The Works of George Swinnock

5 Volume Set

Author

George Swinnock

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Weight	8.72 lbs
Dimensions	8.8 × 5.75 × 7.1 in
ISBN	9780851516424
Binding	Cloth-bound
Topic	Encouragement, Life Issues, Man & Sin, Prayer, Salvation, Spiritual Growth, The End Times, Christian Thought
Original Pub Date	1672 (actually 1868)
Banner Pub Date	Dec 1, 1996
Page Count	2,526
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Endorsement

‘His work comes “from one both of a good head and heart”.’ — THOMAS MANTON

‘George Swinnock had the gift of illustration largely developed, as his works prove…they served his purpose, and made his teaching attractive…there remains “a rare amount of sanctified wit and wisdom”.’ — C. H. SPURGEON

‘We confess that we have rejoiced in the writings of Swinnock as those that find great spoil. So pithy and pungent and practical, few books are more fitted to keep the attention awake, and few so richly reward it.’ — DR. JAMES HAMILTON

‘Swinnock’s principal work, The Christian Man’s Calling, is one of the fullest, and, we venture to think, one of the best exhibitions of the gospel in its application to the ordinary affairs of life. There are few better works of practical religion in our language.’ — EDITOR of the NICHOLS REPRINT

Book Description

George Swinnock is one of the easiest of the Puritan authors to read. He is theological yet his doctrine is expressed in vivid fashion and, while he is practical, his counsel is marked by a keen sensitivity to the doctrines taught in Scripture. The five volumes of The Works of George Swinnock were the last major reprint to be undertaken in 1868 by James Nichol in his definitive series of the leading Puritan authors. They have long been rare and unobtainable in the secondhand market.

Volumes 1, 2, and the first part of Volume 3 of The Works of George Swinnock contain his best-known work, The Christian Man’s Calling. With characteristic Puritan concern for the integrity of truth and life, Swinnock ranges over the practical implications of Paul’s emphasis on ‘training for godliness’ (1 Tim. 4:7) He explores this in many areas: spiritual disciplines, personal lifestyle, relations in the home, marriage and daily work, in times of prosperity and adversity, in a hostile world and at the time of death.

Volume 3 also contains the ‘grave and judicious’ Heaven and Hell Epitomised and part of Swinnock’s valuable The Fading of the Flesh, an exposition of Psalm 73:26 on the theme of preparation for death.

In volume 4 The Fading of the Flesh is concluded. It is followed by The Pastor’s Farewell (Swinnock’s valedictory sermon in Rickmansworth) and three expositions of the work of the magistrate: The Gods are Men, The Beauty of Magistracy (by Thomas Hall) and Men are Gods. It concludes with a rich practical study of the divine attributes entitled The Incomparableness of God.

The Door of Salvation Opened by the Key of Regeneration, a ‘savoury treatise’ (Richard Baxter), opens volume 5. The Works then conclude with The Sinner’s Last Sentence, posthumously published sermons on Matthew 25:41-2 containing some two hundred pages of counsel on the seriousness of sin.

