Historical Writings

  • Expiation

    Expiation A Sermon (No. 561) By the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin."–Isaiah 53:10. BOTH Jews and Gentiles knew pretty well what an offering for sin meant. The Gentiles had been in the habit of offering sacrifices. The Jews, however, had by far…

  • The Cripple at Lystra

    The Cripple at Lystra A Sermon (No. 559) by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked."–Acts 14:9-10. I HAVE…

  • A Bundle of Myrrh

    A Bundle of Myrrh A Sermon (No. 558) Delivered on Sunday Morning, February 28th, 1864, by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts."–Song of Solomon 1:13. CERTAIN DIVINES have doubted the inspiration of Solomon's Song;…

  • Where to Find Fruit

    Where to Find Fruit A Sermon (No. 557) Delivered on Sunday Morning, February 28th, 1864, by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "From me is thy fruit found."–Hosea 14:8. THE text has a double significance. It may indicate the fruit upon which we feed, or the fruit which we are enabled…

  • The Sinner’s Friend

    The Sinner's Friend A Sermon (No. 556) By the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "A friend of publicans and sinners."–Matthew 11:19. MANY A TRUE WORD is spoken in jest, and many a tribute to virtue has been unwittingly paid by the sinister lips of malice. The enemies of our Lord Jesus…