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Keeping the Heart (John Flavel)

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This is John Flavel’s classic work on union and fellowship with God. In a comprehensive and helpful manner Flavel helps us understand better what keeping the heart means. He tells us why we should take this commission seriously and speaks about there being particular times when we need to be especially wary of being distracted from our goal.

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Keeping the Heart

How to Maintain Your Love for God

This is John Flavel’s classic work on union and fellowship with God. In a comprehensive and helpful manner Flavel helps us understand better what keeping the heart means. He vividly explains why every Christian must seriously engage heart-work and not merely change external behaviors.  Flavel wisely equips disciples to see the particular times when we need to be especially careful.

He shows how we cultivate greater skill in keeping our hearts in tune with God. His advice is timeless, sensitive and profound. Flavel was an English Puritan who became a non-conformist after the ‘Great Ejection’ of 1662. It was 10 years before he was licensed to preach again, and then only in his own home. His writings, when collected in the 19th century, filled 6 volumes. Flavel’s writings are known for their practical nature. He was instrumental in promoting the ‘Happy Union’ of Presbyterians and Congregationalists.

Endorsement

“Flavel is clear-headed and eloquent in the plain Puritan style, orthodox, Christ-focused and life-centred in his subject-matter, with his mind always set on advancing true godliness, with peace and joy in the Lord.”  — J. I. Packer, author of Knowing God and Professor at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

About John Flavel

Flavel was an English Puritan who became a non–conformist after the ‘Great Ejection’ of 1662. It was ten years before he was licensed to preach again, and then only in his own home. His writings, when collected in the 19th century, filled 6 volumes. Flavel’s writings are known for their practical nature. He was instrumental in promoting the ‘Happy Union’ of Presbyterians and Congregationalists.

Contents

Introduction: A Saint Indeed, or the Great Work of a Christian in Keeping the Heart in the Several Conditions of Life

  1. First Season: How to Keep the Heart Humble in Prosperity
  2. Second Season: How to Keep the Heart in Time of Adversity
  3. Third Season: How to Keep the Heart in Time of Zion’s Troubles
  4. Fourth Season: How to Keep the Heart from Fears in Times of Danger
  5. Fifth Season: How a Christian May Keep His Heart from Repining
  6. Sixth Season: How a Christian May Keep His Heart from Wandering in Duty
  7. Seventh Season: How a Christian May Keep His Heart from Revengeful Motions
  8. Eighth Season: How a Christian May Keep His Heart under Great Provocations
  9. Ninth Season: How a Christian May Keep His Heart from Yielding to Sin
  10. Tenth Season: How a Christian May Keep His Heart from Desperate Conclusions
  11. Eleventh Season: How a Christian May Keep His Heart from Relapsing under Sufferings
  12. Twelfth Season: How a Christian May Encourage His Heart Against Death