Here are more free Reformed Orthodox AI translations from our friends at Colloquia Scholastica.  For more, check out the blogs of Onku and Nosferatu.  Some professional translations by Jonathan Tomes are mixed in, some for a small cost.

Note that more works on the arts are becoming available, such as on Logic (and that as used in theology).  Enjoy and bless God.

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Authors

Bucer, Martin  treatises on the sacraments and worship

Hoornbeek, Johannes  disputations on sin, providence and evil, Christ’s satisfaction, faith, justification, the state of grace, papists’ errors

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Theology

Holtzfus, Barthold – Theological Treatise on Predestination, Election & Reprobation of Men, for Promoting Ecclesiastical Concord  3rd ed.  tr. by AI by Nosferatu  (Leiden, 1703)  191 pp.  Latin

Essenius, Andreas – ‘Theological Disputation on the Image of God in Man’  Download  tr. Jonathan Tomes  (Utrecht: Johannes Waesberg, 1653)  Latin

ed. Goclenius, Rudolph – Psychology, i.e. Commentaries & Dispuations on the Perfection & Soul of Man, and on the First Principles of its Rise [Defending Creationism of the Soul], from some Theologians & Philosophers of our Age  tr. by AI by Onku  (Marburg: Paul Egenolph, 1595)  145 pp.  Latin

Baron, Robert – Disputation on Evil  tr. by AI by Nosferatu  in General Metaphysics…  All to the Use of Theology Accommodated  (London: R. Daniel, 1658), General Metaphysics, sect. 5, pp. 49-66

Gale, Theophilus – sect. 2, ‘On Physical Liberty’  tr. by AI by Nosferatu  63 pp.  in General Philosophy in Two Parts...  (London: 1676), pt. 1, bk. 3, ch. 3, pp. 440-508  Latin

Heidegger, Johann H. – ‘Short Instruction on the holy and highly lauded Virgin Mary, for a better understanding of the simple-minded, set up in a question and answer format’  tr. by AI by dvinb150  (Zurich: Gessner, 1673)  20 pp.  German in Schriftmässiger Bericht von der Jungfrauen Maria  (Zürich: Gessner, 1673)

Bullinger, Henry – Of Faith Alone Justifying in Christ, & of True Good Works  tr. Onku with AI  (Zurich, 1543)

Preface & ch. 1
ch. 2-5
ch. 6

Polanus, Amandus – A System of Theology  (Hanau, 1609; 1615), vol. 2, bk. 10, ‘Moral Virtues’  Latin

15. ‘On the Prayer [voto] for the Blessed Resurrection of Bodies’
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17. ‘On the Honor to Be Shown to Deceased Saints’

Pasor, Matthias – Theological Disputation on the Perseverance of the Saints, or of the Faithful, pt. 1  tr. by AI by Anded  (Groningen: Johann Sas, 1648)  Latin

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On the Office of Bishop being Equal with that of Presbyter

Medieval

1100’s

Bernold of Constance – ‘On the Office of Presbyters’  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  5 pp.  in PL 148.1243-50  Latin

Decree of Gratian – pt. 1, Distinction 95  in PL 187.447-52  Latin

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1300’s

Durandus of St. Pourcain – distinction 24, question 5, ‘On the Equality of Presbyter and Bishop’  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  4 pp.  in Four Books of Commentaries on the Theological Sentences of Peter Lombard, bk. 4

Marsilius of Padua – ch. 15, ‘The Priestly Power in Itself and Incidentally: by the former the priest is not inferior to the bishop, but by the latter he is’  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  in The Defender of the Peace: against the Usurped Jurisdiction of the Roman Pontiff  (1324; Frankfurt: Johannes Wechelus, 1592), pp. 253-62  Latin

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Reformed

Blondel, David – ‘Preface’  to A Defense of the Judgment of St. Jerome on Bishops & Presbyters  (Amsterdam, 1646), pp. 3-77  Latin

Blondel (1591-1655) was a French reformed minister, historian and classical scholar.  He was professor of Church history at Amsterdam.  His students included Francis Turretin.

