Equipping Center

Although first published in 1663, this volume by Thomas Watson is both clear and concise in its explanation and application of Romans 8:28. The chapters are short, the flow is logical, and the pastoral warmth is evident. This is no dry dissertation, but a volume that will stir the reader's affections for Christ as intimated by its original title, A Divine Cordial. As he stated in the book's original preface, Watson's aim toward his readers was to "buoy up their desponding hearts" and to "fill their hearts with joy till they run over."

The Puritan Paperback edition, published by Banner of Truth, is an abridged and modernized version of several sermons by John Owen. The chapters cover subjects of interest to all believers: prayer, assurance, sin, and living by faith in times of both personal and national adversity. The encouragement and instruction found here is timeless, as applicable to today's reader as to Owen's original audience.