Separation From The World
A Serious and Seasonable Caveat to all the Saints in this Hour of Temptation, 29-33-John Flavel
Heaven Taken By Storm-Thomas Watson
Holiness The Way To Happiness, pages 43-45-Thomas Brooks
The World- J.C. Ryle
Earthly Mindedness- Jeremiah Burroughs
Buy: Stop Loving The World – William Greenhill
Special Evils Within Amusements and Entertainments
1. The Beholding of Evil
Mortified Eyes- Thomas Manton Psalm 101
2.The Bad Company Which Corrupts Good Morals
Device 12. To Choose Wicked Company- Thomas Brooks
3. The Wasting of Time
The Preciousness of Time And Importance of Redeeming It- Jonathan Edwards
Time Wasting Thieves- Richard Baxter
Thomas Manton
4.The Deadening of Heavenly affections
Worldly Affections Destructive To The Love of God- Edward Manning
I. Separation From Sinful Entertainments
1.The Evils Of Movies
A sermon on theatre attendance, delivered on January 19, 1812 – Samuel Miiler
A Testimony Against Several Prophane and Superstitious Customs… – Increase Mather
On Theatrical Amusements” (from The Christian Father’s Present to His Children) – John Angel James
Prologue (from The Law Unsealed: Or, A Practical Exposition of the Ten Commandments…) – James Durham
Should Christians Watch Movies? – David Murray
Cases of Conscience– Samuel Heyward
Is TV Really So Bad? – Joel Beeke
2.The Evils of Public Dancing
An Arrow Against Profane and Promiscuous Mixed Dancing… – Increase Mather
A Cloud of Witnesses… – Cotton Mather
The Dancing Question – R. L. Dabney
Social Dancing Inconsistent With a Christian Profession and Baptismal Vows –Benjamin Palmer
Again Mixed Dancing – J.C. Ryle
3.The Evils Of Mixed Swimming
Public Undressing of America – Scott Pollard
4.The Evils Of Reading Worldly And Vain Books
Dangerous Reading- R.L. Dabney
Richard Baxter-
5.The Evils Of Spectator Sports
Richard Baxter
The Shows- Tertullian
The Evils of Romantic Love Songs
Richard Baxter
The Evils of Card Playing And Dice
II. Separation From Sinful Traditions
The Sinfulness of Man Made Holy Days
The Evils of Christmas
Christmas – Increase Mather
Holy Days Of Men And Of God – G.I. Williamson
The Evils of Halloween
Read: Mathew McMahon – “The Way of The Heathen: A Brief History of Halloween”
III. Separation From Sinful Dress for Women
David Silversides – “Christian Modesty in Dress: What Does the Bible Teach?”
James Durham – “On Apparelling” (from “The Law Unsealed“)
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland – “Distinct Clothing for Men and Women”