Pyatcast

Category: Quotation

  • Snow-Covered Dung-Heap – Luther / Langland / Chrysostom?

    It’s often claimed (mostly by Roman Catholics) that Luther compared justification to a snow-covered dung-heap. None have to date (and this author’s knowledge) been able to document precisely who originated the phrase, or where it occurs in Luther’s voluminous writings, although at least one guy has given it a shot. Considering that we recently demonstrated…

  • 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…

  • The Real Turretin on: The Covenant at Sinai

    The Reformed Reader provides some helpful comments from the real Turretin on the covenant given at Sinai, which was actually a new administration of the one and only covenant of grace (link). To God be the Glory!

  • The Real Turretin on: Saving Grace

    Standing Solus Christus has provided another transcription from the writings of the real Turretin, this time on saving grace: a grace that operates monergistically to save man, including man’s free will. (link) To God be the Glory!

  • Discussion on Justification

    I stumbled across this interesting sampler on Justification, including a citationless quotation allegedly from the real Francis Turretin (link). I couldn’t deduce from the post whether it was a Vox Populi original amalgamation, or whether it was a repost of something Steve Camp made. -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

  • Samuel Miller on Fasting

    One of my readers recently pointed out that Samuel Miller’s work on fasting is apparently available in reprint. Here’s a link to a very readable web version (link). Even more significantly, here is a link to an older (and one would think, copyright free) copy of Miller’s Sermons (there are two back-to-back) beginning at page…

  • The real Turretin on: Imputation vs. Infusion

    Turretin, on the topic of whether Justification is by imputation or infusion writes: “Unde colligitur vocem hanc esse forensem quae non est intelligenda physice de infusione justitiae sed judicialiter et relative de gratuita acceptione in judicio dei.” Turretin’s Works, Edinburgh edit., vol. ii., p. 570. Which, being interpreted is: “Whence it may be inferred that…

  • The real Turretin on: Verbal Inspiration

    On the topic of verbal inspiration, Francis Turretin had the following comments: “Quaeritur . . . an in scribendo ita acti et inspirati fuerint, a Spiritu Sancto, et quoad res ipsas et quoad verba, ut ab omni errore immunes fuerint, et scripta ipsorum vere sint authentica et divina? Adversarii negant; Nos affirmamus.” Turrettin’s Works, Edin.…

  • The real Turretin on: the Misery of that Estate whereunto man Fell

    Standing Solus Christus has kindly transcribed a very brief (three paragraphs or so) portion of the real Turretin’s thoughts on the misery of fallen man (link). Those who have been catechized in the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC) will recall the important difference between the sinfulness and misery of fallen man. To God be the Glory!

  • The Real Turretin on: Marks of a True Church

    Charles J. Paul, at Truth Matters, Inc., has kindly provided a lengthy transcription on the real Turretin’s thoughts on the Marks of a True Church (link). To God be the Glory!