Keeper of the Great Seal of Heaven : Sealing of the Spirit in the Life and Thought of John Flavel

Puritan pastors of the seventeenth century were true physicians of the soul, and this is made readily apparent in Adam Embry s study of John Flavel. In Keeper of the Great Seal of Heaven, Embry shows the prominent themes of heavenly mindedness and the work of the Holy Spirit in Flavel s life and pastoral ministry. He goes on to evaluate Flavel s teachings about the Spirit, explains Flavel s view on the sealing of the Spirit, and compares Flavel with other Puritans. Embry further traces the significance of Flavel s theology of the Spirit in the American Great Awakenings, gives an evaluation of Flavel s exegesis relating to the sealing of the Spirit, and concludes with an insightful pastoral reflection on the material. While this study reveals a diversity of thought within Puritanism, it also underscores the profound commitment this spiritual brotherhood shared for treating the matter of the heart with biblical truth in dependence on the Holy Spirit. Puritan pastors of the seventeenth century were true physicians of the soul, and this is made readily apparent in Adam Embry's study of John Flavel. In Keeper of the Great Seal of Heaven , Embry shows the prominent themes of heavenly mindedness and the work of the Holy Spirit in Flavel's life and pastoral ministry. He goes on to evaluate Flavel's teachings about the Spirit, explains Flavel's view on the sealing of the Spirit, and compares Flavel with other Puritans. Embry further traces the significance of Flavel's theology of the Spirit in the American Great Awakenings, gives an evaluation of Flavel's exegesis relating to the sealing of the Spirit, and concludes with an insightful pastoral reflection on the material. While this study reveals a diversity of thought within Puritanism, it also underscores the profound commitment this spiritual brotherhood shared for treating the matter of the heart with biblical truth in dependence on the Holy Spirit. Table of Foreword by Joel R. Beeke Flavel, the Spirit, and Puritanism A Life of John Flavel Flavel's Doctrine of the Holy Spirit Flavel's View of the Sealing of the Spirit Flavel, the Spirit, and Evangelicalism Flavel, the Spirit, and Puritanism The life of John Flavel John Flavel's doctrine of the Holy Spirit John Flavel's view of the sealing of the Spirit Flavel, the Spirit, and evangelicalism.