The Works of William Perkins: Digest or Harmony of the Books of the Old and New Testaments, Combat Between Christ and the Devil, Sermon on the Mount (1) - Couverture rigide

Perkins, William

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ISBN 10 : 1601783604 ISBN 13 : 9781601783608

Editeur : Reformation Heritage Books, 2014

Synopsis

The Works of William Perkins fills a major gap in Reformed and Puritan theology. Though Perkins is best known today for his writings on predestination, he also wrote prolifically on many subjects. His works filled over two thousand large pages of small print in three folio volumes and were reprinted several times in the decades after his death. However, his complete works have not been in print since the mid-seventeenth century. This modern typeset edition of the Works includes four volumes of Perkins's expositions of Scripture, three volumes of his doctrinal and polemical treatises, and three volumes of his practical writings.

Table of Contents:

General Preface

Biographical Preface

Preface to Volume 1

1. Digest or Harmony of the Books of the Old and New Testaments

2. Combat Between Christ and the Devil

3. Sermon on the Mount

Scripture Index

Subject Index

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

William Perkins (1558-1602) earned a bachelor's degree in 1581 and a master's degree in 1584 from Christ's College in Cambridge. During those student years he joined up with Laurence Chaderton, who became his personal tutor and lifelong friend. Perkins and Chaderton met with Richard Greenham, Richard Rogers, and others in a spiritual brotherhood at Cambridge that espoused Puritan convictions. From 1584 until his death, Perkins served as lecturer, or preacher, at Great St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, a most influential pulpit across the street from Christ's College. He also served as a teaching fellow at Christ's College, catechized students at Corpus Christi College on Thursday afternoons, and worked as a spiritual counselor on Sunday afternoons. In these roles Perkins influenced a generation of young students, including Richard Sibbes, John Cotton, John Preston, and William Ames. Thomas Goodwin wrote that when he entered Cambridge, six of his instructors who had sat under Perkins were still passing on his teaching. Ten years after Perkins's death, Cambridge was still "filled with the discourse of the power of Mr. William Perkins' ministry," Goodwin said. Perkins's influence as a theologian continued unabated after his death. This was due in large part to the widespread popularity of his writings. His writings were translated into several European languages and greatly influenced British and American Reformed theology, the Dutch Further Reformation, and European Pietism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reformation Heritage Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1601783604
• ISBN 13: 9781601783608
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 829
• Éditeur: Yuille Stephen
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible