On Revealed or Supernatural Theology

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Order of Contents

Articles  3
Latin  1


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Articles

Anthology of the Post-Reformation

Heppe, Heinrich – ch. 1, ‘Natural & Revealed Theology’  in Reformed Dogmatics  ed. Ernst Bizer, tr. G.T. Thomson  (1861; Wipf & Stock, 2007), pp. 1-12

Heppe (1820–1879) was a German reformed theologian.

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1700’s

De Moor, Bernard – vol. 1, Concerning the Word & Definition of Theology  in Continuous Commentary on Johannes Marckius’ Didactico-Elenctic Compendium of Christian Theology  Buy  (Culpeper, VA: L&G Translation Center (Edification Press), 2014)

21. Natural & Revealed Theology: Agreement & Difference

23. Necessity of Revealed Theology
24. Practical Theology
25. Doctrinal: Didactic, Elenctic & Scholastic Theology
26. Papist Scholasticism
27. Definition of Revealed Theology
28. Genus of: Doctrine, Practical
29. Dianoetical
30. Defended
31. Papist Divisions

32. Of its Species: Principium: Word of God
33. Mode of Revealed Theology
34. Object of: True Religion
35. Subject of: Fallen Man
36. End of: Glory of God & Salvation of Men

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1800’s

Alexander, Archibald – 3. ‘Revealed Theology & Prophecy’  in God, Creation & Human Rebellion: Lecture Notes of Archibald Alexander from the Hand of Charles Hodge  (1818; RBO, 2023), pp. 59-70


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Latin Article

1600’s

Voet, Gisbert – ‘Supernatural Theology’  in Syllabus of Theological Problems  (Utrecht, 1643), pt. 1, section 1, tract 1   Abbr.

Controversies partly principal, partly more universal or general

Whether it is allowed to argue in theology through consequences, or whether supernatural theology is argumentative?  It is affirmed against Verro and the Neoteric Papists.

Whether dogmas concerning the divine attributes, the Trinity and the Person of Christ are fundamental articles?  It is affirmed against Socinus and the Remonstrants.

Controversies partly less principal, partly more particular and hypothetical, partly problematic

Whether theology is one discipline per se, or is even collective, as philosophy?  It is permitted to be investigated.

Whether its genus is science, prudence, art, wisdom or doctrine.  It is permitted to be investigated.

Whether every supernatural theology may be infused?  It is denied.

Whether every one infused is through special regenerating grace?  It is denied.

Whether the fathers are more excellent dogmatic, elenctic and textual theologians than those more recent?  It is denied.

Whether the study of languages after so many noted translations is even now necessary?  It is affirmed.

Whether holy Scripture is the same as theology?  It is denied.

Whether whatever is maintained in holy Scripture or whatever is of the Scriptures is theology properly so called?  It is denied.

Whether theology may be recirprocated with faith or is plainly the same with it?  It is distinguished.

Whether it is subjected to the limits [terminis] of logic and is subordinated to logic?  It is distinguished.

Whether logic and philosophy is the handmaiden of theology?  It is affirmed.

Whether theology transcends the rules of logic?  It is distinguished.

What then is the object of theology?  God or religion, or even what is to be believed and done?  It is permitted to be investigated.

In what way is theology to be divided?  It is permitted to be investigated.

Which is the most simple rule of theological study easily taken up and set upon in academies?  It is explained.

By what agreement [pacto] one may be able to know himself called to the study of thoelogy?  It is explained.

Whether one who has taken up this study may be able to simultaneously defer it with a good conscience.  It is distinguished.

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