Institutes of Elenctic Theology, 3 Vols. (Turretin)

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Turretin, Francis

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9780875524566

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P&R Publishing

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2311

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Hardcover

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