The Spiritual Life

by Campegius Vitringa Sr.

Publisher:

Reformation Heritage

, 2019

Overview

What does it mean to have spiritual life, and how does a believer achieve it? What are the fruits of this spiritual life, and what are the hindrances and helps for cultivating it? In this classic treatise of Reformed spirituality, Campegius Vitringa provides answers to these questions as he teaches what it means to be made alive in Christ. Translated into English for the first time, The Spiritual Life is accompanied by a helpful biographical sketch of the author and revives the riches of Reformed piety for a new generation of readers.

Key Features

• Teaches what it means to be made alive in Christ.
• Helps to discover what it means to have spiritual life, and how a believer achieves it.
• Revives the riches of Reformed piety for a new generation of readers.

Contents

• Foreword by Richard Muller
• Translator’s Preface
• Acknowledgments
• The Life and Work of Campegius Vitringa Sr. (1659–1722)
• THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
• Vitringa’s Preface
• I. The Nature of the Spiritual Life
• Chapter 1: The Spiritual Life and Its Characteristics
• Chapter 2: The Origins of the Spiritual Life
• Chapter 3: The Causes of the Spiritual Life
• Chapter 4: The Way Spiritual Life Is Produced in Man
• II. The Parts of the Spiritual Life
• Chapter 5: Self-Denial
• Chapter 6: Cross-Bearing and Christian Endurance
• Chapter 7: Following Christ Jesus
• III. The Challenges of the Spiritual Life
• Chapter 8: Different States and Degrees of Growth
• Chapter 9: Illnesses and Pitfalls
• Chapter 10: Remedies That Should Be Applied to Spiritual Sicknesses
• IV. The Development of the Spiritual Life
• Chapter 11: Promoting Sanctification and Guarding against Temptations
• Chapter 12: Prayer and the Word of God
• Chapter 13: Holy Singing, Public Worship, the Fellowship of the
• Saints, Self-Examination, Solitude, and Fasting
• Chapter 14: Celibacy, Voluntary Poverty, and Obedience to Superiors?
• Chapter 15: The Chastening Rod of God
• V. The Goals of the Spiritual Life
• Chapter 16: Spiritual Death
• Chapter 17: Distinguishing Spiritual Life from Spiritual Death
• Chapter 18: Eternal Life
• Bibliography

Praise for The Spiritual Life

Readers thirsting for sage counsel on growing in greater conformity to Christ can profit immensely from this work. Charles Tefler has done the church a great service by translating this wonderful book.

—J. V. Fesko, Westminster Seminary California

Vitringa carefully and profoundly explores the Bible’s teaching on the life of God in the soul of the Christian. In a Christ-centered way, he shows the character, origin, and growth of that life. Tefler’s translation is particularly clear and readable.

—W. Robert Godfrey, Westminster Seminary California

This short book reminds us that theology is not merely the science of God but the truth that accords with godliness.

—Ryan M. McGraw, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: The Spiritual Life
• Author: Campegius Vitringa Sr.
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 226
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781601786586, 1601786581
• Resource ID: LLS:RHSPIRITUALLIFE
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-08T16:07:33Z

About Campegius Vitringa Sr.

Campegius Vitringa (1659-1722) was professor of oriental languages, theology, and church history at Franeker University from 1680 until his death in 1722.