Reformed & Other Theological Works on Google Books
Note: Most of these works are from the continent, with a few exceptions. I have focused on these works because others have done a good job cataloguing and making available Puritan literature on the web. All works are in English unless otherwise noted.
Some of the works are on Gallica, the online library of the French national library. For the Gallica documents, select “télécharger,” then press “OK” on the next page, and then right click on “en cliquant ici.” Save the document.
An “*” indicates that it is new on this bibliography.
Alting, Henry. Methodus
Theologiae Didacticae. Latin. A short summary of theology
by the German-born,
*Alting, Jacob. Schilo, seu
Vaticinio Patriarchiae Jacobi in Gen. 49:10. Latin. A lengthy discussion of the
prophecy of Jacob in 49:10 concerning
Ames,
William. Aenhangsel van
de Haegsche conferentie. Dutch.
________. Bellarminus Enervatus. Latin.
________. Theologiae Medulla.
Latin.
This is only the first part of
________. Vijf boeken van de conscientie. Dutch.
*Amyraut, Moïse. Paraphrase sur l’Épistre de S. Paul aux Corinthiens.
French. Amyraut or Amyraldus (from whence
Amyraldianism is derived) was the controversial
Reformed teacher at Saumur in
________. Paraphrase sur l’Épistre de S. Paul aux Romains. French.
________. Paraphrase sur l’Évangile de Nostre Seigneur Jésus Christ Sélon Saint Jean. French.
*________. Quatres Sermons sur Heb. 6:4-6.
Allinga, Petrus. Vis Veritati Illata
Repulsa seu Excertationes Pacificae. Allinga was an
ardent proponent of Cartesianism and Cocceian theology.
This is his discussion of the controversies on the covenant that raged
in the
Aretius, Benedict. Commentarii in Evangelium secundum Johannem. Latin. A 16th century Reformed theologian’s commentary on the Gospel according to John.
Ball, John. A Treatise of the Covenant of Grace. This was published
around the time of the Westminster Assembly in
Bastingius, Jeremias. Verclaringe op den Catechisme der Christlicker Religie. Dutch. This was the
first major work on the Heidelberg Catechism in
Bèze, Théodore. Sermons sur l’histoire de la resurrection de Notre-Seigneur Jesus-Christ. French.
________. De Praedestinationis Doctrina et Vero Usu Tractatio Absolutissima. Latin. Edited by Raphael Eglinus. This is taken from Beza’s discussion of Romans 9. He also has added excerpts from Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
________. Traicté des vrayes, essencielles et visibles marques de la vraye église catholique. French.
Bochart, Samuel. Trois sermons préliminaries. French. Bochart was a famous French Reformed theologian in the 1st half of the 17th century. He is probably most famous for his work on the animals of the Bible. This is a book of three sermons that he preached preliminary to a sermon series on Genesis.
Boston, Thomas. Human Nature in Its Fourfold State. The classic summary of theology from the great Scottish preacher.
________. The Whole Works. Vol. 2. Vol.
3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Vol. 6. Vol. 7. Vol. 8. Vol. 9. Vol. 10. Vol. 11. Vol. 1 contains
various sermons and “Crook in the
à Brakel, Wilhelmus. Redelijke Godsdienst. Dutch. This is Brakel’s famous practical system written primarily laymen. It includes his commentary on Revelation. This has been recently translated into English by Reformation Heritage Books.
Bullinger, Heinrich. Confessio et Expositio Simplex Orthodoxae Fidei.
________. The Decades. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. The sermons of the great
________. Deux Sermons de la Fin du Siecle. French.
Burgess, Anthony. The True Doctrine of Justification.
Burman, Franz. Synopsis Theologiae. Vol. 2. Latin. Burman was the greatest student of Johannes Coccejus and a firm supporter of his system. He also appreciated and interacted with the philosophy of Descartes. He wrote this work organized around the doctrine of the covenant. Vol. 1 is now available on Google Books.
Chalmers, Thomas. On Natural Theology.
*________. Sermons and Discourses. Vol. 2.
*________. Works. A one volume edition.
*________. Works. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Vol. 6. Vol. 7. Vol. 5 is on philosophy and its relation to Christianity. Vol. 6 is a discussion of the application of Christianity to the ordinary affairs of life. Vol. 7 discusses the relation of Christianity to astronomy and other sciences. The 1st volume is available in several editions with different works in each.
