Reformed Confessions Of The 16th And 17th Centuries

  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation: 1552-1566 James T. Dennison, 2010-04 This is a multi-volume set, which compiles numerous Reformed confessions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries translated into English. For many of these texts, this is their debut in the Anglo-Saxon vernacular. It provides the English-speaking world a richer and more comprehensive view of the emergence and maturation of Reformed theology in these foundational centuries for Reformed thought and foundational summaries of Reformed doctrine for these centuries. Each confessional statement is preceded by a brief introduction containing necessary historical and bibliographical background. The confessions are arranged chronologically--Publisher.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation James T. Dennison, 2008 This is the first of a projected three volume set, which compiles numerous Reformed confessions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries translated into English. For many of these texts, this is their debut in the Anglo-Saxon vernacular. It provides the English-speaking world a richer and more comprehensive view of the emergence and maturation of Reformed theology in these foundational centuries¿foundational centuries for Reformed thought and foundational summaries of Reformed doctrine for these centuries. Each confessional statement is preceded by a brief introduction containing necessary historical and bibliographical background. The confessions are arranged chronologically, with this first volume presenting thirty-three documents covering the years 1523¿1552.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation James T. Dennison, Jr., 2014-05-20 The confessions are arranged chronologically, with all for volumes presenting a total of one hundred twenty seven documents covering the years 1523-1693.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Need for Creeds Today J. V. Fesko, 2020-11-03 This brief, accessible invitation to the historic creeds and confessions makes a biblical and historical case for their necessity and shows why they are essential for Christian faith and practice today. J. V. Fesko, a leading Reformed theologian with a broad readership in the academy and the church, demonstrates that creeds are not just any human documents but biblically commended resources for the well-being of the church, as long as they remain subordinate to biblical authority. He also explains how the current skepticism and even hostility toward creeds and confessions came about.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Recovering the Reformed Confession R. Scott Clark, 2008
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation , 2008
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Richard Hooker and Reformed Orthodoxy W. Bradford Littlejohn, Scott N. Kindred-Barnes, 2017-03-13 For more than forty years now there has been a steady stream of interest in Richard Hooker. This renaissance in Hooker Studies began with the publication of the Folger Library Edition of the Works of Richard Hooker. With this renaissance has come a growing recognition that it is anachronistic to classify Hooker simply as an Anglican thinker, but as yet, no generally agreed-upon alternative label, or context for his thought, has replaced this older conception; in particular, the question of Hooker's Reformed identity remains hotly contested. Given the relatively limited engagement of Hooker scholarship with other branches of Reformation and early modern scholarship to date, there is a growing recognition that Hooker must be evaluated not only against the context of English puritanism and conformism but also in light of his broad international Reformed context. At the same time, it has become clear that, if this is so, scholars of continental Reformed orthodoxy must take stock of Hooker's work as one of the landmark theological achievements of the era. This volume aims to facilitate this long-needed conversation, bringing together a wide range of scholars to consider Richard Hooker's theology within the full context of late 16th- and early 17th-century Reformed orthodoxy, both in England and on the Continent. The essays seek to bring Hooker into conversation not merely with contemporaries familiar to Hooker scholarship, such as William Perkins, but also with such contemporaries as Jerome Zanchi and Franciscus Junius, predecessors such as Heinrich Bullinger, and successors such as John Davenant, John Owen, and Hugo Grotius. In considering how these successors of Hooker identified themselves in relation to his theology, these essays will also shed light on how Hooker was perceived within 17th-century Reformed circles. The theological topics touched on in the course of these essays include such central issues as the doctrine of Scripture, predestination, Christology, soteriology, the sacraments, and law. It is hoped that these essays will continue to stimulate further research on these important questions among a wide community of scholars.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Rethinking Hell Joshua W Anderson, Christopher M Date, Gregory G Stump, 2014-11-27 Many Christians believe that people who are not saved before they die will be punished in hell forever. But is this what the Bible truly teaches? Do Christians need to rethink their understanding of hell? In the late twentieth century, a growing number of theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favour of a minority theological perspective called conditional immortality. This view contends that the unsaved are resurrected to face divine judgment, just as Christians have always believed. However, due to the fact that immortality is only given to those who are in Christ, the unsaved do not exist forever in hell. Instead, they face the punishment of the 'second death' -an end to their conscious existence. This volume brings together excerpts from a variety of well-respected evangelical thinkers, including John Stott, John Wenham, and E. Earle Ellis, as they articulate the biblical, theological, and philosophical arguments for conditionalism. These readings will give thoughtful Christians strong evidence that there are indeed compelling reasons for rethinking hell.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Episcopal Reform and Politics in Early Modern Europe Jennifer Mara DeSilva, 2012-09-18 In the tumultuous period of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when ecclesiastical reform spread across Europe, the traditional role of the bishop as a public exemplar of piety, morality, and communal administration came under attack. In communities where there was tension between religious groups or between spiritual and secular governing bodies, the bishop became a lightning rod for struggles over hierarchical authority and institutional autonomy. These struggles were intensified by the ongoing negotiation of the episcopal role and by increased criticism of the cleric, especially during periods of religious war and in areas that embraced reformed churches. This volume contextualizes the diversity of episcopal experience across early modern Europe, while showing the similarity of goals and challenges among various confessional, social, and geographical communities. Until now there have been few studies that examine the spectrum of responses to contemporary challenges, the high expectations, and the continuing pressure bishops faced in their public role as living examples of Christian ideals. Contributors include: William V. Hudon, Jennifer Mara DeSilva, Raymond A. Powell, Hans Cools, Antonella Perin, John Alexander, John Christopoulos, Jill Fehleison, Linda Lierheimer, Celeste McNamara, Jean-Pascal Gay
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformation Worship Jonathan Gibson, Mark Earngey, 2018-04-23 Worship is the right, fitting, and delightful response of moral beings—angelic and human—to God the Creator, Redeemer, and Consummator, for who he is as one eternal God in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and for what he has done in creation and redemption, and for what he will do in the coming consummation, to whom be all praise ...
