Great Spoil: Thomas Manton’s Spirituality of the Word

by J. Stephen Yuille

Publisher:

Reformation Heritage

, 2019

Overview

Much of evangelicalism has forsaken a Word-based approach to Christian spirituality, so to help us recover a model of biblical piety, J. Stephen Yuille examines Thomas Manton’s sermons on Psalm 119. Following a brief account of Manton as a leading Puritan committed to the ministry of the Word, Yuille leads us on a careful investigation of Manton’s understanding of blessedness, the instrumentality of God’s Word, and the practice of spiritual duties. At the foundation stands the conviction that as we love and obey God’s Word, the blessed God communes with us by His Spirit, conveying sweet influences on our soul through His Word.

Manton’s spirituality of the Word is a timely remedy for the subjective mysticism that expects God to speak through inner urgings apart from His Word. Let us learn from Manton how to listen to the Bible as if we heard God speaking to us from heaven, rejoicing like those who find “great spoil” (Ps. 119:162).

Key Features

• Recovers a model of biblical piety.
• Examines Thomas Manton’s sermons on Psalm 119.
• Follows a brief account of Manton as a leading Puritan committed to the ministry of the Word.

Product Details

• Title: Great Spoil: Thomas Manton’s Spirituality of the Word
• Author: J. Stephen Yuille
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 186
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677; Bible. O.T. Psalms 119 › Sermons--Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9781601786920, 9781601786913, 1601786921, 1601786913
• Resource ID: LLS:GRTSPLSPRTLTWRD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-10T17:16:40Z

About J. Stephen Yuille

J. Stephen Yuille is the preaching pastor at Grace Community Church in Glen Rose, Texas and an adjunct professor at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He has also ministered in churches and seminaries in Canada and Portugal. He has a PhD in historical theology from the London School of Theology. He has written numerous books, including The Inner Sanctum of Puritan Piety, Puritan Spirituality, Trading and Thriving in Godliness, Living Blessedly Forever, Looking Unto Jesus, and A Labor of Love.