HISTORIC TEXTS / REFORMED THEOLOGY
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46 works · 30 authors · Five centuries of theology
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Grace. Doctrine. A reasoned faith.
All of Grace
A direct invitation to rest in Christ and his freely given salvation.
Institutes of the Christian Religion
A broad account of knowing God, the work of Christ, receiving grace and the life of the church.
Christianity and Liberalism
An argument that the gospel’s historical and doctrinal claims cannot be replaced by religious sentiment.
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Institutes of the Christian Religion
A broad account of knowing God, the work of Christ, receiving grace and the life of the church.
Begin with Book I on knowing God; pair Book III.11 with the justification study.
Henry Beveridge translation, 1845
A Golden Chain
A compact, interconnected presentation of theology and the order of salvation.
Read the outline alongside the study on election and responsibility.
1591 English edition · microfilm scan
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers
Owen examines the believer’s fight against sin through the Spirit.
Begin with the opening exposition of Romans 8:13.
Historic English text at CCEL
Of Communion with God
Communion with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit considered in the Christian life.
Read the opening account of fellowship with God before the distinct treatments of Father, Son and Spirit.
Historic English text at CCEL
The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
An extended defense of justification and the imputation of Christ’s righteousness.
Use the contents to locate faith and imputation, then follow Owen’s biblical arguments.
Historic English text at CCEL
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
A sustained argument about the purpose and accomplishment of Christ’s death.
Read Book I on the aim of the atonement before testing the objections.
Historic English text at CCEL
The Glory of Christ
Meditations on Christ’s person, mediation and glory.
Begin with the opening treatment of beholding Christ by faith.
Historic English text at CCEL
The Bruised Reed
A pastoral treatment of Christ’s care for bruised and struggling believers.
Start with the opening exposition of the bruised reed and smoking flax.
William Pickering English edition, 1838
A Body of Divinity
Doctrinal teaching arranged around the Westminster Shorter Catechism.
Begin with the chief end of man, then the sections on Scripture and God.
Historic English text at CCEL
The Art of Divine Contentment
A pastoral exposition of contentment from Philippians 4:11.
Read the opening exposition, then the reasons for learning contentment.
Historic English text at CCEL
The Lord’s Prayer
An exposition of the petitions Jesus taught his disciples to pray.
Begin with Our Father and the first petition.
Historic English text at CCEL
The Ten Commandments
An exposition of God’s moral law and its application to Christian life.
Read the opening treatment of obedience alongside the grace study.
Historic English text at CCEL
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