The Way of Life by John Cotton
Edited by Dr. Don Kistler
Hardcover • 386 pages • Smyth sewn • Acid-free paper
This title is one of John Cotton’s most celebrated works. Previously found only in rare antiquarian printings or scanned PDFs, this edition has been carefully updated to make Cotton’s powerful theology accessible to today’s reader.
Structured around four key texts of Scripture, Cotton explores the outpouring of the Spirit, the wounding power of sin, the Christian’s call to guard the heart, and the daily life of faith. This beautifully bound hardcover work will refresh any believer who longs to live by faith in Christ.
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About the Author
Cambridge-trained pastor John Cotton fled persecution in England and became one of the most influential voices in early New England. In Boston, he preached Christ with conviction and crafted a vision for church life grounded in Scripture and covenant grace.
He believed the church should be ruled by Christ, not custom, and wrote with clarity on worship, leadership, and the spiritual care of God’s people. From children’s catechisms to church guidance, Cotton’s ministry flowed from a heart that trusted God's Word and longed to see His people flourish.
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Believers seeking to grow in faith and holiness through daily reliance on Christ
Readers interested in how the Spirit convicts, comforts, and sanctifies
Pastors and teachers exploring the doctrine of faith and the Christian life
Christians looking for rich yet accessible Puritan teaching
Lovers of the Puritans will welcome this rare important work by this well-known divine.
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Excerpt Highlights
Edited by Don Kistler for clarity and readability
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You would scarcely think a child were living if it did not cry as soon as it is born; if still-born you take it for dead-born. If you are a still-born Christian, you are dead born; if you have no wants to tell God of, if yet unlikely to pray and would be glad of any occasion to shut out prayer, do not be deceived; where there wants prayer, there wants grace; no prayer, no grace; little prayer, little grace; frequency of prayer argues power of grace. (p. 8)
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