A Habitual Sight of Him

Thomas Goodwin (1600–1680) was a faithful pastor, Westminster divine, advisor to Oliver Cromwell, and president of Magdalen College, Oxford. In this book, Joel R. Beeke and Mark Jones acquaint the reader with Goodwin through an informative biographical introduction. The remainder of the book, 35 selections from across the works of Goodwin, displays Goodwin’s constant attention to Christ in his various theological engagements. You will learn much about the life and works of this influential Puritan, and perhaps, be strengthened with a habitual sight of Christ. 

Series Description 

Seeking, then, both to honor the past and yet not idolize it, we are issuing these books in the series Profiles in Reformed Spirituality. The design is to introduce the spirituality and piety of the Reformed Profiles in Reformed Spirituality tradition by presenting descriptions of the lives of notable Christians with select passages from their works. This combination of biographical sketches and collected portions from primary sources gives a taste of the subjects’ contributions to our spiritual heritage and some direction as to how the reader can find further edification through their works. It is the hope of the publishers that this series will provide riches for those areas where we are poor and light of day where we are stumbling in the deepening twilight.

Endorsements 

“Christology lay at the very heart of the best of Reformed Orthodox theology and practice. In this short book the reader is not only introduced to a brilliant Puritan theologian but also to the very center of his vital Christian piety. I hope this book introduces the writings of Goodwin to a new generation.”
—Carl Trueman

“In the long line of distinguished Puritans known as the ‘Spiritual Brotherhood,’ Thomas Goodwin had a formative impact on a host of contemporaries, including John Owen. On many a day while writing my doctoral dissertation on Goodwin, I found myself overwhelmed with emotion as well as penetrating insight as this servant of God set Christ forth in His saving office. Thomas Goodwin’s work defies any tidy division between doctrine and doxology.”
—Mike Horton

Contents

Profiles in Reformed Spirituality
Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Piety of Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680)

1. Christ Excels Joseph
2. Christ Longs for His Own Return
3. Sitting in Heaven
4. Crying Us into Heaven
5. Christ’s Gift
6. Christ Dwelling in Our Hearts by Faith
7. Christ’s Perfections are our Perfections
8. Three Hours
9. Christ by Piecemeal
10. Christ, the Marrow of the Gospel
11. Reconciliation Through Christ
12. “Christ above Moses”
13. God’s Greatest Work (1)
14. God’s Greatest Work (2)
15. Possessing Christ by Faith
16. One Foot on Christ, Another on Yourself?
17. No Union, No Justification
18. Communion with Christ
19. Elected to Inseparable Union with Christ
20. Purchasing and Bestowing
21. Gathered to Christ or Satan?
22. Sitting at the Right Hand
23. Summed Up in Christ
24. Christ Putting Beauty on the Body
25. Living Like Christ
26. The Revenues of His Death
27. Joy in God’s Glory
28. Weak, but Accepted for Christ’s Sake
29. Christ’s Works of Glory
30. Restoring Beauty to His Bride
31. “The Son’s Special Act”
32. Spirit-Christology
33. Never Leaving Christ Out
34. The Mystery of His Will in Christ
35. Treasures in Heaven 

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