A Gospel Church Described
About this ebook
Though written for ordinary believers in a country meeting house, this little treatise remains a treasure for the modern church. Harrison is plain but not shallow, brief but not careless. He takes the reader by the hand, shows them the meaning of Christ's promises, and guides them to love the church as Christ loves her.
For pastors, this book is a model of balanced ecclesiology: zealous for purity yet patient with imperfection. For every Christian, it is a reminder that the church is not a building or a brand, but Christ's blood-bought bride, called to walk together in covenant holiness until she is presented spotless before Him.
Michael Harrison's words, though centuries old, speak with striking relevance today:
• Clarity for those confused about what church truly is.
• Comfort for parents who trust God's covenant promises to their children.
• Counsel for those wrestling with ministry, membership, or separation.
• Encouragement to cherish Christ's ordinances as gifts, not options.
A Gospel Church Described is a book for Christ's people in every age. Read it, and recover the beauty, order, and duty of belonging to the church that Jesus Christ purchased with His own blood. How can you love Jesus but not love his church?
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About the author
Michael Harrison (1640-1729) was a faithful puritan minister of the Gospel and a powerful Reformed Presbyterian preacher.
C. Matthew McMahon, Ph.D., Th.D., is a Reformed theologian, and pastor of Grace Chapel in Crossville, TN; part of the Biblical Reformed Synod of Christ the King. He is the founder and chairman of A Puritan's Mind, the largest Reformed website on the internet for students of the Bible concerning Reformed Theology, the Puritans and Covenant Theology. He is the founder of Puritan Publications which publishes rare Reformed and Puritan works from the 17th century, specializing in the Westminster Assembly. He is also the owner of Reformed.org, and the Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics.
