The Wholesome Doctrine of the Gospel familiarizes readers with one of England’s most influential theologians, William Perkins. In the opening biographical sketch, Andrew S. Ballitch and J. Stephen Yuille give an overview of Pekins’s life, theology, and piety. Then, in thirty-two excerpts, readers learn about the relationship between faith and love from Perkins himself as he explains the foundational grounds of doctrine to be believed and grounds of doctrine to be practiced. Rather than treating theology as a subject for mere academic debate, Perkins calls for true Christian devotion that moves beyond intellectual assent to heartfelt dedication to Christ.

Table of Contents:

The Piety of William Perkins (1558-1602)

Faith: Grounds of Doctrine to Be Believed

1. The Certainty of Scripture
   
2. The Sufficiency of Scripture
   
3. God’s Holiness
   
4. God’s Excellency
   
5. God Triune
   
6. God’s Sovereignty
   
7. God’s Mercy
   
8. The Supremacy of Christ
   
9. The Creation of Man
   
10. The Fall of Man
    
11. Law and Gospel
    
12. The Incarnation
    
13. Christ the Mediator
    
14. Faith
    
15. Justification
    
16. Regeneration
    
17. Christian Liberty
    
18. The Power of the Keys
    
19. The Church
    
20. The Resurrection
    

21. The Judgment
    Love: Grounds of Doctrine to Be Practiced

22. Repentance

23. Self-Denial

24. Choosing God

25. Fleeing Idolatry

26. Worshiping God

27. Sanctifying God

28. Loving Our Neighbor

29. Honoring Our Parents

30. Cultivating Virtue

31. Pursuing Our Calling

32. Holding Faith
    Series Description

Seeking, then, both to honor the past and yet not idolize it, we are issuing these books in the series Profiles in Reformed Spirituality . The design is to introduce the spirituality and piety of the Reformed Profiles in Reformed Spirituality tradition by presenting descriptions of the lives of notable Christians with select passages from their works. This combination of biographical sketches and collected portions from primary sources gives a taste of the subjects’ contributions to our spiritual heritage and some direction as to how the reader can find further edification through their works. It is the hope of the publishers that this series will provide riches for those areas where we are poor and light of day where we are stumbling in the deepening twilight.