David H J Gay

Exalting Christ David H J Gay

Although the prodigious writings of the 17th-century Baptist Thomas Collier need to be read with discernment, David Gay, being convinced that Collier has much of value to say on the theology of the new covenant, has produced this volume in the hope that Collier's voice will be heard by many. And as Hanserd Knollys said about one of Collier's works: 'Carry it [that is, what you read in this book] to the touchstone of the word [of God], try all things, and hold fast that which is good'. May God give us grace to do that very thing, and with it give us an ear to hear, a mind to understand, a heart to love, a will to submit to, and a life to experience the glories of Christ in the new covenant. Michael A. G. Haykin: 'As David Gay admits in the following pages, "Collier got some things wrong. Badly so... I am not glossing over this... Collier is not always a reliable guide". But there were some things that relate to the new covenant and the status of believers in this age when Christ is pouring his new wine into new vessels that Collier got very right, and these things should not be forgotten'.