Suffering and Sovereignty

John Flavel and the Puritans on Afflictive Providence

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian Life
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Author: Brian H. Cosby ISBN: 9781601782137
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Reformation Heritage Books Language: English
Author: Brian H. Cosby
ISBN: 9781601782137
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Reformation Heritage Books
Language: English
John Flavel wrote extensively on the subject of human suffering and how it relates to divine sovereignty. He himself experienced great suffering through the deaths of three wives and a son and continual persecution from state officials. Because many of his writings deal directly with the theme of suffering and because of his own experience with it, Flavel is a significant resource for understanding a Puritan theology of human suffering and divine sovereignty.In this book, Brian H. Cosby examines Flavels teachings on suffering and how that theology translated into practical application for suffering believers. Serious consideration is given to issues related to the origin and nature of suffering, how it relates to divine sovereignty, Gods purpose for it, how people were encouraged to respond to it, and the benefits of comfort and consolation such understandings produce in believers. Cosby ably gathers these elements together so as to present a Puritan theology of suffering drawn from Flavels writings.
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John Flavel wrote extensively on the subject of human suffering and how it relates to divine sovereignty. He himself experienced great suffering through the deaths of three wives and a son and continual persecution from state officials. Because many of his writings deal directly with the theme of suffering and because of his own experience with it, Flavel is a significant resource for understanding a Puritan theology of human suffering and divine sovereignty.In this book, Brian H. Cosby examines Flavels teachings on suffering and how that theology translated into practical application for suffering believers. Serious consideration is given to issues related to the origin and nature of suffering, how it relates to divine sovereignty, Gods purpose for it, how people were encouraged to respond to it, and the benefits of comfort and consolation such understandings produce in believers. Cosby ably gathers these elements together so as to present a Puritan theology of suffering drawn from Flavels writings.

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