James Walker commented: No Scotchman of that age was more profoundly venerated. Durham, whose father and grandfather served the king as Clerk of Exchequer, was seemingly destined to the life of a Scottish laird, yet through several remarkable providences he came to study for the ministry under David Dickson and did so well that he could have served as a professor of divinity in any university. Yet Durham s brief ministry was spent for the most part preaching in the Inner Kirk of Glasgow Cathedral. He came to excel in case divinity or cases of conscience, and it was thought that he poured so much of himself into his preparations that it brought about his early death. Durham s sermons and expositions left an impression that lasted for centuries, and while he was mostly overlooked in the resurgence of interest in the Puritans in the nineteenth century, in the late twentieth century publishers brought renewed attention with various editions of some of his works. Most of his lectures (on the Ten Commandments, the Song of Solomon, Job, John s Revelation, and the Treatise on Scandal) have been published in new editions. The remaining works are sets of sermons, many of which have not seen new editions since the eighteenth century, and original editions are extremely rare. The publishers are pleased to offer for the first time all the sermons of James Durham in two uniform volumes. Collected Sermons of James Durham: Christ Crucified: or, The Marrow of the Gospel in 72 Sermons on Isaiah 53. This new critical edition of Christ Crucified has been collated against the earliest editions, and the text has been significantly corrected and augmented with editorial notes. These sermons on Isaiah 53 present one of the best commentaries ever written on Christ s person and work in redemption. Spurgeon, who inscribed his personal copy with the words much prized, says of these sermons, This is marrow indeed. We need say no more: Durham is a prince among spiritual expositors.

Collected Sermons of James Durham: 72 Sermons on Isaiah 53, Volumes 2

A Practical Exposition Of The Ten Commandments

A Practical Exposition of the Ten Commandments

"Examines the various ways people can give offense to others and provides practical advice for preventing it"--

The Scandal of Stumbling Blocks: Avoiding Causing Spiritual Harm

This commentary on Revelation provides what was, as Principal John MacLeod said, "in past days, the accepted Protestant view of that book." While James Durham's historicist reading of Revelation is no longer the standard view, that should not deter readers, for, as Spurgeon said, "it would not be easy to find a more sensible and instructive work than this old-fashioned exposition. We cannot accept its interpretations of the mysteries, but the mystery of the gospel fills it with sweet savour." The finest treasure in this commentary is not, however, Durham's exegetical work, helpful though it is. Contained in his commentary are independent treatises that are the purest of theological gold. These extended essays present Reformed thought at its best. As Richard A. Muller has said, this Work "offers significant access to seventeenth-century Reformed and Presbyterian thought.... Durham's work illustrates the relationship of Scripture with doctrine and piety and dogmatics."-Donald John MacLean, author of James Durham (1622-1658) and the Gospel Offer in Its Seventeenth-Century Context. English Puritanism and Scottish Presbyterianism in the seventeenth century had many bright and shining lights. Of these, James Durham (1622-1658) ranks alongside the greatest of his generation, for his theological depth, faithful preaching, and particularly for his moderate spirit at a time when such was in scarce supply. While he could have been a professor of theology in any university, Durham instead spent a brief ten-year ministry preaching and lecturing for the most part in the Inner-Kirk of Glasgow Cathedral. It was thought that he poured so much of himself into his studies for sermons and lectures that it brought about his early death at the age of thirty-six. His works were often reprinted and left an impression that lasted for centuries. Recently, all his sermons in two volumes and his lectures on the book of Job and on the Ten Commandments have been published in new critical editions. Continuing with his lectures, the publishers are pleased to offer now a new critical edition of James Durham's largest book, which, while it is his most theologically intense work, retains the same practical uses and applications of his sermons and other lectures. Volume 2, Lectures on Chapters 4-11, is the second of three volumes in this new edition. The theological digressions interspersed throughout cover such subjects as the nature and extent of the merit of Christ's death, Mede's Synchronisms, Christ's Intercession, the Comfortless Grounds laid down in Popery for Easing Afflicted Consciences, the Idolatry of the Church of Rome, Prophesying, the Waldenses, and the Pounding of True Churches by Reformation out of Corrupt Churches. The text has been collated with a 1653 manuscript which in places is significantly different from the published edition of 1658. An appendix contains almost 200 pages of the manuscript versions of the lectures. Volume 3 (forthcoming 2022, D.V.) will contain a new biography and bibliography covering Durham's life, works and manuscripts, as well as the indices for all three 9 volumes. Book jacket.

A Commentary upon the Book of the Revelation Volume 2, Lectures on Chapters 4-11 (Napthali Press Special Editions, 2)

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