Prayer, Praise and Practical Godliness – by Vincent Alsop (1630–1703)

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Prayer, Praise and Practical Godliness by Vincent Alsop (1630–1703)

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Vincent Alsop (1630–1703) was a reformed preacher of the Gospel of Christ and a well known minister in his day, being of great skill and preaching ability.

Prayer. Praise. Godliness. These are not three separate duties. They are the three great pillars of the Christian life. In this valuable collection, Vincent Alsop (1630–1703), one of England’s most gifted Nonconformist ministers, addresses two subjects that remain as urgent today as when he first preached them over three centuries ago. In “Duty and Interest United in Prayer and Praise,” Alsop expounds 1 Timothy 2:1–2, calling Christians to the neglected duties of supplication, intercession, thanksgiving, and prayer for rulers and nations. In “Practical Godliness,” his powerful exposition of Titus 2:10, he argues that holy living is both the ornament and defense of the Christian faith.

With pastoral warmth, sharp reasoning, and occasional flashes of wit, Alsop exposes a religion of empty profession and presses believers toward a life that visibly adorns the gospel of Jesus Christ. He shows that prayer is more than a formality, praise is more than words, and godliness is more than outward morality. True Christianity speaks to God in prayer and walks before men in holiness.

In an age marked by political turmoil, religious division, public controversy, and spiritual decline, Alsop’s message proved remarkably timely. In an age little different from his own, it remains so still.

This updated volume, “Prayer, Praise and Practical Godliness” is a call to recover a Christianity that is both devotional and practical, rooted in communion with God and displayed through a life worthy of the gospel. Here is a timeless reminder that the strongest defense of the Christian faith is not merely sound doctrine confessed, but sound doctrine lived.

Table of Contents
Meet John Kettlewell by C. Matthew McMahon
Edification, An Introduction by C. Matthew McMahon
Preface
Part 1: Edification
Part 2: Edification of Christians
Part 3: The Church
Part 4: Why Church Unity Takes Precedence
Part 5: Schism Condemned as Contrary to Christian Edification
Part 6: Benefit of the Church
The Religious Loyalist: Or A Good Christian Taught How to Be a Faithful Servant Both to God and the King
To the Reader
Sermon on Religious Loyalty