Flowers from a Puritan’s Garden

by Charles Spurgeon

Publisher:

Funk & Wagnalls

, 1883

Overview

Spurgeon was deeply influenced by Puritan writings, and especially Thomas Manton’s commentary on Psalm 119. Spurgeon praised Manton for his clear and sound exposition of Scripture. In Flowers from a Puritan's Garden, Spurgeon acknowledges his indebtedness to his spiritual heritage in the Puritan. This book contains excerpts from Puritan writings, along with reflections and commentary from Spurgeon himself. The Logos Bible Software edition of Flowers from a Puritan’s Garden was originally published in New York by Funk & Wagnalls in 1883.

Product Details

• Title: Flowers from a Puritan's Garden
• Author: Charles Spurgeon
• Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls
• Publication Date: 1883
• Pages: 285

About Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England on June 19, 1834. He converted to Christianity in 1850 at a small Methodist chapel, to which he detoured during a snowstorm. While there, he heard a sermon on Isaiah 45:22 and was saved—“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else.” He began his own ministry of preaching and teaching immediately, and preached more than 500 sermons by the age of twenty.

In 1854, at nineteen years of age, Spurgeon began preaching at the New Park Street Chapel in London. He was appointed to a six month trial position, which he requested be cut to three months should the congregation dislike his preaching. He gained instant fame, however, and the church grew from 232 members to more than five thousand at the end of his pastorate. Many of his sermons were published each week and regularly sold more than 25,000 copies in twenty languages. Throughout his ministry, Spurgeon estimated that he preached to more than 10,000,000 people. Dwight L. Moody was deeply influenced by Spurgeon’s preaching, and founded the Moody Bible Institute after seeing Spurgeon’s work at the Pastor’s College in London.

Spurgeon read six books per week during his adult life, and read Pilgrim’s Progress more than 100 times. In addition to his studying and preaching, Spurgeon also founded the Pastor’s College (now Spurgeon’s College), various orphanages and schools, mission chapels, and numerous other social institutions.

Charles Spurgeon suffered from poor health throughout his life. He died on January 31, 1892, and was buried in London.

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Contents

Top Highlights

“They are not so sparkling as those of Henry Smith, nor so profound as those of Owen, nor so rhetorical as those of Howe, nor so pithy as those of Watson, nor so fascinating as those of Brooks; and yet they are second to none of these. For solid, sensible instruction forcibly delivered, they cannot be surpassed. Manton is not brilliant, but he is always clear; he is not oratorical, but he is powerful; he is not striking, but he is deep. There is not a poor discourse in the whole collection: he is evenly good, constantly excellent. Ministers who do not know Manton need not wonder if they are themselves unknown.” (Page iii)

“God’s law is of small account to them, but the unwritten rules of society have a power over them which they never think of resisting.” (Page 9)

“we care little for those who are orthodox Christians in creed if it is clear that they are heterodox in life.” (Page 27)

“O Lord, assist me in my communion with thee, that my whole soul may be set upon it, and not a single thought may wander from thee. Let not even pain and care prevent my whole heart from adoring thee.” (Page 33)

“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;’ let it convert us, but never let us try to pervert it. Our ideas must take the mould of Scripture—this is wisdom: to endeavor to mould Scripture to our ideas would be presumption.” (Page 13)

Product Details

• Title: Flowers from a Puritan’s Garden
• Author: Charles Spurgeon
• Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls
• Print Publication Date: 1883
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Preaching › Illustrations; Devotions
• Resource ID: LLS:FLWRPURGD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-03-08T19:07:16Z

About Charles Spurgeon

C. H. Spurgeon (1834–1892) is one of the church’s most famous preachers and Christianity’s most prolific writers. He converted to Christianity in 1850 at a small Methodist chapel and began his own ministry immediately, preaching more than 500 sermons by the age of 20. Logos has collected his sermons in The Complete Spurgeon Sermon Collection (63 vols.).

Spurgeon was the pastor of New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle). Many of his sermons were published each week and regularly sold more than 25,000 copies in 20 languages. Spurgeon is still known as the “Prince of Preachers” by Reformed Christians and Baptists.

Spurgeon founded the Pastor’s College (now Spurgeon’s College) in London. Dwight L. Moody was deeply influenced by Spurgeon’s preaching, and founded the Moody Bible Institute after seeing Spurgeon’s work at the Pastor’s College in London.

By the time of Spurgeon’s death in 1892, he had preached almost 3,600 sermons and published, also under the name Charles H. Spurgeon, 49 volumes of commentaries, along with numerous books of sayings, devotions, and more. The Charles Spurgeon Collection (149 vols.) contains over 3,550 sermons from this gifted speaker and leader and his most-loved works like The Treasury of David, Lectures to My Students, The Sword and Trowel, and dozens of other volumes. Also available from Logos is Spurgeon Commentary: Galatians, and the Spurgeon Sermon Upgrade Collection (2 vols.).