Another quality eBook from Chapel Library. Bridges’ Proverbs is “The best work on the Proverbs. While explaining the passage in hand, he sets other portions of the Word in new lights.” — C. H. Spurgeon

“While other parts of Scripture show us the glory of our high calling, this book may instruct us in all minuteness of detail how to “walk worthy” of it (Col 1:10). We see the minuteness of our Christian obligations; that there is not a temper, a look, a word, a movement, the most important action of the day, the smallest relative duty, in which we do not either deface or adorn the image of our Lord and the profession of His name. Surely if the book conducted to no other end, it tends to humble even the most consistent servant of God, in the consciousness of countless failures. The whole book is a mirror for us all, not only to show our defects but also [as] a guidebook and directory for godly conduct.” — Charles Bridges, from the Preface, 1846

Charles Bridges (1794-1869) was one of the leaders of the evangelical movement in the Church of England in the mid-1800s. He was Vicar of Old Newton, Suffolk, from 1823 to 1849, and later of Weymouth and Hinton Martell in Dorset. Bridges is known for both literary works such as The Christian Ministry and his expositions, which include Ecclesiastes and Psalm 119 as well as Proverbs.