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On Creation and Predestination

Johann Gerhard

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On Creation and Predestination — Johann Gerhard.

Author: Johann Gerhard

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1Table of Contents
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 2Editor’s Preface
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min 3T HE IMAGE OF G OD IN M AN BEFORE THE F ALL
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 4P Redestination
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 21 min 5Editions Of The Theological Commonplaces
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 14 min 6Comparison of Editions of Gerhard’s Loci
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 7Dedicatory Letter
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 27 min 8PREFACE
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 9Chapter I: The Meaning of the Word “Create,” § 7
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min 10Chapter II: The Efficient Cause of Creation
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 19 min 11Chapter III: The Material of Creation
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 12Chapter IV: The Order of Creating
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 23 min 13Digression on the Angels
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 14Section I: The Name “Angels,” § 36
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 15Section II: The Time When the Angels were Created, § 38
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min 16Section III: The Nature of Angels
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min 17Section IV: The Definition of Angels, § 43
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 18Section V: The Intelligence of Angels, § 44
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min 19Section VI: The Power of Angels
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min 20Section VII: The Angels’ “Where,” § 49
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 21Section VIII: The Measure of the Duration of Angels, § 51
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 22Section IX: The Orders of Angels, § 52
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min 23Section X: The Difference Between Good and Evil Angels, § 56
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 24Section XI: The State of the Angels Before the Fall, § 57
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min 25Section XII: The Fall of the Angels, § 58
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min 26Section XIII: The Confirmation of the Good Angels in Goodness, § 62
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 27Section XIV: The Hardening of the Evil Angels in Evil, § 66
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 28Section XV: The Works of Good Angels
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 12 min 29Section XVI: The Angels are not to be Invoked, § 74
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 30Section XVII: Evil Angels
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min 31Section XVIII: The Number of the Angels, § 78
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 32Section XIX: The Conversation of Angels
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min 33Chapter V: The Purpose of Creation
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min 34Chapter VI: The Definition of Creation, § 89
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 35The connection with the preceding commonplace.
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min 36Chapter I: The Term “Providence,” § 10
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 37Chapter II: The Various Acts of Divine Providence
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min 38Chapter III: God’s Foreknowledge
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 61 min 39Chapter IV: The End Purpose of Providence
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min 40Chapter V: God’s Control
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 41Chapter VI: Preservation
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 42Chapter VII: Governance
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 43Chapter VIII: The Manner of Divine Providence, § 66
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 19 min 44Chapter IX: How Divine Providence Concurs with the Evil Actions of Human Beings
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 39 min 45Chapter X: God is not the Cause of Sin
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 104 min 46Chapter XI: Refutation of Arguments with which Providence is Attacked
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 13 min 47Chapter XII: Chance, § 149
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min 48Chapter XIII: Fate, § 152
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 49Chapter XIV: The Use of this Commonplace, § 155
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 50Chapter XV: The Definition of Providence, § 157
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 51The connection with the preceding commonplace.
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 16 min 52Chapter I: Whether Predestination Should be Discussed in the Church, § 19
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 12 min 53Chapter II: An Explanation of the Terms
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 51 min 54Chapter III: An Outline of the Entire Matter
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 17 min 55Chapter IV: The Universal Mercy of God and His Beneficent will Toward All
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 67 min 56Chapter V: The Creation of All People in Adam According to the Image of God
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min 57Chapter VI: The Universality of Christ’s Merit
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 56 min 58Chapter VII: The Universality of the Calling
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 102 min 59Chapter VIII: Election Happened in View of the Merit of Christ, § 147
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 45 min 60Chapter IX: Consideration of Faith is Involved in Election, § 161
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 50 min 61Chapter X: Reprobation is not Absolute, § 177
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 49 min 62Chapter XI: The Position of the Scholastics and Papists in this Article, § 190
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 47 min 63Chapter XII: The Opinion of Origen, of the Predestinated, and of Huber on this Article, § 200
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 21 min 64Chapter XIII: Response to Some Questions in this Mystery
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 25 min 65Chapter XIV: The Use of this Doctrine and Definitions, § 216
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 66The connection with the preceding commonplace.
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 15 min 67Chapter I: Of what the Image of God, According to Which Man was Created, Consists
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 71 min 68Chapter II: The Image of God in Man was not a Supernatural Gift
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 93 min 69Chapter III: The Image of God was not the Very Substance of Man
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min 70Chapter IV: Immortality, a Part of the Divine Image
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 14 min 71Chapter V: Whether the Image of God Should be Sought Also in the Human Body, § 104
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min 72Chapter VI: Whether Woman Also Was Created After The Image of God, § 105
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min 73Chapter VII: The Dwelling Place of the First Man, Paradise, § 108
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 23 min 74Chapter VIII: The Propagation of the Soul, § 116
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 70 min 75Chapter IX: The Loss of the Divine Image Through the Fall of the First-Formed Human Beings
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 23 min 76Chapter X: The Use of this Commonplace and the Definition of the Divine Image, § 138
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min 77Glossary
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min 78For Further Study
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min 79Person Index
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 24 min 80Scripture Index
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 43 min 81Works Cited
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 82to the objection
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min 83Author/Title
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 62 min

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