This minisode features the reading of an excerpt from the 17th century devotional “Looking Unto Jesus” by Isaac Ambrose. This book was, for several centuries, considered a devotional classic among English-speaking followers of Christ. The excerpt begins to explore the importance of the Ascension of Christ and what He is doing right now, being seated (“the session of Christ”) at the right hand of God the Father.
Free PDF of Looking Unto Jesus from an 1815 printing (digitized in the library of the University of Toronto) can be found here
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In Episode 33, we conclude our discussion of the article: “Hearts Sweetly Refreshed”: Puritan Spiritual Practices Then and Now” by Tom Schwanda.
Episode 32 is the first of a two part program exploring the article “Hearts Sweetly Refreshed” by Tom Schwanda which touches on Puritan spiritual disciplines. In it, we discuss the theology of union with Christ by examining the writings of the 17th century Puritan minister Isaac Ambrose and how they tie into the works of Christian writers such as Bernard of Clairvaux, A.W. Tozer and Ann Voskamp.