John Flavel shows Christ as our fountain of true joy: secured for his people by his humiliation and his exaltation. By humiliation, Flavel means the incarnation - Christ’s birth, ministry, and death - by exaltation he means the four stages of resurrection, ascension, intercession, and His return in judgment.

Flavel shows this twofold act (humiliation and exaltation) is the foundation of our joy because through them Christ has removed our debt and secured our inheritance. “The believer knows,” says Flavel, “that however sweet his communion with Christ is in this world, yet that communion he will have with Christ in heaven will far excel it.”

Contents

1. Christ’s Humiliation
2. A Humble Life
3. A Prayer of Commendation
4. A Commemorative Sign
5. Christ’s Agony
6. The Nature of Christ’s Death
7. A Lonely Death
8. A Lowly Death
9. A Prayer for Forgiveness
10. A Promise of Salvation
11. A Cry of Forsakenness
12. A Cry of Anguish
13. The Completion of Christ’s Work
14. Christ’s Burial
15. The Blessed Ends of Christ’s Humiliation
16. Christ’s Exaltation
17. Christ’s Resurrection
18. Christ’s Ascension
19. Christ’s Present Session
20. Christ’s Triumphant Return