Welcome to The Northampton Press, the publishing wing of Don Kistler Ministries, Inc. The Northampton Press is committed to reprinting some of the finest Christian literature ever published, with a focus on the 17th and 18th century English and American Puritans. There are literally thousands of books from that period that were not reprinted after their initial publication, titles that honor Christ, exalt God, and call believers to live lives that are worthy of Him and pleasing to Him.The logo for The Northampton Press is an artist’s rendering of the church at Northampton, MA during the time Solomon Stoddard and Jonathan Edwards ministered there.
We are hoping to produce 6-10 new titles each year. Please check back from time to time for announcements of new titles.
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The following discount schedule applies to bookstores and church book tables: 1-3 copies 40% 4-10 copies 45% 11-50 copies 50% 51+ copies 55%
A Discourse Concerning Conscience: A Heaven or Hell Upon Earth
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The Fairest of Ten Thousand
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The Combat Between the Flesh and the Spirit
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The Covenant of Redemption by Samuel Willard (1640-1707)
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The Covenant of Grace by John Colquhoun (1748-1827)
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The Covenant of Works by John Colquhoun (1748-1827)
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The Saints’ Happiness
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Regeneration, Faith and Repentance
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Grace: The Truth, Growth, and Different Degree
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The Duty and Blessing of a Tender Conscience by Timothy Cruso
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Jonathan Edwards, Evangelist by Dr. John Gerstner
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The Everlasting Gospel of Justification
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Why Read the Puritans Today?
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The Precious Things of God
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The Natural Man's Condition
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The Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character
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The Christian on the Mount and Light and Heat Package
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The Christian on the Mount
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The Christian Father's Present to His Children
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Studies on Saving Faith by Arthur Pink
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Sighs from Hell
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Sermons on Important Doctrines by John Colquhoun
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Saving Faith by Colquhoun
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None But Christ
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Light and Heat: The Puritan View of the Pulpit
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Let Us Pray
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Law and Liberty: A Biblical Look at Legalism
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The Abuse of God's Grace
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Grace & Truth: Rare Sermons by Jonathan Edwards
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Faith
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Why Read the Puritans Today? Bundle (10 pack)
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Moses’ Choice by Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646)
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A Guide to Go to God
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Heart’s Ease in Heart Trouble
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The Golden Scepter Held Forth to the Humble
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The Humbled Sinner Resolved What He Should Do to Be Saved
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Heaven Taken by Storm
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Wrath Against the Day of Wrath
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BEGINNER'S 3 PACK
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Heaven Taken by Storm, Thomas Watson
This classic work is by one of the most beloved and most readable of all the English Puritans, Thomas Watson.
In our day of easy believism and cheap grace, this book stands apart. The author writes of the “holy violence” a person needs to put forth if he would enter heaven: violence to his sin and violence to his own nature.
He must storm the gates of heaven, in accordance with Matthew 11:12. This is not legalism, nor is it salvation by works. It is, as Jonathan Edwards described it, “pressing into the kingdom.”
This book, first published in 1669, has been retypeset and modernized by Dr. Don Kistler to be more “reader friendly.”
It is printed on acid-free paper and sewn together rather than glued, for a 200-300 year life.
The Fairest of Ten Thousand, Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon has been called “the Prince of Preachers” and “the last Puritan.” His many sermons are among the best in Christian literature.
“You will be captivated by the lofty way Spurgeon unfolds the real significance of marital love, the reverent way he honors Christ, and the genuine desire he has for the whole church to see our Lord in all His glory.”
— From the foreword by Phil Johnson
The Precious Things of God, Octavius Winslow
These pages address themselves pointedly and strongly to that essential principle of vital religion—the experimental. We really know as much of the gospel of Christ, and of the Christ of the gospel, as by the power of the Holy Ghost we have the experience of it in our souls....To apprehend, in some measure, the value, the glory, and the preciousness of the Lord Jesus, and, as a consequence, to esteem Him above all good, to reflect His image, to labor in His service—this is spiritual life.
The author elucidates such “precious” things as Christ, faith, trials, God’s thoughts, divine promises, the blood of Christ, the anointing of the Holy Spirit, God’s children, God’s Word, prayer, Christ’s sympathy with our infirmities, and the death of the saints.
Many are familiar with the two covenants God made with mankind, The Covenant of Works and The Covenant of Grace. But not many are familiar with the covenant God made with Himself and with Christ, which theologians call The Covenant of Redemption. In this very rare work, the New England Puritan, Samuel Willard, opens this doctrine in its fullness and shows us the eternal plan God devised to honor His Son before the entire universe, and the obedience of Christ in agreeing to all the terms of the covenant. This Covenant of Redemption is the basis and foundation for all that God intended to do for lost sinners.