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Bible Commentaries

Medieval

Oecumenius – ch. 6, ‘On the Virtue of Bishops’  on 1 Tim. 3  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  3 pp.  in Commentaries of Most Ancient Theologians, even Oecumenius on the Acts of the Apostles and on All of the divine Paul…  (11th century; Antwerp: Johann Steel, 1545), fol. 161.b-162.b  Latin

Anselm – Commentary on Titus  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  25 pp.  in Commentaries on All the Most Holy Epistles of the Apostle Paul  (d. 1109; Cologne: Jaspar Gennepaeus, 1545), pp. 431-45  Latin

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Reformed

Polanus, Amandus – ‘Analytical Theses on Colossians, containing the Exordium of the Epistle’, pt. 1 (1:1-11), 2 (1:12-13)  $3 Download  tr. Jonathan Tomes  (Basel: Johannes Schroeter, 1601)

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Logic

Alsted, Johann H.

A Compendium of Harmonic Logic  tr. by AI by OmegaPoint  (Herborn, 1615)  197 pp.

Theological Logic, setting forth the Way one ought to Argue Singular Common Places in Most Holy Theology in General & in Specific  $5 Downloard  tr. Jonathan Tomes  (Frankfurt, 1625)

“Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious…”

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By the unprecedented grace of God many new AI translations of Reformed Orthodox works have come available, courtesy of the labor of our friends at Colloquia Scholastica on Discord.

While AI translations are imperfect they are typically decent to good and are about 137 times better than nothing.  They will greatly help people grow in the knowledge of the Lord, promote godly scholarship and, by exponentially multiplying interest in Reformed Orthodoxy and drawing more people to specialize in it, they will contribute to the creation of exponentially more professional, critical editions of texts in the long term than if God had not graced us with AI.

Please enjoy the firstfruits of the harvest, and note that for the first time classic Reformed works on Metaphysics (a subject sorely needed today) are now in English.

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Authors

Voet, Gisbert  Select Theological Disputations, vol. 1, further disputations, large sections of Ecclesiastical Politics, etc.

Alsted, Johann H.  large sections of Polemical Theology, Scholastic-Didactic Theology, the whole of: Triumph of the Scriptures and Metaphysics

Heidegger, Johann H.  various disputations and dissertations

Le Blanc, Louis  entire volume of Theological Theses

Zanchi, Jerome  large sections of On the Incarnation, shorter pieces: Sacrifice of Christ, On the Lord’s Supper

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Theology

Du Moulin, Pierre – ‘Theological Theses on the One God & Three Persons’  in A Collection of the Theological Disputations held at Various Times in the Academy of Sedan  (Geneva, 1661), vol. 1, pp. 89-94  Latin

Polanus, Amandus – System of Christian Theology  (1609-1610)

ch. 17, ‘On the Blessedness of God’  tr. by AI by Chaznvo  3 pp.  vol. 1, bk. 2, cols. 995-98  Latin

bk. 6, ch. 3, ‘On Sin’  tr. by AI by OmegaPoint99  vol. 2, cols. 2166-98  Latin

Cappel, Louis – ‘Theological Theses on the Predestination, or Election & Reprobation, of Angels’  tr. by AI by Chaznvo

Driessen, Anthony – ‘A Dissertation on the Object of Divine Predestination: Not Man Created & Changeable, but Fallen, which judgment the Synod of Dort held’  tr. Onku with AI  (Groningen, 1734)

Rutherford, Samuel – A Scholastic Disputation on Divine Providence, chs. 1-10  tr. by AI by Onku  (Edinburgh, 1649)  102 pp.  Full ToC  Latin

Maccovius, Johannes – Prefatory Material & chs. 1-2, on Scripture & the Law  of Johannes Maccovius Revived, or his Manuscripts printed, containing Polemic Theology  tr. by AI by Onku  (Hague, 1645)

Baxter, Richard – Disputation, ‘Whether the faculties or natural powers of the soul (namely, the active vital, the intellective and the volitive) are the very essential form of the soul itself?  Affirmative.’  16 pp.  tr. by AI by Onku  in A Method of Christian Theology  (London: White, 1681)

Walaeus, Anthony – Theological Disputation on the Universality of the Death of Christ  tr. by AI by Chaznvo  (Leiden, 1636)  5 pp.  Latin  Argues for Limited Atonement

Daille, John – pt. 2, ‘That God wills all men to be saved who hear or read His Word’  tr. by AI by Onku  35 pp.  in Apology for the Two National Synods of Protestant Churches in France held in, for the one, Alencon, 1637, and the other, Charenton, 1645, against the Exercitations on Universal Grace by Frederick Spanheim  (Amsterdam, 1655), vol. 1, p. 99 ff.  Latin

Berauld, Michel – ‘Justification of Man Before God’  tr. by AI by Chaznvo  (Salmur, 1607)  Latin

Amyraut, Moses

On the Transfiguration of Christ  tr. by AI by Chaznvo  32 pp.

