Classic Reformed Texts in English Translation

by on April 30, 2013

prepared by Patrick J. O’ Banion M A. (Westminster Seminary California), 2001

Orthodox Reformed Writers Available in the Early English Books

(all reel numbers are from the 1475-1640 series unless otherwise noted)

Alsted:

    1. The beloved city: the saints reign on earth for
      1,000 years asserted and illustrated       – Reel #
      [1641-1700 series] 243:E.90, no.9 (1643)
    2. Templum musicum: Compendium of the mathematical
      and practical elements of music       – # [1641-1700
      series] 198:9 (1664)

Aretius:

    1. An account of the life of Valentinus Gentilis
      (the tritheist executed at Bern) – Reel # [1641-1700
      series] 883:20 (1696)

Beza:

    1. A brief declaration of the chief points of
      Christian religion set forth in a table       – Reel #173
      (1575?)
    2. Christian mediations upon eight psalms – #411
      (1582)
    3. A brief and pithy sum of the Christian faith
      – #451 (1565?); #279 (1589)
    4. A discourse of the true and visible marks of the
      catholic church       – #411 (1582?); #1537 (1622, 1623)
    5. A discourse containing the life and death of John
      Calvin       – #173 (1564); #451 (1578)
    6. Patched pelagianism – #642 (1578)
    7. Job expounded (with Ecclesiastes) – #279
      (1589?)
    8. On the three-fold order of bishops – #279
      (1589)
    9. A little catechism – #411 (1578, 1579); #1807
      (1579)
    10. Sermons on the first three chapters of the
      Canticle of Canticles       – #279 (1587)
    11. An oration made at the nunnery of Poyssy(?) –
      #1195 (1561); #174 (1562)
    12. The pope’s cannons: wherein the masters of the
      Sorbonne are confuted       – #452 & 174 (1585)
    13. The Psalms of David truly opened and explained
      – #1470 (1580); #452 (1590)
    14. A book of Christian questions and answers –
      #1537 (1574); #452 (1578); #1721 (1586)
    15. Treatise on the plague – #377 (1580)
    16. A tragedy of Abraham’s sacrifice – #174
      (1577)
    17. The treasure of truth: touching the ground work
      of man’s salvation and the chief points of the Christian
      religion       – #452 (1576)

Bucanus:

    1. Institutions of the Christian religion –
      Reel #646? & 704 (1606)

Bucer:

    1. Concerning the refusal to wear apparel – Reel #181
      (1566?)
    2. Gratulations to the church of England – #29 (1549)
    3. Exposition of “Woe be to the world” in St. Matthew –
      #487 (1566)
    4. On the distribution of Alms – #309 (1557?)
    5. On divorce – [1641-1700 series] #228:E4, no. 19
      (1644)

Bullinger:

    1. The Christian State of Matrimony – Reel # 29
      (1543); #61 (1543 [46?]); #1892 (1548?); #1266 (1552);
      #183 (1552); #1747 (1552); #283 (1575)
    2. Commentary upon the second epistle to the
      Thessalonians       – #29 (1538)
    3. Common places of Christian religion – #453
      (1572)
    4. Decades #183 (1577); #184 (1587)
    5. A wholesome antidote against the pestilent heresy
      of Anabaptists       – #29 (1548)
    6. One hundred sermons on the Apocalypse – #184
      (1561)
    7. Treatise on minister’s clothing – #198 (1566)
    8. Judgments on certain matters of religion –
      #184 (1566)
    9. Sermon on the Lord’s Supper – #1164? (1577)
    10. Discourse on the worthiness of scripture –
      #487 (1579)
    11. Defense of infant baptism – #184 (1551)
    12. Of the end of the world and the judgment to come
      – #184 (1577)
    13. The old faith; an evident probation out of the
      holy scripture       – #99 (1547); #951 (1580)
    14. The sum of the four evangelists – #412 (1582)
    15. The tragedies of tyrants exercised upon the
      church       – #185 (1572)
    16. Concerning magistrates and the obedience of
      subjects       – #28 (1549)

Daneau:

    1. A diaglogue of witches – Reel #283 (1575)
    2. Commentary on the minor prophets – #493
      (1594)
    3. Preface to his I Timothy commentary – #213
      (1590?)
    4. Treatise on the AntiChrist – #213 & 1513
      (1589)
    5. True and Christian friendship – #922 (1586)
    6. The wonderful workmanship of the world (on
      natural philosophy) – #379 (1578)

Hyperius (listed under Gerardus, Andreas):

    1. The course of Christianity (as touching the
      daily reading and mediation of the scriptures) – Reel
      #888 (1579)
    2. The foundation of Christian religion – #1486
      (1583)
    3. The practice of preaching (how to frame a sermon)
      – #295, 1306 (1577)
    4. The regiment of poverty (how parishes may provide
      for the poor)       – #295 (1572)
    5. A treatise of God’s providence and of comforts
      against calamities       – #1024 (1588?)
    6. The true trial and examination of a man’s own
      self       – #1817 (1587)
    7. Two common places out of Hyperius (on
      astrology and the power of demons/ magic) – Reel not at
      WTSCal (1581)

