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Author Siekawitch, Larry, author.

Title Balancing head and heart in seventeenth century Puritanism : Stephen Charnock's doctrine of the knowledge of God / Larry Siekawitch ; foreword by Densil Morgan
Published Milton Keynes, England : Paternoster, 2012
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Description 1 online resource (266 pages)
Series Studies in Christian History and Thought
Studies in Christian history and thought.
Contents Introduction : Charnock on head and heart ; Puritanism: the matter of definition -- 1. Stephen Charnock (1628-1680) : Biographical introduction ; Influences on Charnock ; The Puritans ; The affections ; The scholastic method ; The Cambridge Platonists ; The school of Saumur ; The latitude Puritans -- 2. Knowledge of God: holistic : Four kinds of knowledge ; Calvin and other early reformers ; Seventeenth century reformed theology ; Stephen Charnock and the latitude Puritans ; Speculative knowledge ; Practical knowledge ; Experimental knowledge ; Knowledge of interest ; The enthusiasm controversy -- 3. Knowledge of God: natural theology : The limits of natural theology ; Proofs for the existence of God -- 4. Knowledge of God: special revelation : The significance given to scripture ; The superior authority of scripture ; What the scriptures reveal about God ; The place of the Spirit in the comprehension of scripture ; The appreciation of mystery in knowing God while attempting to interpret scripture ; Conclusions -- 5. Knowledge of God: unity and truth : Unity in the Church of England ; The importance of truth ; The idea of fundamental articles
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 30, 2014)
Subject Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680.
SUBJECT Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680. fast (OCoLC)fst00141362
Subject God -- Knowableness -- History of doctrines -- 17th century
Theology -- History -- 17th century.
God -- Knowableness -- History of doctrines.
Theology.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
Author Morgan, Densil, author of introduction, etc
ISBN 9781780783505
9781780783505
1780783507