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The Genius of Puritanism
by Peter Lewis
Publication
- Publisher
- Soli Deo Gloria
- Print status
- Out of stock
The Physical Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Total pages
- 144 pages
- ISBN-13
- 9781573580311
Reference
- Notes
- First published Haywards Heath, Sussex: Carey Publications, 1975. A modern introduction to the Puritans as preachers, congregants, and pastors, with an extended treatment of spiritual depression and its cure.
- Publisher page
- View at publisher
Contents
- Part I: The Puritan in the Pulpit
- 1. The Puritan Preachers
- 2. The Puritan Preaching
- 3. The Dignity of Preaching
- 4. The Necessity of Preaching
- 5. The Demands of Preaching
- 6. The Character of Preaching
- 7. The Content of Preaching
- Part II: The Puritan in the Pew
- 1. The Preparation Necessary for Hearing the Word Preached
- 2. Behavior Necessary when Hearing the Word Preached
- 3. Duties after Hearing the Word Preached
- 4. A Typical Puritan Service
- 5. Fast Days
- 6. The Puritan Lecture
- Part III: The Puritan in Private — The Puritans as Pastors
- A. The Condition of Spiritual Desertions and Depressions
- i. Lack of the Sense of God's Presence
- ii. Lack of the Strength of Present Graces
- iii. Unwillingness to Apply Present Comforts
- iv. Lack of Assurance and Fears of the Future
- B. The Causes of Spiritual Desertions and Depressions
- i. The Holy Spirit
- ii. Our Own Heart
- iii. Satan
- C. The Cure of Spiritual Desertions and Depressions
- i. Fly to God
- ii. Trust in God
- iii. Put Convictions of Sin into Perspective
- iv. Do Your Part in All This
- A. The Condition of Spiritual Desertions and Depressions