Historical Writings

  • I Was Before

    DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious." 1 Timothy 1:13. I AM not going to dwell, at this time, upon the special items of the text as to what Paul was before his conversion because none of us have been exactly as…

  • Untitled Sermon

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1880, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding and I shall live." Psalm 119:144. YESTERDAY afternoon I was the subject of a somewhat singular circumstance. An esteemed friend and relative came over to my house, evidently laboring…

  • The Joy Of Jesus

    DELIVERED ON SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1880, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank You, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hid these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father,…

  • The Lamentations of Jesus

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1880, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "When He had come near, He beheld the city and wept over it." Luke 19:41. ON three occasions we are told that Jesus wept. You know them well, but it may be worth while to refresh your memories. The…