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Volume 1

	THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S CALLING - Part I,	1
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	3
	To THE READER, especially to the Parish of Great- Kimbal in the County of Bucks,	11
I	The preface and coherence of the text,	23
II	The opening of the text and the doctrine,	27
III	What godliness is,	30
IV	What it is for a man to make religion his business, or to exercise himself to godliness,	36
V	Religion is the great end of man's creation,	46
VI	Religion is a work of the greatest weight It is soul-work, it is God-work, it is eternity-work,	50
VII	The necessity of making religion our business, both in regard of the opposition a Christian meets with, and the multiplicity of business which lieth upon him,	59
VIII	A complaint that this trade is so dead, and the world's trade so quick,	66
IX	The complaint continued, that this calling is so much neglected, when superstition and sin are embraced and diligently followed,	72
X	An exhortation to make God our business in the whole course of our lives,	79
XI	How a Christian may make religion his business in spiritual performances and religious actions,	87
	A good wish about religious duties in general, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	104
XII	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in prayer And first, of prayer in general, and of the antecedents to it,	105
XIII	Of the concomitants of prayer,	120
XIV	The subsequent duties after prayer,	133
	A good wish about prayer, VI herein all the forementioned particulars are epitomised,	137
XV	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in hearing and reading the word, and of preparation for hearing,	140
XVI	Of the Christian's duty in hearing,	156
XVII	Of the Christian's duty after hearing,	162
	A good wish about the word, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	170
XVIII	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in receiving the Lord's supper; and 1 Of the nature of that ordinance, and preparation for it,	172
XIX	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness at the table,	192
XX	'What a Christian ought to do after' a sacrament,	212
	A good wish about the Lord's supper, wherein the former heads' are epitomised,	218
XXI	How to exercise ourselves to godliness on a Lord's-day,	222
XXII	Brief directions for the sanctification of the Lord's day from morning to night,	249
	A good wish about the Lord's day, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	255
	A good wish to the Lord's-day,	258
XXIII	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in natural actions And first, in eating and drinking,	260
XXIV	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in his apparel and sleep,	277
	A good wish about natural actions, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	285
XXV	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness, in his recreations and pleasures,	288
XXVI	How to exercise ourselves to godliness in our particular callings,	300
	A good wish about particular callings, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	316
	A good wish about the calling of a minister, wherein the several properties and duties of a conscientious minister are epitomised,	319
XXVII	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in his family as the governor thereof,	329
	A good wish about the government of a family, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	356
	THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S CALLING-Part II	363
	THE EPISTLE, DEDICATORY,	365
	THE PREFACE AND EPISTLE TO THE READER, wherein the right Christian is characterised, out of the general heads in the three parts of the Christian man's calling,	373
	Exercise thyself unto godliness,	391
I	How Christians may exercise themselves to godliness in the relations of parents,	394
	Motives,	397
	A good wish about the duty of a parent, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	428
II	How Christians may make religion their business, and exercise themselves to godliness in the relation of children,	437
	A good wish to the duties of a son or daughter in relation to their father and mother,	458
III	How Christians may exercise themselves to godliness in the relation of husbands and wives; and, first, Of the duties which concern them both in common And a good wish from a pious pair,	464
	A good wish of a Christian couple, wherein are epitomised the mutual duties of husband and wife,	481
IV	How Christians may exercise themselves to godliness in the relation of husbands, with a good wish about the husband's duty,	487
	A good wish about a husband's duty, wherein the former particulars are epitomised,	497
V	How a Christian may exercise herself to godliness in the relation of a wife, with a good wish about the duty of a wife,	503
	A good wish about the duties of a wife, wherein the former particulars are epitomised,	522

Volume 2

	THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S CALLING-Part II.-continued,	1
VI	How Christians may exercise themselves to godliness, in the relation of masters, with a good wish about the duty of a master,	3
	A good wish about the master's duties, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	22
VII	How Christians may exercise themselves to goodliness in the relation of servants,	29
	A good wish about the duty of a servant, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	42
VIII	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in prosperity,	46
	A good wish of a Christian in prosperity, wherein the former heads are epitomised,	74
IX	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in adversity. Containing motives to it, and the nature of it,	82
X	The means whereby Christians may exercise themselves to godliness in adversity. As also a good wish about that condition,	120
	A good wish of a Christian in adversity, wherein the former heads are applied,	140
	THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S CALLING - Part III,	163
	THE EPISTLE TO THE READER,	165
	PREFACE,	185
I	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in his dealings with all men. As also a good wish about that particular,	187
	A good wish of a Christian in relation to his dealings with all men, wherein the former heads are applied,	220
II	How Christians may exercise themselves to godliness in the choice of their companions,	238
	A good wish of a Christian about the choice of his companions, wherein the former particulars are applied,	267
III	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in evil company,	280
	A good wish concerning a Christian's carriage in evil company, wherein the former heads are applied,	315
IV	How Christians may exercise themselves to godliness in good company, with a good wish about that particular,	330
	A good wish about a Christian's carriage in good company, wherein the former heads are applied,	377
V	How a Christian should exercise himself to godliness in solitariness. As also a good wish about that particular,	403
	A good wish about the exercising ourselves to godliness in solitude, wherein the former particulars are applied,	454
VI	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness on a week-day from morning to night,	485
	A good wish about the Christian's carriage on a week-day from morning to night, wherein the former heads are applied,	510

