Beeke, Joel R.,  1952-, <br/><br/>
The quest for full assurance :  the legacy of Calvin and his successors /  [print] 
Joel R. Beeke. 
 - Edinburgh :  Carlisle, Pennsylvania :  Banner of Truth,  (c)1999. 
 - xvi, 395 pages ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> "The present work is simplified and revised from a Ph. D. dissertation completed for Westminster Theological Seminary in 1988, titled 'Personal assurance of faith : English Puritanism and the Dutch "Nadere Reformatie" from Westminster to Alexander Comrie (1640-1760)' and from Assurance of faith : Calvin, English Puritanism and the Dutch Second Reformation (New York : Peter Lang, 1991)." (Preface, pages vii.) 
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<br/><br/>Introduction.  part 1. Assurance prior to the Westminster Assembly.  The early and medieval church --  The Reformation from Luther to Bullinger --  Reformed development in Calvin and Beza --  The fathers of English Puritanism and the Dutch Second Reformation --  part 2. Assurance from the Westminster Assembly to Alexander Comrie.  English Puritanism and the Westminster Confession, chapter 18 --  John Owen --  Alexander Comrie --  part 3. Comparison of English Puritanism and the Dutch Second Reformation on assurance.  Thomas Goodwin : the merging of English-Dutch thinking of assurance --  Conclusion --  Appendix: The Dutch Second Reformation (De Nadere Reformatie). 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780851517452 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB99-63042 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Assurance (Theology)--History of doctrines.<br/>Pietism--History--Netherlands--18th century.<br/>Puritans--Doctrines--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BT785 BT785.B414.Q478 1999