A Series of Articles and Discourses: Doctrinal, Practical, and Experimental; Constituting the Select Works of Simon Clough

A Series Of Articles And Discourses: Doctrinal, Practical, And Experimental; Constituting The Select Works Of Simon Clough by Simon Clough. This 1840s American tract collects evangelical sermons and discourses designed to exhort believers toward practical holiness, revival, and reform. It foregrounds pietistic instruction and emphasizes core themes such as prayer, fasting, remembrance of God in youth, avoidance of sin, and spiritual perseverance, all grounded in strong biblical exposition and vivid exempla. The work contrasts outward religious show with inward sincerity, and it defends a cooperative dynamic between divine influence and human responsibility. Set against the backdrop of Fall River, Massachusetts, and within the Christian Connexion, the collection engages ecclesiology, discipline, baptism, and church governance, while advocating an educated, pious ministry. It also engages eschatological questions, including prophecy interpretation and the future conversion of Israel, asserting a robust, futurist yet text-based hermeneutic. Through sermon-like discourses and doctrinal exposition, the volume urges active labor in God’s vineyard, repentance, and steadfast faith for both individuals and congregations.