The Covenant of Works, John Colquhoun
This is the companion volume to Colquhoun’s great work The Covenant of Grace, published in 2020 by The Northampton Press. In this title the author deals with covenants, imputation, and other subjects necessary to a full understanding of salvation. John Colquhoun was one of Scotland’s greatest preachers and theologians. He is painstaking and thorough in his treatment of this important subject for, as Luther once remarked, “we ought never to preach grace without the law or the law without grace.” We will never understand our great salvation until we realize what we have been saved from.
The Covenant of Grace, John Colquhoun
This republication of Colquhoun’s work should be welcomed as a wonderful instrument to recalibrate our theological and spiritual engines. It is well worthy of a place among the books that we “read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” because it is so Scripture-concentrated, pastorally sensitive, and full of spiritual wisdom. Each of his publications marks him out as a man and minister of unusual gifts. —From the foreword by Sinclair Ferguson
When Jonathan Edwards died in 1758 he left behind nearly 1100 sermon manuscripts. Many of those are housed at the Beinecke Rare Book Room at Yale University. The two-volume edition with which most people are familiar contains only sixty-six of those sermons.
Here are fifteen sermons by this great New England preacher, thirteen of which have never been published before. His sermon on John 3:16 is a masterpiece. Drink deeply from this Puritan’s well.
Wrath Against the Day of Wrath
Jonathan Edwards is known as a ‘‘hellfire and brimstone’’ preacher. Actually, his favorite theme was the beauty and excellency of Jesus Christ. In fact, only about 41 of his 1100 sermons were about hell and judgment. Here are 16 of those sermons, most have never been published before. This material was made available in 2018 as an ebook. It is finally available in a printed edition.
Every revival of note has had two common themes preached from the pulpit—justification by faith alone and God’s pending punishment for the impenitent. If we are to see revival in our day, those themes need to be brought to the forefront once again. May it please the Lord to use these rare sermons by this great Puritan preacher to spark the flames of revival among us.
Jonathan Edwards, Evangelist, by John Gerstner
In my opinion, this is the finest treatment of the Puritan doctrine of "seeking salvation" or "preparation for salvation." Edwards did not originate this teaching, but he was a strong and capable advocate of it. Most of the English Puritans taught it, as did Edwards' grandfather, the great Solomon Stoddard, whose book "A Guide To Christ" was called by Dr. Gerstner "a classic."
This teaching was once the heart of Reformed evangelism, but it is largely unknown today, even in Reformed circles. You can find it in Thomas Watson's "Heaven Taken by Storm." Edwards' most well-known sermon on this topic is "Pressing Into the Kingdom."
These are the last sermons this great Puritan preached before he died of tuberculosis in 1646. Burroughs was a member of the Independent faction of the Westminster Assembly. Though he died at a relatively young age, the amount of material he left behind is staggering.
This book was first published in 1660 by some of Burroughs’ friends and admirers, of which there were many. It was reprinted in 1867 in the Nichols Series of Puritan reprints and that edition was published again 1987 by Soli Deo Gloria. This is the first ever modern edition of this classic work.
Moses's Choice
This extremely rare work by this great Puritan preacher is 704 pages based on Hebrews 11:25-26: “Moses chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.” It is a masterful treatise on suffering and self-denial. This is the first modern edition of this rare work since its initial printing in 1641. There is another edition on Amazon, but the description of that work says that it is “a reproduction of a historical artifact and may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, and errant marks.” Our edition has been completely retypeset and slightly modernized. Latin has been translated into English. Long paragraphs have been broken down into smaller ones (but nothing is omitted). Scripture references have been checked for accuracy. The original 1641 edition that was purchased cost over $600. This new edition will retail for $45, or 1/12 the cost of that original copy. It is a hardcover book, printed on acid-free paper for a very long shelf life. It is stitch-sewn rather than glued and comes with a color dustjacket. PLEASE NOTE: Because of the size of this reprint and the cost to publish, this will be a limited edition. Only 1,000 copies will be printed and after they are gone the book will once again be out of print.
Faith
"Precious Faith" and "The Saints' Walk by Faith" are the scarcest books by this great Puritan preacher to find on the antiquarian market, and now they are available for the first time since the 17th century. Retypeset and edited, they are combined here into one volume.
When our Lord's disciples came to Him regarding prayer, they did not ask Him to teach them how to pray, but rather they asked Him to teach them to pray. Obviously even those closest to Christ needed to learn to pray. And so do we.
