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Subsection
Vindicatory Justice: Essential to God?
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Order of Contents
Articles 3
. Collections 2
Books 10
Latin 5
Doctrines
. Fundamentals 2
. Divine Justice 1
. Eternity & Sonship of Christ 2
. Priesthood of Christ 1
. Satisfaction 3
. Justification 4
. Moral Law & Covenant Theology 1
. General Resurrection 1
. Ministry 1
. Civil Toleration 1
Historical Theology 2
Biblio 1
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Articles
1600’s
Voetius, Gisbert – ‘Prescriptions & General Antidotes for Christianity against the Socinians’, pp. 2-8 in Select Theological Disputations, vol. 1, pt. 2 tr. by AI by Onku (Utrecht: Johannes a Waesberg, 1648) Latin
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1700’s
De Moor, Bernard – Continuous Commentary
ch. 1
14. Universal Doubt?
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17. Socinians Deny Natural Theology
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20. Objections of Pelagians & Socinians
ch. 3
6. Knowledge as a Necessary Act of Religion
ch. 4
24. Against Socinian Unitarianism
24. Divine Simplicity Defended against Socinians & Vorstius
27. God’s Immensity & Omnipresence Defended against the Socinians
32. Divine Eternity without Succession (against Socinians), pt. 1, 2, 3
36. The Socinian Denial of God’s Knowledge of Free & Contingent Futures
Theological Disputation on Vindicatory Righteousness as Essential to God
Socinian Position
Against the Socinians, pt. 1, 2, 3
ch. 5
8. Proper Generation of the Son (John 5:26)
9. Eternal Generation Defended against Socinianism
18. New Testament Testimonies for the Doctrine of the Trinity, pt. 3 1 Jn. 5:7
19. Socinians among the Anti-Trinitarians
19-20. Answering the Anti-Trinitarian Objections of the Socinians, pt. 1, 2
21. Deity of Christ Demonstrated from Divine Titles, pt. 1
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Collections of Articles against the System of Socinianism
Order of Contents
Riissen
Turretin
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1600’s
Rijssen, Leonard – A Complete Summary of Elenctic Theology & of as Much Didactic Theology as is Necessary trans. J. Wesley White MTh thesis (Bern, 1676; GPTS, 2009)
Ch. 1, Theology
Controversy 1 – ‘Has it been written by nature in the souls of men that God exists, governs the world, and ought to be worshipped by them? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 2
Controversy 2 – ‘Can someone know solely from the structure of this world that there is some God who governs the affairs of this world and ought to be worshipped, if they apply their mind to it? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 2-3
Controversy – ‘Is natural theology sufficient to lead anyone to salvation, and can anyone be saved without the knowledge of Christ and the Gospel? We deny against the Pelagians, Arminians, and Socinians.’ pp. 4-5
Controversy 1 – ‘Can human reason, taken subjectively, or the natural faculty of understanding, be the principle or norm by which all religious controversies, including those things that have been revealed in Scripture, should be examined and resolved? We deny against the Socinians.’ pp. 5-6
Ch. 2, Holy Scripture
Controversy – ‘Can there be an article of faith that is not contained in Scripture in exact words but is drawn from it by consequence? We affirm against the Socinians and Anabaptists.’ pp. 14-15
Controversy – ‘Is the special illumination of the Holy Spirit and the renewal of the heart necessary for someone to understand the Scripture rightly, have faith in it, and perform obedience? We affirm against the Socinians and the Arminians.’ pp. 16-17
Controversy – ‘Are the books of the O.T. also canon for Christians, and do arguments taken from them have the same authority as those from the N.T.? We affirm against the Socinians and Anabaptists.’ pp. 17-18
Controversy 2 – ‘Did the sacred writers write everything, even the smallest words, by the instigation of the Holy Spirit? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 19
Controversy 3 – ‘Has Holy Scripture been corrupted and distorted in many places in the authentic text itself? We deny against the Socinians and Mohammedans, etc.’ pp. 19-20
Controversy 4 – ‘Have whole books, especially of the O.T., perished? We deny against the Socinians and Papists.’ pp. 20-21
Controversy 4 – ‘Is human reason a judge of controversies? We deny against the Socinians.’ p. 25
Ch. 3, God
Controversy 2 – ‘Is “Jehovah” the proper name for God, which Scripture does not communicate to any creature? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 29-30
Controversy 3 – ‘Do the names of God (Theos, Elohim, etc.) denote the essence of God or only rule, power, and office? We affirm the former and deny the latter against the Socinians.’ pp. 30-31
Controversy 1 – ‘Is all that is in God God Himself so that there are not many beings (entia) in Him? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 32-33
Controversy 2 – ‘Besides the Most High God, are there others who are strictly-speaking (proprie dicti) “gods” and have true divinity? We deny against the Socinians.’ pp. 33-34
Controversy – ‘Is there a succession of before and after in the eternal existence of God? We deny against the Socinians and Arminians.’ p. 34
Controversy 1 – ‘Is God present by His essence in every place in the world? We affirm against the Socinians, Anabaptists, and Arminians.’ p. 35
Controversy 2 – ‘Is the essence of God finite, and does it contain certain imperfections (crimines)? We deny against the same.’ pp. 35-36
Controversy 1 – ‘Does God foreknow future contingent events and the free actions of creatures? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 37-38
Controversy 1 – ‘Is the real (realis) will of God sometimes antecedent, by which He desires something in Himself, not in relation to circumstances, before foreknowledge, and at other times consequent, by which, after having foreseen the act of the creature, He decides the contrary? We deny against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 39-40
Controversy 2 – ‘Are there capricious desires or inefficacious desires (optationes) in God, which are called wishes (velleitates)? We deny against the same.’ pp. 40-41
Controversy 3 – ‘Is God’s will always absolute, firm, and efficacious and never conditioned, weak, or inefficacious? We affirm against the same.’ p. 41
Controversy 4 – ‘Are, then, any passions of soul truly found in God? We deny against the same.’ pp. 41-42
Controversy – ‘Is the essence of God so righteous that He cannot allow sin to go unpunished? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 42-43
Ch. 4, The Trinity
Controversy 2 – ‘Are there several (plures) distinct persons in that one essence? We Affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 46-47
Controversy 3 – ‘Are there three distinct persons in that one essence? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 47-48
Controversy 4 – ‘Is our Savior Jesus Christ that true, Most High God? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 48-49
Controversy 1 – ‘Is the Spirit a person? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 49-50
Controversy 2 – ‘Is the Holy Spirit the true God with the Father and the Son? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 50-51
Ch. 5, God’s Decree
Controversy 1 – ‘Is the decree of God an accident in God? We deny against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 52-53
Controversy 2 – ‘Are all the decrees of God eternal, and are none made in time? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 53-54
Controversy 2 – ‘Do any of the decrees of God depend upon a condition to be performed by the creature? We deny against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 54-55
Controversy 1 – ‘Has God also absolutely determined future contingent events by His decree? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ p. 56
Controversy 2 – ‘Has God ordained for each individual person a fixed and certain end of their life by His decree? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 56-57
