THE PURITAN LIBRARY

Including some New England Divines




Histories & Biographies

History of the Puritans

Their Works
In Alphabetical Order



HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIES OF THE PURITANS ETC..



DAVID BOGUE AND JAMES BENNETT

History of the Dissenters vol 1 of 4 (18.2 MB)

History of the Dissenters vol 2 of 4 (19.3 MB)

History of the Dissenters vol 3 of 4 (19.9 MB)

History of the Dissenters vol 4 of 4 (22.3 MB)

A rare but a very important work. Covers the period 1688 to 1808.



BENJAMIN BROOK -  LIVES OF THE PURITANS

Vol 1 of 3 (62 MB)

Vol 2 of 3 (67 MB)

Vol 3 of 3 (68 MB)






DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY THE ACT OF UNIFORMITY OF 1662 (29.1  MB)



OUR CHRISTIAN CLASSICS
(An introduction to the writings of the Reformers, Puritans
and other famous Evangelical writers)
by
JAMES HAMILTON D.D

This work was highly recommended by C.H. Spurgeon
as an introduction to these great men of God!


Vol 1 of 4 (12.5 MB)

Vol 2 of 4 (13.9 MB)

Vol 3 of 4 (18.9 MB)

Vol 4 of 4 (12.7 MB)





PURITAN MANIFESTOES (20 MB)

Contains many tracts from the time, includes Field and Wilcox's admonition to Parliament etc.









JOSEPH ALLEINE

Life and death of Joseph Alleine (38 MB)
Written by Richard Baxter, Theodosia Alleine, and other persons, to which are added his Christian letters.

An alarm to unconverted sinners (46 MB)









WILLIAM AMES

The substance of the Christian religion (12.3 MB)
Arranged for readings on successive Lord's days - A good devotional work














JOHN BEART
(Pastor of the Congregational Church at Bury St. Edmunds)


Vindication of the Eternal Law and Everlasting Gospel (13.2 MB)

Peter Toon writes: "Beart’s purpose in writing A Vindication of the Eternal Law and the Everlasting Gospel was to provide, from the High Calvinist standpoint, an answer to two false developments of Reformed theology, Baxterian, moderated Calvinism and the doctrines of Hussey.  In the first part of the book he criticised the doctrines of Baxter and in the second part those of Hussey.  The three doctrines of Hussey which he chose to attack were the God-Man Christology, the doctrine of eternal justification and the denial of the free offer of grace."






HUGH BINNING

Works (48.4 MB)



SAMUEL BOLTON


True bounds of Christian freedom (3 MB)

Contains a fine section dealing with various puritan views of the place of the covenant at Sinai in covenant theology.



JOHN BOND
(One of the Westminster Divines)

Fast Day Sermon March 27, 1644 (4.5 MB)








JOHN BRINSLEY

The Sacred and Sovereign Church remedy (5.8 MB)
Wherein the authority and utility of lawful councils and synods is asserted and vindicated

TWO TREATISES (26.4 MB)
The one, handling the doctrine of Christ's mediatorship: wherein the great gospel-mystery of reconciliation betwixt God and man is opened, vindicated, and applyed ; the other, of mystical implantation: wherein the Christian's union and communion with, and conformity to Jesus Christ, both in his death and resurrection, is opened and applyed














BENJAMIN CALAMY
(Son of Edmund Calamy)

A discourse about a scrupulous conscience (2.7 MB)



THOMAS CARTWRIGHT

Diary (7.2 MB)





JOSEPH CARYL

Commentary on Job (60.4 MB)
This volume covers chapters 18 to 21

A directory for the afflicted (7.3 MB)
Extracts from the first 14 chapters of Caryl's work on Job





DANIEL CAWDREY
(One of the Westminster Divines)

Fast Day Sermon January 31, 1643
(2.9 MB)







SAMUEL CLARKE

Lives of sundry eminent persons (28.6 MB) - contains the lives of many puritans







JOHN COTTON

The pouring out of he 7 vials- exposition of Revelation 16 (13.9 MB)

Keys of the kingdom of heaven (re: the form of church government, discipline etc
 (4.4 MB)

The above work was published by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nye. The work advocates Independency. We do not call it "congregationalism" because of the modern tendency to equate this term with democracy.

This is a very helpful work on church polity.






JOHN DONNE

Spurgeon wrote of Donne's work on the Penitential Psalms
"A right royal writer, whose every line is a pearl!"


Works vol 1 of 6 (33.9 MB)

Works vol 2 of 6 (20.8 MB)

Works vol 3 of 6 (21.2 MB)

Works vol 4 of 6 (32.2 MB)

Works vol 5 of 6 (34.9 MB)

Works vol 6 of 6 (39.1 MB)





DANIEL FEATLEY

A funeral sermon (1.9 MB)








THOMAS FULLER

The wit and wisdom of Thomas Fuller, with a brief biography (17 MB)
Good as an introduction to Thomas Fuller for those not familiar with this saint.

Joseph's party-coloured coat : a comment on 1 Corinthians XI, with several sermons ; and David's heinous sin, hearty repentance, heavy punishment (16 MB)

A comment on Ruth ; and, Notes upon Jonah (18 MB)

Comments on the first eleven verses of Matthew 4 (8.5 MB)

Fuller  wrote many other works like the Worthies of England, History of England, Good Thoughts in Bad times etc. But we fear that in this day and age these would not be appreciated much or read and even though they are available in digital format, we have not put up the links. If we should get requests to do so, we shall reconsider this decision.















WILLIAM GUTHRIE

The Christian's Great Interest (6.8 MB)

Introductory Essay by Thomas Chalmers











MATTHEW HENRY