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Jonathan Barlow's presentation of the 5 points of Calvinism. |
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Fred G. Zaspel's presentation of the 5 points of Calvinism. |
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J. I. Packer's introductory essay to John Owen's "Death of Death". |
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Frank B. Beck's classic booklet "The Five Points of Calvinism". |
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The Scots' Confession (1560)
This confession was written by John Knox and others in 1560 and was adopted by the Church of Scotland in 1567. |
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The Belgic Confession (1562,1618)
This confession was drawn up by Protestants in the Netherlands who were being severely persecuted by King Philip II of Spain. They sent him this confession in 1562, along with a plea for mercy. The confession was revised in 1566 and again in 1618 at the Synod of Dort. |
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The Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
This catechism was written by Zacharias Ursinius, a professor at Heidelberg university, and Caspar Olevianus, court preacher to Elector Frederick III of Germany, who commissioned it. The catechism was first published in 1563, and in the 3rd edition, the 129 questions and answers were arranged into 52 groups, suitable for weekly exposition throughout the year. |
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The Second Helvetic Confession (1566)
This confession was first written by Heinrich Bullinger in 1561 as a personal confession. It was adopted, with a few minor changes, by the Swiss churches and published in Zurich on March 12, 1566. |
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The Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England (1571)
The articles of faith of the Anglican church. |
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The Canons of Dort (1619)
The five points of Calvinism were formally expressed at the 1619 "Synod of Dort", a council attended by church leaders from England, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. |
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The London Confession of 1644
One of the earliest confessions of the Baptists. |
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The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)
English Puritan and Presbyterian leaders created this eloquent expression of their faith in 1646, during the Puritan revolution. |
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The London Confession of 1646
A comparison of this English Baptist Confession from 1646 with the Westminster Confession of that same year demonstrates that the Baptists were in thorough agreement with Puritans and Presbyterians on such fundamental issues as the Inspiration of Scripture, the Character of God, and His Sovereignty in Salvation. |
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The London Confession of 1689
This Baptist confession from 1689 refined the language of the 1646 confession, but affirmed essentially the same beliefs. |
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The New Hampshire Confession (1833)
This confession from 1833 shows that the Baptists in America shared the Calvinistic beliefs of their English predecessors. |
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1625-1699 |
William Bates: The Queen's Puritan | |
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1615-1691 |
The Richard Baxter Homepage | |
| Richard Baxter: Mere Christian | ||
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1627-1653 |
Hugh Binning | |
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1628-1688 |
John Bunyan Online | |
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1509-1564 |
Calvin's Institutes | |
| Calvin's Commentaries | ||
| "Calvin's Calvinism" | ||
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Chalmers 1780-1847 |
Thomas Chalmers: Sermons & Writings | |
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Dabney 1820-1898 |
An R. L. Dabney Anthology | |
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Edwards 1703-1758 |
Sermons (at A Puritan's Mind) | |
| Works (at CCEL) | ||
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1697-1771 |
Gill's Archive | |
| Body of Divinity | ||
| Gill's Commentary | ||
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Gillespie 1613-1648 |
George Gillespie | |
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Goodwin 1600-1679 |
Thomas Goodwin: The Readable Puritan | |
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1634-1656 |
Andrew Gray: The Youngest Puritan | |
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1634-1656 |
William Guthrie: The Puritan's Puritan | |
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1764-1842 |
Robert Haldane | |
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Hooker 1554-1600 |
The Life and Works of Richard Hooker | |
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1514-1572 |
Still Waters Revival Books | |
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Lloyd-Jones 1899-1981 |
Martyn Lloyd-Jones Online | |
| Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recording Trust | ||
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1483-1546 |
Project Wittenberg | |
| Luther's
"Ninety Five Theses".
Luther posted these theses on the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517 to protest the sale of indulgences by the church. This is regarded by many to have marked the start of the Protestant Reformation. |
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Manton 1620-1677 |
The Thomas Manton Home Page | |
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1663-1728 |
The Cotton Mather Home Page | |
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M'Cheyne 1813-1843 |
Robert Murray M'Cheyne | |
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1725-1807 |
The Newton Library | |
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1616-1683 |
John Owen: Prince of the Puritan Divines | |
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Walkington Pink 1886-1952 |
Pink's Archive | |
| The Arthur Walkington Pink links. | ||
| Grace for Today | ||
| Heart-Reformation | ||
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Rutherford 1600-1661 |
Samuel Rutherford | |
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Ryle 1816-1900 |
The J. C. Ryle Bookshelf | |
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1605-1649 |
Thomas Shepard.org | |
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Spurgeon 1834-1892 |
The Spurgeon Archive | |
| The
Spurgeon Library
William Jewell College in Liberty, MO has Spurgeon's personal library. |
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| Spurgeon's Sermons | ||
| Spurgeon Gems | ||
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1484-1536 |
WilliamTyndale.com | |
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1714-1770 |
The Thomas Watson Reading Room | |
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1714-1770 |
Sermons of the Reverend George Whitefield | |
| The Whitefield Sermon Archive | ||
| The George Whitefield Homepage | ||
| A
Letter from George Whitefield to the Rev. Mr. John Wesley
.. in Answer to Mr. Wesley's Sermon Entitled "Free Grace". |
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1836-1921 |
The Alexander Whyte Homepage | |
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1513-1546 |
George Wishart, Scottish Reformer | |
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library
A collection of "classic" Christian writings. A mixed bag, but includes many great titles. |
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Phil Johnson's "Hall of Church History"
An extensive collection of links to sites which feature writings from Christian authors throughout church history. |
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Solo Christo's
Bookshelf
Has a great collection of links to online anthologies, nicely organized. |
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"Grace for Today"
Excerpts from many great authors. |
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"Fire and Ice"
Puritan and Reformed writings. |
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Scottish Preachers' Hall of Fame
Writings and biographical sketches of Scottish Puritans and Preachers. |
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"The Still Waters Revival Collection"
Puritan and Reformed writings. Some by John Knox. |
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