Ch. 6, Predestination
Controversy 1 over attribute 1 – ‘Is there a predestination of individual men or an election of particular men and reprobation of others? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ p. 59
Controversy 2 over attribute 1 – ‘Is predestination, then, only a general decree (“I will save those who believe and condemn unbelievers”) without any determination of individuals? We deny against the same.’ pp. 59-60
Controversy over attribute 2 – ‘Are election and reprobation eternal decrees of God? We affirm against the same.’ p. 60
Controversy over attribute 4 – ‘Did God also decree to give the grace of conversion and faith to certain men and to not give it to others? We affirm against the Arminians and Socinians.’ pp. 63-64
Ch. 7, Creation
Controversy – ‘Can only God create? Have creatures not created? And are they unable to create? We affirm against the Socinians and certain Papists.’ p. 66
Controversy – ‘Did God create this world out of nothing or from no preexisting material, or did He create from some eternal and invisible material? We deny the latter and affirm the former against the Socinians.’ pp. 67-68
Controversy – ‘Did the angels exist and were they created a long time before the creation of the world? We deny against the Socinians and Arians.’ pp. 68-69
Controversy – ‘Was man truly created with the qualities of wisdom, righteousness, and immortality? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 73-74
Controversy – ‘Was man truly immortal before the fall so that he neither would have died nor could die unless he sinned? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 74
Ch. 8, God’s Providence
Controversy – ‘Does the providence of God also rule the smallest things? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 77-78
Controversy 1 – ‘Does God effect and determine those things that occur by chance and accident? We affirm against the Socinians, Arminians, and Papists.’ pp. 78-79
Controversy 2 – ‘Did God also determine those things which creatures do freely? We affirm against the same.’ p. 79
Controversy – ‘Does God by His providence so rule and ordain evil that when He permits it, it certainly comes to pass? We affirm against the Socinians, Arminians, and Papists.’ pp. 80-81
Ch. 9, The Law, the Fall & Sin
Controversy – ‘Did Adam, besides the commandment not to eat the fruit, have the whole moral law written on his heart? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 82-83
Controversy – ‘Did man before the fall have the promises of a blessed life and the glory of heaven? We affirm against the Socinians and Anabaptists.’ pp. 83-84
Controversy 1 – ‘Did man by sinning lose the image of God and original righteousness? We affirm against the Socinians and some Arminians.’ pp. 85-86
Controversy – ‘Is there original sin? Or, is every man except Christ born a sinner? We affirm against the Socinians, Anabaptists, and Arminians.’ pp. 88
Controversy – ‘Did all men sin in Adam in such a way that this sin should be reckoned as the sin of all? We affirm against the Socinians, Anabaptists, Arminians, and certain Frenchmen.’ pp. 89-90
Controversy – ‘Is human nature after the fall not only deprived of original righteousness but also truly corrupt and inclined to evil? We affirm against the Pelagians, Socinians, and Arminians.’ pp. 90-91
Controversy 2 – ‘Is that inherent original sin truly and properly sin that merits death? We affirm against the same.’ p. 91
Controversy – ‘Does man have a free will? That is, do any abilities survive in man after the fall by which he can keep the law of God, do spiritual good, and work salvation? We deny against the Socinians, Papists, and Arminians.’ pp. 91-92
Controversy 2 – ‘Can unregenerate man dispose himself toward conversion? We deny against the same.’ p. 93
Controversy – ‘Are there venial sins, that is, sins too small to merit death? We deny against the Papists and Socinians.’ pp. 96-97
Controversy – ‘Is the sin against the Holy Spirit unforgivable? We affirm against the Papists and Socinians.’ pp. 97-98
Controversy – ‘Does God sometimes punish sin with sin? In other words, does God, in just judgment on account of previous sin, sometimes make men fall into other sins to punish them and others? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 98-99
Ch 10, The Covenant of Grace
Controversy 1 – ‘After the fall, did God enter into the covenant of grace with each and every individual human being? We deny against the Socinians, Papists, and Arminians.’ pp. 102-3
Controversy 2 – ‘If we assume the establishment of such a universal covenant, does God give sufficient grace to each and every individual by which they may be saved? We deny against the same.’ pp. 103-4
Controversy 3 – ‘Can no one be saved without the knowledge of Christ the Mediator? We affirm against the same.’ pp. 104-5
Controversy 3 – ‘Were the fathers of the Old Testament participants of the same covenant, and did they have the same spiritual promises? We deny against the Socinians, Anabaptists, and Arminians.’ pp. 109-10
Ch. 11, Christ
Controversy 3 – ‘Would Jesus Christ have been made man and come into the world if men had not sinned? We deny against the Socinians and Scholastics.’ pp. 112-13
Controversy – ‘Is Jesus Christ the natural Son of God because He was generated from eternity from the Father by a communication of the nature and not called “Son” on account of His conception by the Holy Spirit or anything else? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 113-14
Controversy – ‘Was God truly made man? That is, has the second person of the Trinity, the Son of God, assumed a human nature? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 115
Controversy 2 – ‘Was the human nature of Christ also a human person? We deny against the Socinians.’ pp. 116
Controversy 3 – ‘Is Christ not the Son of God or said to be “the Son of God” according to His human nature? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 116-17
Controversy 1 – ‘Does the mediatorial office of Christ consist in this, that He would teach men the way of salvation and confirm that doctrine with His blood? We deny against the Socinians.’ pp. 123-24
Ch. 12, Christ’s Offices
Controversy 1 – ‘Was Christ taken into heaven before He began the prophetic duty that He might hear God Himself and be taught the things which He was soon to announce to the world? We deny against the Socinians.’ pp. 127-28
Controversy 2 – ‘Did Christ as a prophet correct the moral law and increase it by adding self-denial, taking up the cross, imitation of Christ, and other things? We deny against the Socinians, Arminians, and Papists.’ pp. 128-29
Controversy 1 on the Priesthood – ‘Was Christ a true priest who offered a true sacrifice? And is He not called a priest on account of any similarity to it and His government of us? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 129-30
Controversy 2 on the Priesthood – ‘Was Christ made a priest not on earth but only in heaven? We deny against the Socinians.’ p. 130
Controversy 3 – ‘Did Christ sustain the punishment owed to our sins in our place and in that way make satisfy the punitive justice of God? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 130-31
Controversy 4 on the Priesthood – ‘Did Christ by His obedience acquire and merit for us a right to eternal life? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 131-32
Controversy 1 – ‘Was Christ King on earth, or has He only been made a King in heaven? We affirm the former and deny the latter against the Socinians.’ pp. 135-36
Controversy 2 – ‘Does Christ alone now rule in the Church and not the Father? We deny against the Socinians.’ p. 136
Controversy – ‘Will the kingdom of Christ last forever? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 137
Controversy – ‘Did Christ rise from the dead by His own power? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 141-42
Controversy 2 – ‘Does Christ in heaven have a true body and true blood? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 143
