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Recent Additions to the Library

28 Jan

New for 2012 we’ve added a web-link to a marvellous children’s Bible that includes  stories from both Old and New Testaments, and – this is the good bit – it is downloadable in over 50 different languages!

With full permission, we’ve placed a sample chapter on our “Youth” page, – The Story of the Good Samaritan in English – and also added LINKS to the external website where all can be viewed ands downloaded – for free, of course!

CLICK TO GO TO THE YOUTH PAGE

COMING SOON:

The book my father wrote in the last 12 months of his terminal illness. Thank you for your prayers as I finish the final proof-reading. Also coming soon: first ever seen photos of D. H. Ruffle. I was looking through them with my elderly mother last Sunday night, and some of them I’d never seen before! Other updates scheduled for the half-term holidays include an index of titles, and the addition of some obvious and some less obvious omissions. God bless you, John Ruffle 7th February 2012

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Also, as today is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas, we’ve added a short 20 page biography of his life from the Catholic Encyclopedia, highlighting his multi-volume Gospel commentary: ‘Catena Aurea -Commentary on the Four Gospels Collected out of the Works of the Fathers by St. Thomas Aquinas.’

CLICK TO GO TO THE WEB PAGE

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I’ve been so blessed this week just reading some of the chapters in the Library on prayer… why not take a browse!

Brother John

 
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Posted by on January 28, 2012 in 'The D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY', Bible Study Aids, FREE PDF DOWNLOADS, PRAYER, SPIRITUAL CLASSICS

 

St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

24 Jan

INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE 

-St. Francis de Sales

Born in 16th century France, the remarkable backdrop to St. Francis de Sales life must have been the Protestant Reformation, which stormed Europe during his lifetime. After a personal crisis of faith, (a hallmark of so many great Christians from St. Peter and St. Paul onwards to the present day), he decided to dedicate his entire life to God. Francis came to the conclusion that whatever God had in store for him was good, because “God is love”. This faithful devotion to the God of love not only expelled his doubts, but also influenced the rest of his life and his teachings.

He was consecrated bishop of of Geneva in 1602, during which time he gained a reputation as an inspirational preacher and something of an ascetic; in particular, he was known as a friend of the poor; very approachable and of a deeply understanding and compassionate nature. These last qualities come through in his books, the most famous of which was Introduction à la vie dévote (“Introduction to the Devout Life”), which he wrote not as a theological treatise, but rather to help the non-clergy Christian faithful deepen his or her faith and devotion to Christ. (He uses the address “my daughter” in his writings.) His manner of teaching is often referred to as the Way of Divine Love, or the Devout Life, taken from the book he wrote of a similar name: “Introduction to the Devout Life”, added in its entirely here, on his feast-day of 24th January, at: D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library for free download.

  Read or download: Introduction to the Devout Life -St. Francis de Sales

 
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Posted by on January 24, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

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JOHN WESLEY’S Secret Heritage!

22 Jan

 GEMS – The Missing Link!

My apologies, I sent out my weekly update a few minutes ago with the new link missing! Here it is below – Thirteen pages well worth reading! While you are on the site, do take a browse at the OTHER new acquisitions we’ve put up in the past seven days!

Wesley and the Anglo-Catholic Revival – G. W. Taylor 

God bless and have a devoted week!

-John Ruffle (webmaster/librarian)

The D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library

 
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Posted by on January 22, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

GEMS from our Archives: The Secret Heritage of John Wesley

22 Jan

THE SECRET HERITAGE OF JOHN WESLEY (1703-1791)

This week, we highlight an early 20th century document we’ve unearthed that puts a new spin on the theology of revivalist preacher and founder of Methodism, John Wesley. Wesley was greatly used by God to spread a revival of faith among the commoners of England and also, travelling by horseback, to the ‘new colonies’ – the United States. Although he remained a Church of England clergyman, the Methodist denomination owes its roots to his life, witness, ministry and Gospel zeal. Here then is an essay published in 1905 by SPCK (the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge – the 3rd oldest publishing house in the UK).  Written by G. W. Taylor, it attempts to link the early 19th century Ango-Catholic liturgical revival to the theology and practice of Wesley – otherwise thought to be a low-churchman. Who would have thought to link the worthy names of the Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)  – one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement in the 1830s, who as an Anglican priest, later became Roman Catholic and subsequently made a cardinal – and John Wesley, (1703-1791) – a product of the Reformation if ever there was one! Their births were almost exactly one century apart,  with Wesley impacting the 18th and Newman the 19th. Both of course, shared a deep passion and devotion to Jesus Christ our Lord. But did they have much more in common  than we have previously thought? Read this 13 page document to find out! -John Ruffle, 22/01/2012

Wesley and the Anglo-Catholic Revival – G. W. Taylor 

BOOKS BY JOHN WESLEY already in the D. H. RUFFLE LIBRARY Collection:

“Book of Stories of Boys and Girls”  by John Wesley- Page link HERE 

12 remarkable and true stories about children and the faith, 31 pages.

“John Wesley’s “Notes on the Bible”  – Page link HERE  

“John Wesley’s Journal” -Page link HERE

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For other volumes NEW this week, click HERE

 
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Posted by on January 22, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Pass The WORD on!

13 Jan

 
 
PASS THE WORD!
The D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library is now reaching  around the world with YOUR help!
 

