Flowers From a Puritan's Garden
While studying Thomas Manton's commentary on Psalm 119, Spurgeon was struck by the Puritan's vivid, homely illustrations and gathered the best of them from across Manton's works. He then framed each borrowed image with his own brief devotional meditation, producing a book of short, garden-like reflections meant for daily private worship.
Based on Illustrations and Meditations; or, Flowers from a Puritan's Garden (1883), drawing on Thomas Manton
From the book
In C. H. Spurgeon's own words
“The compass-needle may be shaken and agitated, but it never rests until it turns toward the pole.”
“Be watchful; the world is the devil's chessboard. You can hardly move backward or forward, but he is ready to attack you with some temptation.”