The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good (Psalm 14:1).
From this verse Stephen Charnock begins his superb work, “The Existence and Attributes of God.” Long have I waited for a digital version of this book to emerge. Having neither currently found the work in digital form, nor anyone who is planning to do so, I have established this project. My reason for doing so is eloquently stated by the original publishers: if these elaborate discourses of this holy man, through the Lord’s blessing, become a means of promoting holiness in thee, and stir thee up to love and live to the God of his praise (Ps. cix. 1), we are well assured that his end in preaching them is answered, and so is ours in publishing them.” There can be no greater exercise than gazing with the heart and mind upon God. I hope that this project will help many along to that place where they are able to say along with the Psalmist, “Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable” (Psalms 145:3).
May You Gaze in Wonder,
Your Humble Servant
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I’m working with the distributed proofreading project. They have Charnock’s Volume II in their proofing rounds. I’m now on the goodness of God, and am captivated by it.
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