Volume 3

	THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S CALLING - Part III - continued	1
VII	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in visiting the sick,	3
	A good wish about the visitation of the sick, wherein the former heads are applied,	24
VIII	How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness on a dying bed,	38
	A good wish about the Christian's exercising himself to godliness on a dying bed; wherein the former heads are applied,	69
IX	Means whereby Christians may exercise themselves to godliness: A good foundation; living by faith; setting God always before our eyes,	89
X	Means whereby Christians may exercise themselves to godliness: A constant watchfulness; frequent meditation of death; daily performance of sacred duties,	113
XI	Means whereby Christians may exercise themselves to godliness: Frequent meditation of the day of judgment; a daily examination of our hearts; avoiding the occasions and suppressing the beginnings of sin,	131
XII	Means whereby Christians may exercise themselves to godliness: A humble frame; suppressing sin in its first rise; the knowledge of God,	148
XIII	Means whereby Christians may exercise themselves to godliness: A contented spirit; avoiding those things that hinder godliness,	158
XIV	Motives inciting Christians to exercise themselves to godliness: The vanity of other exercises; the brevity of man's life; the patterns of others,	167
XV	The excellency of this calling, and the conclusion of the treatise,	179
	HEAVEN AND HELL EPITOMISED
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY	203
	To THE READER	208
	PREFACE	210
I	The division of the chapter, and interpretation of the text,	227
II	The doctrine, That such as have Christ for their life, gain by death, with the explication of the phrase, To me to live is Christ,'	230
III	What privative gain the Christian hath by death,	235
IV	What, positive gain a Christian hath by death,	244
V	The difference betwixt a sinner and a saint at death,	253
VI	The sinner's privative misery at death,	258
VII	The positive part of a sinner's misery at death,	274
VIII	A second use of trial, with motives to enforce it,	284
IX	The marks of a true Christian from the text,	294
X	Other marks of saints,	299
XI	The third use-viz., Exhortation to mind spiritual life,	309
XII	The life in Christ must be minded speedily, with the grounds of it,	316
XIII	This life in Christ must be minded diligently, with some motions to it,	322
XIV	The first direction for the attaining a spiritual life, Illumination,	331
XV	The second help to a spiritual life, Humiliation,	336
XVI	The third help to a spiritual life, Application of, or affiance on, Jesus Christ,	348
XVII	The fourth help, Dedication to God,	355
XVIII	Two other helps, The word and prayer,	362
XIX	Motives to mind this spiritual life: It is the most honourable, most comfortable, most profitable life,	370
XX	Comfort to true Christians,	382
XXI	Comfort against the world's fury, and Satan's rage,	383
XXII	Comfort against our own corruptions, our own or other believers' dissolution,	386
XXIII	The excellency of heaven,	390
XXIV	The certainty that saints shall obtain heaven,	394
XXV	The eternity of the saints' happiness in heaven,	396
	THE FADING OF THE FLESH
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY	403
I	The preface, division of the psalm, and coherence of the text,	417
II	The interpretation of the text, and the doctrine, that man's flesh will fail him,	421
III	The reasons of the doctrine, Man's corruptibility, God's fidelity, and man's apostasy from God,	426
IV	First use, Discovering the folly of them that mind the flesh chiefly,	430
V	Second use, An exhortation to sinners to prepare for death, with three quickening motives: Death will come certainly; it may come suddenly j when it comes, it will be too late to prepare,	434
VI	Three motives more: A dying hour will be a trying hour; the misery of the unprepared; the felicity of the prepared,	442
VII	What is requisite to preparation for death. A change of state and a change of nature, with a most gracious offer from the most high God to sinners,	453
VIII	The second exhortation to the serious Christian, shewing how a saint may come to die with courage,	466

