The Grace of God

~The Grace of God~

†Arrowsmith, John (1602–1659) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• John Arrowsmith on God’s Common Favor

Bagshaw, William (1628–1702) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• William Bagshaw on Special and General Grace 

Bates, William (1625–1699) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• William Bates on Regenerating and Common Grace 
• William Bates on Common and Special Grace

Bolton, Robert (1572–1631) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB, Brook Writings: PRDL

• Robert Bolton on the Causes for God’s General Grace and Temporary Love

Bullinger, Heinrich (1504–1575) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Heinrich Bullinger on General Grace

Calamy, Edmund III (1671–1732) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Edmund Calamy on General and Special Grace 

Charnock, Stephen (1628–1680) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Stephen Charnock on Head and Heart Knowledge 
• Stephen Charnock on God Withdrawing Common Grace

Clagett, Nicholas (c.1610–1663) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: DNB

• Nicholas Clagett on “Wasters of the Time of Grace” 

Daniel, Curt (1952–) Citation(s): Tag/Label

• Curt Daniel on the Common Grace Controversy 

Draxe, Thomas (d.1618) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Thomas Draxe on General and Special Grace

Edwards, Jonathan (1703–1758) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Jonathan Edwards on Common Grace and God’s Willingness to Save 

Elton, Edward (c.1569–1624) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: In Post Writings: PRDL

• Edward Elton on God’s Special and Common Love; With a Common Grace Reference

Flavel, John (1630–1691) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• John Flavel on the Shorter Catechism and Common Grace

Foxe, John (1517–1594) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB, Brook Writings: PRDL

• Walter Haddon and John Foxe on the Grace and Will of God 

Gale, Theophilus (1628–1678) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Theophilus Gale on the “Day of Grace” 

Gilpin, Richard (1625–1700) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Richard Gilpin on Common Grace

†Gouge, William (1575–1653) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB, Brook Writings: PRDL

•  William Gouge on Restraining and Renewing Grace

Haddon, Walter (1516–1572) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: N/A

• Walter Haddon and John Foxe on the Grace and Will of God

†Harris, Robert (1581–1658) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB, Brook Writings: PRDL

• Robert Harris on Common and Peculiar Grace

Hodge, Archibald Alexander (1823–1886) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki

• A. A. Hodge on the Confession and Common Grace

Holdsworth, Richard (1590–1649) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Richard Holdsworth on God’s General Love and Common Graces

Howe, John (1630–1705) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• John Howe on Common Grace
• More from John Howe on Common Grace 
• John Howe on God’s Wonderful Patience

Hulse, Erroll (1931–2017) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Personal Page

• Erroll Hulse on the Connection Between Common Grace and the Free Offer 

Janeway, James (1636–1674) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• James Janeway on Common Grace

Jenkyn, William (1612–1685) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• William Jenkyn Quotes on Grace, General Mercy, and Love

Keach, Benjamin (1640–1704) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Benjamin Keach on Common Grace

Knox, John (c.1514–1572) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• John Knox on Common Grace
• Donald John MacLean on John Knox, the Gospel Offer, Common Grace, and God’s Universal Love

Kuiper, Herman (1889–1963) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Theopedia, JETS

• Herman Kuiper on Calvin’s View of a Purpose of God in Common Grace 

Kuiper, Rienk Bouke (1886–1966) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki

• R. B. Kuiper on Common Grace 

Leigh, Edward (1602–1671) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Edward Leigh on God’s Common and Special Grace

Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn (1899–1981) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki

• Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Matthew 5:45
• Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Common Grace 
• Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Common Grace and God’s Strivings 

Lyford, William (1598–1653) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, Brook Writings: PRDL

• William Lyford on Common and Saving Grace 

Machen, J. Gresham (1881–1937) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki

• J. Gresham Machen on Common Grace 

Manlove, Timothy (1633–1699) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB

• Timothy Manlove on Special and Common Grace 

Manton, Thomas (1620–1677) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Thomas Manton on James 1:5 
• Thomas Manton Affirms Common Grace 
• Thomas Manton on Offers of Grace 
• Thomas Manton on the Damned Remembering Grace 
• Thomas Manton on Refusing God’s Grace 
• Thomas Manton on Sinning Against the Sweetness of Grace 
• Thomas Manton Citing Romans 2:4
• Thomas Manton on God’s Common Mercy, Patience, and Invitations

