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The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul

Joseph Symonds

The Case and Cure of a Deserted Soul

Joseph Symonds

Have you ever felt like God is far from you? Although God does not abandon any of His children, there are times when believers experience spiritual coldness and distance from God. Acutely aware of this crisis of faith, physician of souls Joseph Symonds helps us understand the nature and reasons for this condition and compassionately delivers the prescription for recovery and prevention of relapse. See for yourself why Symonds’s work is considered the classic Puritan treatment of spiritual depression. It is a resource well worth having.

“With great care and pastoral sensitivity, Symonds explores reasons why someone may be experiencing an overwhelming and unrelenting sense of God’s absence. Reading, thinking through, and applying Symonds’s counsel will not only help us fight spiritual loneliness in our life, but it will also assist in counseling others who long for the light of God’s countenance.”

Randall J. Pederson,managing editor, Westminster Theological Journal; and coauthor of Meet the Puritans

JOSEPH SYMONDS (d. 1652) became an Independent, fled to the Netherlands to escape persecution, and pastored an English-speaking congregation in Rotterdam with William Bridge and Jeremiah Burroughs. He returned to England to become the vice-president and fellow of Eton College.