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[NOT A FACSIMILE]New Edition with both volumes in one here:
https://tinyurl.com/charnock1and2The Existence and Attributes of God has
become a classic text on the doctrine of God, and examines in meticulous
detail God&#8217sforeknowledge and sovereignty, and discusses the
possibility of free will and natural law. No Reformed theologian prior to
Charnock treated God&#8217sexistence and attributes with such clarity and
depth&#8212infact, his was one of the first works solely devoted to the subject
to appear in the Reformed theological tradition, and has become a standard
work on the subject. His positions have been echoed and refined by
generations of theologians, and most recently have contributed to
contemporary debates over free will, foreknowledge, and the openness of
God.No doubt the sheer size of the volume has caused not a few persons to
direct their reading efforts elsewhere. This is regrettable for a number of
reasons, not the least of which is Charnock&#8217sability to combine rigorous
theological discourse on the doctrine of God with the typical Puritan emphasis
on &#8220uss&#8221of the doctrine (relating doctrine and life). His work has
much value on a practical level, which should be the goal of all
theology.Charnock studied at Cambridge and was later made senior proctor at
Oxford from 1652&#8211166. At Oxford he belonged to a&#8220gahered
church&#8221with fellow Puritan stalwarts, Thomas Goodwin
(1600&#8211160), Thankful Owen (1620&#8211161), and Theophilus Gale
(1628&#8211168). After Oxford, Charnock went to Ireland where he served
various churches, becoming one of the highest-paid clergy in Ireland. In 1660
he returned to England but, in the wake of the Restoration, had no pastoral
charge for fifteen years. According to Richard Greaves, Charnock supported
himself by practicing medicine. After ministering in private, including secret
trips to Holland and France, Charnock became co-pastor in 1675 with the onetime
Westminster divine Thomas Watson (c. 1620&#8211166), serving a
Nonconformist congregation at Crosby Hall in London. In the latter years of his
life he wrote Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God, perhaps
the most extensive and incisive Puritan treatise on the doctrine of God.
Charnock displays remarkable exegetical skill, familiarity with Protestant and
Roman Catholic theologians on the Continent, and a beautiful way with words
(particularly his metaphors and analogies). When all these factors are
considered together, there is no doubt Charnock belongs to the upper echelon
of Puritan theologians. This chapter will focus almost exclusively on
Charnock&#8217sunderstanding of the attributes of God.The doctrine of God
was a hugely significant topic (locus) among the Reformed orthodox. In
seventeenth century England a number of Puritan theologians wrote polemical
treatises refuting various errors from other theological traditions, particularly

the Socinians. The doctrine of God was the foundational starting point in
Reformed dogmatics and was typically arranged under five headings: the
names of God, the being of God, the attributes of God, the works of God, and
the persons of the Godhead. The first three categories address the doctrine of
God in the strict sense. The fourth topic concerns the outworking of the divine
decree and has an obvious relation to the previous three headings. The Trinity
(i.e., the three persons of the Godhead) has its own category because
Reformed theologians often spoke of &#8220Go&#8221in a twofold sense:
essentially and personally. Essentially, &#8220Go&#8221refers to the divine
essence or substance personally, &#8220Go&#8221refers to each (or all) of
the three persons&#8212Faher, Son, and Holy Spirit. Connected to these
categories is the humanist series of questions that were commonplace in
sixteenth- and seventeenth-century academic discourse: An sit? (Whether it
be so?) Quid sit? (What is it?) and Quale sit? (Of what sort is it?).

The Existence and Attributes of God: Volume 1:
Christian Classics Series
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[NOT A FACSIMILE]New Edition with both volumes in one here:
https://tinyurl.com/charnock1and2The Existence and Attributes of God
has become a classic text on the doctrine of God, and examines in
meticulous detail God&#8217sforeknowledge and sovereignty, and
discusses the possibility of free will and natural law. No Reformed
theologian prior to Charnock treated God&#8217sexistence and
attributes with such clarity and depth&#8212infact, his was one of the
first works solely devoted to the subject to appear in the Reformed
theological tradition, and has become a standard work on the subject.
His positions have been echoed and refined by generations of
theologians, and most recently have contributed to contemporary
debates over free will, foreknowledge, and the openness of God.No
doubt the sheer size of the volume has caused not a few persons to
direct their reading efforts elsewhere. This is regrettable for a number of
reasons, not the least of which is Charnock&#8217sability to combine
rigorous theological discourse on the doctrine of God with the typical
Puritan emphasis on &#8220uss&#8221of the doctrine (relating doctrine
and life). His work has much value on a practical level, which should be
the goal of all theology.Charnock studied at Cambridge and was later
made senior proctor at Oxford from 1652&#8211166. At Oxford he
belonged to a&#8220gahered church&#8221with fellow Puritan stalwarts,
Thomas Goodwin (1600&#8211160), Thankful Owen (1620&#8211161),
and Theophilus Gale (1628&#8211168). After Oxford, Charnock went to
Ireland where he served various churches, becoming one of the highestpaid
clergy in Ireland. In 1660 he returned to England but, in the wake of
the Restoration, had no pastoral charge for fifteen years. According to
Richard Greaves, Charnock supported himself by practicing medicine.
After ministering in private, including secret trips to Holland and France,
Charnock became co-pastor in 1675 with the one-time Westminster
divine Thomas Watson (c. 1620&#8211166), serving a Nonconformist
congregation at Crosby Hall in London. In the latter years of his life he
wrote Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God, perhaps the
most extensive and incisive Puritan treatise on the doctrine of God.
Charnock displays remarkable exegetical skill, familiarity with Protestant
and Roman Catholic theologians on the Continent, and a beautiful way

with words (particularly his metaphors and analogies). When all these
factors are considered together, there is no doubt Charnock belongs to
the upper echelon of Puritan theologians. This chapter will focus almost
exclusively on Charnock&#8217sunderstanding of the attributes of
God.The doctrine of God was a hugely significant topic (locus) among
the Reformed orthodox. In seventeenth century England a number of
Puritan theologians wrote polemical treatises refuting various errors
from other theological traditions, particularly the Socinians. The doctrine
of God was the foundational starting point in Reformed dogmatics and
was typically arranged under five headings: the names of God, the being
of God, the attributes of God, the works of God, and the persons of the
Godhead. The first three categories address the doctrine of God in the
strict sense. The fourth topic concerns the outworking of the divine
decree and has an obvious relation to the previous three headings. The
Trinity (i.e., the three persons of the Godhead) has its own category
because Reformed theologians often spoke of &#8220Go&#8221in a
twofold sense: essentially and personally. Essentially,
&#8220Go&#8221refers to the divine essence or substance personally,
&#8220Go&#8221refers to each (or all) of the three persons&#8212Faher,
Son, and Holy Spirit. Connected to these categories is the humanist
series of questions that were commonplace in sixteenth- and
seventeenth-century academic discourse: An sit? (Whether it be so?)
Quid sit? (What is it?) and Quale sit? (Of what sort is it?).