
Below are some of my favorite Puritan/Reformed titles from my personal library. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, nor is it a ranking, nor are any selections from my collection of Puritan “Works” included.
- Keeping the Heart: Lessons on Maintaining a Pure Heart in All Seasons of Life — John Flavel (1627-1691)
- The Abuse of God’s Grace — Nicolas Claget (1610-1663)
- The Duty and Blessing of a Tender Conscience — Timothy Cruso (1656-1697)
- The Doctrine of Repentance — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- Indwelling Sin in Believers — John Owen (1616-1683)
- A Body of Divinity — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- Searching Our Hearts in Difficult Times — John Owen (1616-1683)
- Grace: The Truth, Growth, and Different Degrees — Christopher Love (1618-1651)
- The Glorious Feast of the Gospel — Richard Sibbes (1577-1635)
- The Doubting Believer — Obadiah Sedgwick (1600-1658)
- The Duty of Self-Denial — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- The Evil of Evils — Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646)
- A Treatise on Afflictions — Thomas Case (1598-1682)
- Christ Humbled Yet Exalted — John Flavel (1627-1691)
- Faith Unfeigned (Robert White translation) — John Calvin (1509-1564)
- The Mortification of Sin — John Owen (1616-1683)
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners — John Bunyan (1628-1688)
- The Sinfulness of Sin — Ralph Venning (c.1621-1673/4)
- Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul — Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)
- The Bruised Reed — Richard Sibbes (1577-1635)
- The Everlasting Righteousness: How Shall Man Be Just With God? — Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
- The Christian in Complete Armor — William Gurnall (1616-1679)
- Overcoming Sin and Temptation — John Owen (1616-1683)
- The Mischief of Sin — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith — Joel R. Beeke (1952-
- Institutes of the Christian Religion — John Calvin (1509-1564) Note: I prefer the Robert White translation of this work, which can be obtained at Banner of Truth.
- Watchfulness: Recovering a Lost Spiritual Discipline — Brian G. Hedges
- Following God Fully: An Introduction to the Puritans — Joel R. Beeke and Michael Reeves
- The Three Forms of Unity: The Belgic Confession of Faith, The Heidelberg Catechism, The Canons of Dort — Joel R. Beeke (1952-
- The Basis of Christian Unity — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981)
- The Bond of Grace and Duty in the Soteriology of John Owen — Philip A. Craig
- Scripture Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine — R.C. Sproul (1939-2017)
- The Reformation of the Church: A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues — Iain H. Murray
- Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification: What the Reformers Taught . . . and Why It Still Matters — Thomas Schreiner
- The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinominanism, & Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters — Sinclair B. Ferguson
- Practical Religion — J.C. Ryle (1816-1900)
- “Right Reason” and the Princeton Mind: An Unorthodox Proposal — Paul Kjoss Helseth
- Truths We Confess: A Systematic Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith — R.C. Sproul (1939-2017)
- The Church in History — Barend Klaas (B.K.) Kuiper (1877-1961)
- The Heart of Christ — Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680)
- Facing Grief: Counsel for Mourners — John Flavel (1627-1691)
- The Godly Man’s Picture — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices — Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)
- A Lifting Up for the Downcast — William Bridge (1600-1670)
- All Things for Good — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- The Art of Divine Contentment — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- The Fear of God — John Bunyan (1629-1688)
- Flowers From a Puritan’s Garden — Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
- The Way to True Peace and Rest — Robert Bruce (1554-1631)
- The Crook in the Lot: What to Believe When Our Lot in Life is Not Health, Wealth, and Happiness — Thomas Boston (1676-1732)
- The Great Gain of Godliness — Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
- Holiness — J.C. Ryle (1816-1900)
- The Death of Death in the Death of Christ — John Owen (1616-1683)
- The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment — Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646)
- The Incomparableness of God — George Swinnock (1627-1673)
- Calvin’s Political Theology and the Public Engagement of the Church — Matthew J. Tuninga
- The Pure in Heart — Thomas Watson (1620 – 1686)
- Triumphing Over Sinful Fear — John Flavel (1627-1691)
- The Church of Christ — James Bannerman (1807-1868)
- God’s Way of Holiness — Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
- The Mystery of Providence — John Flavel (1627-1691)
- The Christian Soldier or Heaven Taken By Storm — Thomas Watson (1620 – 1686)
- Duties of Christian Fellowship: A Manual for Church Members — John Owen (1616-1683)
- Preparations for Suffering — John Flavel (1627-1691)
- Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans (Prayers of the Church) — Robert Elmer, ed.
- Spurgeon and the Poor: How the Gospel Compels Christian Social Concerns — Alex DiPrima
- A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness —Jeremiah Burroughs
- Heaven Taken by Storm — Thomas Watson
- Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity’s Rebirth — Rebecca Vandoodewaard
- Following Her Beloved: The Memoirs of Henrietta Shuck – Missionary, Wife, and Mother — Jeremiah Bell Jeter
- A Woman’s Mission — John Angell James (1785-1859)
- True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ — Thomas Vincent (1634-1678)
- Why Read the Puritans Today? — Don Kistler
- Hope — Jeremiah Burroughs
- General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God — Robert Bolton (1572-1631)
- The Almost Christian Discovered — Matthew Mead (1629-1699)
- The Wiles of Satan — William Spurstowe (1605-1666)
This is quite a list. I’m going to save it as I’m always looking to ad books to my reading list.
Also, great work on the podcast. I am not a long time listener but I have enjoyed what I’ve heard so far.
Blessings,
James