Charnock, Stephen. Discourses Upon the Existence and Attributes of God.
*Claude, Jean. A Defence of the Reformation. According to Bayle, one of the best works on the subject. See also the original French.
________. An Essay on the Composition of the Sermon. This is basically Vol. 1 of his works (see next). He discusses in great detail all the matters involved in composing a sermon. Several editions of this work are available on Google books.
________. Les Oeuvres Posthumes. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Mostly French, some Latin. Jean Claude was one of the most famous French Reformed theologians of the latter half of the 17th century. Vol. 1 is a book on preaching. Vol. 2-3 are a lengthy book on all aspects of the doctrine of Christ. Vol. 4 contains treatises on various subjections including justification, the fall of Adam, and others. Vol. 5 contains a collection of his correspondence.
*________. Réponse au Livre de Mr. Arnauld Entitulé la Perpétuité de l’Église Catholique Touchant l’Eucharistie. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. French. This is Claude’s powerful refutation of the Roman Catholic view of the Eucharist. It met with great success, convincing many of the Reformed position and helping confirm the faith of the Reformed Church.
Cotton, John. A Brief Exposition of the Whole Book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon.
*Daillé, Jean. Adversus Latinorum de Cultus Religiosi Objecto Traditionem. Latin. Here he shows the worship of religious objects was unknown in the early Church. This includes other essays as well.
________. An Exposition of Philippians. Excellent sermons, well worth the read by this learned Huguenot theologian. See also the original French version, Part 1 and Part 2.
________. Sermon de la Foy de Saint Pierre sur Lc. 22:31-32.
________. Sermon sur 1 Cor. 12:13. French.
*________. Sermons sur le Catechisme des Églises Reformées. French. This is only the 1st volume.
________. A Treatise Concerning the Right Use of the Church Fathers. See also the original French.
Daneau, Lambert. Deux Traités. French. The first is on witchcraft. The second is on playing cards. They were both translated into English and are available, along with quite a few other of Daneau’s works, on EEBO. The Latin edition of the book on witchcraft is also available.
Davenant, John. Expositio Epistolae D. Pauli ad Colossenses. Latin. The English is widely available and in print, but here is the original Latin version.
________. A Treatise on Justification. Vol. 2. John Davenant,
bishop of
Dick, John. Lectures on Theology. Vol. 2.
Drelincourt, Charles. The Christian’s Defence against the Fears of Death. Drelincourt was a French Reformed pastor and wrote mostly on practical theology.
*________. Compendio di Controversie. Italian. Drelincourt wrote a popular compendium of controversies in order to help the French Reformed people to deal with their Roman Catholic adversaries. This is a translation of at least a part of it.
________. Des Sacrifices de l’Ancienne et de la Nouvelle Alliance. French.
*________. Sermon sur Rom. 10:15. French.
*________. Tu es Pierre ou Sermon sur Mt. 16:18-19. French.
Du Bosc,
Du Moulin,
________. Bouclier de la Foi. French. This is Pierre Du
Moulin’s famous defense of the French Reformed Confession. It was translated into English, and that
translation is available on EEBO. Though
written in the 17th century, it was republished in the 19th
century in
*________. Du Juge des Controverses. French. A treatise in which Du Moulin defends the authority and perfection of Scripture.
________. La Philosophie française. Vol. 2. French. Du Moulin’s works on philosophy. The 1st volume deals with logic. The 2nd deals with moral philosophy.
Du Plessis Mornay, Philippe de. Avertissement aux Juifs sur la Venue du Messie. French. A book by the famous Huguenot on coming of the Messiah addressed to the Jews.
Du Plessis Mornay, Philippe, and others. Recueil des Derinières Heures. French.
Durham, James. The Law Unsealed, or a Practical Exposition of the Ten Commandments.
Farel, Guillaume. Du Vrai Usage de le Croix de
Jesus-Christ. French. Calvin’s associate set out the true use of
the cross over against the errors of
Gaches, Raymond. Various Sermons. French. A French Reformed preacher. There are eight sermons available.