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Story of Creeds and Confessions Donald Fairbairn, Ryan M. Reeves, 2019-08-20 Shows how the creeds and confessions represent the collective wisdom of the church throughout history, providing a unique vantage point from which to study the Christian faith.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Calvin's First Catechism I. John Hesselink, 1997-01-01 John Calvin's first catechism--originally written in French in 1537 and then in Latin in 1538--provides a valuable, clear, and concise introduction to his thought. Now for the first time, readers have available Ford Lewis Battles' English translation of the 1538 Latin edition and a current discussion of it in the same volume. This commentary on the first catechism also utilizes other sources such as Calvin's Commentaries and Institutes, as well as the latest Calvin research. This volume is an excellent introduction to Calvin's theology and will be useful as a text for college and seminary courses as well as church discussion groups. The Columbia Series in Reformed Theology represents a joint commitment by Columbia Theological Seminary and Westminster John Knox Press to provide theological resources from the Reformed tradition for the church today. This series examines theological and ethical issues that confront church and society in our own particular time and place.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: With Heart and Mouth Daniel R. Hyde, 2008-01-01 Daniel Hyde offers a necessary, fresh exposition and application of its doctrine in the twenty-first century, with the hope of setting the Reformed churches on fire for their historic Christian, Protestant, and Reformed faith in the midst of a cold and lifeless world. The Belgic Confession is not a systematic theology but the historic and systematic confession of faith by the Reformed churches. --from publisher description.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions Harmonized Joel R. Beeke, Sinclair B. Ferguson, 1999-08 In one convenient, parallel arrangement, Drs. Beek and Ferguson have harmonized seven important Reformed confessions that have never before been published together.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Dogmatics Herman Bavinck, John Bolt, John Vriend, 2003 This classic work of Reformed theology is the third of four volumes now available in English.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Practice of Piety Lewis Bayly, 1669
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy Andrew Stephen Damick, 2017 This new edition of the bestselling Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy is fully revised and significantly expanded. Major new features include a full chapter on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movements, an expanded epilogue, and a new appendix (How and Why I Became an Orthodox Christian). More detail and more religions and movements have been included, and the book is now addressed broadly to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox, making it even more sharable than before.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Covenant of Redemption Samuel Willard, 2014-07-21 The unparalleled and incomprehensible love of God to sinful man, displayed in the wonderful affair of his redemption and salvation, is the great thing celebrated throughout the Scriptures. This work is found in the covenant between the Father and the Son, called in theology, “The Covenant of Redemption.” Willard clearly and biblically explains the Covenant of Redemption dividing the entire treatise into two general heads in order to explain the glorious mystery of this covenant. 1) The provision which God made for our deliverance before time in eternity, and 2) The things which are done in time for its actual accomplishment. From these two main points he covers a right understanding of what a covenant is, how the covenant is found clearly in Scripture, how this covenant was necessary in relationship to man’s salvation, and lastly, what the influence is which the covenant of redemption has to the covenant of grace, which is made with us. His final two chapters cover application by way of exhortation and consolation. This work is not a scan or facsimile, has been carefully transcribed by hand being made easy to read in modern English, and has an active table of contents for electronic versions.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation Jan Douma, Jacob P. Tazelaar, 2008
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: A Treatise on True Theology with the Life of Franciscus Junius Franciscus Junius, 2016-08-20 Franciscus Junius (1545–1602) was an influential pastor and professor during the developmental years of Reformed orthodoxy. As a skilled linguist, biblical exegete, and theologian, Junius shaped the Reformed tradition in profound ways. Junius’s Treatise on True Theology is a scholastic introduction to the discipline of theology. He reflects on the definition of theology, where it comes from, and the variety of modes it takes. This book set a lasting pattern for many Reformed theologians in their approach to dogmatics, establishing a benchmark for theological prolegomena for years to come. Accompanying this work is The Life of Franciscus Junius , which provides an autobiographical account of the tumultuous days of Junius’s life and the complex circumstances that the Reformed churches faced during the French and Spanish wars of religion. Although Junius’s significance in the history of Protestant theology is increasingly valued by historians, most of his impressive body of works is not available to English-speaking readers. David C. Noe’s fine translation of these two important writings will certainly rectify this deficit. Readers are further aided by Willem van Asselt’s valuable introductory essay, which offers a scholarly perspective on the treatise and on Junius’s life and work in the context of the rise of Reformed scholasticism and orthodoxy.