This is only a scratching of the surface. Multitudes more reformed and puritan theologians could be quoted and will be put up.
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** – indicates a delegate to the Synod of Dort
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1600’s
Church of Scotland 1564-1643
Francis Junius 1545–1602
William Perkins 1558-1602
William Bucanus †1603
John Diodati’s Annotations 1607 **
The Westminster Annotations, of which 6 of their 11 commentators were Westminster Assembly members **, were heavily dependent on Diodati’s Annotations.
Amandus Polanus 1561-1610
Richard Webb circa 1612
Robert Cleaver 1561-1614
William Attersoll 1618
The Canons of Dort 1619 **
Henry Ainsworth 1571-1622
Nicholas Byfield 1579-1622
The Leiden Synopsis (by Polyander, Rivet, Walaeus, Thysius) 1625 **
Johannes Wollebius 1589-1629
Ezekiel Culverwell 1554-1631
Robert Bolton 1572-1631
William Ames 1576-1633
Richard Sibbes 1577-1635
The Dutch Annotations 1637 **
These Annotations were recommended in 1646 by 35 members of the Westminster Assembly ** including: Twisse, Rutherford, Gillespie, Ballie, Henderson, Burgess, Goodwin, Byfield, Greenhill, etc.
Jeremiah Dyke †1639
Samuel Ward 1577-1640
John Ball 1585-1640
Daniel Featly 1582-1645 **
The Marrow of Modern Divinity 1645
The Marrow had recommendations by Joseph Caryl, Jeremiah Burroughs and William Strong, who were all members of the Westminster Assembly **
The Westminster Annotations 1645
The Annotations were not a production of the Westminster Assembly, but 6 of their 11 commentators were Westminster divines **
The Westminster Standards and Divines 1645-6 **
Johannes Polyander 1568-1646 **
William Twisse 1646
Jeremiah Burroughs †1646 **
George Gillespie 1613-1648 **
The Sum of Saving Knowledge 1650
Edward Leigh’s Annotations 1650
Andreas Rivetus 1572-1651
Daniel Rogers 1573-1652
William Gouge 1575-1653 **
Thomas Adams 1583–1653
Hugh Binning 1627-1653
Thomas Gataker 1574-1654 **
Francis Taylor 1655 **
Joseph Hall 1574-1656
Andrew Gray 1633-1656
Robert Harris 1580-1658 **
Johannes Bergius 1587-1658
Obadiah Sedgwick 1600-1658 **
James Durham 1622-1658
John Arrowsmith 1602-1659 **
Samuel Rutherford 1600-1661 **
David Dickson 1583-1662
John Ley 1584-1662 **
John Mayer 1583-1664
Isaac Ambrose 1604-1664
Anthony Burgess †1664 **
Samuel Smith 1583-1665
James Fergusson 1621-1667
Joseph Alleine 1634-1668
John Trapp 1601-1669
Johannes Cocceius 1603-1669
Matthew Newcomen 1610-1669 **
Anthony Tuckney 1599-1670 **
Vavasor Powell 1617–1670
William Greenhill 1591-1671 **
Joseph Truman 1631-1671
Edward Leigh 1602-1671
William Whitaker 1629-1672
Joseph Caryl 1602-1673 **
George Swinnock 1627-1673
Edward Pearse 1633(?) – 1674(?)
Francis Roberts 1609-1675
The Formula Consensus Helvetica 1675
Gisbertus Voetius 1589-1676 **
Edward Reynolds 1599-1676 **
Thomas Manton 1620-1677
Manton was not a member of the Westminster Assembly, but he wrote the dedicatory letter to the Westminster Confession ** shortly after it was published, which is printed in many of the editions of the Standards
John Brown of Wamphray 1610-1679
Matthew Poole †1679
Thomas Brooks 1608-1680
Stephen Charnock 1628-1680
Nathanael Ball 1623-1681
Richard Fairclough 1621-1682
Thomas Case †1682 **
John Owen 1616 – 1683
Francis Turretin 1623-1687
John Bunyan 1628-1688
Richard Baxter 1615-1691
John Collinges 1623-1691
John Flavel 1630-1691
Margaret Durham 1692
The wife of James Durham
Philip Henry 1631-1696
Thomas Cole 1627-1697
Johann Heidegger 1633-1698
Matthew Barker †1698
James Fraser of Brea 1639-1699
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1700’s
Obadiah Hughes †1704
John Howe 1630-1705
Peter van Mastricht 1630 – 1706
Thomas Doolittle 1630-1707
Herman Witsius 1636-1708
Edward Veale †1708
Samuel Petto 1624-1711
Wilhelmus A’Brakel 1635-1711
Matthew Henry 1662-1714
Daniel Williams 1643-1716
James Webster 1659-1720
Jeremiah Smith late 1600’s to early 1700’s
Zechariah Merrill late 1600’s to early 1700’s
William Tong 1662-1727
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