Ch. 12, Conversion & Faith
Controversy 1 – ‘Are all men called sufficiently to salvation externally, or do all men have the external means sufficient to salvation? We deny against the Socinians and the Arminians.’ pp. 145-46
Controversy 2 – ‘Do all men have sufficient internal grace? We deny against the same.’ p. 146
Controversy 3 – ‘Are all who are called externally by the Word also called internally by God? We deny against the same.’ pp. 146-47
Controversy 1 – ‘Does the will have to be regenerated? We affirm against the Socinians and the Arminians.’ pp. 148-49
Controversy 2 – ‘Can the Word of God be heard savingly before conversion? We deny against the same.’ p. 149
Controversy 1 – ‘Is the whole action of God in the conversion of man nothing but moral action, namely, His illumination and persuasion by the Word? We deny. Or does God infuse new life by a spiritual and physical action? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 149-50
Controversy 3 – ‘Is man in the first act of regeneration merely passive? We affirm against the Socinians and the Arminians.’ pp. 151-52
Controversy 1 – ‘Is love the form of faith, or does faith consist in obedience to the commandments of God? We deny against the Papists and Socinians.’ pp. 153-54
Ch. 14, On Justification
Controversy 3 – ‘Are the satisfaction and righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and are we justified on account of their imputation to us? We affirm against the Socinians, Papists, and Arminians.’ pp. 163-64
Controversy 4 – ‘Is only Christ’s passive obedience or death imputed to us or also His active obedience and keeping of the whole law? We affirm against the same.’ pp. 164-65
Controversy 7 – ‘Were Old Testament believers truly justified, and did they have complete remission of sins? We affirm against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 167-68
Controversy 9 – ‘Is it possible, then, for truly regenerated sons of God to fall away totally and finally from faith, from the grace of God, and from remission of sins? We deny against the Papists, Socinians, Arminians, and Lutherans.’ pp. 168-69
Ch. 15, The Decalogue & Good Works
Controversy 3 on the 1st Commandment – ‘Can and should Christ be worshipped and invoked as Mediator? We affirm against the followers of Francis David. Is this absolutely necessary? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 175-76
Controversy 4 on the 1st Commandment – ‘Should Christ as Mediator be worshipped? In other words, is the mediatorial office of Christ the foundation of the worship of Christ? We deny against the Socinians and Arminians.’ pp. 176-77
Controversy 2 on Commandment 4 – ‘Is the content of the 4th Commandment, namely, “after six days of work, the seventh is to be given to divine worship,” completely ceremonial and brogated in Christ? We deny against the Socinians.’ pp. 185-86
Controversy 3 on the 4th Commandment – ‘Do Christians observe the Lord’s Day only according to the tradition of the Church or rather by an Apostolic and Divine institution? We deny the former and affirm the latter against the Socinians and Papists.’ pp. 186-87
Controversy 1 on the 5th Commandment – ‘Is it permitted for a Christian man to serve in the government or rule a republic? We affirm against the Socinians and Anabaptists.’ pp. 188-89
Controversy 2 on the 5th Commandment – ‘Is the magistrate permitted to shed the blood of wicked men? We affirm against the same.’ p. 189
Controversy 3 on the 5th Commandment – ‘Are Christian magistrates permitted to wage war both in itself and for defending their country against enemies by force and arms? We affirm against the Socinians and Anabaptists.’ pp. 189-90
Controversy on the 6th Commandment – ‘Is a Christian man permitted to defend his life by force and arms against robbers and invaders? We affirm against the same.’ pp. 190-91
Controversy 4 on the 10th Commandment – ‘Can a justified and regenerated man fulfill the law perfectly? We deny against the Papists, Socinians, and Arminians.’ pp. 195-96
Controversy 5 on the 10th Commandment – ‘Are all works of the regenerate imperfect and sinful? We affirm against the same.’ p. 196
Ch. 16
Controversy 4 – ‘Will a true Church and true believers always exist in the world so that the Church cannot fail to the point that it does not survive in some place? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 204
Controversy – ‘Should everyone seek out the true Church and join it? We affirm against the Libertines and Socinians.’ pp. 204-5
Controversy 1 – ‘Are or can there be any such marks of the true Church? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 205-6
Controversy 1 – ‘Is the calling of Ministers now necessary? That is, can no one be Pastor of a Church and administer the sacraments unless he has been called to this by the Church? We affirm against the Socinians, Anabaptists, and Arminians.’ pp. 212-13
Controversy 2 – Are these major assemblies of divine right? We affirm against the Socinians, Arminians, and Episcopalians. p. 219
Ch. 17, The Sacraments
Controversy 1 – ‘Are sacraments not merely signs and shadows of divine grace but also seals that seal grace? We affirm against the Socinians, Anabaptists, and Papists.’ p. 222
Controversy 3 – ‘Can the sacraments, especially baptism, be administered by anyone, including women? We deny against the Papists, Socinians, Arminians, and Anabaptists.’ pp. 224-25
Controversy 1 on baptism – ‘Is baptism something that God prescribes and commands to Christians and not an indifferent rite? We affirm against the Socinians.’ p. 227
Controversy 4 – ‘Was the baptism of John of the same dignity and efficacy as the baptism of the Apostles? We affirm against the Papists and Socinians.’ p. 229
Ch. 18, Last Things
Controversy – ‘When people die are their bodies reduced to nothing? We deny against the Socinians.’ pp. 242-43
Controversy 1 on the Immortality of the Soul – ‘Does the soul of man perish with the body, or is it destroyed? Or does it survive intact after death? We deny the former and affirm the latter against the Sadducees and the Socinians.’ pp. 243-44
Controversy 2 on the life of souls – ‘Do souls that are separated from their bodies live and have knowledge and sense? We affirm against the Socinians and Anabaptists.’ p. 244
Controversy 3 on the place of souls – ‘When someone dies, is their soul brought to their eternal place, the faithful into heaven and the unbelievers into Gehenna? Or do they remain in another place or sleep until the Day of Judgment? We deny the latter and affirm the former against the Socinians and the Arminians.’ pp. 244-45
Controversy 1 on the resurrection of the dead – ‘In the Day of Judgment, will all the dead be raised including those who have not heard the preaching of the Gospel? We affirm against the Socinians.’ pp. 250-51
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Turretin, Francis – Institutes of Elenctic Theology, tr. George M. Giger, ed. James Dennison Jr. (1679–1685; P&R, 1992), vol. 1
1st Topic
4. ‘Is natural theology sufficient for salvation; or is there a common religion by which all promiscuously may be saved? We deny against the Socinians and Remonstrants.’ 9-16
8. ‘Is human reason the principle and rule by which the doctrines of the Christian religion and theology (which are the objects of faith) ought to be measured? We deny against the Socinians.’ 23
3rd Topic
4. ‘Is his name so peculiar to God alone as to be incommunicable to creatures? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 183-87
5. ‘Can the divine attributes be really distinguished from the divine essence? We deny against the Socinians.’ 187
7. ‘Is God most simple and free from all composition? We affirm against Socinus and Vorstius.’ 191
8. ‘Is God infinite in essence? We affirm against Socinus and Vortius.’ 194
9. ‘Is God immense and omnipresent as to essence? We affirm against Socinus and Vorstius.’ 196
10. ‘Does the eternity of God exclude succession according to priority and posteriority? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 202
