TY - BOOK AU - Beeke,Joel R. TI - The quest for full assurance: the legacy of Calvin and his successors SN - 9780851517452 AV - BT785 PY - 1999/// CY - Edinburgh, Carlisle, Pennsylvania PB - Banner of Truth KW - Assurance (Theology) KW - History of doctrines KW - Pietism KW - Netherlands KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Puritans KW - Doctrines N1 - "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.); 1 (pages 311-379) and indexes; 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); 2 ER -