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.
Table of Contents: Introduction: The Piety of Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680)
Christ Excels Joseph
Christ Longs for His Own Return
Sitting in Heaven
Crying Us into Heaven
Christ’s Gift
Christ Dwelling in Our Hearts by Faith
Christ’s Perfections are our Perfections
Three Hours
Christ by Piecemeal
Christ, the Marrow of the Gospel
Reconciliation Through Christ
“Christ above Moses”
God’s Greatest Work (1)
God’s Greatest Work (2)
Possessing Christ by Faith
One Foot on Christ, Another on Yourself?
No Union, No Justification
Communion with Christ
Elected to Inseparable Union with Christ
Purchasing and Bestowing
Gathered to Christ or Satan?
Sitting at the Right Hand
Summed up in Christ
Christ Putting Beauty on the Body
Living Like Christ
The Revenues of His Death
Joy in God’s Glory
Weak, But Accepted for Christ’s Sake
Christ’s Works of Glory
Restoring Beauty to His Bride
“The Son’s Special Act”
Spirit-Christology
Never Leaving Christ Out
The Mystery of His Will in Christ
Treasures in Heaven
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.
