{"product_id":"the-happiness-of-enjoying-and-making-a-true-and-speedy-use-of-christ","title":"The Happiness of Enjoying and Making a True and Speedy Use of Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Grosse (1596–1654) was an able Puritan minister of presbyterian persuasion who wrote eight influential books from 1632 to 1656, none of which have been reprinted until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book, with its intriguing title about making a speedy use of Christ in every situation, is based on Colossians 2:9–10, “For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrosse first sets forth Christ’s fullness as above all created fullness and shows us the emptiness of everything compared to Christ. He contrasts the folly of not cleaving to and contenting ourselves with Christ to the wisdom of valuing Christ above all else. He then expounds how sinners come to Christ and obtain a saving interest in Him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext, Grosse stresses how to make use of Christ and how to constantly submit to Him. He stresses the joy of those who are partakers of Christ and shows how believers mature spiritually by communion with Him. Their fullness flows out of apprehending the fullness of Christ. Finally, he expounds four marks that evidence the fullness of believers and provides four motives to labor formore mature fullness in personal spiritual life in and through Christ. Two appendices are added to this excellent, experiential Christ-exalting book—the first on the danger of neglecting Christ and the opportunity of grace and the second on the Lord Jesus as the soul’s sure and last refuge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Christ was the core theme of the preaching of the English Puritans: Christ as creator, Christ as hater of sin and just judge of unrepentant sinners, Christ as redeemer of those who trust Him, Christ as future loving companion in eternal bliss. This was a vital message that once rang out even from pulpits in the humblest towns and villages of the land. In the seventeenth century, such a place was Bridford in Devonshire, and such a faithful preacher was Alexander Grosse, who has left us a wonderful example of Christ-centered Puritan preaching in this rich little book. Modern readers, like Grosse’s original hearers, are led directly to the risen Christ, shown His glory, shown their need of salvation, and are encouraged to yield to Him in repentance and faith, with added glimpses of heavenly joys to come. Today’s church is truly blessed in having Grosse’s fine work restored to it.” \u003cbr\u003e—Stephen Westcott, professor, Reformation International Theological Seminary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher’s Preface\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowing the Transcendency of Christ’s Fullness above All Created Fullness and Opening the Scope of the Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeclaring the Vanity of Joining Human Observations to Christ Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisclosing the Folly of Not Cleaving to and Contenting Ourselves with Christ, but Instead Going Aside to Vain Inventions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting Forth the Beauty of All Divine and Heavenly Fullness in Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting Forth the Folly of Neglecting Christ and Seeking Fullness Elsewhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscovering the Folly of Not Coming Fully Home to Christ, in Whom Is All Fullness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowing How Christ Is to Be Valued and Esteemed above All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersuading to Come to and Get a Saving Interest in Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching How to Make Use of Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersuading to Full and Constant Yielding to Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeclaring the Inseparable Union of Christ’s Two Natures in One Person\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowing That Man’s Choicest Excellency Consists in Union with God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeclaring the Perfection and Fullness of Christ above the Fullness of All Creatures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting Forth the Superlative Excellency of Christ above All Creatures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening the Blessed and Happy Condition of Them That Are Partakers of Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscribing Perfection in Christ to Such Alone That Are Truly Blessed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutlining Four Grounds of the Saint’s Perfection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidencing the Fullness of the Saints by Four Characteristics or Marks, with Four Motives to Labor for Fullness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 1. The Dolefulness and Danger of Neglecting Christ, and the Opportunity of Grace\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2. The Lord Jesus: The Soul’s Last Refuge\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3. Saint Paul’s Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soli Deo Gloria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009753080119,"sku":"omi1789813415582","price":4.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/the-happiness-of-enjoying-and-making-a-true-and-speedy-use-of-christ_1.png?v=1789813420","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/the-happiness-of-enjoying-and-making-a-true-and-speedy-use-of-christ","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}