Women Pray in a Persecuted Nation

Yesterday, the most people visited the site since we’ve been online in December (50+ hits). We need to spread the Word! Because around the world, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer millions are looking for… but they need to be reached with faithful, caring and trained leaders.
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Sisters Pray in Asia

Free PDF books reach where other books can’t! For those with no Internet in poverty, we can send pre-loaded USB sticks (they will still need a PC with Adobe reader installed.)

BROWSE our categories this weekend where it be Church History or a download of the Young’s Literal Translation of the Bible.. there are over 250,000 pages for free download.. and we won’t stop until we reach 1 million precious pages!

In the weeks to come, we plan to profile specific works to make them more accessible to you. In the meantime, view our NEW IMAGE GALLERY  as you click on the top tabs – and pass the Word on!

Child Prays in a Church in Asia

 
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Posted by on January 13, 2012 in 'The D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY', BIBLE -Young's Translation, CHURCH HISTORY

 

New Additions/Updates

10 Jan

With well over 100 volumes now available to download or view as PDF files free of charge, the D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library of Christian Faith and Practice continues to take shape! Follow this link to read John Ruffle’s own personal testimony profile, and also to read about why and how he went about creating the project nearly 6 months ago. The top menu offers easy access to BIBLES, COMMENTARIES, CHRISTIAN CLASSICS, PRAYER and HISTORY and more. Your suggests for important are always welcome, just email me at john.ruffle@yahoo.com

 
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Posted by on January 10, 2012 in 'The D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY', PRAYER

 

Celebrate our 100th Acquisition -The Dead Sea Scrolls!

06 Jan

Celebrating the 100th volume added to the D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY at the FREE BIBLE download page

THE 100th D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY ACQUISITION: The Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit

                 The Dead Sea Scrolls: Psalms

 

LATEST ADDITIONAL BIBLE ACQUISITIONS (as PDF files):

:: View or download: The New Testament in Modern Speech -Weymouth (1903)

:: View or download: The Twentieth Century New Testament (1904)

:: View or download: The Emphasised Bible (1902)

:: View or download: The Emphatic Diaglott (Interlinear Bible)

:: View or download: The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (O.T., 1917)

We now have more than a dozen English Bible versions as well as early texts – all as FREE pdf files at the heart of the D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library!

PLUS: Bible Study Aids you won’t want to be without! NO software to install; NO fee, NO registration! Simply open the PDF Files to view or download!  ..and MUCH MORE!

 
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Posted by on January 6, 2012 in BIBLES, FREE PDF DOWNLOADS, JEWISH Scriptures

 

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New Look and More Books for 2012

02 Jan

Over the past week, here at the D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library blog, we’ve been busy adding thousands of pages of FREE Biblical resources for you to read or download. We have a whole section on Church History and another on Christian Classics. Of course, we still have eight different English Bible versions to read or download, as well as numerous Bible Study Aids, such as Vine’s Expository Dictionary and Mathew Henry’s Commentary.

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12th century codex of a catena. The biblical text is surrounded by the commentary on 4 margins.

This image reveals what a medieval commentary on the Gospels looks like. You can read a clear version of St. Thomas Aquinas’s 4 volume, 8 book work right here on line!

In all, around 40 new documents have been added since we last sent out a blog post, and new items are being added too! Finally, the entire design of the Library has been updated, to make it a lot easier to see the PDF links for your FREE access.

With every blessing for this new year,

John Ruffle

Librarian/Webmaster

 
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Posted by on January 2, 2012 in Bible Study Aids, CHURCH HISTORY, EARLY CHURCH FATHERS, FREE PDF DOWNLOADS, THEOLOGY

 

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HISTORY Page Added (includes Early Church Fathers)

25 Dec

As we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord around the world, I have created a brand-new page detailing how we received our New Testament, and including important historical documents such as Eusebius, and from a slightly later period, the Ecclesiastical History of England, by the Venerable Bede. Also you’ll find an article by the 20th century theologian, F.F. Bruce and more!

Click on the link HERE or go to the top menu or right-hand “pages” menu and click on “HISTORY” to access the new page!

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The wonder of the Incarnation!

With Christmas Blessings, – Brother John.

 
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Posted by on December 25, 2011 in 'The D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY', EARLY CHURCH FATHERS, FREE PDF DOWNLOADS, SPIRITUAL CLASSICS, THEOLOGY

 

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Welcome to the FREE online D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library

21 Dec

USB Library

The 'D. H. Ruffle Memorial Library' on USB

Thank you for visiting today.. we are here for YOU! The pdf files are located on the  ‘BIBLE Downloads‘ and ‘ Study Aids‘ pages. No need to  register, just browse or download this growing library!

Below, you will see samples of what is available on this site. Unlike some websites, there is nothing to pay, and you do not need to register to access the files.  Our desire is to put the precious Word of God into your hands, as well as some intelligent Bible study tools.

Most  volumes are fully indexed chapter-by-chapter and searchable. You can also copy and paste with many of them.  Some files have less functionality, (usually  ‘page image’ files) – and these may seem hard to navigate at first.  However, all the PDFs  have a very handy  “search” function, so don’t be put off from serious Bible study.

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God's Gift

I trust that the volumes so far will prove to be a blessing to those of you who may not have previously had access to all these volumes. With every blessing in the wonderful Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Amen.

-John Ruffle (Librarian/Webmaster)

john.ruffle@yahoo.com

 
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Posted by on December 21, 2011 in 'The D. H. RUFFLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY'

 
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