The Works of Thomas Goodwin, vol. 10

by Thomas Goodwin

Publisher:

James Nichol

, 1865

Overview

Volume Ten is devoted to punishment, reprobation, and the state of all fallen individuals before God. Goodwin begins with a review of the doctrine of sin, and shows why all individuals are sinful before God and cannot be reconciled to God without God’s initiative and invitation. He confronts the honest reality that not all people want or receive God’s grace, given the pervasive nature of sin. The volume concludes with a rationale for God’s judgment and an excursus on hell.

Praise for the Print Edition

He speaks the intimacies of things from an inward sense and feeling of them in his own heart, to the particular cases and experiences of others.

—James Barron

Product Details

• Title: The Works of Thomas Goodwin, vol. 10
• Author: Thomas Goodwin
• Publisher: James Nichol
• Publication Date: 1864
• Pages: 567

About Thomas Goodwin

Thomas Goodwin (October 5, 1600–February 23, 1680) was an English Puritan theologian and preacher. He was born in Norfolk in England as the oldest son of Richard and Catherine Goodwin. At the age of six, Goodwin, in his own words, “began to have some slighter workings of the Holy Spirit.” He attended Christ’s College in Cambridge, and was ordained as a preacher in 1625 and as a lecturer at Trinity Church in 1633.

In 1634, he resigned and in 1639 was forced to flee to the Netherlands to escape persecution.

After Goodwin returned to England, he became a member of the Westminster Assembly, and frequently preached in Parliament. In 1656, he also became chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Along with John Owen, Thomas Goodwin was instrumental in writing the Westminster Confession of 1658.

In 1660, Goodwin returned to London and served as pastor of Fetter Lane Independent Church, where he remained until his death.