Description
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.
Volumes 1-4: Exegetical WorksVolume 1
Digest or Harmony of the Old and New Testaments
Combat between Christ and the Devil: Matthew 4:1-11
Sermon on the Mount
Volume 2
Commentary on Galatians
Volume 3
Commentary on Hebrews 11
Volume 4
Exposition of Jude
Exposition of Revelation 1-3
Volumes 5-7: Doctrinal and Polemical Treatises
Volume 5
An Exposition of the Symbol or Apostles' Creed
An Exposition of the Lord's Prayer
The Foundation of Christian Religion Gathered into Six Principles
Volume 6
Golden Chain (Foldout poster in the front)
Manner and Order of Predestination
Treatise on God's Free Grace and Man's Free Will
Fruitful Dialogue Concerning the End of the World
Against Alexander Dickson
On Memory
Volume 7
A Reformed Catholic
The Problem of the Forged Catholicism
A Warning against Idolatry of the Last Times
Volume 8-10: Practical Writings
Volume 8
A Discourse of Conscience
The First Book of the Cases of Conscience
The Second Book of the Cases of Conscience
The Third Book of the Cases of Conscience
A Treatise Tending unto a Declaration whether a Man is in the Estate of Damnation or in the Estate of Grace
The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience
A Grain of Mustard Seed
Volume 9
A Declaration of the True Manner of Knowing Christ Crucified and The True Gain
A Faithful and Plain Exposition upon Zephaniah 2:1-2
A Treatise of Man's Imaginations
A Direction for the Government of the Tongue According to God's Word
A Discourse of the Damned Art of Witchcraft
A Resolution to the Country Man on Prognostication
Volume 10
Treatise on How to Live Well in All Estates
Treatise on Vocations
Right Manner of Erecting and Ordering a Family
Calling of the Ministry
Manner and Method of Preaching
Christian Equity
Treatise on Dying Well
Author: William Perkins
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Published: 05/21/2020
Pages: 6608
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 27.02lbs
Size: 19.30h x 15.00w x 10.30d
ISBN13: 9781601788153
ISBN10: 1601788150
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | General
- Religion | Theology
- Religion | Christian Theology | General
About the Author
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.