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Selected Sermons Of George Whitefield (1904)

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I cannot give this book a five star review for two reasons: 1) There are quite a few "typos." and since the book is quite pricey for its length, I am reserving the highest rating for a better edited publication. This is obviously not a criticism of Whitefield, but rather of the publishers. 2) I did not know what I learned from the very first words of the Introduction: "It is usual to hear that the printed sermons of George Whitefield do not explain his extraordinary influence as an evangelist" (paraphrase). But I quickly learned this, and heartily agree. I did know that Whitefield is considered a giant among Christian preachers, but yes, one can't really feel the power from the printed version of his sermons.

Still, the content is very good theology, and the reader will definitely not be worse off for having read this little booklet of six sermons, for a total of about 80 pages, with four pages of Introduction. My conclusion is that it's "very good, but not excellent."