The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle

by J.C. Ryle

Be swept away by one of the most influential writersof the 18th century! J. C. Ryle's works have been changing hearts and lives for over 100 years. He is stillspeaks to the heart and soul of every man through his simple, straightforward writing style and his gentle, loving tone, which make him as readable today as he was in his lifetime. Ryle tackles difficult issues with grace and kindness while providing an excellent and thorough examination of his subject or text that engages the scholar and layman alike. There are many wonderful facets to Ryle's works, but Ryle's love and knowledge of Jesus Christ leaps off of the page, and each work is filled with the same Christ-centeredness that characterized his life. His works are deep, concise, and thought provoking, but most of all, they point you to Christ and help you know and love Him better.

A most outstanding and excellent read, and Ryle's writing is alive with the Word of God and the intensity of the Puritans. I am gaining in my appreciation for the works of J.C. Ryle - wonderfully written, challenging, yet encouraging to the heart.
—Dan Panetti

Table of Contents

Commentary on Matthew
Commentary on Mark
Commentary on Luke vol. 1 & 2
Commentary on John vol. 1, 2 & 3
Holiness
Knots Untied
A Call To Prayer
Principles for Churchmen
The Duties of Parents
The Christian Leaders of the Last Century
Home Truths
Selected Works of J.C. Ryle
Can There Be Unity and Other Sermons
No Uncertain Sound and Other Sermons
Simplicity in Preaching and Other Sermons
The Christian Race and Other Sermons

Genres: Theology, Christian Living

8952 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 14, 2012

About the author

(John Charles Ryle) Ryle started his ministry as curate at the Chapel of Ease in Exbury, Hampshire, moving on to become rector of St Thomas's, Winchester in 1843 and then rector of Helmingham, Suffolk the following year. While at Helmingham he married and was widowed twice. He began publishing popular tracts, and Matthew, Mark and Luke of his series of Expository Thoughts on the Gospels were published in successive years (1856-1858). His final parish was Stradbroke, also in Suffolk, where he moved in 1861, and it was as vicar of All Saints that he became known nationally for his straightforward preaching and firm defence of evangelical principles. He wrote several well-known and still-in-print books, often addressing issues of contemporary relevance for the Church from a biblical standpoint. He completed his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels while at Stradbroke, with his work on the Gospel of John (1869). His third marriage, to Henrietta Amelia Clowes in 1861, lasted until her death in 1889.