Excellency of a Gracious Spirit, The

The first book published by Jeremiah Burroughs, The Excellency of a Gracious Spirit presents a practical exposition of Numbers 14:24: “Caleb…had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully.” With theological precision, Burroughs discerns the significance of having an outstanding spirit and what it means to follow God fully. He goes on to describe the superiority of this gracious spirit and evangelical devotion and to apply it with pastoral care. The result is a spiritual classic that will challenge you to fear the Lord and find your greatest possession to be a spirit activated and motivated by His grace.

248 pages.

Contents

The Epistle Dedicatory

To the Christian Reader

Part 1

A Gracious Spirit Is a Choice and Precious Spirit

1. What That Other Spirit Is That a Godly Man Has That Makes Him Different from the World
2. Wherein the Excellency of This Gracious Spirit Appears
3. A Discovery to the Men of the World, Whereby They May See That Their Spirits Are Not Like the Spirits of Godly Men
4. The Reason Why the Men of the World and the Godly Can Never Agree
5. Learn to Have a Right Esteem of Such Precious-Spirited Men
6. A Rebuke to Those Who Have Vile Conceits of This Spirit, and Abuse Men of Such Excellent Spirits
7. It Is No Dishonor to Be Singular. Seven Notes to Discover That Godly Men’s Differing from Other Men Proceeds Not from Proud, Humorous Singularity, but from the Choiceness and Excellency of Their Spirits
8. Bless God for Making This Difference between Your Spirits and the Vile Spirits of the Men of the World
9. Communion and Conversation with Men of Such Excellent Spirits Is a Most Blessed Thing
10. All Those Whose Spirits God Has Thus Distinguished Should Improve This Mercy by Not Walking as Other Men
11. An Exhortation to Labor to Get This Excellent Spirit

Part 2

A Gracious Spirit Follows God Fully

1. What It Is for a Man to Follow God Fully
2. The Excellency of This Frame of Spirit in Four Things
3. Rebuke to Divers Sorts Whose Spirits Are Not Full in Following After the Lord
4. Comfort and Encouragement to Those Who Follow the Lord Fully
5. An Exhortation to Follow the Lord Fully
6. It Is the Choiceness of a Man’s Spirit That Causes Him to Follow God Fully