A BODY OF DIVINITY |
COMPILED FROM THE SERMONS OF |
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by ERIC W. HAYDEN
Previously un-published, this Special Feature is intended for Readers of the complete, unedited, unabridged set of C.H. Spurgeon's Original 63-Volume Sermon Series — Re-published today from the Original Passmore & Alabaster Complete Set by Pilgrim Publications (from 1969 until completion in 1980).
On Sunday morning, 26 October 1884, in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, |
Charles Haddon Spurgeon preached a sermon which he entitled... |
A SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE and A BODY OF DIVINITY — Free upon REQUEST << [a single copy of this Sermon in Booklet form] His text was 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 — "For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, |
and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; |
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, |
even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come." |
In the second half of the sermon Spurgeon saw "a body of divinity," following on from a "miniature biography of a Christian man" in the first half. His "body of divinity" was a multum in parvo (much in little), gospel truths "in a nutshell." First he dealt with the Deity of Christ, followed by his humanity. His third doctrine was "the unity of the Divine Person of our Lord," followed by a doctrine about ourselves, "that men by nature are guilty" and so needed a Saviour. He proceeded to show how "the Lord Jesus Christ died for these fallen men" and how the Father accepted the death of His Son.
Our Lord's resurrection & ascension were then dealt with, the latter being expanded into Christ's heavenly ministry now: preparing heaven for us and praying for us. He ended his body-of-divinity sermon by speaking of Christ's second coming, his ability to deliver us from the wrath to come, and ending on the comforting note of assurance.
The phrase "Body of Divinity" is not known or used much in this twentieth century, except by Christians who hold to the Reformed faith (or the Five points of Calvinism). The re-printing and publication of Thomas Watson's Body of Divinity by the Banner of Truth Trust in October 1958, at the instigation of the late Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, brought it to the attention of modern-day Puritan lovers. The initial 2,000 copies were soon exhausted and within the next twelve years nearly 17,000 copies had been printed.
Spurgeon himself looked upon Watson as a man of "profound theology and varied learning" and yet "one of the many Puritan preachers who won the popular ear with "pearls of anecdote." He also published an edition of Watson's Body of Divinity, prefaced by a "Brief Memoir" and an Appendix on Believer's Baptism, (as Spurgeon opposed Watson's Paedobaptist views).
Such a scheme of ordered theology, from the Nature and Attributes of God to the Personal Morality and Social Concern of the Christian, obviously influenced Spurgeon in his preparation of sermons. He often urged the students of his Pastor's College to preach a "full-orbed" gospel of "the whole counsel of God," and that is what he himself did. Scriptural truths in their widest aspects were covered by this Prince of Preachers, and it is the aim of this present work to illustrate how well Spurgeon covered every aspect of Divine truth.
B. H. CARROLL
Founder of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth Texas, USA
"Charles Haddon Spurgeon, by common consent, is acknowledged to be the greatest preacher since apostolic times. I have seen 2,500 of his published sermons. They are as plumb as a partridge, and as full of meat as an egg." By topical arrangement, Carroll said, Spurgeon's sermons would constitute "a complete body of systematic theology."