Volume 4

	THE FADING OF THE FLESH - continued	1
IX	The second doctrine, That God is the comfort of a Christian, with the grounds of it: his happiness is in God,	1
X	God must needs be man's happiness, because he is an all-sufficient good,	3
XI	God the happiness of man, because of his suitableness to the soul,	7
XII	God the saint's happiness, because of his eternity, and the saint's propriety in him,	9
XIII	The first use, The difference betwixt a sinner and a saint in distress,	12
XIV	The difference betwixt the portions of gracious and graceless persons in this world,	14
XV	The difference betwixt the sinner's and saint's portion in the other world,	18
XVI	A use of trial, whether God be our portion or no, with some marks,	22
XVII	An exhortation to men to choose God for their portion,	27
XVIII	God is a satisfying and a sanctifying portion,	33
XIX	God a universal and eternal portion,	40
XX	Comfort to such as have God for their portion,	46
	THE PASTOR'S FAREWELL
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	55
	The Pastor's Farewell,	57
	THE GODS ARE MEN
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	103
	The Gods die like men; or Magistrates are mortal,	109
	THE BEAUTY OF MAGISTRACY
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	147
	To THE READER,	156
	The Beauty of Magistracy ; An Exposition of Psalm lxxxii,	157
	MEN ARE GODS
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	303
	To THE READER,	304
	The Dignity of Magistracy, and the Duty of the Magistrate,	305
	THE INCOMPARABLENESS OF GOD
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	375
I	The preface and meaning of the text,	381
II	God is incomparable; 1 In his being,	385
III	The incomparableness of God in his being It is from itself, for itself, and wholly independent,	388
IV	God incomparable in his being, as he is absolutely perfect, universal, unchangeable,	390
V	God incomparable in his being, as it is eternal and without composition,	395
VI	God incomparable in his being, as it is infinite and incomprehensible	397
VII	God incomparable in his attributes, in his holiness, and wisdom,	402
VIII	God incomparable in his attributes, in his knowledge and faithfulness,	412
IX	God incomparable in his mercy and patience,	417
X	God incomparable in his attributes, as they are from him, as they are his essence, as they are all one in him, as they are in him in an infinite manner,	422
XI	God incomparable in his works, creation, and providence	424
XII	God incomparable in the work of redemption; he can do all things,	432
XIII	God incomparable in the manner of his working: he worketh irresistibly, arbitrarily,	435
XIV	God incomparable in his working; he doth the greatest things with ease, and without any help,	439
XV	God is incomparable in his word; he speaketh with incomparable authority, condescension, and efficacy,	444
XVI	God is incomparable in his word: in its purity, mysteries, prophecies,	449
XVII	God incomparable in his word, as it is converting, affirighting, and comforting,	452
XVIII	If God be incomparable, 1 How great is the malignity of sin, which contemneth, dishonoureth, and opposeth this God!	456
XIX	If God be incomparable, how great is the madness and misery of impenitent sinners!	461
XX	If God be incomparable, how monstrous is their pride who compare themselves to the incomparable God!	468
XXI	If God be incomparable, then incomparable service and worship is due to him,	471
XXII	Labour for acquaintance with the incomparable God: motives to it The knowledge of God is sanctifying, satisfying, saving,	480
XXIII	The means of acquaintance with God A sense of our ignorance Attendance on the word Fervent prayer,	488
XXIV	Exhortation to choose this incomparable God for our portion; with some motives thereunto,	492
XXV	Exhortation to give God the glory of his incomparable excellency; with some considerations to enforce it,	497
XXVI	Comfort to them that have the incomparable God for their portion,	505