Here, some of our best Bible teachers and expositors give us instruction on prayer, from why we should pray, to what prayer is, how it ties in with God's sovereignty, what it means to pray in Jesus' name, what it means to hallow God's name, and why God is to be the focus of our prayers, not ourselves. These, and many other topics, are addressed in this helpful book.
Law and Liberty
There are two deadly extremes Christians must avoid—legalism and antinomianism. Both are antithetical to the gospel. One raises God’s standards and the other lowers them. This book addresses the first of those deadly traps, that of legalism. It is a term that is often thrown about, but is seldom defined.
In this helpful book, several noted preachers and theologians show what legalism is and how destructive it can be to a right understanding of both justification and sanctification. Legalism is “a yoke that neither we nor our fathers could bear.” Fortunately, that “yoke” was borne by Christ at the cross, and He alone is able to bear it. He has “fulfilled all righteousness” for us, and that is a reason for rejoicing.
Jonathan Edwards, Evangelist
In my opinion, this is the finest treatment of the Puritan doctrine of "seeking salvation" or "preparation for salvation." Edwards did not originate this teaching, but he was a strong and capable advocate of it. Most of the English Puritans taught it, as did Edwards' grandfather, the great Solomon Stoddard, whose book "A Guide To Christ" was called by Dr. Gerstner "a classic."
This teaching was once the heart of Reformed evangelism, but it is largely unknown today, even in Reformed circles. You can find it in Thomas Watson's "Heaven Taken by Storm." Edwards' most well-known sermon on this topic is "Pressing Into the Kingdom."
The Eternal Gospel of Justification, Cotton and Richard Mather
The doctrine of justification by faith alone is under attack, not only by those outside the Protestant faith, but now by many within her walls. But throughout church history there have been champions of the doctrine who have taken up the fight against her enemies. Two of those are here, Cotton Mather and his grandfather Richard Mather. Cotton Mather’s work is “The Everlasting Gospel of Justification,” first published in 1700. Richard Mather’s title is “A Treatise on Justification,” first published in 1652. Together these sermons give us the weapons we need to repel the attacks on “the doctrine by which the church stands or falls.” This hardback book is 128 pages.
Regeneration, Faith, and Repentance, Thomas Cole
Thomas Cole is mostly unknown today but should be at or near the top of everyone’s list of favorite Puritan preachers. He is solid, precise, and practical in dealing with those subjects he addresses.
This volume of Cole’s material includes all but one of his published works. The other is scheduled for release in the near future.
“Thomas Cole has quickly become one of my favorite Puritan preachers and authors. I was unfamiliar with him at first, but after editing this book he shot up to become someone of whom I cannot speak highly enough.” — Dr. Don Kistler
The Humbled Sinner Resolved What He Must Do to Be Saved, Obadiah Sedgwick
Obadiah Sedgwick was a member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines. In this first modern reprint, he takes us carefully through the process of salvation, particularly what faith is, the importance of preaching, the danger of unbelief, and how saving faith may be obtained.
Far too much of the church in our day is marked by cheap grace, or easy-believism. The message given too often is, "Come to Jesus, you don’t have to change a thing." But our Lord did not say that salvation was an easy thing; rather, He said that it was an impossible thing, as far as men are concerned (Matthew 19:26).
Arthur Pink saw the danger of this kind of teaching, and wrote against it in his magazine "Studies in the Scriptures" from 1931-1933. These articles were published in book form, and are presented here. As the author wrote: "At no point does Satan use his cunning and power more tenaciously, and more successfully, than in getting people to believe that they have a saving faith when they have not."
Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character, Gardiner Spring
There are certain marks that only a true believer in Jesus Christ possesses, and there are marks that do not prove a man to be in Christ at all. Yet all of these signs are religious in nature. In this important work, first published in 1813, the author shows which signs distinguish a true Christian and which do not. These include both internal and external marks.
Jonathan Edwards’s classic work The Religious Affections was the inspiration for this book. Gardiner Spring’s work is a solid introduction to the kind of self-examination through which we must all put ourselves.
Saving Faith, John Colquhoun
Scripture says that there are two kinds of faith, saving and non-saving. So how can a person know if he has the faith that saves? This is what the great Scottish preacher John Colquhoun addresses in this scarce title that has been out of print since 1824.
Colquhoun is the author of "A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel," "Spiritual Comfort," and "Sermons on Important Doctrines." He is one of the finest of all Scottish Presbyterian preachers. His works are highly regarded by all who love the doctrines of grace.
