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I f you do not have James Ussher's Body of Divinity you are missing out on one of the most important works of early 17th century Reformed theology. But, thanks to CBD, you can own it at a great price ($5.99 plus shipping)!

James Ussher (1581-1656) was Bishop of Armaugh in Ireland from 1521 until his death in 1556. Educated by two Scottish refugees in Calvinistic theology, Ussher became a leading proponent of Puritanism in Ireland; however, he always expounded that theology in an irenic tone. Ussher's own theology represents a leap forward in the development in Covenant theology. His Body of Divinity is clearly structured by the bi-covenantal system. In 1615 he oversaw the composition of the Irish Articles which was the first Reformed confession to be structured around a system of covenant theology. Today, Ussher is mostly known for his chronology of the Bible found in his Annals of the World, but in his own day, he was known as a brilliant theologian and powerful minister of the Word of God. A Body of Divinity is a testimony not only to his theological acumen, but also to his broad influence. Dr. Crawford Gribben, in his introduction to this work, writes:

The coherence and integrity of the Body of Divinity has been linked by a number of scholars to the most important theological statements of the seventeenth century. In his Lectures on Evangelical Theology (1890), the Princeton theologian A. A. Hodge argued that the Body of Divinity had more to do in forming the [Westminster] Catechism and Confession of Faith than any other book in the world; because it is well known that this book, which he compiled in as a young man, was in circulation in this Assembly among the individuals composing it. And if this is true, you could easily see how much of suggestion there is in it which carried into the Catechism--the Larger Catechism especially--of that Assembly.

And, if that is the case, then Ussher's influence stretches far beyond the boundaries of Anglicanism or Presbyterianism, for the Westminster Confession also provided the framework for subsequent confessions of faith by Congregationalists (the Savoy Confession, 1658) and Baptist (the Second London Confession, 1677 and 1689). The Body of Divinity is therefore one of the foundational texts in the construction of pan-Reformed orthodoxy.

The format of the work really adds to the value of the book. It is written as questions and answers grouped under separate theological headings. This aids the reader in thinking through each topic in a careful and meditative manner. Soundly Puritan and Calvinistic, and richly covenantal, this is a work not to be missed. Take advantage of this great offer. Tolle Lege!
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