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon's |
Famous 63-Volume Sermon Series (1855-1917) |
from which the Sermon Passages below are listed (with the relative Subject). |
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#1 |
THE GODHEAD |
(The Being and Nature of God) |
(No.) VOLUME |
YEAR |
PAGE |
SUBJECT |
| (1) Vol 4 | 1858 | pg. 385 | Father |
| (2) Vol 13 | 1867 | pg. 613 | Foreknowledge |
| (3) Vol 29
(4) Vol 30 |
1883 | pg. 481
pg. 421 |
Glory |
| (5) Vol 40 | 1894 | pg. 277 | Goodness |
| (6) Vol 43 | 1897 | pg. 49 | Grace |
| (7) Vol 6 | 1860 | pg. 445 | Grace |
| (8) Vol 1 | 1855 | pg. 1 | Immutability |
| (9) Vol 7 | 1861 | pg. 465 | Infallibility |
| (10) Vol 5 | 1859 | pg. 241 | Justice |
| (11) Vol 30 | 1884 | pg. 541 | Jehovah-Jireh |
| (12) Vol 9 | 1863 | pg. 589 | Jehovah-Shammah |
| (13) Vol 28 | 1882 | pg. 325 | Jehovah-Rophi |
| (14) Vol 7 | 1861 | pg. 395 | Jehovah-Tsidkenu |
| (15) Vol 33 | 1887 | pg. 678 | Longsuffering |
| (16) Vol 51
(17) Vol 34 |
1905 | pg. 517
pg. 325 |
Love |
| (18) Vol 53
(19) Vol 60 (20) Vol 62 |
1907 | pg. 109
pg. 313 pg. 385 |
Mercy |
| (21) Vol 3 | 1857 | pg. 241 | Omnipotence |
| (22) Vol 4
(23) Vol 2 |
1858 | pg. 97
pg. 249 |
Omniscience |
| (24) Vol 54 | 1908 | pg. 493 | Providence |
| (25) Vol 23 | 1877 | pg. 565 | Righteousness |
| (26) Vol 2 | 1856 | pg. 185 | Sovereignty |
| (27) Vol 8 | 1862 | pg. 181 | Will |
| (28) Vol 8 | 1862 | pg. 421 | Creation |
| (29) Vol 4
(30) Vol 20 |
1858 | pg. 177
pg. 613 |
Providence |
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MAN, SIN & GRACE |
| (31) Vol 33 | 1887 | pg. 529 | Man's Nature |
| (32) Vol 31 | 1885 | pg. 49 | Man's Fall |
| (33) Vol 6
(34) Vol 33 (35) Vol 14 |
1860 | pg. 101
pg. 661 pg. 601 |
Nature and
Perpetuation of Sin |
| (36) Vol 53 | 1907 | pg. 433 | Guilt & Punishment |
| (37) Vol 1 | 1855 | pg. 395 | Human Freewill |
| (38) Vol 54 | 1908 | pg. 505 | Grace |
| (39) Vol 58
(40) Vol 25 |
1912 | pg. 277
pg. 97 |
Satan |
#3 |
THE PERSON & WORK OF CHRIST |
| (41) Vol 31 | 1885 | pg. 205 | His Humanity |
| (42) Vol 25 | 1879 | pg. 163 | His Divinity & Sonship |
| (43) Vol 2 | 1856 | pg. 25 | His Incarnation |
| (44) Vol 4
(45) Vol 15 |
1858 | pg. 41
pg. 1 |
His Immutability |
| (46) Vol 46 | 1900 | pg. 157 | His Omniscience |
| (47) Vol 42 | 1896 | pg. 229 | His Omnipotence |
| (48) Vol 1
(49) Vol 46 |
1855 | pg. 49
pg. 205 |
His Death & Atonement |
| (50) Vol 48 | 1902 | pg. 361 | His Substitution |
| (51) Vol 37 | 1891 | pg. 181 | His Resurrection |
| (52) Vol 17 | 1871 | pg. 169 | His Ascension |
| (53) Vol 60 | 1914 | pg. 589 | His Exaltation |
| (54) Vol 38
(55) Vol 32 |
1892 | pg. 169
pg. 589 |
His Mediatorship
(the High Priest) |
| (56) Vol 31 | 1885 | pg. 13 | His Coming Again |
#4 |
THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSE TO THE GOSPEL |
(57) Vol 7 (58) Vol 24 |
1861 | pg. 97
pg. 529 |
Adoption |
| (59) Vol 34
(60) Vol 36 |
1888 | pg. 265
pg. 529 |
Assurance |
| (61) Vol 2
(62) Vol 14 |
1856 | pg. 153
pg. 661 |
Calling (Effectual) |
| (63) Vol 11 | 1865 | pg. 97 | Depravity |
| (64) Vol 1
(65) Vol 24 |
