The Soul's Looking Glass
About this ebook
With penetrating biblical precision, Fenner explains what conscience is, how it functions, what binds it, how it accuses and excuses, why men mistake their spiritual estate, and how true peace of conscience is obtained only through Christ. He distinguishes between natural and renewed conscience, good and evil conscience, weak and strong conscience, troubled and quiet conscience, while carefully resolving practical cases that arise in the Christian life.
This work is invaluable for pastors, counselors, and thoughtful Christians alike. It exposes false assurance, comforts wounded believers, sharpens self-examination, clarifies the relation of God’s law to conscience, and teaches how the soul may walk before God with holy tenderness and peace. Few books diagnose the inner man with such exactness while also directing the reader so carefully to the balm of Christ.
For any seeking a deeper understanding of the soul before God, the nature of spiritual assurance, or the biblical doctrine of conscience, "The Soul’s Looking-Glass" remains a timeless and searching guide.
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About the author
William Fenner (1600–1640) was a renowned Puritan preacher, Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, and pastor of Rochford in Essex, remembered for his piercing preaching and rare skill in dealing with the conscience of men.
C. Matthew McMahon, Ph.D., Th.D., is a Reformed theologian, and pastor of Grace Chapel in Crossville, TN; part of the Biblical Reformed Synod of Christ the King. He is the founder and chairman of A Puritan's Mind, the largest Reformed website on the internet for students of the Bible concerning Reformed Theology, the Puritans and Covenant Theology. He is the founder of Puritan Publications which publishes rare Reformed and Puritan works from the 17th century, specializing in the Westminster Assembly. He is also the owner of Reformed.org, and the Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics.