Volume 5

	THE DOOR OF SALVATION OPENED BY THE KEY OF REGENERATION
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	3
	To THE READER,	9
	AN EPISTLE TO THE READER,	10
I	The opening of the words, and the doctrine,	15
II	The description or nature of regeneration in the several causes of it,	20
III	The reason why regeneration is necessary in all that will obtain salvation,	38
IV	The first use of the doctrine, containing the gross delusion of all unregenerate persons,	41
V	Shewing the insufficiency of ten particulars to speak a Christian's right to heaven,	46
VI	A use by way of trial, wherein the character of regenerate persons is set down, with some quickening motives to examination,	83
VII	Containing more marks of a regenerate person,	112
VIII	Containing an exhortation to endeavour after regeneration,	120
IX	The first help to regeneration, Serious consideration,	123
X	The first subject of consideration, The misery of the unregenerate in this world,	128
XI	The misery of the unregenerate in the other world,	136
XII	The second subject of consideration, The felicity of the regenerate in this world,	144
XIII	The felicity of the regenerate in the other world,	160
XIV	The third subject of consideration, The excellency of regeneration,	174
XV	The fourth subject of consideration, The necessity of regeneration,	188
XVI	The fifth subject of consideration, The equity of regeneration, or living to God,	194
XVII	The second help to regeneration, An observation or knowledge of those several steps whereby the spirit of God reneweth other souls, and a pliable carriage and submission to its workings and motions,	200
	The third help to regeneration,	234
XVIII	An answer to three objections,	242
XIX	An exhortation to the regenerate,	251
XX	A second exhortation to the regenerate, to do what they can for the conversion of others,	257
	THE SINNER'S LAST SENTENCE
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	265
	To THE READER,	267
I	The preface and introduction to the text,	269
II	The division and brief explication of,	274
III	Concerning the privative part of the sinner's punishment,	278
IV	The properties of the sinner's loss,	281
V	The reasons of the sinner's privative punishment	283
VI	Uses concerning the heinous nature of sin, and grievous misery of sinners,	285
VII	Containing the folly of sinners, and the vast difference between them and the godly at the great day,	290
VIII	A use of trial, with the marks of those that shall be banished Christ's presence,	293
IX	An exhortation to fly from this wrath to come, with some helps thereunto,	294
X	The positive part of the sinner's misery, expressed by fire, and why,	296
XI	The difference between our fires and hell fires,	298
XII	The fulness of wicked men's misery, in that it is positive and privative, with some cautions against it,	301
XIII	The eternity of the sinner's misery in the other world, with the grand reason of it,	303
XIV	How little cause to envy sinners, and how careful we should be to avoid their eternal misery,	305
XV	The reason of Christ's severe sentence, and a question resolved, Whether the righteous, by their acts of charity, do not deserve heaven, as well as the wicked, by their omission thereof, deserve hell,	308
XVI	Why Christ will try men at the great day by acts of charity,	311
XVII	Three particulars about the text,	315
XVIII	That sins of omission are dangerous and damnable,	317
XIX	The nature of sins of omission in general,	319
XX	Three distinctions about sins of omission,	321
XXI	The agreement and difference between sins of omission and sins of commission,	324
XXII	The danger of sins of omission, in the heinous nature of them, and their offensiveness to God,	327
XXIII	The danger of sins of omission, in their destructiveness to mall, and our proneness to overlook them,	333
XXIV	The reasons why sins of omission are damnable,	339
XXV	Further reasons why Christ at the great day will condemn men fur sins of omission,	343
XXVI	Of the doctrine by way of information, How dreadful will be the condition of those that live in sins of commission,	348
XXVII	Negative godliness is not enough-Christ's impartiality in judgment,	352
XXVIII	Practical godliness necessary,	358
XXIX	The condition of men only civil is unsafe and sad,	360
XXX	Sinners' conviction at the day of judgment The purity of Christ's religion above all others,	364
XXXI	The holiest have cause of humiliation,	370
XXXII	Use of trial, whether we be guilty of these omissions or no,	373
XXXIII	A caution against sins of omission in regard of the matter of duties,	379
XXXIV	Arguments against omissions The positiveness of our rule, and of God's mercies,	386
XXXV	Arguments against ormssions Christ purchased positive as well as negative holiness, and our privileges oblige to both,	389
XXXVI	Arguments against omissions We profess ourselves God's servants, and all our religion will come to nothing without positive holiness,	393
XXXVII	Arguments against omissions God deserves our positive obedience before all others, and true sanctification cannot be without it,	397
XXXVIII	If God should omit his care of us a moment we are undone And if Christ had omitted the least in our work of redemption, we had been lost Irrecoverably,	401
XXXIX	Arguments against sins of omission The new nature in believers inclines them to positive as well as negative holiness, and the profit will answer the pains,	405
XL	Arguments against sins of omission God delights chiefly in our doing good j and our opportunities for doing good will quickly be gone,	412
XLI	The grand cause of sins of omission, an unregenerate heart; with the cure of it, a renewed nature,	416
XLII	Another cause of sins of omission, ignorance; with the cure of it, labouring after knowledge,	424
XLIII	Another cause of sins of omission, idleness, with the cure of it,	429
XLIV	Another cause of omissions is vain excuses men have, that omissions' are little sins; with the cure of it,	434
XLV	Another excuse for sins of omission, which is a cause of them, that they would be unseasonable, and so are deferred to that time which never comes; with the answer to it,	449
XLVI	A third excuse for sins of omission, it is but one sin; with the answer to it,	453
XLVII	A fifth cause of sins of omission, the example of others; with the cure of it,	457
	INDEX	463

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Swinnock is one of the easiest Puritan authors to read. He is theological, yet his doctrine is expressed in vivid fashion. While practical, his counsel is marked by a keen sensitivity to scriptural doctrine. Five volumes.