1855 | pg. 311
pg. 529 |
Election |
| (66) Vol 3
(67) Vol 8 (68) Vol 45 |
1857 | pg. 1
pg. 397 pg. 277 |
Faith
[Belief] |
| (69) Vol 4 | 1858 | pg. 233 | Human Responsibility |
| (70) Vol 60
(71) Vol 3 |
1914 | pg. 61
pg. 153 |
Justification |
| (72) Vol 15 | 1869 | pg. 397 | New Birth (Regeneration) |
| (73) Vol 4
(74) Vol 7 |
1858 | pg. 129
pg. 313 |
Redemption (Particular) |
| (75) Vol 1
(76) Vol 56 (77) Vol 47 |
1855 | pg. 331
pg. 553 pg. 421 |
Repentance |
| (78) Vol 18
(79) Vol 21 (80) Vol 3 |
1872 | pg. 433
pg. 205 pg. 193 |
Salvation |
| (81) Vol 50
(82) Vol 27 (83) Vol 23 |
1904 | pg. 457
pg. 509 pg. 445 |
Sanctification (Holiness) |
| (84) Vol 11
(85) Vol 32 |
1865 | pg. 337
pg. 529 |
Death |
| (86) Vol 62 | 1916 | pg. 73 | Glorification |
| (87) Vol 2
(88) Vol 1 |
1856 | pg. 17
pg. 301 |
Heaven & Hell |
| (89) Vol 27 | 1881 | pg. 305 | Judgment |
| (90) Vol 35
(91) Vol 41 |
1889 | pg. 397
pg. 409 |
Marriage Supper |
| (92) Vol 42
(93) Vol 37 |
1896 | pg. 601
pg. 241 |
SECOND COMING
also see entry (56) under #3 |
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THE PERSON & WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT |
| (94) Vol 29 | 1883 | pg. 121 | His Conviction |
| (95) Vol 35 | 1889 | pg. 577 | His Filling |
| (96) Vol 8
(97) Vol 50 |
1862 | pg. 457
pg. 529 |
His Glorification of Christ |
| (98) Vol 28 | 1882 | pg. 301 | His Indwelling |
| (99) Vol 26 | 1880 | pg. 217 | His Intercession |
| (100) Vol 21 | 1875 | pg. 121 | His Leading |
| (101) Vol 1 | 1855 | pg. 229 | His Power |
| (102) Vol 3 | 1857 | pg. 185 | His Regeneration |
| (103) Vol 1 | 1855 | pg. 379 | His Teaching |
| (104) Vol 33 | 1887 | pg. 145 | Our Need of Him |
#6 |
THE CORPORATE LIFE OF THE CHRISTIAN |
| (105) Vol 60 | 1914 | pg. 289 | Fellowship & Membership |
| (106) Vol 54
(107) Vol 30 |
1908 | pg. 361
pg. 7 |
Leadership (Pastors) |
| (108) Vol 27
(109) Vol 47 (110) Vol 39 |
1881 | pg. 617
pg. 349 pg. 601 |
Ordinances: BAPTISM |
| (111) Vol 54
(112) Vol 34 (113) Vol 55 |
1908 | pg. 97
pg. 445 pg. 313 |
Ordinances:
COMMUNION |
| (114) Vol 11
(115) Vol 41 |
1865 | pg. 13
pg. 385 |
Revival |
| (116) Vol 28
(117) Vol 34 |
1882 | pg. 25
pg. 517 |
Service |
| (118) Vol 41 | 1895 | pg. 13 | Worship |
| (119) Vol 11
(120) Vol 48 (121) Vol 1 (122) Vol 33 |
1865 | pg. 253
pg. 193 pg. 213 pg. 205 |
THE CHURCH
(in general) |
#7 |
THE SCRIPTURES |
| (123) Vol 1
(124) Vol 28 |
1855 | pg. 109
pg. 710 |
Authority |
| (125) Vol 34
(126) Vol 20 (127) Vol 33 |
1888 | pg. 145
pg. 702 pg. 188 |
Infallibility |
| (128) Vol 35 | 1889 | pg. 253 | Inspiration |
| (129) Vol 40 | 1894 | pg. 388 | The Christian's Textbook |
| (130) Vol 31 | 1885 | pg. 579 | The Children's Primer |
#8 |
CHRISTIAN ETHICS |
| (131) Vol 41
(132) Vol 46 (133) Vol 53 |
1895 | pg. 265
pg. 469 pg. 121 |
Personal Morality |
| (134) Vol 34
(135) Vol 26 (136) Vol 39 |
1888 | pg. 493
pg. 613 pg. 289 |
SOCIAL ETHICS: |
| (137) Vol 23
(138) Vol 2 (139) Vol 8 (140) Vol 7 (141) Vol 39 (142) Vol 3 |
1877 | pg. 349
pg. 129 pg. 625 pg. 480 pg. 205 pg. 373 |
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