Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really WereZondervan Academic, 28 սեպ, 2010 թ. - 300 էջ "Ryken's Worldly Saints offers a fine introduction to seventeenth-century Puritanism in its English and American contexts. The work is rich in quotations from Puritan worthies and is ideally suited to general readers who have not delved widely into Puritan literature. It will also be a source of information and inspiration to those who seek a clearer understanding of the Puritan roots of American Christianity." -Harry Stout, Yale University "...the typical Puritans were not wild men, fierce and freaky, religious fanatics and social extremists, but sober, conscientious, and cultured citizens, persons of principle, determined and disciplined excelling in the domestic virtues, and with no obvious shortcomings save a tendency to run to words when saying anything important, whether to God or to a man. At last the record has been put straight." -J.I. Packer, Regent College "Worldly Saints provides a revealing treasury of primary and secondary evidence for understanding the Puritans, who they were, what they believed, and how they acted. This is a book of value and interest for scholars and students, clergy and laity alike." -Roland Mushat Frye, University of Pennsylvania "A very persuasive...most interesting book...stuffed with quotations from Puritan sources, almost to the point of making it a mini-anthology." -Publishers Weekly "With Worldly Saints, Christians of all persuasions have a tool that provides ready access to the vast treasures of Puritan thought." -Christianity Today "Ryken writes with a vigor and enthusiasm that makes delightful reading-never a dull moment." -Fides et Historia "Worldly Saints provides a valuable picture of Puritan life and values. It should be useful for general readers as well as for students of history and literature." -Christianity and Literature |
From inside the book
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... truth as they saw it applying to themselves. Puritan meditation on Scripture was modeled on the Puritan sermon; in meditation the Puritan would seek to search and challenge his heart, to stir his affections to hate sin and love ...
... truth, arousal of affections Godward, increase of ardor in one's devotions, and more love, joy, and firmness of Christian purpose in one's calling and personal life. In line with this, the ideal for the church was that through “reformed ...
... truth or falseness of those charges. The Puritans were against sex. Ridiculous. An influential Puritan said that sexual intercourse was “one of the most proper and essential acts of marriage” and something in which a couple should ...
... truth is that “in his house there is marrying and giving in marriage,...feasting and rejoicing.”15 William Tyndale described the Christian gospel as “good, merry, glad and joyful tidings, that maketh a man's heart glad, and maketh him ...
... Truth loves the light,” wrote Baxter, “and is most beautiful when most naked.”92 “Truth feareth nothing so much as concealment,” said Richard Sibbes, “and desireth nothing so much as clearly to be laid.
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Marriage and | |
Money | |
Family | |
Puritan Preaching | |
Church and Worship | |
The Bible | |
Education | |
Social Action | |
Some Puritan | |
What the Puritans Did Best | |
Notes | |