Louis Le Blanc (†1675), a French reformed theologian, was incredible for his careful precision and detailed depth into theology.
The disputations he presided over as a professor at the academy at Sedan, covering much of the gamut of theology, were published in one volume. It has now become available in English through an AI translation.
One person has rightly said that an investigation into the teachings of Reformed Orthodoxy ought to now start here. His major opponent in this work was Romanism, which he lived in close proximity to. In accurately describing and responding to their view(s), he goes into a depth of theological detail you have not seen before in English.
AI translations, despite what some say, are typically decent (or better) and are better than that of amateurs. While there are some mistakes and inaccuracies, some “professional” translations have more. Do not despise the good and slight the grace of God because they are not perfect. AI translations will create exponentially more interest in Reformed Orthodoxy and texts, and hence many more specialists will arise with many more professional translations in the future.
Give glory to God in the highest and join our friends at Colloquia Scholastica at Discord who did the translation (with many more texts there available).
For a permanent reference to the work and its table of contents, see our page, Every Reformed Systematic Theology: Le Blanc.
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Le Blanc de Beaulieu, Louis – Theological Theses published at Various Times in the Academy of Sedan, vol. 1, 2 3rd ed. tr. by AI by Colloquia Scholastica at Discord (1675; London, 1683) Latin
Theology 6
Authority of Scripture, 4 parts 14
Plenitude & Sufficiency of Scripture, 4 parts 73
Perspicuity of Scripture 123
Necessity of Scripture 133
Canonical & Apocryphal Books 134
Integrity & Authority of the Original Manuscripts 138
Vulgate, 2 parts 143
Septuagint 165
Vernacular Versions of Scripture 166
Existence of God 174
Simplicity of God 185
Perfection & Infinitude of God 191
Immensity and Omnipresence of God 196
Eternality & Immutability of God 203
Life of God 208
Knowledge of God 213
Autotheos 219
Election & Predestination 222
Cause of Predestination 230
Reprobation, 2 parts 239
Order of Divine Decrees in Election & Reprobation 264
Remonstrant & Lutheran Opinions on Predestination 276
Immortality of Adam 283
Original Righteousness 289
Free Will, 3 parts 303
How Divine Concurrence can be Reconciled with Free Will 338
Concord of Human Freedom with Divine Foreknowledge 351
Concord of Human Freedom with Divine Decrees, 3 parts 361
Veneration of Images, 2 parts 395
Veneration of Angels & Saints, 2 parts 420
Mortal & Venial Sin, 2 parts 463
Free Will After the Fall with Respect to Salvation 488
Free Will After the Fall with Respect to Moral Good, 2 parts 502
Necessity of Grace with Respect to Saving Good After the Fall, 2 parts 529
Hypostatic Union & the Communicatio Idiomatum 551
Whether Christ is Mediator According to Both Natures 556
Knowledge of Christ 562
Impeccability of Christ, 2 parts 570
Descent into Hell 571
Whether Christ Merited for Himself 579
Distinctions Concerning Grace, 2 parts 6
Sufficient & Efficacious Grace & its Harmony with
Free Will, 2 parts 31
Whether Sufficient Grace is Given to All 80
Preparations for Grace, 3 parts 86
Faith 125
Justifying Faith, 2 parts 135
Subject of Faith & the Connection of Faith to Love & Good Works 191
Certainty of Faith 200
Definition of Justification 210
How Faith Justifies 221
Inherent Righteousness 238
Imputed Righteousness 253
How Sin is Removed in the Justified 262
Remission of Sins 269
Certainty Regarding Justification, 2 parts 276
Whether Man Can Fulfil the Law through Grace 301
Necessity of Good Works 314
Truth of Good Works 325
Relation of Good Works to Eternal Life, 3 parts 339
Use & Efficacy of the Sacraments, 3 parts 380
Nature & Definition of the Church 418
Visibility and Invisibility of the Church 437
Perpetual Duration of the Church 443
Constancy of the Church in Retaining the Faith 447