Gaussen, Stephen. Disserationes Theologicae. Latin. Gaussen was a professor at Saumur. He wrote these dissertations on the study of theology in the 17th century, and this work is a reprint from the 18th century with a preface by J.J. Rambach.
Gill, John. A Complete Body of Practical and Doctrinal Divinity. Abridged.
Goodwin, Thomas. Moses and Aaron: Civil and Ecclesiastical Rites. An overview of the civil and ecclesiastical laws of the Old Testament.
________. Works. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Vol. 6. Vol. 7. Vol. 8. Vol. 9. Vol. 10. Vol. 11. Vol. 12. Vol. 2 contains an exposition of various passages of Ephesians and the first few passages of James. Vol. 3 has an exposition of Revelation and discussions and a couple other works. Vol. 4 has various works on receiving Christ and the Gospel. Vol. 5 contains several works on the glory of Christ and His sacrifice. Vol. 6 is on the work of the Holy Spirit in our salvation. Vol. 7 contains various smaller works. Vol. 8 is on the object and acts of justifying faith. Vol. 9 has one discourse on election and one on thankfulness. Vol. 10 contains a work on the guilt of unregenerate man in sin and punishment. Vol. 11 is a work on the government and constitution of the Church from a Congregationalist perspective. Vol. 12 contains sermons and notes of sermons.
Heidegger,
Johannes Heinrich. Dissertationum Selectarum. Latin. Heidegger was one of the most prominent
Reformed theologians of the second half of the 17th century. He taught in
________. Exercitationum Biblicarum. Latin. Heidegger was also a scholar in Biblical studies and authored a prolegomena to the whole Bible. This works contains several Biblical dissertations. The first is a commentary on the book of Joshua. The second section is a commentary on St. Matthew up to chapter 22. The third section is an exegetical commentary on Romans. The fourth is a commentary on 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians up to chapter 11. Finally, there is a brief commentary on Hebrews.
Hellenbroek, Abraham. Korte en Eenvoudige Catechesatie. Part 2. A short summary of the Reformed doctrine in the form of a catechism. It is available in English through Reformation Heritage Books.
Hodge, A. Alexander. Outlines of Theology.
________. Popular Lectures on Theology.
*Hoornbeek, Johannes. Summa Controversarium. Latin. Hoornbeek was a close associate of Voetius. This book contains a discussion of the history of the controversies of the Reformed Church with various groups in the 17th century. It concludes each section with a list of the controversies with each individual group.
Hottinger, Johannes Heinrich. Compendium Theologiae Judaicae Methodo Scholastica. Latin. Hottinger was a 17th century Zürich theologian. This a summary of the theology, rules, and liturgy of the Jews by this famous Reformed theologian.
________. Enneas Dissertationum Philologico-Theologicarum. Latin. This work has several articles on the sacraments and some other Biblical topics.
Howe, John. Works. Vol. 2. Vol. 1 contains discussion on the doctrine of God and on the life of the author.
Junius, Franciscus. Opuscula Selecta. Latin. Junius was one of the great early Dutch Reformed theologians. This collection of his works was edited by Abraham Kuyper. It includes two sets of his theological theses, a discussion of theological method, and a few other items.
Jurieu, Pierre. The Accomplishment of Scripture Prophecies. Jurieu was a French Reformed theologian at the time of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. This book discusses prophecy in relation to the Papacy and other events. See the original French here.
*________. Éxamen d’un Libelle Contre la Religion, l’État, et la Revolution d’Angleterre. French.
*________. Examen de l’Eucharistie. French. Jurieu examines the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist.
*________. Éxamen du Livre da la Reünion du Christianisme. French. This is a book on the subject of tolerance.
________. Le Vray Système de l’Église. French. This is a refutation of the Roman Catholic view of the visibility of the Church, its infallibility, and the judge of controversies.
________. Pensées Divers sur la Mort. French.
________. Préservatif contre le Changement de Religion. French. In this book, he seeks to explain the
importance of the difference between
Kuyper, Abraham. The Work of the Holy Spirit.
*Lampe, Friedrich Adolphe. Compendium Theologiae Naturalis. Latin.
________. Delineatio Theologiae Activae. Latin. This is a discussion of practical theology by one of the great promoters of piety in the Reformed Church in the 18th century.
