Puritan Spirituality: the Fear of God in the Affective Theology of George Swinnock (Paternoster Press, 2007) by J. Stephen Yuille, is available here.

For more on George Swinnock, see here:

George Swinnock

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"On land, at sea, at home, abroad, / I smoke my pipe and worship God." -- J.S. Bach

My copy arrived today. Looks great!

Looks great. Thanks for the heads-up.

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Rev. Adam King
Minister without a call
Westminster Presbyterian Church (WPCUS)
Westminster, CO

You're welcome. If I have some time later, I may post the table of contents. It is rich.

So, brother, how many books each day do you read cover-to-cover?

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Casey Bessette
Westminster OPC • West Suburbs of Chicago • My Blog: Paradise Regained

"It is part of the calling of the ekklesia to learn to know the love of Christ that surpasses all knowledge and also to make known within the world of science 'the manifold wisdom of God' in order that the final end of theology, as of all things, may be that the name of the Lord is glorified. Theology and dogmatics, too, exist for the Lord's sake." — Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, vol. 1, p. 46

Looking forward to it. I did a quick internet search on the author and found he also wrote "The Inner Sanctum of Puritan Piety: John Flavel's Doctrine of Mystical Union with Christ" Amazon.com: The Inner Sanctum of Puritan Piety:... He sounds like an interesting writer.

Each day? Well, it depends. My reading in January was productive.

http://www.puritanboard.com/350923-post8.html

I've slowed down a bit of late, working on our Matthew Poole translation and George Gillespie essay.

Yes, that is a good book. I recommended it last year.

The Inner Sanctum of Puritan Piety

Man,

With a reading schedule like that, how do you find time for American Idol, reality shows, America's Most Wanted, Gilligan's Island re-runs, Jimmy Kimmel, All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, WW Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain, and Boston Legal?

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Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

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Yuille's book on Flavel is really a very good (too short, but nevertheless excellent) summary of the doctrine of the union between believers and Christ.

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Todd K. Pedlar
member, First Congregational Church, (CCCC) Cresco, IA
http://semperubi.rtrc.net

"Many men, after a long conversion, see more of the workings of sin in their hearts than ever they did before or at their first conversion. Now, such men have not an increase of sin, but an increase of illumination and light" (Christopher Love)


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For those who may be interested, here is the table of contents for J. Stephen Yuille's Puritan Spirituality: the Fear of God in the Affective Theology of George Swinnock:

Foreword by J.I. Packer - xiii
Preface - xv
Acknowledgements - xvii

Introduction - 1

Chapter One Puritanism - 5
Ecclesiastical Movement - 5
Political Movement - 8
Theological Movement - 10
Spiritual Movement - 13
Conclusion - 17

Chapter Two George Swinnock - 18
The School of Religion - 19
The Eminent Servant - 20
The Universities - 23
The Christian Heathen - 25
Historic Witness - 27
The Pious Divines - 28
Conclusion - 30

Chapter Three The Whole Man - 32
The Faculties of the Soul - 32
The Nature of the Image - 34
The Purpose of the Image - 36
The Corruption of the Image - 39
The Nature of Sin - 43
Sin in the Mind - 45
Sin in the Affections - 49
Sin in the Will - 40
The Evil of Sin - 54
The Renewal of the Image - 56
The Efficient Cause - 56
The Moving Cause - 58
The Instrumental Cause - 59
The Formal Cause - 63
The Final Cause - 69
Conclusion - 70

Chapter Four The Fear of God - 71
The Affections - 72
The Object of Fear - 75
The Nature of Fear - 78
Love - 79
Desire - 81
Delight - 82
Trust - 85
Hope - 86
Fear - 87
Sorrow - 88
Hatred - 91
The Effect of Fear - 93
Conclusion - 94

Chapter Five Obedience: The Expression of Love for God - 96
The Fear of God and the Law - 96
The Fear of God and the Sermon on the Mount - 100
The Fear of God and the Covenant - 107
Conclusion - 111

Chapter Six Godliness: The Christian Man's Calling - 112
The Nature of Self-Control - 112
The Fear of God in All Actions - 120
Natural - 121
Recreational - 122
Puritan Asceticism - 123
The Fear of God in All Vocations - 128
The Fear of God in All Relations - 131
Parents and Children - 132
Husbands and Wives - 133
Masters and Servants - 140
The Puritan Home - 141
Good and Evil Company - 144
The Fear of God in All Conditions - 145
Prosperity and Adversity - 145
The Mystery of God's Providence - 147
Moderation - 154
Conclusion - 155

Chapter Seven Discipline: The Pursuit of the Means of Grace - 157
Spiritual Duties - 157
Praying - 159
Hearing and Reading God's Word - 161
Receiving the Lord's Supper - 168
Keeping the Lord's Day - 173
The Market Day for the Soul - 173
The Nature of Sabbatarianism - 175
The Origin of Sabbatarianism - 180
The Zeal of Mr. Thomas Wilson - 183
Grace and Duty - 186
Conclusion - 188

Chapter Eight Meditation: The Gateway Between Head and Heart - 190
A Definition - 190
The Art of Divine Meditation - 195
Meditation in the Mind - 198
The Majesty of God - 199
The Severity of Sin - 201
The Beauty of Christ - 202
The Certainty of Death - 203
The Finality of Judgment - 203
The Misery of Hell - 204
The Glory of Heaven - 205
Meditation in the Affections - 206
Meditation in the Will - 208
The Puritan Meditative Tradition - 209
Conclusion - 212

Conclusion - 214

Bibliography - 219

Index - 239

FYI, I *never* watch Boston Legal.

OK, OK. So Now I have to buy this book. Thanks for posting this, Andrew.

You're welcome, brother. I finished the book tonight and highly recommend it.

That's great!

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