Junius (Listed under Du Jon, François):

    1. The Apocalypse of St. John – Reel #289
      (1596); #218 (1592)
    2. Certain letters – #1234 (1602)

Keckerman:

    1. Heavenly knowledge (A manducation to theology)
      – Reel #802 (1622); #1729 (1625)

du Moulin:

    1. The accomplishment of the prophecies (against
      Bellarmine and Coeffeteau) – Reel #1136 (1613)
    2. The anatomy of Arminianism – #1412 (1620,
      1626); #1377 (1635)
    3. The antibarbarian (showing the clauses of the
      mass which would offend people if they understood them)
      – #989 (1629)
    4. Apology for the Lord’s Supper (against
      transubstantiation)       – #1063 (1611)
    5. The buckler of the faith (a defence of the
      confession of faith of the reformed churches in France)
      – #1064 (1619); #1513 (1623); #1064 (1636)
    6. Coals from the altar (four religious treatises) –
      #1095 (1622)
    7. A treatise on the knowledge of God – #1095
      (1634)
    8. A defense of the catholic faith – #727 (1610)
    9. The elements of logic – #1095 (1624)
    10. Hereclitus (on the vanity and misery of human
      life)       – #1064 (1609); #15 (1624)
    11. Treatise on the Jesuits’ shifts and evasions
      – #1064 (1623)
    12. A learned treatise of traditions – #1201
      (1631)
    13. Oppositions of the word of God – #1064 (1610)
    14. Oration in praise of divinity – #1095 (1640)
    15. A preparation to suffer for the gospell –
      #577 (1623)
    16. The right way to heaven (prayers and meditations)
      – #1064 (1630)
    17. Theophilus or love divine – #1095 (1610)
    18. The encounter between Du Moulin and de Balzac
      – #1095 (1636)

Musculus:

    1. Common places of Christian religion – Reel
      #386 (1563, 1578)
    2. Of the lawful and unlawful usury amongst
      Christians       – #557 (1556?)
    3. The temporiser (he that changes with the time)
      – Reel not at WTSCal but a French translation is
      available: #1577 (1550)

Olevian:

    1. An exposition of the symbol of the apostles –
      Reel#328 (1581)

Piscator:

    1. Treatise on man’s justification – Reel #598
      (1599)

Polanus:

    1. The substance of Christian religion – Reel
      not at WTSCal (1594); Reel #1580 may contain a copy of
      the English translation, but I believe that it is an
      enlarged edition of the Latin.
    2. Concerning God’s eternal predestination –
      #1554 (1599)

Poliander/Polyander:

    1. Disputation against the adoration of the relics
      of saints – #1554 (1611)

de la Roche Chandieu (Listed as La Roch de Chandieu,
Antoine):

    1. Meditations on the 32nd psalm –
      #712 (1579)
    2. Treatise on the Word of God – #1709 (1583)

Trelcatius:

    1. A brief institution of the common places of sacred
      divinity – #1158 (1610)

Ursinus:

    1. Certain learned discourses (For explanation
      of difficult points in his catechism) – Reel #582 (1613)
    2. Discourse on keeping the Sabbath – #1612
      (1584)
    3. The sum of Christian religion (lectures on
      the Heidelberg) – #364 (1587, 1591); #1368 (1589); #1499
      (1611); #1561 (1617)

Vermigli:

    1. A brief and most excellent exposition of the 12
      ariticles of our faith commonly called the Apostle’s
      Creed       – Reel not available at WTSCal (1578)
    2. Judgments on the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
      – Reel #157 (1550)
    3. An epistle to the Duke of Sommerset – #157
      (1550)
    4. The common places – #366 (1582)
    5. Commentary on the Book of Judges – #367 &
      1673 (1584)
    6. Most godly prayers compiled out of David’s Psalms
      – #1223 (1569)
    7. Commentary on Romans – #367 (1568)

Virellius (Listed under Virel, Matthieu):

    1. The principal grounds of Christian religion –
      Reel #1533 (1594)

Viret:

    1. Against the popish mass – Reel #1588 (1584)
    2. The Christian disputation – #1645 (1579)
    3. A Christian instrutction – #1534 (1573)
    4. On the Lord’s prayer – #1499 (1582)
    5. An exposition of the 12 articles in the Apostle’s
      Creed       – #158 (1548)
    6. The world possessed with devils (three dialogues)
      – #1737 (1583)

Zanchi:

    1. Spiritual marriage – Reel #1615 (1592)
    2. Confession of the Christian faith – #471
      (1598)
    3. Speculum Christianum (or a Christian survey for
      the conscience)       – #1577 (1614)

High Orthodox Writers Available in
Early English Books

(from the 1641-1700 series)

Pictet:

    1. Antidote against careless indifference in
      matters of religion       – Reel # 748:33 (1698)

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