One of the features of the published sermons of J. C. Philpot, is the manner in which he introduced the subject. Believing, very forcibly, that Scripture should always be taken in the context in which the Holy Spirit placed it, the opening comments often were expositions in their own right. It was this commendable feature of J. C. Philpot's sermons which gave rise to this little volume, which is made up of extracts from the opening remarks of his sermons, particularly as they throw light on some Bible characters - some prominent, others less known - which the Holy Spirit has left in the Word, as a record for us to profit by.
