Spiritual Desertions Discovered and Remedied

A pastoral series of sermons preached from Psalm 30:7 — "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled" — addressing the painful experience of spiritual desertion, when God withdraws the felt sense of his presence from his own children. Willard methodically explores what such withdrawings mean, what causes them, their degrees and duration, and how dark souls may find comfort and remedy. Written with deep pastoral care for troubled consciences in Puritan Boston, 1699.