The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul

by Joseph Symonds

Publisher:

Digital Puritan Press

, 2011

Overview

In The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul, Puritan Joseph Symonds (d.1652) explores the nature, causes, and treatment of spiritual depression—a state that arises when God seems to hide his face, leaving the Christian to walk alone in a “dark night of the soul.” Every aspect of this condition is examined with a surgeon’s precision, a philosopher’s insight, and the Word of God’s wisdom on how to gain a firmer footing and emerge from this melancholy hour with renewed strength and vivacity.

Key Features

• Explores the nature, causes, and treatment of spiritual depression
• Examines every aspect of spiritual depression with precision, insight, and biblical wisdom
• Guides the reader to gain a firmer footing and emerge from spiritual melancholy with renewed strength

Contents

• Foreword
• Author’s Preface
• 1) Sometimes the godly suffer desertion
• 2) The state of a truly deserted soul
• 3) To those who are deserted in appearance only
• 4) To those who have their comforts removed
• Scripture Index
• Glossary

Product Details

• Title: The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul
• Author: Joseph Symonds
• Publisher: Digital Puritan Press
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 324
• Era: era:reformation
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Christian life
• ISBNs: 9781105900006, 1467917621, 9781467917629, 1105900002
• Resource ID: LLS:CSCRDSRTDSL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-09-05T16:50:14Z