Some teach today that being a Christian exempts a person from trials and suffering. But our Lord Himself said, “In this world you shall have tribulation.” In this rare work, the author shows that trouble is the norm for a Christian. He explains why our hearts are not to be troubled and how faith in God and Christ is the best antidote for a troubled heart.
None But Christ, John Wall
I have published nearly 300 titles over the last nearly 30 years, and without a doubt this is one of the top 3 as far as how moved I was by the content. I'd say the other two were "The True Christian's Love to the Unseen Christ," by Thomas Vincent and "Gospel Worship" by Jeremiah Burroughs.
Grace, Christopher Love
“Christopher Love was a brilliant young Welsh preacher and rising star in the world of Puritan ministry,” wrote the late J.I. Packer. Love was highly regarded by his peers. He was a staunch Presbyterian and a Covenanter. The American preacher, Jonathan Edwards, read Love and had his books in his personal library.
Here are Love’s 15 sermons on grace, taken from 1 Kings 14:13: “Because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel.” The Puritans saw a God who looked for “some good thing” in His people. The “hall of fame” in Hebrews 11 is full of people who, for all we know, only did one good thing, and yet they are held up as models of faith. That indeed is grace, and that indeed is amazing!
Christopher Love is one of my favorite Puritans. And this book on “Grace” is, in my opinion, one of the 3 best books I’ve ever published in over 30 years of reprinting the Puritans. If there’s a single theme to this book it is this: Christ is a better Savior than I am a sinner. —Dr. Don Kistler, Editor
This text is one of the most quoted these days. But what does it mean for God’s people to humble themselves? And it is not just that we must pray, but that we must turn from evil and seek God’s face. And it is then that He will hear and heal our land. John Preston was one of the most celebrated and respected of the early English Puritans. He is most known for his Breastplate of Faith and Love, published by the Banner of Truth. But this important work needs to be as widely read and admired. Mostly it needs to be heeded and taken to heart.
The Christian Father's Present to His Children, John Angell James
This book was James's gift to his children, but it is a clarion call to godly parenting for any man who wishes to leave a legacy of Christian fatherhood to his descendants. It certainly helps define what it is to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. There is much more to godly parenting than taking our children to Sunday School.
A Guide to Go to God, William Gouge
William Gouge was a prominent member of the Westminster Assembly. This is his work on The Lord’s Prayer, first published in 1625. It is the first reprinting of this book in nearly 400 years.
“Gouge’s treatment of the Lord’s Prayer ranks with older treatments by John Calvin, Thomas Watson, Richard Baxter, and Herman Witsius, as well as more recent treatments by R.C. Sproul, J.I. Packer, and Albert Mohler.”
“Christopher Love was a brilliant young Welsh preacher and rising star in the world of Puritan ministry,” wrote the late J.I. Packer. Love was highly regarded by his peers. He was a staunch Presbyterian and a Covenanter. The American preacher, Jonathan Edwards, read Love and had his books in his personal library.
Here are Love’s 15 sermons on grace, taken from 1 Kings 14:13: “Because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel.” The Puritans saw a God who looked for “some good thing” in His people. The “hall of fame” in Hebrews 11 is full of people who, for all we know, only did one good thing, and yet they are held up as models of faith. That indeed is grace, and that indeed is amazing!
Christopher Love is one of my favorite Puritans. And this book on “Grace” is, in my opinion, one of the 3 best books I’ve ever published in over 30 years of reprinting the Puritans. If there’s a single theme to this book it is this: Christ is a better Savior than I am a sinner. —Dr. Don Kistler, Editor
The Natural Man's Condition
The height of hopelessness is to be without Christ. And the despair felt by such a person in this world pales in comparison to what they will feel in the next one. In this scarce Puritan volume, never reprinted since the 17th century, Christopher Love describes the misery of being without Christ and the benefits of being in Christ.
He distinguishes true hopes from false hopes, and gives evidences for knowing that one truly is in the covenant of grace. This is painstaking heart surgery from a wise soul-physician, who wounds only to apply the healing balm of the gospel.
The Combat Between the Flesh and the Spirit
“Christopher Love was a brilliant young Welsh preacher and a rising star in the world of Puritan ministry,” wrote Dr. J.I. Packer. Love was a prominent London minister, a staunch Presbyterian, a Covenanter, and a member of the Westminster Assembly. The American Puritan, Jonathan Edwards, had Love’s books in his personal library.
Here are Love’s 27 sermons on Galatians 5:17. This is arguably his best known work.
