Plain. Puritan. Preaching.

by Colin Adams on August 13, 2012 · 3 comments

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According to Joel Beeke, Puritan preaching excelled in:

  • addressing the mind with clarity
  • confronting the conscience pointedly, and
  • wooing the heart passionately

Read his informative post Plain Preaching.

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Adam August 17, 2012 at 11:36 am

Thanks for the link Colin. Could you recommend a good collection of Puritan sermons (either online or in print) so I might see this type of preaching in action?

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Colin Adams August 27, 2012 at 8:33 am

Hi Adam,

You’ll find some here.
http://www.puritansermons.com/

And here’s a good article analysing Puritan preaching:
http://www.reformation21.org/articles/a-classical-analysis-of-puritan-preaching.php

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Adam September 14, 2012 at 12:07 pm

Hi Colin,

Thanks for the links.

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