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First published in 1646, Spiritual Desertion offers comfort and consolation to believers whose circumstances cause them to wonder if God has abandoned them. Further Reformation leaders Gisbertus Voetius and Johannes Hoornbeeck demonstrate that the anxiety of doubting believers is proof that God has not abandoned them; rather, it is evidence of the work of the Spirit in their hearts.

Christians confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, and they try to honor him in daily life. The fact that they often fail to honor him shows that they share a common sinful humanity and are in need of God’s grace. The “Second Reformation” (Nadere Reformatie) in the Netherlands was an attempt to make the daily living of Christians conform to their profession of faith. Similar to Puritanism and other movements dedicated to the deepening of spiritual life in post-Reformation Europe,
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