A Habitual Sight of Him: The Christ-Centered Piety of Thomas Goodwin - Paperback

by Joel R. Beeke (Editor), Mark Jones (Editor)

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.

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Table of Contents:

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

2. Christ Excels Joseph

3. Christ Longs for His Own Return

4. Sitting in Heaven

5. Crying Us into Heaven

6. Christ's Gift

7. Christ Dwelling in Our Hearts by Faith

8. Christ's Perfections are our Perfections

9. Three Hours

10. Christ by Piecemeal

11. Christ, the Marrow of the Gospel

12. Reconciliation Through Christ

13. "Christ above Moses"

14. God's Greatest Work (1)

15. God's Greatest Work (2)

16. Possessing Christ by Faith

17. One Foot on Christ, Another on Yourself?

18. No Union, No Justification

19. Communion with Christ

20. Elected to Inseparable Union with Christ

21. Purchasing and Bestowing

22. Gathered to Christ or Satan?

23. Sitting at the Right Hand

24. Summed up in Christ

25. Christ Putting Beauty on the Body

26. Living Like Christ

27. The Revenues of His Death

28. Joy in God's Glory

29. Weak, But Accepted for Christ's Sake

30. Christ's Works of Glory

31. Restoring Beauty to His Bride

32. "The Son's Special Act"

33. Spirit-Christology

34. Never Leaving Christ Out

35. The Mystery of His Will in Christ

36. Treasures in Heaven

Reading Goodwin

Author Biography

Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Seminary) is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; editor of Banner of Sovereign Gr