{"product_id":"the-works-of-william-perkins-volume-9-9781601787644","title":"The Works of William Perkins, Volume 9","description":"\u003cp\u003e This ninth volume brings together nine of Perkins's lesser known practical treatises and, by so doing, introduces the reader to important facets of his religion of the heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It opens with two works on what it means to look to Christ: \u003ci\u003e A Declaration of the True Manner of Knowing Christ Crucified \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e The True Gain \u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is followed by \u003ci\u003e A Faithful and Plain Exposition upon Zephaniah 2:1-2\u003c\/i\u003e, which gives an earnest call to repentance, and \u003ci\u003e The Nature and Practice of Repentance \u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003e The Combat of the Flesh and Spirit \u003c\/i\u003e, which give systematic explanations of the doctrine of repentance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A Treatise of Man's Imaginations \u003c\/i\u003e discusses man's desperate need for renewal of mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A Direction for the Government of the Tongue According to God's Word \u003c\/i\u003e argues that one's speech is the most significant change related to a renewed heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The volume finishes with \u003ci\u003e A Discourse of the Damned Art of Witchcraft \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e A Resolution to the Country Man on Prognostication \u003c\/i\u003e, which rebuke those who dally with occult practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each treatise in this volume occupies an important place in Perkins's experiential piety--what he himself described as \"the more sincere profession of religion.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reformation Heritage Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781601787644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"William Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403429638325,"sku":"9781601787644","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3301ffa8-9c51-440b-bddb-49b7b8b30377.jpg?v=1774969212","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-works-of-william-perkins-volume-9-9781601787644","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}