The Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man
Herman Witsius' Awesome Work on Covenant Theology
What is Covenant Theology Important?
Reformed theology has always understood the biblical doctrine of the covenant to be the theological framework which best unifies Scripture, making it a consistent hermeneutic. In this work, Witsius, presents the reader with a fully biblical and experiential doctrine of the divine covenants; opening up their nature, stipulations, curses, and blessings. Anyone interested in Reformed theology should read this, for it is Reformed theology at its best.
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Herman Witsius (1636-1708)
Arguably known for the best work on Covenant Theology in print (at least in the top 5).
Herman Witsius (1636-1708) was Professor of Divinity in the Universities of Franeker, Utrecht, and Leyden. A brilliant and devout student, he was fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew by the age of fifteen, when he entered the University of Utrecht. He was ordained at twenty-one and served in several pastorates, filling both the pulpit and the academic chair over the course of his life.
This, his magnum opus, is a reflection of some of the most fruitful and mature thinking on federal theology during the seventeenth century, and still holds a preeminent place in our own day.
Intro and Chapters:
THE ECONOMY OF THE COVENANTS BETWEEN GOD AND MAN,
COMPREHENDING A COMPLETE BODY OF DIVINITY.
BY HERMAN WITSIUS, D.D.
Professor of Divinity in the Universities of Franker, Utrecht, and Leyden; and also Regent of the Divinity College of the States of Holland and West-Friesland.
FAITHFULLY TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN, AND CAREFULLY REVISED, BY WILLIAM CROOKSHANK, D.D.
A NEW EDITION, WITH THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. & II
LONDON: T. TEGG & SON, CHEAPSIDE;R. GRIFFIN AND CO., GLASGOW; T. T. AND H. TEGG, DUBLIN; ALSO J. AND S. A. TEGG, SYDNEY AND HOBART TOWN.
1837.
Here are some online downloads from Monergism of this work in PDF, MOBI, EPUB and DOCX.
The work itself here online:
- Economy of the Covenants – Recommendation of the Work – by Thomas Gibbons
- The Economy of the Covenants – Life of Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 1: Of the Divine Covenants in General – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 2: Of the Contracting Parties in the Covenant of Works – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 3: Of the Law or Condition of the Covenant of Works – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 4: Of the Promises of the Covenant of Works – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 5: Of the Penal Sanction – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 6: Of the Sacraments of the Covenant of Works – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 7: Of the First Sabbath – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 8: Of the Violation of the Covenant of Works on the Part of Man – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 1 – Chapter 9: Of the Abrogation of the Covenant of Works on the Part of God – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 1: Introduction to the Covenant of Grace – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 2: Of the Covenant between God the Father and the Son – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 3: The Nature of the Covenant Between the Father and the Son More Fully Explained – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 4: Of the Person of the Surety – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 5: Of the Suretiship and Satisfaction of Christ – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 6: What Sufferings of Christ are Satisfactory – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 7: Of the Efficacy of Christ’s Satisfaction – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 8: Of the Necessity of Christ’s Satisfaction – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 9: Of the Persons for Whom Christ Engaged and Satisfied – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 2 – Chapter 10: After What Manner Christ Used the Sacraments – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 1: Of the Covenant of God with the Elect – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 2: Of the Oneness of the Covenant of Grace, as to its Substance – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 3: Of the Different Economies or Dispensations of the Covenant of Grace – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 4: Of Election – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 5: Of Effectual Calling – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 6: Of Regeneration – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 7: Of Faith – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 8: Of Justification – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 9: Of Spiritual Peace – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 10: Of Adoption – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 11: Of the Spirit of Adoption – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 12: Of Sanctification – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 13: Of Conservation – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 3 – Chapter 14: Of Glorification – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 1: Of the Doctrine of Salvation in the First Age of the World – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 2: Of the Doctrine of Grace Under Noah – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 3: Of the Doctrine of Grace from Abraham to Moses – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 4: Of the Decalogue – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 5: Of the Doctrine of the Prophets – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 6: Of the Types – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 7: Of the Sacraments of Grace Down to Abraham – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 8: Of Circumcision – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 9: Of the Passover – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 10: Of the Extraordinary Sacraments in the Wilderness – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 11: Of the Blessings of the Old Testament – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 12: Of the Imperfections Falsely Ascribed to the Old Testament – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 13: Of the Real Defects of the Old Testament – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 14: Of the Abrogation of the Old Testament – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 15: Of the Benefits of the New Testament – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 16: Of Baptism – by Herman Witsius
- The Economy of the Covenants – Book 4 – Chapter 17: Of the Lord’s Supper – by Herman Witsius
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