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HUGH BINNING

“He was, by any measure, a remarkable minister. But today he is largely forgotten.”

— Sinclair Ferguson, from the Forward

“The quality of his godliness and the depth of his scholarly insight were so great that he made a profound impact on his century and far beyond. Binning is both stimulation for the mind and

— Eric Alexander

The Sinner’s Sanctuary consists of a series of forty sermons on Romans 8:1–15. They were preached by Hugh Binning, minister in Govan, now part of Glasgow, on the south bank of the River Clyde in the west of Scotland. Walking readers through the apostle Paul’s argument, Binning carefully explains the safety and freedom saved sinners experience through life united to Christ and walking according to His Spirit. The results are particularly powerful and comforting for believers. These sermons are representative of Binning’s all-too-brief ministry from 1650 until his death in 1653 at the age of twenty-six. He was, by any measure, a remarkable minister.