Summary
We are reminded that God is not a bigger version of us. He is holy, glorious, and altogether beyond comparison.
We find Swinnock both devotional and doctrinal, pressing us toward reverence that leads to trust and obedience.
Why Should We Read This Resource?
We are helped as the book lifts our view of God. That larger sight reshapes fear, corrects priorities, and steadies prayer.
We also appreciate the pastoral usefulness of its categories. It gives language for worship, and it strengthens counsel when people have shrunk God to fit their circumstances.
We should read it when ministry has made God feel small, or when our churches need a deeper sense of His greatness.
Closing Recommendation
We recommend it as a sturdy, God exalting read that strengthens both pulpit and pew, and that keeps returning to Scripture’s own testimony.
George Swinnock
George Swinnock was an English Puritan pastor of the seventeenth century, writing with Reformed seriousness and a strong concern for practical godliness.
He is remembered for work that magnifies the character of God and calls believers to reverent, obedient faith. Swinnock presses the conscience, yet he also strengthens hope, aiming to form a life shaped by Scripture, prayer, and watchful humility.
He continues to be valued because he lifts our view of God, which in turn reorders ministry and steadies Christian endurance. Recommended titles include The Incomparableness of God, The Christian Man’s Calling, and Heaven and Hell Epitomized.
Theological Perspective: Reformed