On the Sacraments of the Gospel, and Specifically on Baptism, and on Paedobaptism and the Necessity of Baptism  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  48 pp.

On the Authority of Councils  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  18 pp.

Rambour, Abraham – ‘On the Fictitious Sacrifice of the Mass’  tr. by AI by Onku  (1627)  18 pp.  in Molina, Cappel, Ramburtio, Maresio, Calvino, Le Blanc, Le Vasseur, Alpaeo, A Collection of the Theological Disputations held at Various Times in the Academy of Sedan  (Geneva, 1661), vol. 2, pp. 529-47  Latin

Whitaker, William – Lectures in which is Treated the Controversy on Councils against the Papists, especially the Jesuit Robert Bellarmine  tr. by AI by The Other Paul  (Herborn: Corvin, 1601), Controversy 3

Question 1, ‘On the Necessity of Councils’, ch. 3, ‘Whether Councils are to be Gathered’  20-25  Latin
Question 6, ‘Whether Councils can Err’, ch. 1, ‘On the State of the Question’  206-9  Latin

Medieval – Presbyterian

Durandus of St. Pourcain – distinction 24, question 5, ‘On the Equality of Presbyter and Bishop’  tr. by AI by WesternCatholike  4 pp.  in Four Books of Commentaries on the Theological Sentences of Peter Lombard, bk. 4

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Synod of Dort

Acts of the Synod of Dort  eds. J.H. Donner & S.A. van den Hoorn  tr. from Dutch by AI from OCR by David Jonescue  (1618-1619)  1,120 pp.

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Bible Commentary

Oecolampadius, Johannes – Annotations on the Prophet Jonah  tr. by AI by Chaznvo  40 pp.  in On Those which are Called the Minor Prophets  (d. 1531; Geneva, 1558)  Latin

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Metaphysics

Senguerdius, Arnold – The Idea of General & Special Metaphysics  1st ed. tr. by AI by OmegaPoint99  Buy  (Utrecht, 1643)  138 pp.  Latin

This was the most recommended work on metaphysics by G. Voet.

Voet, Paul – First Philosophy Reformed  tr. by AI by Onku  (Utrecht: Johann Waesberg, 1657)  This was Gisbert Voet’s son, who taught in his father’s strain.

ch. 1
ch. 2, pt. 1, 2

Burgersdijck, Franco – The Idea of Natural Philosophy, or a Method of Definitions & Controversies in Physics  tr. by AI by Onku  (1622; 1645; 1657)  55 pp.

Alsted, Johann H. – A Most Concise Delineation of Metaphysics  tr. by AI by OmegaPoint99  (Herborne, 1611)  85 pp.  18 chs.  Latin

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  3rd ed.  tr. by AI by Colloquia Scholastica at Discord  (1675; London, 1683)  1,151 pp.  Latin

