null
EBOOK The Works of Samuel Rutherford, Volume 1: Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response

EBOOK The Works of Samuel Rutherford, Volume 1: Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response

Author:
$32.50
$65.00
(You save $32.50 )
(No reviews yet) Write a Review
SKU:
9798886862386
Publisher:
Reformation Heritage Books
Format:
eBook
Pages:
875
See Also:
Hardcover
  • 🚚 Affordable shipping
  • ✔ 100,000+ customers served
  • ⭐ "Wonderful books, great prices, awesome customer service." – Ivan, IL

Description

In this landmark volume, Samuel Rutherford appears as Scotland’s foremost professor of elenctic theology. Presented in English for the first time, Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response offers a comprehensive examination of the theological roots of one of the most consequential errors in the Christian church.

Rutherford does not confine himself to a handful of theses about salvation. Beginning with Scripture and the knowledge of God, he advances through the divine decrees, the fall, original sin, the accomplishment and application of redemption, covenant theology, justification, perseverance, the church, the sacraments, the magistrate, and the resurrection. The result is a vast theological architecture. Arminianism is exposed not as an isolated doctrinal misstep but as a rival account of God, grace, and the moral order.

Throughout, Rutherford writes as a convinced Augustinian. For him, the debate is nothing less than the perennial contest between divine grace and Pelagian self-reliance. His arguments are exegetical, scholastic, and rigorously ordered, yet never detached from pastoral consequence. Assurance, perseverance, the honor of Christ’s merit, and the immutability of God stand at the center of the controversy.

This volume inaugurates the first complete edition of Rutherford’s works. Based on seventeenth-century manuscripts and early printed editions, and supported by substantial introductions and full scholarly apparatus, it restores to scholars and pastors a major voice of Reformed orthodoxy whose theology has long remained inaccessible.

For historians of the post-Reformation period, theologians of grace, and pastors seeking to understand the doctrinal foundations of the Reformed tradition, this release is a significant event.

Contents

General Preface
Editorial Conventions
List of Abbreviations
Translator's Preface
Introduction: The Cause of God Against the Arminians

Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response

Dedicatory Epistle
Epistle to Matthias Nethen
Preface to the Reader
Endorsement

  1. The Sacred Scriptures and Their Content
  2. God
  3. Election
  4. Reprobation
  5. The State of the First Man
  6. Original Sin
  7. The State of Fallen Man
  8. The State of Grace
  9. Universal Redemption
  10. The Covenant of Grace
  11. The Process of Conversion
  12. The Sinner’s Justification
  13. The Perseverance of the Saints
  14. Certainty of Salvation
  15. The Church and Her Marks
  16. Ministers of the Word
  17. Synods
  18. Sacraments and Church Discipline
  19. The Magistrate
  20. The Soul and the Resurrection of the Body

Acknowledgements
Appendix 1: Original Index of Chapters and Questions
Appendix 2: Manuscript Comparison
Appendix 3: Manuscript Supplement
Biographical Register of Persons and Names
Works Cited
Scripture Index
Subject Index

About the Author

Samuel Rutherford was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian who wrote prolifically and served as a ministerial commissioner to the Westminster Assembly.

Dr. Joel R. Beeke

My Personal Guarantee to You

For over 30 years, I have personally reviewed and approved every book we sell at Reformation Heritage Books. My aim has always been to place into your hands books that are biblically and theologically sound, warmly Reformed, deeply experiential, and eminently practical—books that truly nourish the soul and your daily life as a Christian.

Here’s my personal guarantee: if you purchase a book from us and do not find it profitable, we gladly offer a full refund—shipping included. Feed your soul and mind with a good book today.

With warmest regards in Christ,

Dr. Joel R. Beeke

Founder and Chairman, Reformation Heritage Books