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Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 -1892) endures as one of the most beloved Christian pastors and writers of all time. He pastored a Baptist church in London and many of his sermons were copied by stenographers and then distributed for a penny. But like all the great writing of the past, his sermons become harder for us to follow with each successive generation.
Language is constantly evolving, and what was a common expression in 19th-century England may now seem unusual or even incomprehensible in 21st-century America.
These sermons have been carefully and thoughtfully updated so that you can read it without the distractions of obsolete words, strange spelling, and figures of speech that don’t make sense to us today. Additionally, Spurgeon’s speech was always peppered with Bible jargon; in these updated versions I have footnoted most of these, but Spurgeon often paraphrases and combines several verses and I did not attempt to change this. None of its substance has been changed; I have strived to maintain the heart and depth of his messages while updating them for the modern reader.