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.

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.