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The Doctrines of Grace


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St. Andrews Cathedral yard, where Samuel Rutherford and Thomas Halyburton are buried.


David Dickson (1589-1662) and James Durham (1622-58)

God's warrant for a sinner to come to Christ:
Warrants to Believe: Part I
Warrants to Believe: Part II

The Will of God and the Gospel Offer

These passages from classical Reformed theologians and preachers speak of God's desire for or delight in the salvation of those who hear the gospel offer, inasmuch as his revealed will expresses his goodness and kindness toward the hearers of the gospel.
The Will of God and the Gospel Offer: Samuel Rutherford and Francis Turretin
The Will of God and the Gospel Offer: John Howe, John Flavel and Stephen Charnock
The Will of God and the Gospel Offer: Jonathan Edwards, Charles Hodge and Asahel Nettleton
The Will of God and the Gospel Offer: Thomas Halyburton, Thomas Boston, Ebenezer Erskine, Archibald Bonar and Thomas Chalmers
The Will of God and the Gospel Offer: Robert Murray M'Cheyne, John Duncan, William Cunningham, Charles Calder Mackintosh, James MacGregor, John Kennedy and Hugh Martin
The Will of God and the Gospel Offer: John Murray and James I. Packer

James Webster (1659-1720)

The offer of the gospel:
If Any Man Thirst: Part I
If Any Man Thirst: Part II
If Any Man Thirst: Part III

John Willison (1680-1750)

A catechism for young people preparing for admission to the Lord's table:
The Young Communicant's Catechism: Part I
The Young Communicant's Catechism: Part II

Robert Riccaltoun (1691-1769)

A survey of the issues in the Marrow Controversy, discussing the role of the mediator in the covenant of grace, and the instrumentality of faith:
Christ's Suretyship: Part I
Christ's Suretyship: Part II
Christ's Suretyship: Part III
Christ's Suretyship: Part IV
The Covenant of Grace: Part I
The Covenant of Grace: Part II
The Covenant of Grace: Part III
The Covenant of Grace: Part IV

John Love (1757-1825)

What is the divine glory, and what does it mean for us to discern the glory of God?
I Am That I Am: Part I
I Am That I Am: Part II
I Am That I Am: Part III
I Am That I Am: Part IV

David Black (1762-1806)

The Deceitfulness of the Heart

Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847)

How to begin the practice of self-examination:
Essay on Guthrie's The Christian's Great Interest: Part I
Essay on Guthrie's The Christian's Great Interest: Part II

John H. Bocock (1813-1872)

The account of a mighty work of God's Spirit about 1850, in a Presbyterian congregation in Louisa County, Virginia:
Lights and Shadows Lang Syne: Part I
Lights and Shadows Lang Syne: Part II

Kenneth MacRae (1883-1964)

What it means to believe on Christ:
A Word to the Anxious

Sherman Isbell

The doctrine of the Westminster standards respecting the free offer of the gospel, compared with Herman Hoeksema's reconstruction of covenant theology:
I. The Preached Covenant: Robert Rollock and His Background
II. The Preached Covenant: Samuel Rutherford
III. The Preached Covenant: The Westminster Standards, and Contemporary Antinomianism
IV. The Preached Covenant: Contemporary Antinomianism (continued)
A book review:
The Saviour


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