________. Exercitationum Sacrarum Dodekas. Latin. A massive discussion (over 500 pages!) of the Psalm 45.
________. Inleyding tot de Verborgentheid van het Genade-Verbondt. Dutch. A brief introduction to Christian doctrine.
________. Meditationum Exegeticarum. Latin. This contains various discussions by Lampe including some comments on Revelation and Ecclesiastes.
Lusk, William. Discourses on the Covenant of Works, the Fall of Man, and Original Sin. Lusk was a 19th century Presbyterian minister. He claims that his views are in line with Marckius, De Moor, and Witsius.
Maccovius, Joannis. Opuscula
Philosophica Omnia. Latin. Maccovius was a
Polish theologian who taught in the
à Marck,
Johannes. Christianae Theologiae Medulla. Latin. This is a wonderful system of theology, based
on Marck’s larger system. It was used all throughout into the 18th
century in
Maresius, Samuel. Apologia
Novissima pro S. Augustino,
Jansenio, et Jansenitis
contra Pontificem et Jesuitas. Latin. Maresius defended
The Marrow of Modern Divinity. One edition of this famous work.
Mestrezat, Jean. Éxposition du Huitième Chapitre de l’Épitre de S. Paul aux Romains. Vol. 2. French. Mestrezat taught in
Morus, Alexandre. Causa Dei, seu De Scriptura Sacra.
Latin. Morus was a somewhat controversial professor in
Müller, E.F. Karl. Die Bekenntnisschriften der reformierten Kirche. Various languages. This is a collection of various Reformed creeds and catechisms. It includes a Latin edition of the Westminster Standards.
*Owen, John. An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Though this is available in other formats, this seems to me to be a particularly good one.
Pareus, David. Chronologia Sacra. Latin. Pareus was a German Reformed theologian and student of Ursinus.
Pictet, Benedict. Brevis Syllabus Controversarium. Latin. A very helpful summary of controversies in the late 17th and the beginning of the 18th century that the Reformed Church faced, written by Turretin’s cousin and successor in Geneva.
________. Christian Theology. A very helpful, short, and easy-to-read system of Reformed theology. The original Latin is also available.
________. La Morale Chrétienne. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. French. This is a discussion of the whole of Christian ethics. Vol. 5 is a discussion primarily of the second table of law and matters relating to justice between man and man.
________. Prières pour Tous les Jours de la Semaine. French.
________. Traité Contre L’indifference des Religions. French. He opposed the indifference that began to be common in the beginning of the Enlightenment era.
Piscator, Johannes. Analysis Logica Epistolae Pauli ad Romanos. Latin. Piscator was a famous exegete and a successor of sorts to Olevianus at the German Reformed school at Herborn. He is perhaps most well-known now for his denial of the imputation of the active obedience of Christ, though in his lifetime, he was appreciated mostly for his exegetical and translation work. This is his commentary on Romans. He commented on the entire Bible.
________. Analysis Logica Evangelii Secundum Johannem. Latin.
Polhill, Edward. A View of Some Divine Truths. A Puritan theologian. He gives an overview of the major doctrines of Protestantism.
Poole,
Matthew. The Nullity of the Romish Faith. The great
commentator refutes the faith of
Ridgley, Thomas. A Body of Divinity. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. A complete systematic theology set forth as a commentary on the Westminster Larger Catechism. While it provides a complete and helpful systematic theology, it does not always provide information on the meaning of the words of the Catechism.
Rollock, Robert. Select Works. Vol. 2. Rollock was a 16th century Scottish theologian who was one of the first to use the terminology of the covenant of works.
Saurin, James. Sermons of the Rev. James Saurin. Vol. 2. He was a French Reformed preacher who fled to
the
Scott, Thomas. The Articles of the Synod of Dort.
Smyth, Thomas. Complete Works of Rev. Thomas Smyth. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Vol. 6. Vol. 7. Vol. 8. Vol. 9. Vol. 10. Vol. 1 is a refutation of the idea of the apostolic succession of diocesan bishops. Vol. 2 contains a defense of the apostolicity of Presbyterian government. Vol. 4 is a discussion of the offices of the Church. Vol. 5 contains a manual for members of his church and a large variety of other articles and addresses. Vol. 6 contains articles on a wide variety of topics. Vol. 7 contains articles on missions and other miscellaneous articles. Vol. 8 contains a large book on the unity of the human race and two other books entitled “The Well in the Valley” and “Why Do I Live?” Vol. 9 treats the subject of the use of reason in Christian theology. Vol. 10 contains articles on various subjects including quite a few on baptism.
