Gospel Sonnets: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Gospel Sonnets, credited to Ralph Erskine, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Gospel Sonnets by Ralph Erskine. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Mr. Erskine's poems are greatly to be esteemed, for the sweetness of the verse, the disposition of the subjects, the elegancy of the composition, and, above all, for that which animates the whole, the savor of divine and experimental knowledge. - Summary by Preface

Recording facts

• Recording title: Gospel Sonnets
• Author credits: Ralph Erskine
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 6:11:25

Catalogue topics

• English poetry
• christian poetry
• christian poetry english
• christian poetry english -- 18th century
• christian poetry english -- early works to 1800

Track guide

1. 01 - Part 1: A Believer's Espousals - Preface, containing a Pathetic Call to read the Espousals with Attention, and Displaying the Mysterious Nature of the Spiritual Marriage — 3:13
2. 02 - Part 1: A Believer's Espousals - A General Account of Man's Fall in Adam, and the Remedy provided in Christ; and a Particular Account of Man's being naturally Wedded to the Law, as a Covenant of Works — 22:32
3. 03 - Part 1: A Believer's Espousals - The Manner of a Sinner's Divorce from the Law, in a Work of Humiliation, and of his Marriage to the Lord Jesus Christ; or the Way how a Sinner comes to be a Believer — 27:00
4. 04 - Part 1: A Believer's Espousals - The Fruits of the Believer's Marriage with Christ, particularly Gospel-holiness and Obedience to the Law as a Rule — 22:45
5. 05 - Part 1: A Believer's Espousals - A Caution to all against a Legal Spirit, especially to those that have a Profession without Power, and Learning without Grace — 6:32
6. 06 - Part 1: A Believer's Espousals - Arguments and Encouragements to Gospel Ministers, to avoid a Legal Strain of Doctrine, and endeavour the Sinner's Match with Christ by Gospel Means — 21:40
7. 07 - Part 1: A Believer's Espousals - An Exhortation to all that are out of Christ, in order to their closing the Match with him; containing also motives and directions — 35:02
8. 08 - Part 2: The Believer's Jointure - Containing the Privileges of the Believer that is espoused to Christ by faith of Divine Operation — 25:31
9. 09 - Part 2: The Believer's Jointure - Containing Marks and Characters of Believers in Christ; together with some farther Privileges and Grounds of Comfort to the Saints — 32:03
10. 10 - Part 3: The Believer's Riddle or the Mystery of Faith Preface - Section 3 — 16:12
11. 11 - Part 3: The Believer's Riddle or the Mystery of Faith Section 4 - 7 — 13:34
12. 12 - Part 3: The Believer's Riddle or the Mystery of Faith Section 8 - 12 — 14:27
13. 13 - Part 3: The Believer's Riddle or the Mystery of Faith Section 13 - Conclusion — 12:18
14. 14 - Part 4: The Believer's Lodging - A Paraphrase upon Psalm 84 — 13:37
15. 15 - Part 4: The Believer's Lodging - A Fourfold Exercise for the Believer in his Lodging — 4:25
16. 16 - Part 5: The Believer's Soliquy: Especially in Time of Desertion, Temptation, Affliction, etc. — 18:34
17. 17 - Part 6: The Believer's Principles - Containing Creation and Redemption; or, some of the First Principles of the Oracles of God — 13:58
18. 18 - Part 6: The Believer's Principles - Concerning the Law and the Gospel — 31:04
19. 19 - Part 6: The Believer's Principles - Concerning Justification and Sanctification, their Difference and Harmony — 10:56
20. 20 - Part 6: The Believer's Principles - Concerning Faith and Sense — 16:06
21. 21 - Part 6: The Believer's Principles - Concerning Heaven and Earth — 9:56

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