Mastricht, Petrus van (1630–1706) Citations: Tag/Label Bio: Wiki (DE) Writings: PRDL

• Petrus van Mastricht on Universal and Common Grace

Mather, Increase (1639–1723) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Increase Mather on Common and Special Grace 

Mead, Matthew (1629–1699) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Matthew Mead on God’s Grace, Love and Offers

Millar, David (1687–1757) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: N/A Writings: PRDL

• David Millar on Grace to the Reprobate
  

Mosse, Miles (fl.1580–1614) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: DNB Writings: PRDL

• Miles Mosse’s Early Reference to Calvin on Grace 

Muller, Richard A. (1948–) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, CTS

• Richard Muller on the Grace and Patience of God in Reformed Orthodoxy 
• Richard Muller on Divine Benevolence, Goodness, Longsuffering and Grace

†Newcomen, Matthew (c.1610–1669) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Matthew Newcomen on God’s Gracious Condescension and Infinite Love to Mankind

Palmer, Anthony (c.1618–1679) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: DNB Writings: PRDL

• Anthony Palmer on Mistaking Common Grace for True Grace

Perkins, William (1558–1602) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• William Perkins Distinguishing Between Restraining Grace and Renewing Grace

†Reynolds, Edward (1599–1676) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Edward Reynolds on Restraining and Renewing Grace 

Rutherford, Samuel (1600–1661) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Samuel Rutherford on Common Grace and Universal Love

Sedgwick, Richard (1574–1643) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Brook Writings: PRDL

• Richard Sedwick on the Grace of God 

Sheffield, John (c.1654–1726) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: DNB

• John Sheffield on Abused Grace 

Sibbes, Richard (1577–1635) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Richard Sibbes on Common Grace

Sproul, R. C. (1939–) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki

• R. C. Sproul on God’s Love and Common Grace
• R. C. Sproul on Passive Hardening and Common Grace 

†Strong, William (d.1654) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• William Strong on the Rich Young Ruler, God’s Restraining Grace and Common Love
• William Strong on the Motions of the Spirit, Offers of Grace and Kneeling Mercy 

Traill, Robert (1642–1716) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: DNB Writings: PRDL

• Robert Traill on Common and Special Grace

Trelcatius, Lucas, Sr. (1542–1602) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Lucas Trelcatius, Sr. on General and Particular Grace

Van Til, Cornelius (1895–1987) Citations: Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: N/A

• Cornelius Van Til on Common Grace from His Introduction to Systematic Theology

Various Authors: 

• “Common Grace”?
• Calvin on Romans 2:4 and the Puritan Concept of Common Grace 
• H. Henry Meeter (1886–1963) on Common Grace
• James Montgomery Boice on Common Grace and God’s Good Purpose
• John Frame on Common Grace as Common Love
• S. Lewis Johnson  on God’s Love and Grace
• Henry Warner Coray on Common Grace
• Paul N. Archibald’s Summary of Theodore Beza on the Grace and Love of God
• Various Theologians on the Association of Common Grace Blessings to the Death of Christ
• Donald John MacLean on John Knox, the Gospel Offer, Common Grace, and God’s Universal Love

Vos, Geerhardus (1862–1949) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki

• Geerhardus Vos on Common Grace

Walaeus, Antonius (1573–1639) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Antonius Walaeus on the Grace of General Providence

Watson, Thomas (c.1620–1686) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• Thomas Watson on God’s Mercy 
• Thomas Watson on Common Grace

Whitefield, George (1714–1770) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB Writings: PRDL

• George Whitefield on Common and Special Grace

Willard, Samuel (1640–1707) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki Writings: PRDL

• Samuel Willard on the Conscience of the Damned Remembering the Day of Grace 

Willet, Andrew (1562–1621) Citation(s): Tag/Label Bio: Wiki, DNB, Brook Writings: PRDL

• Andrew Willet on the Common and Special Grace of God 

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See also the Calvin and Calvinism index on The Doctrine of Common Grace in Augustinian and Reformed Theology here (click). Below is an alphabetical (instead of the C&C's chronological) arrangement according to last name:

