Suffering and Sovereignty: John Flavel and the Puritans on Afflictive Providence

by Brian H. Cosby

John Flavel wrote extensively on the subject of human suffering and how it relates to divine sovereignty. He himself experienced great suffering through the deaths of three wives and a son and continual persecution from state officials. Because many of his writings deal directly with the theme of suffering and because of his own experience with it, Flavel is a significant resource for understanding a Puritan theology of human suffering and divine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601781970
• ISBN13: 9781601781970
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"