'THIS BOOK IS DANGEROUS EATON, DELL, CRISP AND SALTMARSH WERE ANTINOMIANS. THEIR WORKS SHOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY, AND SHOULD NOT BE RE-PUBLISHED NOW ' So it will be said. David Gay disagrees. Strongly Judging by these works, which he has distilled and annotated, they preached the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in all its fullness, and with power. What they said in these sermons makes vital reading for all Christians These men were not perfect, of course, but they glorified Christ, they got to the heart of justification by faith, they set out the wonder of the new covenant,...

In recent years there has been a healthy emphasis by Christians on the biblical concept of the family. A welcome concern has been shown in this important matter. The upbringing of children and the responsibilities of Christian parents have received much attention. All this is good. However I feel that one aspect, at least, of this matter of the family has been rather neglected. It is this that I wish to examine, albeit briefly, in this booklet. I refer to the subject of old age. I wish to write a few words on the teaching of the Bible, not concerning young people for once, but concerning the...

We all know that antinomianism is 'a bad thing'. But what is it? What do antinomians think? What do they do? More important, how can believers be protected against antinomianism? Most Christian teachers, preachers and writers - whether they know it or not - are disciples of John Calvin, and they argue that the way to stop antinomianism is to preach the law, and by 'the law', they mean the ten commandments. They preach rules and regulations to try to make believers conform to accepted norms of behaviour. Those who challenge this approach are castigated - and worse - for their pains. Well,...

Saving faith Why publish a booklet on saving faith? Isn't saving faith a basic truth at the heart of the Christian life? Yes, of course. And it is for that very reason that David Gay has gone into print on the subject. He contends that not a few contemporary preachers are failing to call for saving faith when, in fact, they think they are. Consequently, it is a fearful thought that their hearers might think they are exercising saving faith when they are not. They believe, yes, but not with saving faith. And since eternal consequences of life and death hang upon the issue, Gay has produced...

What is the booklet about? A spat between two men in the 1870s, a spat which should be allowed to fade into oblivion? Or vital gospel principles? The latter Is it right to warn sinners that they are under the wrath of God, and unless they repent and trust Christ they will perish? Is it right to command them to repent and believe? What does it mean to be justified by faith? This is what this booklet is about. Vital gospel principles, all of them.

The literary output of the 18th-century widow, Anne Dutton, who was a prodigious letter writer, is a veritable spiritual treasure-trove, jam-packed with gospel gems. David Gay, having selected from this rich deposit, and adding his own comments to the extracts, has produced a volume which he hopes will glorify God in the saving of sinners and edification of saints, as Dutton herself had hoped for her labours. The resultant work is a necessary and welcome antidote to the spiritual superficiality so prevalent today, dealing, as it does, with Conversion, the Priesthood of All Believers,...

This volume contains another dozen of David Gay's articles on various aspects of the new covenant: 'A People Not To Be Forgotten'; 'Law-less or Lawless?'; '"No Confession? Nothing to Debate "'; 'One Command or Many in One?'; 'Misleading, Sad, Revealing: "Relevant Today" by Jeremy Brooks'; 'A Brief Response to Prince Charles'; 'Robert Browne: Thinking the Unthinkable'; 'The Obedience of Faith'; 'The Reformed and Baptismal Regeneration'; 'To Whom Did God Give the Law?'; 'Unasked Questions'; 'Where Will It Stop?'

Martin Luther had been reared in the medieval, Roman Church. Naturally enough, he was fully convinced of the Roman view of infant baptism. But after his conversion, Luther found the Roman doctrine too weak. Reacting against it, he developed a system of his own, making the baptism of babies the be-all and end-all of spiritual experience - literally, from the cradle to the grave. Then, within a few years, Luther was confronted by the Anabaptists. Reacting against their claims, he hardened his view even further. How a man who had such a clear view of justification by faith alone could ever write...

Anne Dutton transgressed 18th-century culture when she, as a woman, had the 'audacity' to publish theological works, largely in the form of letters, but many in her day found great profit in what she wrote. More important, even though there are big differences between the 18th and 21st centuries, since the eternal, spiritual verities concerning God, man and eternity are the same, her work has abiding value. Though she did not get everything right, David Gay is convinced Dutton had 'the root of the matter' in her, and he is persuaded that believers today badly need to hear what she spelled...