12. ‘Do all things fall under the knowledge of God, both singulars and future contingencies? We affirm against Socinus.’ 206
13. ‘Is there a middle knowledge in God between the natural and the free? We deny against the Jesuits, Socinians and Remonstrants.’ 212
19. ‘Is vindictive justice natural to God? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 234
24. ‘Is the mystery of the Trinity a fundamental article of faith? We affirm against the Socinians and Remonstrants.’ 261
25. ‘In the one divine essence are there three distinct persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 265
26. ‘Can the mystery of the Trinity be proved from the Old Testament, and was it known under it? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 272
28. ‘Is the Son true and eternal God, coessential and coeternal with the Father? We affirm against Socinus.’ 282
4th Topic
2. ‘Are the decrees of God eternal? We affirm against Socinus.’ 314
3. ‘Are there conditional decrees? We deny against the Socinians, Remonstrants and Jesuits.’ 316
5. ‘Is the fixed and immoveable end of the life of each man with all its circumstances so determined by the decree of God, that he cannot die in another moment of time or by another kind of death than that in which he does die? We affirm against the Socinians and Remonstrants.’ 322
5th Topic
12. ‘Did the first man before his fall possess immortality, or was he mortal in nature and condition? The former we affirm; the latter we deny against the Socinians.’ 473
6th Topic
4. ‘Is providence occupied only in the conservation and sustentation of things; or also in their government (through which God Himself acts and efficaciously concurs with them by a concourse not general and indifferent, but particular, specific and immediate)? We deny the former and affirm the latter, against the Jesuits, Socinians and Remonstrants.’ 501
8. ‘Whether it follows and can be elicited by legitimate consequence from our doctrine that we make God the author of sin. We deny against the Romanists, Socinians, Remonstrants and Lutherans.’ 528
9th Topic
2. ‘Whether the hekousion or voluntary (inasmuch as it is of him who knowingly and willingly does anything) is of the essence of sin? We deny against the papists and Socinians.’ 593
10. ‘Whether any original sin or inherent stain and depravity may be granted, propagated to us by generation. We affirm against the Pelagians and Socinians.’ 629
10th Topic
3. ‘Whether the formal reason of free will consists in indifference or in rational spontaneity. The former we deny; the latter we affirm against papists, Socinians and Remonstrants.’ 665
4. ‘Whether the free will in a state of sin is so a servant of and enslaved by sin that it can do nothing but sin; or whether it still has the power to incline itself to good, not only civil and externally moral, but internal and spiritual, answering accurately to the will of God prescribed in the law. The former we affirm; the latter we deny, against the papists, Socinians and Remonstrants.’ 668
11th Topic
3. ‘Is the moral law so perfect a rule of life and morals that nothing can be added to it or ought to be corrected in it for the true worship of God? Or did Christ fulfill it not only as imperfect, but also correct it as contrary to his doctrines? The former we affirm; the latter we deny against the Socinians, Anabaptists, Remonstrants and papists.’ 18
20. Whether a lie under any pretext can be rendered virtuous and lawful. We deny against the Socinians.’ 129
12th Topic
5. ‘Was the covenant of grace one and the same as to substance under each dispensation? We affirm against the Socinians, Anabaptists and Remonstrants.’ 192
13th Topic
6. ‘Did the Son of God assume human nature into the unity of this person? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 310
17. ‘Did Christ rise by his own power? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 364
14th Topic
6. ‘Was Christ caught up into heaven before beginning his public ministry in order to be taught there by the Father? We deny against the Socinians.’ 395
8. ‘Whether Christ was a Priest of true name who began his priesthood on earth. Or was he so called only figuratively, who fulfilled his office in heaven after his ascension and not before? We affirm the former and deny the latter against the Socinians.’ 403
10. ‘Was it necessary for Christ to make satisfaction to divine justice for us? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 417
11. ‘Did Christ truly and properly satisfy God’s justice in our place? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 426
15th Topic
3. ‘Is sufficient, subjective and internal grace given to each and every one? We deny against the Romanists, Socinians and Arminians.’ 510
13. ‘Whether the form of justifying faith is love or obedience to God’s commands. We deny against the Romanists and Socinians.’ 580
16. ‘Whether the true believer can ever totally or finally fall from faith. We deny against the Romanists, Socinians, Remonstrants and others who favor the apostasy of the saints.’ 593
16th Topic
3. ‘Is the righteousness and obedience of Christ imputed to us the meritorious cause and foundation of our justification with God? We affirm against the Romanists and Socinians.’ 646
7. ‘Does faith justify us properly and of itself or only relatively and instrumentally? The former we deny; the latter we affirm against the Socinians, Remonstrants and Romanists.’ 669
17th Topic
2. ‘Is sanctification so perfect in this life that believers can fulfill the law absolutely? We deny against the Romanists and Socinians.’ 693
18th Topic
8. ‘Is the true church indefectible, which always was and always ought to be in the world until the consummation of the ages? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 41
19th Topic
12. ‘Was baptism only a temporary rite, distinguishing believers from unbelievers, which ought to continue only for a time? We deny against the Socinians.’ 384
20th Topic
2. ‘Are the same bodies numerically which have died to be raised again? We affirm against the Socinians.’ 571
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Books
1600’s
Cheynell, Francis – The Rise, Growth & Danger of Socinianism… (London, 1643) 75 pp. ToC
Leigh, Edward – A System or Body of Divinity… wherein the Fundamentals & Main Grounds of Religion are Opened, the Contrary Errors Refuted, most of the Controversies Between us, the Papists, Arminians & Socinians Discussed & Handled… (London, 1654) 873 pp. ToC
Owen, John – Vindiciae Evangelicae, or the Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated, & Socinianism Examined: in the Consideration & Confutation of a Catechism called, ‘A Scripture Catechism’, written by J. Biddle, and the catechism of Valentinus Smalcius, Commonly Called, ‘The Racovian Catechism’… (Oxford, 1655) 790 pp. no ToC
Lawson, George – An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews, wherein the Text is Cleared, [the Book] Theopolitica [by Lawson, is] Improved, the Socinian Comment[ary] Examined (London, 1662) 364 pp. ToC
Edwards, John
The Socinian Creed, or, A Brief Account of the Professed Tenets & Doctrines of the Foreign & English Socinians, wherein is showed the tendency of them to irreligion & atheism, with proper antidotes against them (London, 1697) 264 pp. ToC
This Edwards (1637-1716) was a significant orthodox, reformed, Anglican theologian of his day.
Edwards, Jonathan – A Preservative Against Socinianism: showing the Direct & Plain Opposition Between it & the Religion Revealed by God in the Holy Scriptures Parts 1-3 of 4 (Oxford, 1698) no ToC with appended: ‘Remarks upon a Book Lately Published by Dr. William Sherlock… entitled, A Modest Examination of the Oxford Decree, etc.’ (respecting the rising Cartesian Tritheism of three consciousnesses in God) and ‘The Exposition Given by my Lord Bishop of Sarum of the Second Article of our Religion Examined: of the Word or Son of God, which was made Very Man’
This Jonathan Edwards (1629–1712) was not the New England divine, but was an Anglican academic, clergyman, theologian and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford.
