About This Product
If you have ever been falsely accused, you will find great encouragement from the life of Henry Suso, who wrote, “Now have I seen Thee and found Thee, For Thou hast found Thy sheep.” He wrote this and other deeply devotional poems just before the Reformation dawned in Europe. However, he experienced severe false accusations and endured them for Christ’s sake until the record could be cleared.
God’s work to deliver three men (Dr. Tauler, Nicholas of Basle, and Henry Suso) from the darkness of the Middle Ages is brought out beautifully in Three Friends of God. This work is especially relevant as the modern Christian world rapidly returns to those pre-Reformation days. Frances Bevan makes it clear that these men didn’t step out into the full light of the gospel of God but does show how the Lord began to turn the light of His truth on in the darkness of Europe. I found this fascinating and conscience-arousing in the light of modern developments.
If you are familiar with the other writings of Frances Bevan, you will feel at home in Three Friends of God. Bevan shines the light of recovered truth into the sometimes-darkness of the Bible characters while showing clearly much of what God was doing in their souls and through them for others. We benefit from the many hours spent sifting the historical record and bringing some of the soul-gems out for our learning.
As with other of our books labeled “classic reprint,” you will find a certain number of little flecks on the pages as a result of imperfections in the type used to produce them. This edition cleans up the large majority of those found in our rare copy but not all of them. I found it very easy to read the original and think you will have no problem with the even better reprint, but you can judge for yourself by downloading the sample PDF file before buying.
Table of Contents
1.Preface
2.Sermon of Dr. Tauler, The: Chapter 1
3.Another Sermon of Dr. Tauler: Chapter 2
4.Nicholas Tells the Master Wholesome Truths: Chapter 3
5.Who Was Nicholas? Chapter 4
6.Belief of the Brethren, The: Chapter 5
7.Love of the Brethren, The: Chapter 6
8.Preaching of the Brethren, The: Chapter 7
9.Nicholas Tells His Story to Dr. Tauler: Chapter 8
10.Master Owns Himself a Sinner, The: Chapter 9
11.Master Learns His A. B. C., The: Chapter 10
12.Sermon to the Nuns, The: Chapter 13
13.Great Power of God, The: Chapter 14
14.Serpent Lifted Up, The: Chapter 15
15.The Merchantmen in the Temple: Chapter 16
16.Heritage of the Heathen, The: Chapter 17
17.Freighted Ship, The: Chapter 18
18.Apple Trees, The: Chapter 19
19.Work: Chapter 20
20.Religion of Man, The: Chapter 21
21.Rest: Chapter 22
22.Summer Fields, The: Chapter 23
23.Cause and the Effect, The: Chapter 24
24.Full Measure, The: Chapter 25
25.Heart of God, The: Chapter 26
26.Unveiled Face, The: Chapter 27
27.Vineyards, The: Chapter 28
28.Water-Springs, The: Chapter 29
29.Out of Egypt: Chapter 30
30.Wilderness, The: Chapter 31
31.Mass, The: Chapter 32
32.Mystics, The: Chapter 33
33.Master's Friends, The: Chapter 34
34.Vengeance of Rome, The: Chapter 35
35.Farewell, The: Chapter 36
36.Cloud, The: Chapter 37
37.Nicholas of Basle: Chapter 38
38.Night to Be Remembered, A: Chapter 39
39.Four Sad Years: Chapter 40
40.Light and Darkness: Chapter 41
41.Sect Everywhere Spoken Against, The: Chapter 42
42.Mountain Home, The: Chapter 43
43.House of the Green Meadow, The: Chapter 44
44.Nicholas at Rome: Chapter 45
45.Chariot of Fire, The: Chapter 46
46.Pilgrim's Progress of 1352, The: Chapter 47
47.More Light and Less Love: Chapter 48
48.Another Friend of God: Chapter 49
49."The Glory of That Light": Chapter 50
50.Dark Shadow, The: Chapter 51
51.Knight of God, The: Chapter 52
52.God's Cup of Myrrh: Chapter 53
53."Ye Shall Be Hated of All Men": Chapter 54
54.New Song, A: Chapter 55
55.Song of Praise*, The
56.Tablet of Wax, The: Chapter 56
57.Preacher and the Enemy, The: Chapter 57
58.From the World to God: Chapter 58
59.Gospel of the Friends of God, The: Chapter 59
60.Labor Ended, the Rest Begun, The: Chapter 60