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Christ Is Yours: The Assurance of Salvation in the Puritan Theology of William Gouge is unavailable, but you can change that!

Maintaining hope in Christ for the weary soul. In the face of trials and tribulations, persevering in the faith can be a difficult task. For Puritan pastor-theologian William Gouge, this question was of critical importance for those he shepherded. His theology of assurance during the difficult seasons in life provided direction and help to weary souls. In Christ Is Yours, Eric Rivera explores...

related to the practical outworking of their faith. We will also see that Gouge’s practical divinity was born out of his understanding of the Bible, theology of atonement, and belief in God’s providence and moved him to guide specifically Christians who struggled in their faith and doubted the reality of their salvation because of personal sin, physical ailments, and cultural circumstances. In summary, Gouge’s practical divinity taught an assurance of salvation that placed the primary ground of assurance
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