Gailhard, Jean – The Epistle & Preface to the Book Against the Blasphemous Socinian Heresy Vindicated, & the Charge Therein Against Socinianism made Good, in Answer to Two Letters (London, 1698) 90 pp. ToC
Gailhard was a gentleman.
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1700’s
Buerdsell, James – Discourses & Essays on Several Subjects Relating Chiefly to the Controversies of these Times, Especially with the Socinians, Deists, Enthusiasts & Sceptics (1700, Oxford) 223 pp. ToC
Buerdsell’s (c.1669-1700) theological tradition is uncategorized by PRDL.
The Scottish Associate Synod (Seceders) – A Warning Against Socinianism… in which Particular Notice is Taken of a Late Publication Entitled, A Practical Essay upon the Death of Jesus Christ, by Dr. M’Gill, one of the Ministers of Ayr… (Falkirk: 1788) 145 pp. no ToC
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Latin
Article
1600’s
Voet, Gisbert
Syllabus of Theological Problems (Utrecht, 1643), pt. 1
section 1, tract 3, First Table, Exhibiting the False Judgments or Opinions of Papists, Remonstrants, Socinians & Anabaptists… Abbr.
1. Of the Children of Covenanted Parents being Damned if they are not indeed Baptized
2. Of the Inclination of Man to Evil Before the Fall
3. Of Mortality, Not being the Punishment of Sin
6. Of the Annihilation of the Body & the Mortality of the Soul
section 2, tract 4
Of the Neo-Arians, named the Socinians
26. ‘Prescriptions & General Antidotes for Christianity Against the Socinians’ in Select Theological Disputations (Utrecht: Waesberg, 1648), vol. 1, pp. 434-442
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Books
1600’s
Hoornbeek, Johannes – Socinianism Confuted, vol. 1, 2 (Amsterdam, 1650/62) ToC 1, 2
Hoornbeek goes through the whole system of Socinianism; hence this work is virtually a polemical systematic theology.
Table of Contents
vol. 1
Bk. 1
1. Whether in sacred Scripture there is truly any disagreement and contradiction 1
2. Whether the authentic text of sacred Scripture in many places has been changed and corrupted 28
3. Whether some of the sacred books of the O.T. have perished 48
4. Whether under the New Testament, the reading of the O.T. is not necessary and of great moment 56
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Bk. 2
10. Whether the eternity of God has temporal parts and succession, through what is before and that which follows 262
11. Whether God, his presence, is omnipresent 285
12. Whether God has all knowledge [scientiam], even of future contingencies 319
13. Whether attributes, or properties in God are accidents or qualities really different from God and really different between themselves 367
14. Whether the three persons in God, Father, Son & Holy Spirit, are of a single essence 386
15. Whether in God are affections and various commotions of the will 454
16. Whether predestination is the eternal decree of God
by which He has willed to save men in Christ, to be believers and also in faith to be perseverers, but those in general only, not in a singular individual?… 462
Bk. 3
17. Whether the angels and the material of the world were created before the creation of this world in six days 539
18. Whether the first man was not created righteous and holy by God 539
19. Whether not all men are born with original sin 553
20. Whether death is not the penalty of sin 583
21. Whether man by nature is able to furnish any good 611
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vol. 2
Bk. 1
1. Whether Christ is true God, the eternal Son of God 1
2. Whether, had not man sinned, nevertheless Christ would have come 253
3. Whether Christ, during the time of the forty days of fasting, was caught up to heaven, so being instructed of doctrine in the same place he may show it forth to men 258
Bk. 2
4. Whether the promise of eternal life, of the remission of sins, of the Holy Spirit and of salvation in Christ was also made and offered to the fathers in the Old Testament, believed by them, and hence they were saved in the same way as we are saved 268
5. Whether Christ brought other and new precepts, or a more perfect law to live by than was the ancient moral law 373
Bk. 3
6. Whether Christ by sufferings and his death took up and sustained in our place the penalties of our sins and those of divine justice, in Himself, having wholly made satisfaction by having expiated sins, and has acquired true redemption and salvation for us 484
7. Whether God justifies men according to [their] obedience of Christ’s commandments, or rather according to the imputed righteousness of Christ Himself 671
Maresius, Samuel – The Hydra of Socinianism Expunged, vol. 1 (God & Attributes, Works of), 2 (Christian Religion, Precepts of Christ), 3 (Groningen, 1651) vol. 3 has no ToC, though it does have indices.
This is a full reprinting of John Volkelius’s book, Of True Religion, with Maresius’s criticisms in footnotes. The chapter titles are those of Volkelius, a Socinian.
Table of Contents
vol. 1
Bk. 1, on God & his Attributes
1. An Addition to the Tract on God 1
2. God is Demonstrated to be out of the Universal Nature of Things 3
3. God is Demonstrated to be out of the Working of this World 8
4. That God is, is understood, being continued to be demonstrated by the working of this world 21
5. That God is, is displayed from things proper to man 49
6. That God is, is displayed from things which are, or are worked, before nature [i.e. metaphysics] 59
7. Names of God 73
8. Name ‘El’ 75
9. Name ‘Eloah’ 77
10. Name ‘Adon’ or ‘Adonai’ 84
11. Tetragrammaton, vulgarly Jehovah; something even on the name ‘Jah’ 89
12. Name ‘Shaddai’ 113
13. Name ‘Theos’ 115
14. Name ‘Kurios’ & ‘Despot’ 140
15. Some Description is given of God 147
16. The Distinction of the Divine Attributes 152
17. Unity of God 154
18. Eternity of God 171
19. Life of God 195
20. Intellect of God 201
21. Will of God 223
22. Potential of God 230
23. Power of God 242
24. Wisdom of God 320
25. Holiness of God 393
26. Blessedness of God 473
27. Magnitude, Immensity & Omnipresence of God 477
28. Kindness & Clemency of God, & the Opposite of This, of Severity 500
29. Those things which are like Affections in God 533
30. Love, Grace & Compassion of God, & of their Contraries, Hate & Wrath 545
31. Desire, Hope & Joy, & of their Contraries, Attributed to God in the Sacred Scriptures 578
32. Decrees of God 604
Bk. 2, of the Works of God
1. Creation 689
2. Creation of Angels 690
3. State of Angels 696
4. Inferior Creatures, and first of the matter of the world 699
5. Mode of Creation 707
6. Creation of Man 708
7. Providence of God 712
8. Governing of Man, and first of the religion of the first world 713
9. The Religion given to Abraham 725
10. Mosaic Religion 729
11. Ceremonial Law, and first of the choosing of priests 731
12. Rite of Sacrifices 735
13. Peace-making sacrifice 746
14. Rule of Priests’ Lives 747
15. Common rites 748
16. The Judiciary Law, and first of the judicials 753
17. Office of Judges 755
18. The judicial laws themselves 756
19. Promises of the Mosaic Religion 759
20. Confirmation of the Mosaic Promises 761
21. Difficulty of the Law 763
