The Existence and Attributes of God: Updated and Unabridged

by Stephen Charnock

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2022

Overview

A Classic Work on the Nature of God by Stephen Charnock

Stephen Charnock was a highly regarded seventeenth-century English Puritan theologian whose writings have continued to influence the church for centuries. He is known for his sophisticated approach to topics such as the existence and attributes of God, the person and work of Christ, and the doctrine of sin.

This two-volume set, edited by Mark Jones, contains an updated and unabridged edition of Charnock’s classic work, Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God, written to instruct and encourage Christian pastors, theologians, and laypeople. Jones precedes each discourse with an introductory summary that explains Charnock’s general approach. In this clear, modernized presentation of this classic work, readers will experience his skillful exegesis, his influential way with words, his insight into human nature, his concern with the practical implications of who God is, and his Christ-focused approach to theology.

Modernized Language: Archaic punctuation, words, and phrases have been updated for the modern reader

Updated Bibliographic Information: In the footnotes, Charnock’s sources have been located and updated with fuller bibliographic information, showing how widely read he was

Chapter Summaries: Each discourse begins with a summary of the chapter to follow

Extensive: Covers Charnock’s defense of God’s existence and 11 attributes of God

Includes In-Depth Chapter on the Life of Stephen Charnock by William Symington

Key Features

• Contains an updated and unabridged edition of Charnock’s classic work
• Features chapter summaries
• Includes In-Depth Chapter on the Life of Stephen Charnock by William Symington

Contents

• Editor’s Introduction
• Life and Character of Stephen Charnock

Volume 1: Discourses 1–8

• Discourse 1: On God’s Existence
• Discourse 2: On Practical Atheism
• Discourse 3: On God’s Being a Spirit
• Discourse 4: On Spiritual Worship
• Discourse 5: On the Eternity of God
• Discourse 6: On the Immutability of God
• Discourse 7: On God’s Omnipresence
• Discourse 8: On God’s Knowledge

Volume 2: Discourses 9–14

• Discourse 9: On the Wisdom of God
• Discourse 10: On the Power of God
• Discourse 11: On the Holiness of God
• Discourse 12: On the Goodness of God
• Discourse 13: On God’s Dominion
• Discourse 14: On God’s Patience

Product Details

• Title: The Existence and Attributes of God: Updated and Unabridged, Volumes 1 & 2
• Author: Stephen Charnock
• Edition: Updated and Unabridged
• Volume: 1 & 2
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 1687
• Era: era:reformation
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: God (Christianity) › Attributes; God › Proof
• ISBNs: 9781433565908, 9781433581779, 9781433581755, 9781433581762, 1433565900, 1433581779, 1433581752, 1433581760
• Resource ID: LLS:XSTNCTTRBTGD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-12T18:05:18Z

About Stephen Charnock

Stephen Charnock (1628-1680), was a Puritan theologian and author, perhaps best known for his work The Existence and Attributes of God, which was first published posthumously by Richard Adams and Edward Veal in 1682.

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