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The Real Turretin on: Validity of Baptisms by Heretics
Turrettin, vol. iii. p. 442. “Some heretics,” he says, “corrupt the very substance of baptism, as the ancient Arians, modern Socinians, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity others, retaining the essentials of the ordinance and the true doctrine of the Trinity, err as to other doctrines, as formerly the Novatians and Donatists, and now the…
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The Real Turretin on: The Relation of Church and State
According to the Reformed Church of Geneva, Germany, France, Holland, and Scotland, the relation of the state and Church is taught in the following propositions as given and sustained by Turrettin. Lec. 28, Ques. 34. 1. Various rights belong to the Christian magistrate in reference to the Church. This authority is confined within certain limits,…
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The Real Turretin on: Imputation
Turrettin (Theol. Elench. Quaest. IX., p. 678) says, “Imputation is either of something foreign to us, or of something properly our own. Sometimes that is imputed to us which is personally ours; in which sense God imputes to sinners their transgressions. Some times that is imputed which is without us, and not performed by ourselves;…
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Turretin – Copernicus – Einstein – Advantages of Time
One of the few criticisms of Turretin that one is wont to find among theologians during the Industrial Revolution, was that Turretin rejected Copernicus’ heliocentricism. If science had never progressed beyond Copernicus, we might (as part of the necessary bowing and scraping to the religion of science) likewise criticize the great reformer for insisting that…
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The Real Turretin on: Ordination
“While the ministry flourishes in the Church, it (the Church) ought indeed to use it (the ministry) in the calling of pastors, nor can pastors be ordinarily instituted except by a ministry already constituted ” (says Turrettin). (source – p. 270 – no specific citation to Turretin) Turrettin lays it down that “the pastors exercise…
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The Real Turretin on: The Persons of the Trinity
Says Turrettin, III. xxix. 21. “The Father does not generate the Son either as previously existing, for in this case there would be no need of generation; nor yet as not yet existing, for in this case the Son would not be eternal; but as co-existing; because he is from eternity in the God-head.” As…
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The Reformed Reader Recommends Turretin and the Real Turretin on: Ahab’s Repentance
I was pleased this morning to read a commendation by the Reformed Reader (Shane Lems) of Turretin’s Institutes of Elenctic Theology. (link) Mr. Lems points out that is worthwhile for those preparing sermons to go and look up the verse that they’re preaching on in the verse index of various systematic theologies, including Turretin’s. Mr.…
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The Real Turretin on: Faith
Breuss Wane at Vossed World has an interesting and informative post on Faith, including both a subject line and a couple of transcribed paragraphs from the real Turretin on faith. (link) Actually, Turretin quite a lot more to say on the subject, but not all of that is freely available in English yet. -TurretinFan To…
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Spelling Turretin
My preferred spelling of Turretin’s name is “Turretin,” with two total t’s. There are, however, several variants: 1. Turrettin: this is by far the most common variant, perhaps even more common than my preferred spelling. 2. Turrettini: this is an attempt to return the family name to its original Italian. 4. Turrettinus / Turretinus: these…
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Turretin Resources
I recently came across an interesting, French-language web site called Calvinisme, that has some helpful resources. (link to index page for Turretin) Gerrit Keizer biography of Turretin, “François Turrettini, Sa Vie et Ses Oeuvres, et la Consensus“ Sermon 1 by Turretin, “Le Bonheur du Peuple de Dieu“ Sermon 111 by Turretin, “Le Réveil et la…