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vol. 2
Bk. 3
1. Author of the Christian Religion, and first of his nature 1
2. Office of Christ, even a general description 18
3. Prophetic office of Christ, and first the begining of the same 20
4. John the Baptist and his office 27
5. John’s testimony that he gave to Christ 30
6. End of the Testimony of John 44
7. Baptism of John 47
8. As to how the office of John viewed the nation 52
9. Duration of the office of John 60
10. Christ’s prophetic office itself 70
11. Promise of eternal life 74
12. In which varied descriptions of eternal life are considered 141
13. Present promises of life, and first of the Holy Spirit 164
14. Spirit of making-known 170
15. Those promises of Christ which pertain to the body 179
16. Confirmation of the promises of Christ, and first of sanctity itself 183
17. Miracles of Christ 187
18. Death of Christ 197
19. That confirmation of the promises of Christ, how God Himself effects it, and first of the resuscitation of Christ 231
20. Ascent of Christ into Heaven 244
21. Christ’s kingly office itself 252
22. Those things which pertain to the Kingdom, and first of places to which his dominion extends 259
23. Scope of the reign of Christ 261
24. Power of Christ to dispense the Holy Spirit to men 263
25. Government of Christ in angels 266
26. Government of Christ in demons 275
27. Power of Christ in the earth 279
28. Mode by which Christ reigns 283
29. Abrogation of certain laws 286
30. Way in which Christ administers his laws 302
31. Government of Christ under the earth 304
32. Time of the reign of Christ 307
33. Eternal punishment of the ungodly 311
34. Powers being subjected to Christ 318
35. Way in which Christ will give eternal life to the obedient themselves 323
36. Why Christ, having subject all to Himself, will hand over this Kingdom to his Father 356
37. Priesthood of Christ 361
38. Entering of Christ into the tabernacle [Heaven] 374
39. Departure of Christ from the tabernacle [at the 2nd Coming] 408
40. Time of the advent of Christ 411
Bk. 4
1. Probity and improbity 429
2. Knowledge of God and Christ 441
3. Commands of Christ, and first of faith, and by the occasion, on Justification 449
4. Repentance 479
5. Special explication of the precepts of Christ, and first even of love to God and neighbor 489
6. Scandal 497
7. The highest perfection of charity to neighbor 500
8. Decalogue and even of the First Command 506
9. Prayers 512
10. In what way God is to be worshipped in Christ, and first of the worship of Christ 533
11. Invocation of Christ 537
12. 2nd Command 565
13. 3rd Command 579
14. 4th Command 589
15. 5th Command 592
16. 6th Command 596
17. 7th Command 608
18. 8th Command 637
19. 9th Command 653
20. 10th Command 656
21. Precepts of Christ given severally 606
22. Ceremonial precepts of Christ, and even of his sacred Supper 674
23. Sin in the Christian religion 746
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vol. 3
Dedicatory Preface
To the Reader
Epigrams
Bk. 5
1. Of necessary helps to perseverance in faith and piety 1
2. Of the flesh, the first enemy of the Christian man 4
3. Of the world, another enemy of Christians 6
4. Of our third enemy, the Devil 8
5. Of the authority of sacred literature 12
6. Of the perspicuity of sacred literature 33
7. Of the perfection of sacred literature 39
8. Of traditions 47
9. Of the Trinity 53
10. Of the coessentiality of the Son of God with the Father 131
11. Of the two natures in Christ 289
12. Of the eternal generation of the Son of God 347
13. Of the existence of Christ from eternity 399
14. Of the Holy Spirit 428
15. Of Auricular confession 448
16. Of Purgatory 453
17. Of some dogmas, and first of predestination 480
18. Of the free-choice of man 538
19. Whether regenerate men may sin out of habit 584
20. Of the merit of Christ 594
21. Of the imputation of the righteousness of Christ 599
22. Of the satisfaction of Christ 616
23. Of the corruption of some of the precepts of Christ 651
24. Of idolatry 662
25. Of the invocation of saints 665
26. Jesus is the Christ, or the Messiah 678
27. In which is taught that Christ now reigns 688
28. Of the millenary reign of Christ 697
29. Of worshipping Christ 704
30. Of invoking Christ 709
31. Of the strategems of the Devil, by which he attacks our soul 720
Bk. 6
1. Of the Church of Christ 729
2. Of the excellence of the Church, and first of it, that it is called the house of God 731
3. Of the head of the Church 743
4. Of the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven given to Peter 748
5. In what way the Church is the body of Christ 751
6. By which covenant the Church is called the sheepfold of Christ 757
7. Of the pastor of the Church 758
8. On what ground the Church is called the pillar and foundation of the truth 761
9. Of the power of the Church 766
10. Of ecclesiastical rites 770
11. Of the power of the Church in persons 778
12. Of the mission of the doctors of the Church 781
13. Of the succession of pastors 783
14. Of the baptism of water usurped from the apostles 784
15. Of Church discipline 838
16. On the adjunct controversies of the Church 850
17. On the notes of the Church 856
18. Whether the Church is able to fall off 867
19. In what way the Church, if it ceases, is able to be established [again] 370
Maccovius, Johannes
‘The False Principles of the Socinians…’, pp. 549-576 in The False First-Principles of the Papists, Socinians, Lutherans, Arminians, Anabaptists… in Johannes Maccovius Revived, or Manuscripts of his… ed. Nicolaas Arnoldi (Amsterdam, 1659)
Maccovius (1588-1644). The brief topical chapters are laid out in systematic order.
Table of Contents
1. Sacred Scripture 549
Socinian: “The rule which ought to be adhered to in discerning theological controversies [is human reason], and that which is absurd in respect to the rule, that ought to be false.”
S: “Sacred Scripture is perspicuous such that one may be able to understand by the help of only the intellect though it have not a special and internal work of the Holy Spirit by illumination.”
S: “The Old Testament is useful for histories, but is in no way necessary for proving out of it dogmas of faith.”
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S: “The Law of Moses is corrected by Christ.”
S: “The Law is not in the nature of man.”
S: “The doctrine of the Gospel Christ first promulgated exhibited in the flesh, which before was not promulgated through the patriarchs and prophets.”
S: “Christ in no way tuaght in the Old Testament.”
S: “Nothing inconvenient to the rule [of human reason] ought to be accepted in the Scriptures.”
S: “All articles of faith exist to the letter in Scripture.”
S: “In those opinions which are not known to be necessary to salvation, but are known to vary, is Christian liberty.”
S: “Dogmas of faith from only the literal sense of Scripture, not mystical, figurative or parabolic, are to be maintained.”
2. God 551
Socinian: “The term ‘God’, on the account of God, is common, not truly proper.”
S: “‘Jehova’ is not the proper name of God.” 552
S: “The divine nature is not known.”
S: “The attributes of God really differ from God.”
S: “The true God is not one.”
