A Habitual Sight of Him

Thomas Goodwin (1600–1680) was a faithful pastor, Westminster divine, advisor to Oliver Cromwell, and president of Magdalen College, Oxford. In this book, Joel R. Beeke and Mark Jones acquaint the reader with Goodwin through an informative biographical introduction. The remainder of the book, 35 selections from across the works of Goodwin, displays Goodwin’s constant attention to Christ in his various theological engagements. You will learn much about the life and works of this influential Puritan, and perhaps, be strengthened with a habitual sight of Christ. Seeking, then, both to honor the past and yet not idolize it, we are issuing these books in the series Profiles in Reformed Spirituality. The design is to introduce the spirituality and piety of the Reformed Profiles in Reformed Spirituality tradition by presenting descriptions of the lives of notable Christians with select passages from their works. This combination of biographical sketches and collected portions from primary sources gives a taste of the subjects’ contributions to our spiritual heritage and some direction as to how the reader can find further edification through their works. It is the hope of the publishers that this series will provide riches for those areas where we are poor and light of day where we are stumbling in the deepening twilight.

1. Opening Credits
2. The Piety of Thomas Goodwin
3. Chapter 1: Christ Excels Joseph
4. Chapter 2: Christ Longs for His Own Return
5. Chapter 3: Sitting in Heaven
6. Chapter 4: Crying Us into Heaven
7. Chapter 5: Christ's Gift
8. Chapter 6: Christ Dwelling in Our Hearts by Faith
9. Chapter 7: Christ's Perfection Are Our Perfections
10. Chapter 8: Three Hours
11. Chapter 9: Christ by Piecemeal
12. Chapter 10: Christ, the Marrow of the Gospel
13. Chapter 11: Reconciliation Through Christ
14. Chapter 12: "Christ above Moses"
15. Chapter 13: God's Greatest Work (1)
16. Chapter 14: God's Greatest Work (2)
17. Chapter 15: Possessing Christ by Faith
18. Chapter 16: One Foot on Christ, Another on Yourself?
19. Chapter 17: No Union, No Justification
20. Chapter 18: Communion with Christ
21. Chapter 19: Elected to Inseparable Union with Christ
22. Chapter 20: Purchasing and Bestowing
23. Chapter 21: Gathered to Christ or Satan?
24. Chapter 22: Sitting at the Right Hand
25. Chapter 23: Summed Up in Christ
26. Chapter 24: Christ Putting Beauty on the Body
27. Chapter 25: Living Like Christ
28. Chapter 26: The Revenues of His Death
29. Chapter 27: Joy in God's Glory
30. Chapter 28: Weak, but Accepted for Christ's Sake
31. Chapter 29: Christ's Works of Glory
32. Chapter 30: Restoring Beauty to His Bride
33. Chapter 31: "The Son's Special Act"
34. Chapter 32: Spirit-Christology
35. Chapter 33: Never Leaving Christ Out
36. Chapter 34: The Mystery of His Will in Christ
37. Chapter 35: Treasures in Heaven
38. Reading Goodwin
39. Closing Credits

Joel R. Beeke

Dr. Joel R. Beeke serves as a minister at the Heritage Reformed Congregation located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds the positions of editor for the Puritan Reformed Journal and the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth. In addition, Dr. Beeke is the editorial director for Reformation Heritage Books, the president of Inheritance Publishers, and the vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.

Perhaps best-known of Dr. Beeke’s esteemed academic positions, however, is with Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, where he served the Body of Christ from the school’s founding in 1995 through 2023, when he then moved to the position of Chancellor, as well as teaching Systematic Theology and Homiletics as a beloved professor.

An expert on the Puritans, Joel Beeke was honored with a Fetschrift entitled Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke.