This book has been called by some one of the greatest Christian books of all time. It is another of the excellent reprints of Puritan books from Soli Deo Gloria. The book, which was originally entitled “A Saint Indeed”, is based on Proverbs 4:23, which exhorts us to “keep our heart, for out of it are the issues of life”. And Flavel carefully and exhaustively unfolds all that is involved in “keeping” the heart, and how that should be the “great business” of every Christian. Keeping the hear...

The writings of Dr. Mines ("Felix Oldboy") are well known to New Yorkers. This volume is a series of papers published years ago in the Trinity Record, and is replete with historical reminiscences of those who were prominent in public and private life and now rest in the churchyards of Trinity Parish.

Jesus Christ is all we need for salvation— our Prophet, Priest, and King.For those who love Christ, there is no more glorious subject than the work of Christ as our all-sufficient Mediator. Join Puritan author John Flavel as he recounts the lovliness of our Savior in His person and work on our behalf.This treatment of the Mediator and His threefold office is extracted and abridged from Flavel’s classic The Fountain of Life.

The Christian's joy is secured by Jesus Christ's humiliation and exaltation.This modernized classic by John Flavel reveals how Christ's humiliation— His birth, ministry, and death— and exaltation— His resurrection, ascension, intercession, and return in judgment— have secured our hope. With classic Puritan devotion, Flavel reminds us that Christ has removed our debt and secured our inheritance.This treatment of the Mediator in His humiliation and exaltation...

John Flavel shows Christ as our fountain of true joy: secured for his people by his humiliation and his exaltation. By humiliation, Flavel means the incarnation - Christ’s birth, ministry, and death - by exaltation he means the four stages of resurrection, ascension, intercession, and His return in judgment.Flavel shows this twofold act (humiliation and exaltation) is the foundation of our joy because through them Christ has removed our debt and secured our inheritance. “The believ...

The Digital Puritan is a quarterly digest of carefully selected Puritan writings, suitable for personal devotional use or for small group discussion. The focus of each article is typically more practical than theological. The originals have been sparingly edited, generally only to correct typographical errors or make the text more readable. Scripture references (ESV) are embedded in the text as hyperlinks--no wireless connection is needed. Just press the "BACK" button when you are ready to...

Discover the Ultimate Puritan Collection Dive into the timeless wisdom and spiritual depth of Puritan literature with The Ultimate Puritan Collection. This comprehensive anthology brings together some of the most profound works by Puritan authors, offering guidance, encouragement, and insight into living a life of faith and devotion. Included in this Collection: The Excellency of Christ On Revival Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Freedom of the Will The Mortification of Sin Communion w...

Do we believe that everything in the world and in our own lives down to the minutest details is ordered by the providence of God? Do we ever take time to observe and meditate on the workings of Providence? If not, are we missing much?It should be a delight and pleasure to us to discern how God works all things in the world for His own glory and His people’s good. But it should be an even greater pleasure to observe the particular designs of Providence in our own lives. ‘O, what a wo...

Discover the Ultimate Puritan CollectionDive into the timeless wisdom and spiritual depth of Puritan literature with The Ultimate Puritan Collection. This comprehensive anthology brings together some of the most profound works by Puritan authors, offering guidance, encouragement, and insight into living a life of faith and devotion.Included in this Collection:The Excellency of ChristOn RevivalSinners in the Hands of an Angry GodFreedom of the WillThe Mortification of SinCommunion with the ...

How will you triumph when your heart is left trembling?To some degree, everyone experiences fear. It impacts the decisions we make and leaves us feeling helpless. John Flavel begins this book by examining various fears and discussing general ways God governs it in this world. He then turns to sinful fear in particular, explaining its causes and disastrous effects. His longest chapter discusses rules for dealing with sinful fear, showing how a proper fear of God is the ultimate reme...

We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. – Romans 5:3It is as much our interest as it is our duty to be awakened out of our pleasant but most pernicious drowsiness. Troubles will be so much more sinking and intolerable if they take us by surprise. Just as expectation spoils earthly comforts by sucking out much of its sweetness beforehand so that we find less in it when we come to the actual enjoyment, so the expectation of suffering eases much of the ...

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23)The heart of man is his worst part before it is regenerated, and the best part afterward. It is the seat of principles, and the fountain of actions. The greatest difficulty in conversion is to win the heart to God. The greatest difficulty after conversion is to keep the heart with God. Direction and help in this great work are the scope of the text wherein we have:* An exhortation: Keep thy heart with a...