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The Works of William Perkins fills a major gap in Reformed and Puritan theology. Though Perkins is best known today for his writings on predestination, he also wrote prolifically on many subjects. His works filled over two thousand large pages of small print in three folio volumes and were reprinted several times in the decades after his death. However, his complete works have not been in print since the mid-seventeenth century. This modern typeset edition of the Works includes four volumes of Perkins's expositions of Scripture, three volumes of his doctrinal and polemical treatises, and three volumes of his practical writings. Volumes 1-4: Exegetical Works Volume 1 Digest or Harmony of the Old and New Testaments Combat between Christ and the Devil: Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon on the Mount Volume 2 Commentary on Galatians Volume 3 Commentary on Hebrews 11 Volume 4 Exposition of Jude Exposition of Revelation 1-3 Volumes 5-7: Doctrinal and Polemical Treatises Volume 5 An Exposition of the Symbol or Apostles' Creed An Exposition of the Lord's Prayer The Foundation of Christian Religion Gathered into Six Principles Volume 6 Golden Chain (Foldout poster in the front) Manner and Order of Predestination Treatise on God's Free Grace and Man's Free Will Fruitful Dialogue Concerning the End of the World Against Alexander Dickson On Memory Volume 7 A Reformed Catholic The Problem of the Forged Catholicism A Warning against Idolatry of the Last Times Volume 8-10: Practical Writings Volume 8 A Discourse of Conscience The First Book of the Cases of Conscience The Second Book of the Cases of Conscience The Third Book of the Cases of Conscience A Treatise Tending unto a Declaration whether a Man is in the Estate of Damnation or in the Estate of Grace The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience A Grain of Mustard Seed Volume 9 A Declaration of the True Manner of Knowing Christ Crucified and The True Gain A Faithful and Plain Exposition upon Zephaniah 2:1-2 A Treatise of Man's Imaginations A Direction for the Government of the Tongue According to God's Word A Discourse of the Damned Art of Witchcraft A Resolution to the Country Man on Prognostication Volume 10 Treatise on How to Live Well in All Estates Treatise on Vocations Right Manner of Erecting and Ordering a Family Calling of the Ministry Manner and Method of Preaching Christian Equity Treatise on Dying Well

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On the broad shoulders of William Perkins, epoch-making pioneer, stood the entire school of seventeenth-century Puritan pastors and divines, yet the Puritan reprint industry has steadily bypassed him. Now, however, he begins to reappear, admirably edited, and at last this yawning gap is being filled. Profound thanks to the publisher and heartfelt praise to God have become due. -- J. I. Packer, Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia The father of Elizabethan Puritanism, Perkins presided over a dynasty of faith. The scope of his work is wide, yet on every topic he treats one discovers erudition and deep reflection. He was the first in an amazing line of ministers at Cambridge University's main church. A pastor to pastors, he wrote a bestseller on counseling, was a formative figure in the development of Reformed orthodoxy, and a judicious reformer within the Church of England. I am delighted to see Perkins's works made available again for a wide audience. -- Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor, Westminster Seminary California William Perkins was a most remarkable Christian. In his relatively short life he was a great preacher, pastor, and theologian. His prolific writings were foundational to the whole English Puritan enterprise and a profound influence beyond his own time and borders. His works have become rare, and their republication must be a source of real joy and blessing to all serious Christians. Perkins is the first Puritan we should read. -- W. Robert Godfrey, president, Westminster Seminary California

"""On the broad shoulders of William Perkins, epoch-making pioneer, stood the entire school of seventeenth-century Puritan pastors and divines, yet the Puritan reprint industry has steadily bypassed him. Now, however, he begins to reappear, admirably edited, and at last this yawning gap is being filled. Profound thanks to the publisher and heartfelt praise to God have become due."" -- J. I. Packer, Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia ""The father of Elizabethan Puritanism, Perkins presided over a dynasty of faith. The scope of his work is wide, yet on every topic he treats one discovers erudition and deep reflection. He was the first in an amazing line of ministers at Cambridge University's main church. A pastor to pastors, he wrote a bestseller on counseling, was a formative figure in the development of Reformed orthodoxy, and a judicious reformer within the Church of England. I am delighted to see Perkins's works made available again for a wide audience."" -- Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor, Westminster Seminary California ""William Perkins was a most remarkable Christian. In his relatively short life he was a great preacher, pastor, and theologian. His prolific writings were foundational to the whole English Puritan enterprise and a profound influence beyond his own time and borders. His works have become rare, and their republication must be a source of real joy and blessing to all serious Christians. Perkins is the first Puritan we should read."" -- W. Robert Godfrey, president, Westminster Seminary California"

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William Perkins (1558-1602) earned a bachelor's degree in 1581 and a master's degree in 1584 from Christ's College in Cambridge. During those student years he joined up with Laurence Chaderton, who became his personal tutor and lifelong friend. Perkins and Chaderton met with Richard Greenham, Richard Rogers, and others in a spiritual brotherhood at Cambridge that espoused Puritan convictions. From 1584 until his death, Perkins served as lecturer, or preacher, at Great St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, a most influential pulpit across the street from Christ's College. He also served as a teaching fellow at Christ's College, catechized students at Corpus Christi College on Thursday afternoons, and worked as a spiritual counselor on Sunday afternoons. In these roles Perkins influenced a generation of young students, including Richard Sibbes, John Cotton, John Preston, and William Ames. Thomas Goodwin wrote that when he entered Cambridge, six of his instructors who had sat under Perkins were still passing on his teaching. Ten years after Perkins's death, Cambridge was still ""filled with the discourse of the power of Mr. William Perkins' ministry,"" Goodwin said. Perkins's influence as a theologian continued unabated after his death. This was due in large part to the widespread popularity of his writings. His writings were translated into several European languages and greatly influenced British and American Reformed theology, the Dutch Further Reformation, and European Pietism.

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