The Doctrine of Common Grace in Augustinian and Reformed Theology

• Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) on Common Grace and the Restraint of Sin and Civic Good
• Louis Berkhof (1873–1957) on the Rationalist’s Objection to Common Grace
• Louis Berkhof (1873–1957) on the Grace of God
• Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635–1711) on Common Grace
• Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575) on General and Saving Grace 
• William Burkitt (1650–1703) on Common Grace
• Edmund Calamy (1671–1732) on General and Special Grace (With Reference to John 3:16 and God’s Will for the Salvation of All Men)
• John Calvin (1509–1564) on the Doctrine of the Grace of God: General and Special
• John Calvin (1509–1564) on Special and Common Grace
• Stephen Charnock (1628–1680) on Common Grace 
• John Corbet (1620–1680) on the Common and Special Grace of God
• John Davenant (1572–1641): The Reprobate Not Denied Sufficient Grace
• Samuel Davies (1723–1761) on Common Grace
• James Durham (1622–1658) Westminster Divine on the Differences Between Common and Saving Grace
• Henry Finch (†1625): A Short Reference on Common Grace
• Robert Harris (1581–1658) (Westminster Divine) on Common and Saving Grace
• Heinrich Heppe (1820–1879): The Reprobate Are Not Denied Common Grace
• Heinrich Heppe (1820–1879): Some Early References to the Reformed Doctrine of Common Grace
• A. A. Hodge (1823–1886) on Common and Effectual Grace
• Charles Hodge (1797–1878) on Common Grace
• John Humfrey (1621–1719) on Common and Special Grace
• William Jenkyn (1613–1685) on Common Restraining Grace 
• Edward Leigh (1602–1671) on God’s Grace
• John Marbeck (ca.1510–ca.1585) on the Grace of God
• Experience Mayhew (1673–1758) on Common Grace
• John Owen (1616–1683) on Common Grace
• William Perkins (1558–1602) on Common Restraining Grace
• Benedict Pictet (1655–1724) on Common Grace
• Edward Polhill (1622–1694) on Common Grace: Informal References
• Prosper (c.390–c.455) on God’s General Grace
• Thomas Ridgeley (1667?–1734) on Common and Special Restraining Grace 
• Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661) on Non-Saving Preparatory Grace
• William Sclater (1575–1627) on Common Grace 
• Thomas Shepard (1605–1649) on Common Grace (Informal Comment)
• George Swinnock (1627–1673) on Common Grace
• Thomas Taylor (1576–1633) on Common Grace (Informal References)
• Robert Traill (1642–1716) on Common and Special Grace
• Joseph Truman (1631–1671) on General and Special Grace; With Reference to Paradox of God’s Will for the Salvation of All Men and Special Election 
• Francis Turretin (1613–1687): the Reprobate Not Denied All of God’s Favour
• Francis Turretin (1613–1687) on Common and Special Grace
• Johannes VanderKemp (1664–1718) on the Three Points of Common Grace
• Hermann Venema (1697–1787) on Common and Special Grace
• Johannes Wollebius (1586–1629) on Common Special Grace in the Light of Depravity Due to Sin
• Girolamo Zanchi (1516–1590) on the Grace of God: Common and Special

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

1. March 26, 2023: See M. Eugene Osterhaven, “Basic Christian Doctrines: 26: Common Grace,” in Christianity Today 6.8 (January 19, 1962): 374–375, https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1962/january-19/basic-christian-doctrines-26-common-grace.html. Also in M. Eugene Osterhaven, “Common Grace,” in Carl F. H. Henry, ed., Basic Christian Doctrines (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985), 171–77.
2. March 26, 2023: See Jochem Douma, Common Grace in Kuyper, Schilder, and Calvin: Exposition, Comparison, and Evaluation, trans. Albert H. Oosterhoff, ed. William Helder (Hamilton, ON, Canada: Lucerna CRTS Publications, 2017).
3. March 26, 2023: See the chapter on common grace in William G. T. Shedd, Calvinism: Pure and Mixed: A Defence of the Westminster Standards (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1893).
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