A Habitual Sight of Him: The Christ-Centered Piety of Thomas Goodwin (Profiles in Reformed Spirituality)

by Thomas Goodwin

Publisher:

Reformation Heritage

, 2009

Overview

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.

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Key Features

• Presents the life and ministry of Thomas Goodwin
• Displays Goodwin’s constant attention to Christ in his various theological engagements
• Includes an informative biographical introduction

Contents

Top Highlights

“ can teach us much about Christianity, its doctrines, its passions, and its fruit.” (Page ix)

“never to seek personal fame, but ‘to part with all for Christ and make the glory of God the measure of all time to come” (Page 10)

“the pure word of God, which is the ground of faith and hope” (Page 10)

Praise for the Print Edition

Christology lay at the very heart of the best of Reformed Orthodox theology and practice. In this short book the reader is not only introduced to a brilliant Puritan theologian but also to the very center of his vital Christian piety. I hope this book introduces the writings of Goodwin to a new generation.

—Carl R. Trueman

In the long line of distinguished Puritans known as the ‘Spiritual Brotherhood,’ Thomas Goodwin had a formative impact on a host of contemporaries, including John Owen. On many a day while writing my doctoral dissertation on Goodwin, I found myself overwhelmed with emotion as well as penetrating insight as this servant of God set Christ forth in His saving office. Thomas Goodwin’s work defies any tidy division between doctrine and doxology.

—Mike Horton

Product Details

• Title: “A Habitual Sight of Him”: The Christ-Centered Piety of Thomas Goodwin
• Author: Thomas Goodwin
• Series: Profiles in Reformed Spirituality
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 138
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680; Piety; Spirituality
• ISBNs: 9781601780676, 1601780672
• Resource ID: LLS:HBTLSGHTHMCHRST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:28:31Z

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.