Francis Covell
Francis Covell (1808-1879) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. He was appointed the Pastor of Providence Chapel, Croydon, England.
Francis Covell Sermons
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The Funeral Sermon Of Joseph Philpot
It is well known that Mr. Philpot, during his residence at Croydon, frequently attended Mr. Covell's ministry, and sometimes preached for him, and that he was greatly attached to Mr. Covell as a friend. Previous to the service a prayer-meeting was held. Some time before the public service commenced, the chapel was crowded with an expectant congregation, dressed for the most part in black. The pulpit and lower desk were covered with black cloth. Mr. Covell, on ascending the pulpit, bespoke the sympathy and prayers of those present on his behalf. He said he had lost a very dear friend, and he felt the blow acutely. He subsequently read Ps. 39, which he had also read to Mr. Philpot on the Monday before he died.…
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How Fair Is Thy Love
This Song is called the "Song of Songs," and we may indeed say it is the very best, for in it the Son of God has, as it were, opened all His heart, told us all His thoughts, and made known His mind and will. In it we may read of His delight in His poor people, and such things has He said in it to them that, unless He had said it, we could not have believed it. "It is too good," we should have said, "to be true;" but He makes us believe it by speaking to our heart, and this brings us to say, "Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.'' "Thou hast ravished My heart, My sister, My spouse." When?…
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The Life And Ministry Of Francis Covell
The late beloved Francis Covell still lives in the affections of thousands of the Lord's family to whom his ministry was made a blessing. Although his work was chiefly confined to Croydon, yet the influence of his ministry extended far beyond his native town, in which he preached for over thirty-five years. His printed sermons, which were published monthly, have long been out of print, and any stray copies that can still be obtained are always eagerly welcomed by lovers of experimental truth, both for public and private reading. But to read Mr. Covell's sermons gives only a faint impression of what it was to hear them delivered; the whole man seemed to speak, and none who heard him could fail to realize his tremendous…
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Seven Troubles And Untouched
How true every child of God finds the Word of God to be! As soon as our first parents broke the law by eating of the forbidden fruit, God said, "Cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the clays of thy life;" and there is not one of the children of God now in heaven but what proved this to be true, and we daily prove the same thing. Now, besides being afflicted with temporal troubles, in common with the rest of mankind, the child of God has troubles which are no troubles to the world. God has made sin to be a trouble to those that fear Him, and they never can be at rest until…
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The Precious Things Of Heaven
A Sermon Peached By Francis Covell On Sunday Evening, June 2nd, 1872, At Corydon "And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, and for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon.”—Deuteronomy 33:13,14 In the morning we took a little notice of Joseph in some of his afflictions, but we found that "out of them all the Lord delivered him,” and made His promise good concerning him, that, “All things shall work together for good to them that love God, and are the called according to his purpose;" and we noticed that the same afflictions,…
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The Afflictions Of The Lord’s People
A Sermon Preached By Francis Covell On Sunday Morning, 2 June 1872, At Croydon "And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, and for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon.”—Deuteronomy 33:13,14 We read (Acts 7:9) that "the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions." That, although loved by his God, bought by blood, and having a kingdom prepared and a crown for him to wear, he had to tread through a tribulative path, to prove what God could do…
