"German rationalists, discussing the sins of the patriarchs, were designated by Dr. Duncan: 'Those Ham-like writers!' He often said, 'Let us speak tenderly of the faults of the Old Testament Saints.'"(Source: Spurgeon's Sermon Notes)
Recommended reading:
The Conversion of Charles Spurgeon
The Forgotten Spurgeon, by Iain Murray
A Defense of Calvinism - by Charles Spurgeon
The Forgotten Spurgeon, by Iain Murray
A Defense of Calvinism - by Charles Spurgeon