In preparation for this volume, I was reading John Ploughman’s Talk, reprinted by a publisher other than Pilgrim Publications. For example, an examination of a reprint of Spurgeon’s devotional classic Morning and Evening revealed that a negative comment Spurgeon had made about Catholicism had been excised, without any mention of the fact. Many editors and publishers “conveniently” sanitize Spurgeon without any reference to this fact. The way to do nothing at all, is to be continually resolving that you will do everything.”Įvery attempt has been made to retain strict adherence to the original words of Spurgeon, without alteration. “The way to do a great deal, is to keep on doing a little. One statement by Spurgeon, however, became my spur for this volume and has proved to be life changing. This volume is the distillation of what is the equivalent of reading Spurgeon forty hours per week for over one year straight! I had a few ideas about what I would have liked to see in a book of illustrations by Spurgeon, but the magnitude of the task was daunting. This made it somewhat easier to put this volume together. While reading the set, I had been highlighting material I wanted to reference later. My only regret is not having started sooner. Soon I found myself in possession of the entire set and began a systematic process of reading the entire set over the next seven or so years. I devoured it quickly and immediately bought another, and then another. In 1997, I bought one of the entire volumes of sermons published by Pilgrim Publications and was absolutely in awe.
IN SOUND MIND ALLEN SERIES
Down through the years I had read a few of the “Twelve Sermons” series on various topics, but that was about it. Years ago, like most preachers, when asked if they like Spurgeon, I would have said “yes” in spite of having read very little of him. Please allow me to quote extensively from the book’s introduction to help you understand its contents and purpose. The book is comprised of two sections, one of general use and interest and a second geared primarily to those in ministry. John MacArthurĮxploring the Mind and Heart of the Prince of Preachers is a compendium of over 5,000 illustrations and anecdotes sorted under more than 1,000 topical headings drawn from the sermons and writings of the most prolific Christian writer of all time. But none is as exhaustive, as carefully assembled, or as useful as this massive collection…” From the foreword by Dr. I have on my shelves several anthologies of Spurgeon quotations. His published sermons as well as his books are a fertile source for ideas, expressions, illustrations, and axioms that help make biblical truth clear. In fact, no author I have ever read is as quotable as Spurgeon. “Spurgeon was the master of the pithy quote. Exploring the Mind and Heart of the Prince of Preachers
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