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Priesthood of the Plebs Peter J. Leithart, 2003-10-16 In this seminal treatise, Peter J. Leithart argues that the coming of the New Creation in Jesus Christ has profound and revolutionary implications for social order, implications symbolized and effected in the ritual of baptism. In Christ and Christian baptism, the ancient distinctions between priest and non-priest, between patrician and plebian, are dissolved, giving rise to a new humanity in which there is no Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. Yet, beginning in the medieval period, the church has blunted the revolutionary force of baptism, and reintroduced antique distinctions whose destruction was announced by the gospel. Leithart calls the church to renew her commitment to the gospel that offers priesthood to the plebs.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Grace Defined and Defended Kevin DeYoung, 2019-04-17 Christians love to celebrate grace, but often talk about it in vague generalities. But such an important biblical concept ought to be clearly defined so it can be consistently defended. In this book, best-selling author Kevin DeYoung points modern readers back to an old document originally written to do just that. Warmly pastoral and broadly accessible, this book introduces readers to the Canons of Dort, a 17th-century work summarizing the central doctrines of the Christian faith. Widely regarded as a key pillar of the Reformed tradition, the Canons of Dort stand as a faithful witness to God's grace—offering a depth of understanding that the church still needs today. In three concise sections—covering history, theology, and practical application—DeYoung explores what led to the Canons and why they were needed, the five important doctrines that they explain, and Dort's place in the Reformed tradition today.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Federal Vision Peter J. Leithart, 2004 The Federal Vision communicates the importance of applying a more robust Covenant theology to our study of the relationship between obedience and faith, and to the role of the Church and Sacraments in our salvation.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Covenantal Catechism Harry Van Dyken, 2000-11
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: How Sleep the Brave James Hogg Hunter, 2008
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation: Volume 3, 1567-1599 James T. Dennison, 2015-03-08 This is a multi-volume set, which compiles numerous Reformed confessions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries translated into English. For many of these texts, this is their debut in the Anglo-Saxon vernacular. It provides the English-speaking world a richer and more comprehensive view of the emergence and maturation of Reformed theology in these foundational centuries for Reformed thought and foundational summaries of Reformed doctrine for these centuries. Each confessional statement is preceded by a brief introduction containing necessary historical and bibliographical background. The confessions are arranged chronologically--Publisher.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Eschatology of the Old Testament Geerhardus Vos, 2001 This previously unpublished material has been compiled from several manuscripts relating to Geerhardus Vos's course lectures on Old Testament Eschatology. The editor has weaved together these sources to provide the most complete text possible of Vos's materials on the subject.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Covenant Theology Nehemiah Coxe, John Owen, 2005-10-01 This book is a reprint of two seventeenth century theologians, Nehemiah Coxe (Adam-Abraham) and John Owen (Mosaic-New). Coxe says, That notion (which is often supposed in this discourse) that the old covenant and the new differ in substance and not only in the manner of their administration, certainly requires a larger and more particular handling ... I designed to give a further account of it. But I found my labor for the clearing and asserting of that point happily prevented by the coming out of Dr. Owen's third volume on Hebrews. Owen said, No man was ever saved but by virtue of the new covenant, and the mediation of Christ in that respect.--1689 Federalism.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism Zacharias Ursinus, 1852 The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism by George Washington Williard, first published in 1852, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Good News We Almost Forgot Kevin L. DeYoung, 2010-04-01 If there is nothing new under the sun, perhaps the main task now facing the Western church is not to reinvent or be relevant, but to remember. The truth of the gospel is still contained within vintage faith statements. Within creeds and catechisms we can have our faith strengthened, our knowledge broadened, and our love for Jesus deepened. In The Good News We Almost Forgot, Kevin DeYoung explores the Heidelberg Catechism and writes 52 brief chapters on what it has shown him. The Heidelberg is largely a commentary on the Apostle's Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer, and deals with man's guilt, God's grace, and believers' gratitude. This book is a clear-headed, warm-hearted exploration of the faith, simple enough for young believers and deep enough for mature believers. DeYoung writes, The gospel summarized in the Heidelberg Catechism is glorious, its Christ gracious, its comfort rich, its Spirit strong, its God Sovereign, and its truth timeless. Come and see how your soul can be warmed by the elegantly and logically stated doctrine that matters most: We are great sinners and Christ is a greater Savior!
