
All three volumes in one set. Treats theology, Scripture, the Trinity, divine decrees, creation, providence, angels, the original state of humanity, sin, free will, God's law, the covenant of grace, the person and state of Christ, his mediatorial office, calling and faith, justification, sanctification and good works, the church, the sacraments, the last things—also includes indices, biographical sketches, and Benedict Pictet's funeral oration.
Translated by George Musgrave Giger Edited by James T. Dennison Jr.
Table of Contents:
FIRST TOPIC: THEOLOGY
SECOND TOPIC: THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
THIRD TOPIC: THE ONE AND TRIUNE GOD
FOURTH TOPIC: THE DECREES OF GOD IN GENERAL AND PREDESTINATION IN PARTICULAR
FIFTH TOPIC: CREATION
SIXTH TOPIC: THE ACTUAL PROVIDENCE OF GOD
SEVENTH TOPIC: ANGELS
EIGHTH TOPIC: THE STATE OF MAN BEFORE THE FALL AND THE COVENANT OF NATURE
NINTH TOPIC: SIN IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR
TENTH TOPIC: THE FREE WILL OF MAN IN A STATE OF SIN
ELEVENTH TOPIC: THE LAW OF GOD
TWELFTH TOPIC: THE COVENANT OF GRACE AND ITS TWOFOLD ECONOMY IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
THIRTEENTH TOPIC: THE PERSON AND STATE OF CHRIST
FOURTEENTH TOPIC: THE MEDIATORIAL OFFICE OF CHRIST
FIFTEENTH TOPIC: CALLING AND FAITH
SIXTEENTH TOPIC: JUSTIFICATION
SEVENTEENTH TOPIC: SANCTIFICATION AND GOOD WORKS
EIGHTEENTH TOPIC: THE CHURCH
NINETEENTH TOPIC: THE SACRAMENTS
TWENTIETH TOPIC: THE LAST THINGS
Author
Francis Turretin (1623–87) has been called "the best expounder of the doctrine of the Reformed Church” (Samuel Alexander), “a marvelous synthesizer” (Roger Nicole), and “a towering figure among the Genevan Reformers (Leon Morris). His Institutio Theologiae Elencticae, first published In 1679–85, was the fruit of some thirty years’ teaching at the Academy of Geneva.
Endorsements
"If ever a great theological work has been unjustly neglected it has been Francis Turretin’s masterful volumes on the whole of Christian doctrine. . . . I heartily . . . commend [them] to preachers, theological students, and lay persons everywhere." — James M. Boice
"The larger availability in English of Turretin’s complete Institutes is a welcome contribution . . ." — Carl F. H. Henry
". . . a noteworthy event for the Reformed churches and for all who take an interest in the history and development of Reformed theology. . . ." — Sinclair B. Ferguson