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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