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: What is a Reformed Baptist Church? B. S. Poh, 2017 From the Foreword by Erroll Hulse, late pastor and founding editor of Reformation Today: In a time of great confusion about the Christian Faith what could be more timely, relevant and valuable than a survey of how we have come to cherish our beliefs described as Reformed Baptists. Of course we would maintain that we are Bible-believing Christians but that description is not enough. We have to come to terms with the history of the Christian Church and this my friend Poh Boon Sing has done in a most lucid and interesting way. This work will surely commend itself not only to Reformed Baptists but to all Christians because Poh writes with respect and love towards others... Indeed this work is masterly for its compactness, multum in parvo, a great deal packed into a few pages.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Lutheran Confessions Charles P. Arand, James Arne Nestingen, 2012-04 In this important new volume, Arand, Kolb, and Nestingen bring the fruit of an entire generation of scholarship to bear on these documents, making it an essential and up-to-date class text. The Lutheran Confessions places the documents solidly within their political, social, ecclesiastical and theological contexts, relating them to the world in which they took place. Though the book is not a theology of the Confessions, readers will clearly understand the issues at stake in the narratives, both in their own time, and in ours.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Three Forms of Unity: Belgic Confession of Faith, Heidelberg Catechism & Canons of Dort , 2018-03-10 We are honored to be able to use the edition of the Three Forms edited and introduced by Dr. Joel Beeke of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to the Three Forms, this edition also includes: THE APOSTLES' CREED, THE NICENE CREED and THE ATHANASIAN CREED.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation James T. Jr Dennison, 2014
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination Loraine Boettner, 2011-07-01 One of the 20th-century's most reasoned explanations of the sovereignty of God and the Reformed interpretation of salvation. Whoever really wants to know what Calvinism teaches cannot do better than to read this book from cover to cover.--United Presbyterian magazine.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Christianity Through the Ages Kenneth Scott Latourette, 1965 Here is an attempt to tell in brief compass the history of Christianity. Christianity is usually called a religion. As a religion it has had a wider geographic spread and is more deeply rooted among more peoples than any other religion in the history of mankind. Both that spread and that rootage have been mounting in the past 150 years and especially in the present century. The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene. - Preface.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Arminian and Baptist J. Matthew Pinson, 2015 In this new book J. Matthew Pinson presents a collection of historical-theological essays from the vantage point of a variety of Arminianism coming to be known as Reformed Arminianism. These essays describe the contours of the theology of the seventeenth-century English General Baptists Thomas Helwys and Thomas Grantham, showing their kinship with the thought of Jacobus Arminius, and the ways they diverged from thinkers such as John Smyth, John Goodwin, and John Wesley. Unlike these latter thinkers, Helwys and Grantham emphasized more reformed understandings of the meaning of sin and salvation. This is seen most clearly in their doctrines of total depravity, penal substitutionary atonement, the imputation of the active and passive obedience of Christ, and progressive sanctification. These doctrines produced a way of looking at perseverance and apostasy that emphasizes perseverance through faith alone rather than remaining in a state of grace through works and penitence.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Institutes of Elenctic Theology: Eighteenth through twentieth topics François Turrettini, 1997-02 Francis Turretin's 17th century classic contrasts Reformed understandings of Scripture with conflicting theological perspectives, particularly Roman Catholic, Arminian, and Socinian. Volume 3 treats the church, the sacraments, and last things.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: A Faith to Confess Sidney Maurice Houghton, 1975 Here in modern English is the most famous of Baptist Confessions containing the heart and soul of the Reformation in terms of clear Biblical truth. Here is a Confession of faith for churches to be founded upon, a faith for church members to know, love, defend and propagate, a faith that church officers can hand on to future generations. The Introduction which forms a preface to this Confession explains its origin and discusses several particularly relevant issues contained in the chapters, thereby increasing the usefulness of the whole.
  reformed confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries: Welcome to a Reformed Church Daniel R. Hyde, 2010 Daniel Hyde traces the historical roots of the Reformed churches, their key beliefs, and the ways in which those beliefs are expressed. The result is a roadmap for those newly encountering the Reformed world and a primer for those seeking to know more about their Reformed heritage.
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