Bücher von C Matthew McMahon

Henry Newcome (1627-1695) was known as the Prince of Preachers in Puritan England. He was one of the most famous pastors in his day. In this mighty work concerning the Covenant of Grace, Newcome centers in on God being the, "God of all grace," from his main text in 1 Peter 5:10. He shows that we have a description of what God is in and of himself, he is the God of all grace; and what he has done for us, he, "hath called us unto eternal glory by Christ Jesus." The doctrine he teaches is that it is the great comfort and advantage of a true Christian, in all his addresses to God, to look upon him and go to him as, "the God of all grace." In this work, the Christian will find a deeper understanding of favor with God, and that God bears a special favor to his own people above all others through the Savior Jesus Christ. This work is not a scan or facsimile, has been carefully transcribed by hand being made easy to read in modern English, and has an active table of contents for electronic versions.

Burroughs' text in this work is Psalm 148:13, focusing on the phrase, "For his name alone is excellent." His main argument is to demonstrate God's glorious character, that the psalmist does not rest in simply praising God for his glory that appears in the creatures, but he rises higher to praise and bless God for what there is in himself above that which appears in any creature. Burroughs sets his point of view directly in line with the glorious nature of God himself, and the excellent name of God above all things. It is true that God manifests himself in heaven and earth as glorious, but, there is a further glory of God that is within himself, beyond all that is, or can be manifested in or to any creature. This is the substance of this ensuing work.Burroughs covers two main doctrines: that a gracious heart is not satisfied with praising God only for his works but rises higher to praise him for himself. And, God is a most excellent being above all things. In these two doctrines he lays out the biblical arguments that press Christians to give glory to God's inherent excellency. Certainly, God is to be praised for all his works, (for creation, providence and redemption in Jesus Christ), but God is to be praised especially for who he is in and of himself in his glorious nature.

This book follows the historical context of Josiah and his reformation in Israel to aid the Christian in examining the kind of heart that they have. What kind of heart do you have? The Bible requires a Christian's heart to beat after God's Word and God's will. It is not a book solely about "Reformed Theology", but rather, it teaches what it means to be a "reforming, covenanted Christian amidst God's people and world." It asks the question "What is true, biblical reformation?" And it answers it in dealing with each compartment of the Christian life - church, home, work and the like. Personal Reformation is the beginning of church Reformation and then consequently, world Reformation ushering in the Kingdom of Christ. C. Matthew McMahon. Ph.D., Th.D., is an American Calvinist Reformed theologian and adjunct professor at Whitefield Theological Seminary. He is the founder and chairman of A Puritan's Mind and the founder of Puritan Publications which publishes Reformed and Puritan works from the 17th century.