The Happiness of Enjoying and Making a True and Speedy Use of Christ

Alexander 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. This 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." Grosse 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 expounds how sinners come to Christ and obtain a saving interest in Him. He stresses the joy of those who are partakers of Christ and shows how believers mature spiritually by communion with Him.