S: “Only God is called true, not because others are not true, but because He is most excellently true; so only God is called true, only wise, good, etc.”
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S: “Christ from the Mediatorial power is adored with religious worship.” 553
“This is our judment: that the Mediatorial office is the impulsive cause, not truly the formal cause of the worship of Him, as they reckon it.”
S: “God alone is not eternal.”
S: “God is not inifnite in essence.”
S: “God does not know future contingencies.”
S: “God knows things because they are; yet not that they are because He knows and decrees [them].”
S: “God knows solely by act; He does not know all.”
“False Principle: Because He learns some things daily which before He had not known; these sorts of things are contingencies.”
S: “God wills things because of the good; they are not good because He wills them.” 554
“False Principle: Because God depends on external objects.”
S: “The will of God is mutable.”
S: “God does not by one volition will all things.”
S: “Immensity is not suitable to God.”
S: “God is able to forgive sins without accepting a satisfaction on account of his decree and nature, lest because no [satisfaction] has been provided, so He may not be forgiving.”
“Our theologians do not come together on this: some say that He is able by nature, but on account of a decree He is not able, because no pact absolves the guitly, says the Scripture. However others determine that not only on the account of the decree, but also by reason of nature He is not able not to hate sin.
False Principle: Anyone is able to forgive his neighbor without accepting a satisfaction; and if this is allowable for men, much more it is for God.”
S: “God is in anything; the whole [of Him] is not; otherwise if the whole may be in one thing, in another thing it is not.” 555
S: “Mercy is not essential to God.”
3. The Most Holy Trinity 555
Socinian: “The Trinity is not to be believed.” 555
S: “There are not three persons in the divine essence.”
S: “The divine essence, because it is singular and indivisible, is incommunicable.” 556
S: “Whatever is not in the divine essence, is the person.”
S: “Christ being begotten is not from the Father from eternity.”
S: “What has been begotten, has begun.” 556
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4. The Internal Actions of God 558
Socinian: “The internal actions of God are different from God Himself.”
S: “The divine intellect and will differ from Himself, as a part of Him from Himself.”
S: “The decree of God is not God.”
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S: “There is no definitite election.”
…
S: “It is in the power of man that he is chosen or not chosen.”
5. The Actions of God ad extra 560
S: “The impulsive and meritorious cause of the external actions of God is given over [to men].” 560
S: “God did not create time.”
S: “God did not make the place which He is in.”
S: “God did not make Prime Matter.”
S: “God did not make anything from nothing.” 560
6. Providence of God 560
S: “God the Father in no way governs this time, but only the Son.”
S: “God does not govern contingencies but permits the proper course of nature.”
S: “God is the cause of many things by accident [per accidens].”
S: “Nothing is determined by God about the life of a man, and likewise of his death.”
S: “The sin of Adam is not imputed to his descendants.”
S: “No one is unjust by the imputed sin of another.”
S: “Imputed sin is not the cause of another sin in man.”
S: “In the saints sin does not abide properly speaking, that which is vulgarly called concupiscence.”
S: “Paul in Rom. 7, in which concupiscence is described, is not speaking of his regenerate self.”
S: “Those which state Paul treats himself as regenerate [in Rom. 7], they manifestly corrupt that place.”
S: “Free choice after the Fall is able to accept the good.”
S: “It has been established [or permitted] in men, with respect to choice and ability, to do or not to do that which God may command.”
S: “The doctrine of free choice, as out of the judgment of the Orthodox described, is inimical to every piety.”
7. Death & Satisfaction of Christ 563
S: “Christ did not satisfy for our sins.” 563
S: “The satisfaction of Christ was not necessary.” 563
S: “The sacraments are not types of Christ beyond the anniversary-sacrifice.”
S: “Sacraments are not effectual for sinning men.”
S: “Sacrifices were not divinely instituted from the beginning of the world.” 564
S: “An expiation of sins in the earth has not been accomplished.”
S: “A satisfaction and remission of sins are contraries.”
S: “The doctrine of the satisfaction of Christ detracts from the divine power or kindness.”
S: By the doctrine of the satisfaction of Christ God the Father, indeed, is attributed a greater justice than Christ: yet Christ greater mercy than the Father.” 564
S: “The blood of Jesus Christ expiates our sins by confirming the promises of God.” 565
S: “The article of the satisfaction of Christ elevates the study of piety.” 565
8. Faith 565
9. Repentance 567
10. Church 567
11. Sacraments 568
12. Lord’s Supper 571
13. Justification, Righteousness & Good Works 573
14. Magistracy 575
15. Eternal Death 576
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Johannes Maccovius Revived, or Manuscripts of his… ed. Nicolaas Arnoldi (Amsterdam, 1659)
Table of Contents
Bk. 1
1. On the way of disputing with adversaries in general 697
2. On the duty of opposing and responing, even both at the same time, in general 698
3. Of the duty of opposing in specific 700
4. Of the duty of responding in specific 702
5. Of what kind is the nature of Socinians in disputation 703
6. Of the way of disputing with Socinians in particular matters 707
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We prove Christ to be God from Himself, that it is said He descended and came from Heaven
God is proved to exist from Himself, that was before Abraham…
The divinity of Christ is proved from omniscience
The divinity of Christ ought to be proved from creation
We argue for the divinity of the Son of God from his religious invocation
Concerning miracles, from which we prove Christ to be God, we indeed expunge the greatest difficulties
As far as the Holy Spirit and his essence
We say the Holy Spirit is immense and infinite
As we come to eternity, we prove God to exist because He is eternal
They dispute of Him whether the Holy Spirit be a person
So we prove the Holy Spirit to be a person and that He is attributed an intellectual will
Further, since we teach the argument from invocation, this also they stick at
Now it is to be shown in what way they dispute against the nature of God and in what way it is treated with them. They repudiate God-Infinite
We say God is most simple
The argument for God’s simplicity is asserted
We dispute of eternity with them
We dispute on the divergence of the nature of God from the created nature
We dispute on the immensity of God
We dispute on the punishing righteousness of God: the righteousness of God is natural to God
We prove God is able to punish one according to another
They dispute of the satisfaction, that it is not able to consist with the remission of sins
We impugn those that say Christ died for us, not to have satisfied for us, but only to die by example 714
7. Of the errors of Socinians in general 715
8. On Scripture relating to a regenerate man and an unregenerate man 720
9. Of the object of theology 721
10. Of the persons of the most holy Trinity 729
Bk. 2
1. Of God the Creator 749
2. Of the creation of man, and in specific of man absolutely considered 753
3. Of man considered in the state of integrity, as to principles 754
4. Of accidents, and also of the image of God in man 757
5. Of the adjuncts of man in the state of integrity considered 761
6. Of original sin 762
7. On actual sin 772
8. On the punishment of sin 775
Bk. 3
1. On God the Redeemer 777
2. On the Person of the Redeemer, or Mediator 779
3. Of the threefold office of the Mediator, and also of the prophetic in specific 780
4. Of the priestly office 787
5. Of sacrifice 792
6. Of the fulfillment of the Law for us 794
7. Of the satisfaction of Christ for us 795
8. Whether Christ sustained eternal and temporal death in our place and for our good 800
9. Of the genuine causes why Christ is called Savior 803
10. Of the kingly office of Christ 807
11. Of justification 810
Bk. 4
1. Of God the Sanctifier and Regenerator, in general 813
2. Of regeneration in specific, as to faith 822
3. Of active and passive justification 826
4. Of the Church 827
5. Of the ministers of the Church, and of their calling 833
Bk. 5
1. Of God the glorifier 836
2. Of that which precedes our resurrection 837
3. Of the Resurrection itself 839
4. Of those things connected to the Resurrection, and even first, of the change of them in a moment which are found living at the Day of the Lord 841
5. Of the other thing connected to the Resurrection, namely the Last Judgment 841
6. Of glorification 842
7. Of damnation 843
Anti-Goslawski, or Goslawski Enervated, this coming before the publishing of Contra Keckerman
Goslawski was a Socinian. Keckerman was reformed. Keckerman is argued against at the end of pt. 1, but especially in parts 2-3. The chapters and parts do not have titles.
