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"Keeping the Heart" by John Flavel is a deeply insightful work that delves into the importance of preserving one's spiritual and emotional well-being in the face of life's many challenges and hardships. We have updated this book into modern English so you can understand exactly... Read Full Overview

Keeping the Heart is a discourse on Proverbs 4:23, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Flavel intended this treatise for the specific purpose of illuminating, healing, and guarding the heart. He had the strong conviction, that saints should... Read Full Overview

The Treatise on Keeping the Heart provides John Flavel's wise advice for the Christian life. He shows the importance of being aware of our feelings and motivations, and gives practical instructions for living close to God in both times of prosperity and adversity. John Flavel... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

"The greatest difficulty is to keep the heart with God", so writes Flavel in his classic work on union and fellowship with God. In his comprehensive and helpful book Flavel looks at what 'Keeping the Heart' means, why we should take commission seriously and particular times when... Read Full Overview