{"product_id":"an-honest-well-experienced-heart-the-piety-of-john-flavel-profiles-in-reformed-spirituality","title":"An Honest, Well Experienced Heart: The Piety of John Flavel (Profiles in Reformed Spirituality)","description":"“An Honest, Well-Experienced Heart” introduces us to the life and writings of Puritan preacher and author John Flavel (1627–1691).\nIn his brief, introductory biography, Adam Embry discusses Flavel’s background, ministry, and theology of keeping the heart, which, for Flavel, “is the great business of a Christian’s life.” Centuries ago, Flavel wrote, “Above all other studies in the world, study your own hearts.”\nEmbry guides us through forty-two short passages from Flavel’s writings that acquaint us with this dedicated Puritan minister’s piety and help us see the importance of this great business of keeping and managing our hearts.\nContents\nProfiles in Reformed Spirituality\nAcknowledgments\nThe Piety of John Flavel (1627–1691)\nSection One: Christ Rules the Heart\n1. To Win and Gain the Hearts of Sinners\n2. Shutting up the Heart against Christ\n3. The Great Design and Aim of the Gospel\n4. A Throne in the Hearts of Men\n5. Jesus Christ Most Heartily Approved\n6. Consolations for an Opened Heart\nSection Two: Keeping the Heart\n7. Above All Other Studies\n8. The Great Business\n9. The Pained Place\n10. The Most Difficult, Constant, and Important Work\n11. A Sincere Christian in His Closet\n12. The Best Schoolmaster\n13. Furnish Your Hearts Richly with the Word\n14. Soul Work Is Preferred\n15. My Naughty Heart\nSection Three: Seasons of the Heart\n16. Death of a Child\n17. Death of a Spouse\n18. Prosperity\n19. Adversity\n20. The Church’s Troubles\n21. Fear and Danger\n22. In Times of Need\n23. Distraction during Religious Duties\n24. Abuse from Others\n25. Anger\n26. Temptation, Part 1\n27. Temptation, Part 2\n28. Spiritual Darkness\n29. Suffering for Religion\n30. Willingness to Die\nSection Four: Discerning the Heart\n31. The Aim of Our Hearts\n32. The Hypocrite’s Abstinence from Sin\n33. The Saint’s Abstinence from Sin\n34. The Hypocrite’s Hatred of Sin\n35. The Saint’s Hatred of Sin\n36. The Hypocrite’s Sorrow for Sin\n37. The Saint’s Sorrow for Sin\n38. The Saint’s Struggle with Sin\n39. Wrongly Censuring Your Heart\n40. Questions to Judge Sincerity\n41. Deep Trials of the Heart\nConclusion\n42. A Blessed End\nReading Flavel\nA Hymn upon Romans 5:6–11\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1601781830\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1601781830.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Adam Embry\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Mass market paperback in GOOD condition with normal wear from use. Cover art my differ from that shown in photo.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42859048271933,"sku":"BVV.1601781830.G","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1601781830-0.jpg?v=1767042255","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/an-honest-well-experienced-heart-the-piety-of-john-flavel-profiles-in-reformed-spirituality","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}