To the Reader  1

Faith  5
Theology  15
Authority of Scripture, pt. 1, Light of Scripture  23
.       pt. 2, Spirit’s Internal testimony  37
.       pt. 3, Opinion of Papists, true opinion confirmed  50
.       pt. 4, Objections solved  68
Scripture’s plenitude and sufficiency against necessity of some unwritten Word, pt. 1, Orthodox opinion  85
Authority of Vulgate, pt. 1, its author and authority according to Roman Church  93
.       pt. 2, Opinion of Protestants confirmed  102
Use and necessity of vernacular versions of Scripture  115
Perspicuity of Scripture  124
Scripture’s plenitude and sufficiency against necessity of some unwritten Word, pt. 2, Papists’ opinion and the true opinion confirmed  134
.      pt. 3, Objections to sufficiency solved  148
.      pt. 4, Papal arguments to reconcile unwritten traditions with equal authority to Scripture are resolved  167
There is a God is demonstrated  177
Simplicity of God  188
Perfection and infinity of God  194
Immensity and omnipresence of God  199
Eternity and immutability of God  205
Life of God  209
Divine knowledge: that which is in God and object of it  214
Cause of predestination: whether in man is any cause of predestination  219
Eternal election and predestination of humans  228
Reprobation and its object, causes and effects: Roman Doctrine  236
Nature, object, cause and effects of reprobation: Reformed opinion compared with Roman  248
Order of divine decrees concerning the elect and reprobate: Roman & Reformed  261
Predestination and election of men: Remonstrants’ and Lutheran opinions  273
Certainty which belongs to faith  280
Whether sufficient grace for conversion and avoiding sins is given to all men?  291
Justifying faith: its nature and essence, distinction from historical, dead and idle faith: various opinions of Protestants  297
.      pt. 2, Roman doctrine is compared with Protestant  338
Subject of faith, or on the faculty to which faith adheres, and on connection of faith with charity and good works  352
Use of word ‘justification’ in Scriptures and the schools  362
How we are justified by faith  373
On righteousness through the grace of Christ inherent in believers  389
Righteousness of Christ imputed to believers  404
Whether and how sin is removed in those who are justified  412
Certainty one can and should have about justification, pt. 1, Reformed view  419
.       pt. 2, Roman opinion; state of the controversy is gathered and examined  426
Distinction between mortal and venial sin, pt. 1, the Roman Doctrine  445
.       pt. 2, Protestant doctrine and state of the controversy is examined  451
Remission of Sins: what it is, and how and when it pertains to the elect  466
Veneration and adoration of images: the Roman doctrine  473
.       pt. 2, Reformed doctrine is explained and confirmed  488
Worship and veneration of angels and saints: Roman school  498
.        pt. 2, Protestant doctrine is explained, compared with the Roman, and confirmed  519
Immortality of the first man  546
Righteousness of the first man: whether it was natural or supernatural  551
Free will of man in general: Reformed doctrine is expounded  565
.       pt. 2, Roman school  577
.       pt. 3, State and significance of questions between Roman and Reformed schools  589
Divine concurrence and cooperation with the freedom of human will can be reconciled  599
Concord of human liberty with divine foreknowledge  611
.       pt. 1, On knowledge attributed to God of contingent future events, not absolutely, but conditionally, called ‘Middle Knowledge’  620
.       pt. 2, Roman opinion  635
.       pt. 3, Reformed opinion  642
How man’s free will stands in nature’s fallen state with respect to spiritual and salvific good  653
Necessity of grace and human free will’s powers about moral good in fallen nature: Roman school  666
.      pt. 2, Protestant doctrine  679
Various distinctions and acceptances of ‘grace’  695
.      pt. 2, Reformed Schools  709
.      pt. 3  Roman School: Sufficient and efficacious; harmony of human liberty with the efficacy of grace  718
.      pt. 4, Protestants: Sufficient and efficacious; harmony of human liberty with the efficacy of grace  750
Extent a person can fulfill the Law through the grace of Christ and keep God’s commandments  756
Truth of good works done by the regenerate  779
Extent the faithful are obliged to keep God’s Law and perform good works  793
Relation of good works to eternal life, pt. 1, Reformed Church  804
.      pt. 2, Roman opinion and state of controversy is examined  816
.      pt. 3, Roman errors are refuted  839
Necessity of grace for fallen nature for salvific good and true piety: Roman doctrine  847
.       pt. 2, Protestants’ doctrine compared with Roman  859
Whether man, in a state of sin, can prepare and dispose himself for grace by his natural powers alone  867
.       pt. 2, Roman school  879
.       pt. 3, Protestant and Roman opinions are compared  891
Use and efficacy of NT sacraments: Roman doctrine  906
.       pt. 2, Protestant and Roman doctrine compared  912
.       pt. 3, Whether the minister’s intention is necessary for the sacrament’s validity and efficacy: Roman and Protestant doctrine is compared  930
Whether Christ is Mediator according to both natures: Roman opinion compared with Protestant  944
Whether from the proposed Reformed and Lutheran union, union with the Roman Church follows  950

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