Marks of the Church, 2 parts 452
Clergy & Laity 462
Ranks & Distinctions of the Ministers of the Church, 2 parts 465
Institution or Creation of Ministers of the Church 475
Celibacy of Ministers of the Church 480
Government of the Church Instituted by Christ 482
Primacy of Peter 486
Papal Succession from Peter 488
Supreme Power to Judge Controversies of Faith & Morals 492
Infallibility of Papal Judgment 494
Infallibility of the Roman Church 498
Coercive Jurisdiction of the Pope & Prelates 499
Delegation of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction to the Pope & Bishops 506
Temporal Power of the Pope & Church Leaders 508
Antichrist 515
Elijah & Enoch 519
Origin, Necessity & Use of Councils 521
Who Should be Summoned to Councils 525
Who Should Preside over Councils 527
Who Should Convene Councils 529
Authority of Councils 533
Whether Divine Worship should be Celebrated in the Vernacular
Language 542
Whether, from Reformed-Lutheran Union, Union with the Roman
Church Follows 570
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A previous edition of the material above (less well edited) also includes further material:
To the Reader 1
Faith 5
Theology 15-23
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Posthumous works: Preface 957
1. Controversies on Scripture 957
1. Canonical and apocryphal books 957
2. Integrity and authority of the Hebrew Text of the OT and Greek
Text of the NT 960
3. On the Septuagint 965
4. Necessity of Scripture 966
2. Controversies on Christ’s Person & Office 967
1. Whether Christ is Autotheos 967
2. Union of two natures in Christ, and the resulting communication of properties 969
3. Knowledge of Christ’s soul, and his grace and blessedness 974
4. Did Christ ever do anything that required correction? 982
5. Roman opinion on Christ’s descent into Hell is explained and questions arising from it 982
6. Various opinions of our theologians on Christ’s descent are reported 987
7. Whether Christ merited anything for Himself 989
3. Controversies on Church’s Governance and Roman Pontiff 991
1. Nature of the governance instituted by Christ in the Church 991
2. Primacy of Peter 994
3. Succession of Pope in place of Peter 996
4. Pope’s infallibility in judging controversies of faith and morals 1000
5. Certainty of Papal judgment or the Pope’s infallibility 1001
6. Infallibility of the particular Roman Church 1004
7. Whether the Roman Pontiff and all Church prelates have coercive jurisdiction so they can enact laws that bind in conscience, and judge and punish transgressors 1005
8. Whether Christ conferred ecclesiastical jurisdiction directly to the Roman Pontiff alone, from whom it derives to other bishops? 1011
9. Temporal power of the pope and other Church officials 1013
10. Antichrist 1020
11. Elijah and Enoch (the two witnesses of Revelation) 1024
4. Controversies on Councils 1026
1. Origin, necessity and use of councils 1026
2. Who are to be called to councils, and of what kind of persons they should consist 1029
3. Who should preside over councils 1031
4. Who should convene councils 1032
5. Authority of councils, what it is and how great 1035
5. Controversies on the Church Militant 1045
1. Nature and definition of the Church 1045
2. Visibility and Invisibility of the Church 1063
3. Can the church fail, or on the Church’s perennial duration 1068
4. Can the Church err, or on the Church’s constancy in retaining the Faith 1071
5. Church’s marks according to the Papists 1076
6. Church’s marks: Opinion of our doctors 1085
6. Controversies on the Members of the Militant Church
1. Designation of ‘clergy’ and ‘laity’ 1087
2. Ranks and distinction of the Church’s ministers 1089
3. Grades and distinction of Church ministers according to our theologians 1094
4. Institution or creation of Church ministers 1098
5. Celibacy and bigamy [remarriages] of ministers of the Church 1103
Whether worship should be celebrated publicly and privately in the vernacular language understood by the people 1104
Oration on Scripture’s Divine Origin 1129