Herman Witsius, Dutch Reformed theologian, was born in 1636 and died on October 22, 1708.

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

His most famous work is "The Economy of the Covenants." But before reading it, I'd recommend hanving on hand "An Analysis of Herman Wistius's The Economy of the covenants" by D. Patrick Ramsey and Joel R. Beeke.

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Pastor Kevin Guillory
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Baltimore, MD

"I don't interpret Scripture. Scripture interprets itself. And in the process ... scripture interprets me."

I just read the bio of him in the analysis He was a godly Dutch Nadre Reformatie divine whose primary interest was experiential knowledge of Christ not merely cold and remote pedo/credo debates as one would get the impression from the PB He was also a friend of covenanter exiles and the 2nd Scots reformation & the SL&C.

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The Life and Theology of Herman Witsius (1636-1708) by Joel Beeke

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

His 'Apostle's Creed' is also VERY good.

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Todd K. Pedlar
member, First Congregational Church, (CCCC) Cresco, IA
http://semperubi.rtrc.net

"Many men, after a long conversion, see more of the workings of sin in their hearts than ever they did before or at their first conversion. Now, such men have not an increase of sin, but an increase of illumination and light" (Christopher Love)


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Does anyone else think it necessary to read this with Witsius' work? I'm am interested to know what contribution it makes before I purchase it.

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Jeff Bartel
Mechanical Engineer
Member - Trinity Reformed Church - RPCNA

"To believe in the power of man in the work of regeneration is the great heresy of Rome, and from that error has come the ruin of the Church. Conversion proceeds from the grace of God alone, and the system which ascribes it partly to man and partly to God is worse than Pelagianism" (The Reformation in England (London, 1962), Vol. 1, p. 98)

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I have Beeke's Analysis. I would say it's good, but it really is just an outline. A bare outline. A good one, but a bare outline. But it doesn't go into commentary or anything, just a broad, simple outline. Imagine if Battle's Analysis of the Institutes was about seventy pages instead of four hundred and that's what you have.

I'd say: if you have the money it is worth having if you are going to really spend some time with Witsius' book. If you don't necessarily have the extra cash then the contents page of Witius' book gives enough broad outline of itself...

Sacred Dissertations on What is Commonly Called the Apostles' Creed, Vol. I

Sacred Dissertations on What is Commonly Called the Apostles' Creed, Vol. II

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

This is one of the best, most thorough and thoughtful presentations of confessional Reformed theology in the 17th century. Please get it. Read it. Mark it well. Learn it. Inwardly digest it (to borrow from the BCP). You won't regret it.

This is a basic (not to say easy), fundamental, work in Reformed theology. Ignorance of this work is one the curses of the current controversies over covenant theology.

rsc

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R. Scott Clark, D.Phil
Professor of Church History and Historical Theology

"For Christ, His Gospel, and His Church"
Associate Pastor
Oceanside URC
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Back in the '90s, the Den Dulk Foundation published 5 vols. of Witsius' works: Economy, parts 1&2, Apostle's Creed, parts 1&2, and Lord's Prayer, a single volume.

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Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI


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Wow. I've got all these - that must have been one FAT volume! (or Tiny print...)

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Todd K. Pedlar
member, First Congregational Church, (CCCC) Cresco, IA
http://semperubi.rtrc.net

"Many men, after a long conversion, see more of the workings of sin in their hearts than ever they did before or at their first conversion. Now, such men have not an increase of sin, but an increase of illumination and light" (Christopher Love)


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Reformation Heritage Books has a special price on Herman Witsius' The Economy of the Covenants, 2 vol. ($25.00).

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

Herman Witsius was born on February 12, 1636.

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

On the Character of a True Theologian (a wonderful tract), edited by Ligon Duncan, has a helpful bibliography for building a theological student's core library, including "pre-seminary reading" and "building a basic ministerial library."

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

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