Description:
In The Heart of Christ for Sinners, Thomas Goodwin explains how believers' infirmities cause Jesus to draw nearer, not further away. Updated with clear, modern language, this abridged classic helps readers understand God's free grace.
Brief description:
Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680) was a Puritan clergyman from Norfolk, England, who served as chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. An important figure in church history, he helped draft the Westminster Confession of Faith and wrote several volumes, including his most famous, The Heart of Christ in Heaven, Towards Sinners on Earth. He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and served as vicar of Trinity Church. In 1650, he was appointed by Parliament as president of Magdalen College, Oxford.