“Of the Object and Acts of Justifying Faith” (Works, vols. 1, 8). Alexander Whyte called Goodwin “the greatest pulpit exegete of Paul that has ever lived,” and perhaps justly. Goodwin’s biblical expositions are quite unique, even among the Puritans, in the degree to which they combine theological breadth with experimental depth. John Owen saw into the mind of Paul as clearly as Goodwin—sometimes, on points of detail, more clearly—but not even Owen ever saw so deep into Paul’s heart. Goodwin, Sibbes,