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Spurgeon was deeply influenced by Puritan writings, and especially Thomas Manton’s commentary on Psalm 119. Spurgeon praised Manton for his clear and sound exposition of Scripture. In Flowers from a Puritan’s Garden, Spurgeon acknowledges his indebtedness to his spiritual heritage in the Puritan. This book contains excerpts from Puritan writings, along with reflections and commentary from...

out of curiosity. Peter Martyr was then opening the First Epistle to the Corinthians, and showing how much the judgment of the natural understanding is mistaken in things spiritual. Among other things, he used this similitude: “If a man, riding in an open country, should, afar off, see men and women dancing together, and should not hear their music, according to which they dance and tread out their measures, he would think them to be a company of fairies or madmen, appearing in such various motions