Hope

In this treatise, Puritan pastor Jeremiah Burroughs carefully describes the peculiar nature of Christian hope and the influence it has on the life of a believer. He argues that every believer is fundamentally a hopeful person by virtue of the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, and the presence of this hope has a purifying effect on the heart. He then recounts ten reasons, based on the greatness of the object of hope, why hope tends to clean up one's life. Appended to this book is a sobering exposition of Psalm 17:14, which details the misery of those whose hope is in this world and receive their portion in this life. Weary and worn pilgrims, read this important book on hope and learn to revel in great expectation of the things God has in store.

Contents

The Coherence, the Scope, and the Meaning of the Words Three Doctrines Raised and a Description of Hope Hope Is Wrought by the Holy Spirit The Object of Hope The Act of Hope The Ground of Hope The Saints Are Men of Hope The Use of the First Doctrine The Second Doctrine The Saints of God Have Remaining Sin in Them Answer to Those Who Live in a Course of Sin The Saints Purge Themselves from Sin What the Saints Do When They Purify Themselves The Saints' Hope Makes Them Purify Themselves The Saints Purify Themselves Because Their Hope Usually Cost Them Dearly The Saints Purify Themselves Because Their Hope Is a Scripture Hope Four Additional Grounds of the Saints' Hope The Application An Exhortation to Put Away Sin Appendix: The Misery of Those Who Have Their Portion in This Life