Cases of Conscience Compiled, to the Norm of the Doctrine of Socinianism, by the Mode of a Dialogue Two chapters without titles.
Theological Lectures which Some Things are Refuted out of the Catechism of Socinus No subdivisions other than various theological questions being answered.
Spanheim, Jr., Frederic – A Collection of Anti-Socinianism, or a Chain of Controversies Agitated with Today’s Socinians, Distributed in School [Collegiales] Disputations (Heidelberg, 1661) 40 pp. There is no table of contents
Spanheim, Jr. (1632-1701) was a German reformed professor of theology at Heidelberg and Leiden, and son of Frederic Spanheim, Sr. (d. 1649).
Table of Contents
Preface 3
On the Principle of Faith 4
On Religion, & its Heads, in General 6
On the Knowledge, Definition, Names & Attributes of God 7
On the Sacred Trinity & Divine Persons 10
On the Immanent & Transient Actions of God 13
On the Instituted State of the First Man 15
On the Forsaken [Destituto] State of Man 16
On the Restored State of Man, & First, the Covenant of Grace 19
On the Person & Office of Christ the Mediator 24
On the Christian Church 29
On Efficacious Calling & Faith 30
On the Justification of a Human Sinner 32
On Sanctification 34
On Perseverance 35
On the Christian Magistrate & Sacred Ministry 36
On the Sacraments in General & Specific 37
On the Last State of Man 39
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On the Fundamentals
Book
1600’s
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Latin Article
1600’s
Voet, Gisbert – 56. ‘Of Uncertain Faith, Conscience & Theology’ in Select Theological Disputations (Utrecht: Waesberg, 1655), vol. 3, pp. 825-34
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On Divine Justice
Book
1600’s
Owen, John – A Dissertation on Divine Justice, or the Claims of Vindicatory Justice Asserted: in this Work that Essential Property of the Divine Nature is Demonstrated from the Sacred Writings & Clearly Defended against Socinus & his followers… (London, [n.d.]) also in vol. 10 of his Works.
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On the Eternity & Sonship of Christ
Books
1600’s
Manton, Thomas – Christ’s Eternal Existence, & the Dignity of his Person Asserted & Proved in Opposition to the Doctrine of the Socinians, in [8] Several Sermons on Col. 1:17-21 (London, 1685)
Jacomb, Thomas – The One-Proper Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ, Illustrated & Established from the Holy Scriptures in Opposition Unto the Doctrine of Arians & Socinians: in a Discourse from Rom. 8:3 (d. 1687; Hugh Mitchell, 1791)
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On the Priesthood of Christ
Book
1600’s
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On the Satisfaction
Books
1600’s
Ferguson, Robert – Justification Only upon a Satisfaction, or the Necessity & Verity of the Satisfaction of Christ as the Alone Ground of Remission of Sin: Asserted & Opened Against the Socinians: together with an Appendix in Vindication of a Sermon Preached on Heb. 2:10, from the Exceptions of H. W. in a Pamphlet Called, ‘The Freeness of God’s Grace in the Forgiveness of Sins by Jesus Christ’ (London, 1668) 320 pp.
Allinga, Petrus – The Satisfaction of Christ, Stated & Defended, Against the Socinians: in Two Parts tr. Thomas Bell (d. 1692; Glasgow, 1790) ToC
Williams, Daniel – An End to Discord, wherein is Demonstrated that No Doctrinal Controversy Remains Between the Presbyterian & Congregational Ministers Fit to Justify Longer Divisions: with a True Account of Socinianism as to the Satisfaction of Christ (London, 1699)
Williams (c. 1643–1716) was a British benefactor and dissenting, presbyterian minister and theologian in England. He is known largely for the legacy he left which led to the creation of Dr Williams’s Library, a center for research on English Dissenters.
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On Justification
Article
1600’s
Williams, Daniel – ch. 5, ‘Socinian Notions of Justification’ in An End to Discord… (London, 1699), pp. 48-54
Williams (c. 1643–1716) was a British benefactor and dissenting, presbyterian minister and theologian in England. He is known largely for the legacy he left which led to the creation of Dr Williams’s Library, a center for research on English Dissenters.
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Books
1600’s
Burgess, Anthony – The True Doctrine of Justification Asserted & Vindicated, from the Errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians & More Especially Antinomians in 30 Lectures Preached… (London, 1651)
Lathom, Paul – Christ Crucified, or the Doctrine of the Gospel Asserted Against Pelagian & Socinian Errors Revived under the Notion of New Lights: wherein also the original, occasion & progress of errors are set down… (London, 1666)
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On the Moral Law & Covenant Theology
Book
1600’s
Burgess, Anthony – Vindiciae Legis, or, A Vindication of the Moral Law & the Covenants, from the Errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians & more Especially, Antinomians in 30 Lectures Preached… (London, 1647)
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On the General Resurrection
Article
1600’s
Becconsall, Thomas – The Doctrine of a General Resurrection, wherein the Identity of the Rising Body is Asserted Against the Socinians & Sceptics: in a Sermon Preached before the University at St. Mary’s in Oxford… (Oxford, 1697)
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On the Ministry
Book
1600’s
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On Civil Toleration
Book
1600’s
Rutherford, Samuel – A Free Disputation Against Pretended Liberty of Conscience: Tending to Resolve Doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jeremy Taylor, the Belgic Arminians, Socinians & other Authors contending for Lawless Liberty, or Licentious Toleration of Sects & Heresies (London, 1649)
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Historical Theology
Articles
1800’s
Cunningham, William – ‘The Socinian Controversy’ (1863) 80 pp. from his Historical Theology, vol. 2, p. 155 ff.
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2000’s
ed. Muller, Richard et al. – in Oxford Handbook on Early Modern Theology
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Bibliography
Book
Knijff & Visser – Bibliographia Sociniana. A Bibliographical Reference Tool for the Study of Dutch Socinianism & Antitrinitarianism ed. Piet Visser Pre (Hilversum: Verloren, 2004) 308 pp. ToC
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