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Theoretical-Practical Theology, Volume 3: The Works of God and the Fall of Man

Beeke, Joel R (editor); Van Mastricht, Petrus; Spangler, Michael T (editor); Rester, Todd M (translator)

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Petrus van Mastricht's Theoretical-Practical Theology presents one of the most comprehensive methods of treating Christian doctrine. In it, Mastricht treats every theological topic according to a four-part approach: exegetical, dogmatic, elenctic, and practical. As a body of divinity, it combines a rigorous, scholastic treatment of doctrine with the pastoral aim of preparing people to live for God through Christ. Students and pastors will find it a valuable model for moving from the text of Scripture to doctrinal formulation that will edify the people of God.

Volume 3, The Works of God and the Fall of Man, is a book of origins--origins of the created order and of sin. Mastricht begins with a discussion of the decrees of God and how they establish His eternal purpose for everything. He then shows how the decrees are carried out in creation and in God's continual providence. The volume concludes with Mastricht's treatment of the apostacy of Adam from his original estate and the devastating effects of sin that followed. This is an important volume for learning how God governs all things, even the rebellious actions of those good things He created.

Table of Contents:

Part 1 Continued: Prolegomena and Faith

Book 3: The Works of God

  1. The Actions and Decrees of God
  2. Predestination
  3. Election
  4. Reprobation
  5. Creation in General
  6. The World and the Work of the Six Days
  7. The Good Angels
  8. The Evil Angels
  9. Man and the Image of God
  10. The General Providence of God
  11. Special Providence
  12. The Covenant of Nature

Book 4: Man's Apostasy from God

  1. The Violation of the Covenant of Nature
  2. Original Sin
  3. Actual Sin
  4. The Penalty and State of Sin
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  • ISBN
    9781601788405
  • Page Count
    672
  • Publisher
    Reformation Heritage Books
  • Publication Date
    December 2021

Endorsements (3)

“Any serious student of Reformed theology needs to sit at the feet of Petrus van Mastricht. The challenge has been that to do so you needed to know Latin or Dutch. Thanks to the herculean efforts of the folks at the Dutch Reformed Translation Society and Reformation Heritage Books, English readers can now learn the art of ‘living for God through Christ.’”

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Stephen J. Nichols

president of Reformation Bible College and chief academic officer of Ligonier Ministries

“With each translation of the formative Reformed theologians of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries comes the possibility of our churches being renewed by forgotten treasures. This is one of those gold mines. So important is van Mastricht that even Descartes felt obliged to respond to his critiques and Jonathan Edwards drew deeply from the well of his Theoretical-Practical Theology. It is a distinct pleasure to recommend this remarkable gem.”

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Michael Horton

Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California

“It is reckoned by many that the Reformed faith came to its richest expression in the writings of the Dutch theologians of the seventeenth century. Among these the theoretical-practical theology of Petrus van Mastricht is a foremost production. Jonathan Edwards claimed that it ‘was much better than any other book in the world, excepting the Bible, in my opinion.’ Its English translation and publication is a notable achievement.”

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Paul Helm

professor of the history and philosophy of religion, emeritus, King’s College, London

About the Author

Petrus van Mastricht (1630–1706) was a Dutch theologian who studied at Utrecht under Gisbertus Voetius and Johannes Hoornbeeck. He pastored churches in the Netherlands and taught at the universities of Duisburg and Utrecht. His Theoretical-Practical Theology was praised by many as one of the great works of systematic theology and is noted for treating Christian doctrine comprehensively from its exegetical foundations to its practical use for one’s soul.
Theoretical-Practical Theology, Volume 3, 3: The Works of God and the Fall of Man - Beeke, Joel R (editor); Van Mastricht, Petrus; Spangler, Michael T (editor); Rester, Todd M (translator) - 9781601788405
Reformation Heritage Books

Theoretical-Practical Theology, Volume 3: The Works of God and the Fall of Man

$45.45 $50.00

Petrus van Mastricht's Theoretical-Practical Theology presents one of the most comprehensive methods of treating Christian doctrine. In it, Mastricht treats every theological topic according to a four-part approach: exegetical, dogmatic, elenctic, and practical. As a body of divinity, it combines a rigorous, scholastic treatment of doctrine with the pastoral aim of preparing people to live for God through Christ. Students and pastors will find it a valuable model for moving from the text of Scripture to doctrinal formulation that will edify the people of God.

Volume 3, The Works of God and the Fall of Man, is a book of origins--origins of the created order and of sin. Mastricht begins with a discussion of the decrees of God and how they establish His eternal purpose for everything. He then shows how the decrees are carried out in creation and in God's continual providence. The volume concludes with Mastricht's treatment of the apostacy of Adam from his original estate and the devastating effects of sin that followed. This is an important volume for learning how God governs all things, even the rebellious actions of those good things He created.

Table of Contents:

Part 1 Continued: Prolegomena and Faith

Book 3: The Works of God

  1. The Actions and Decrees of God
  2. Predestination
  3. Election
  4. Reprobation
  5. Creation in General
  6. The World and the Work of the Six Days
  7. The Good Angels
  8. The Evil Angels
  9. Man and the Image of God
  10. The General Providence of God
  11. Special Providence
  12. The Covenant of Nature

Book 4: Man's Apostasy from God

  1. The Violation of the Covenant of Nature
  2. Original Sin
  3. Actual Sin
  4. The Penalty and State of Sin

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