The Assurance of God’s Love

Nicholas Byfield (1579–1622) was a Calvinistic puritan divine with a sweet preaching style akin to that of Thomas Watson and a writing style like the practicality of Jeremiah Burroughs. He was an extremely popular puritan in his day. This work entitled “The Assurance of God’s Love” was one of Byfield’s most popular works, and warmly received. It springboards from 2 Corinthians 13:5, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith...” It is a treatise on assurance. Byfield covers sixteen signs of a child of God as they appear in Scripture. Among these are poverty of spirit, godly sorrow, the love of God’s word, the love of God’s children, holy desires and many others. Byfield explains and applies these signs demonstrating how a Christian may be assured that God loves him. This is an invaluable treatise to aid the Christian to grow in the love of Jesus Christ. This work is not a scan or facsimile, and has an active table of contents for electronic versions.