Fading of the Flesh and the Flourishing of Faith

Stephen Yuille -- himself the author of two books about the theology of Puritan George Swinnock: Puritan Spirituality: the Fear of God in the Affective Theology of George Swinnock and Trading and Thriving in Godliness:The Piety of George Swinnock -- notes that Reformation Heritage Books is publishing a new edition of Swinnock's The Fading of the Flesh and the Flourishing of Faith.

RHB says:

In this book, George Swinnock presents modern readers with valuable food for thought as he expounds Psalm 73:26, “My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” Swinnock combines careful explanation with vivid illustration to reveal the futility of earthly comforts and highlight the inestimable comfort, satisfaction, and joy afforded us in Christ. Displaying the relevance of the Puritans for today, you will find this sorely neglected and sobering topic an easy, thought-provoking, and compelling read.

Godly Discontent

The following is extracted from a poem, "On the Much Lamented Death of My Sincerely Honoured and Beloved Friend Mr. Thomas Wilson," in Life and Death of Mr. Wilson, p. 96, by George Swinnock, quoted in J. Stephen Yuille, ed., Trading, and Thriving in Godliness: The Piety of George Swinnock, p. 214:

Lord, why should I contented be,
whilst I am thus absent from thee?
Can there be day without the sun,
or bodies live when souls are gone?

Thou art my Sun, my Soul, and I
absent from that do daily die.
What do I here, when all's above,
that is deserving of my love?

My God, my Christ, my friends are there,
my heart, my hopes, what do I here?
O let my heaven-born soul expire
itself in sallies, and desire.

Only to rest, and make its stay,
where thou art all in all for ay.
O come thou down with speed to me,
or take me quickly up to thee.