A faire and easie way to heaven : covenant theology and antinomianism in early Massachusetts /

Stoever, William K. B., 1941-,

A faire and easie way to heaven : covenant theology and antinomianism in early Massachusetts / [print] Fair and easy way to heaven William K. B. Stoever. - first edition. - Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, (c)1978. - xi, 251 pages ; 24 cm.



The dialectic of nature and grace -- The New England controversy -- The preeminence of the spirit: John Cotton -- The objectivity of regenerating grace: Thomas Shepard and Peter Bulkeley -- The doctrine of the two covenants: I -- The order of redemption and the ground of assurance -- The quest for assurance: radical solutions and Puritan dialectics -- The nature of New England antinomianism -- "Preparation for salvation."



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Covenants--Religious aspects--Reformed Church--History of doctrines.
Antinomianism.
Puritans--Massachusetts.

BT155 BT155.S872.F357 1978