Spanheim, Friedrich.
Recueil
de Sermons pour la Consolation de l’Église. French. Spanheim was one of
the great theologians of the17th century. He taught in
Stapfer, Johann Friedrich.
Institutiones Theologiae Polemicae. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Latin. Stapfer was a
conservative Reformed theologian in the 18th century who not only
battled against
Superville, Daniel de. Sermons. English. De Superville was a French Reformed preacher in the latter half of the 17th century.
Traill, Robert. Works. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 1 contains an account of his life and various sermons. Vol. 3 contains 22 sermons on holding fast to the faith.
Turretin, Francis. Disputationum Miscellenearum Decas. Latin. This is the 4th volume that was printed along with Turretin’s Institutio. It contains disputations on the secession from the Roman Church, James 2, the atonement, and others. Some of these have been translated into English and printed in other formats.
_______. Institutio Theologiae Elencticae. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Latin. Turretin’s Institutio and
ten other disputations were published in
*Turretin, Jean-Alphonse.
Sermon sur
le Jubilé de la Réformation
de Zürich.
French. The son of Turretin’s sermon on the day
of the celebration of
Ussher, James. A
Body of Divinity: The Sum and Substance
of the Christian Religion. The systematic theology of James Ussher,
the famous archbishop of Armaugh in
________. Eighteen Sermons Preached at Oxford.
________. The
Whole Works. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Latin. Vol. 6. Vol. 7. Vol. 8. Latin. Vol. 9. Latin. Vol. 10. Latin. Vol. 11. Vol. 12. Vol. 13. Vol. 14. Vol. 15. Vol. 16. Latin & English. Vol. 1 contains on account of the life and
works of Bishop Ussher. Vol. 2 is a response to a Jesuit attack on
the Protestant faith. Vol. 5 is a
history of
Vanderkemp, Johannes. Sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism. Vol. 2. These sermons have been printed more often than any other individual work on the Heidelberg Catechism. Vanderkemp is a good representative of the 17th century Dutch Reformed theology. He also provides lengthy sections of application, which are very helpful in knowing how to apply the Heidelberg Catechism in particular and Reformed theology in general.
Viret, Pierre. Traittez divers pour l’instruction des fidèles. French. A contemporary of Calvin on the doctrines of the faith.
Vitringa, Campegius. Commentarius ad Canticum Mosis. Latin. The following works are listed as belonging to Campegius Vitringa. I am not sure whether they belong to the father or the son by that name. The second part of this book is a commentary on the 1st four chapters of Zechariah by Herman Venema.
________. Hypotyposis Historiae et Chronologicae Sacrae accedit Typus Doctrinae Propheticae. Latin. This is an overview of the history of the Bible and a discussion of the teaching of the prophets as a whole.
________. Observationum sacrarum libri sex. Another volume. Latin. Discussions on various Biblical topics. I believe that there are four volumes in this work and that at least the 1st and 4th volumes are available.
________. The Synagogue and the Church. Condensed from the original Latin.
Voetius, Gisbertus. Catechesatie over den Heidelbergschen Catechismus. Dutch. Voetius is perhaps the greatest of the 17th century scholastic Reformed theologians. He was also deeply concerned about piety and regularly preached in the Church and taught the orphans. This work is an instruction on the Heidelberg Catechism in question and answer format. I believe there is some dispute over whether Voetius is actually the author, but I haven’t examined this question.
________. Selectarum Disputationum Fasiculus. Latin. Abraham Kuyper took this selection of Voetius’ disputations out of Voetius’ 5 volumes of disputations. This is an excellent selection that puts together some of the most important of Voetius’ disputations in a modern font that is much more readable than the copies available at Gallica.
________. Selectarum Disputationum Theologicarum. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Latin. This is the whole work, except for Vol. 5.
________. Tractatus Selecti de Politica Ecclesiastica. Vol. 2. Latin. These are selections from Voetius’ discussions/disputations over Church polity. Volume 1 deals with the nature and authority of the Church and the sacraments. Volume 2 deals with the acts o