On the Character of the True Divine

by Herman Witsius

Publisher:

James Wood

, 1856

Overview

In On the Character of the True Divine, Herman Witsius covers what it takes to be a divine—a faithful and knowledgeable—Christian. In this short yet valuable exposition, he conveys the practical and spiritual aspects of what it means to follow Christ and what that following means in various stages of life.

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Key Features

• Prefatory note by William Cunningham
• Practical and spiritual aspects
• Theological insight on the character of a divine Christian

Praise for the Print Edition

Herman Witsius . . . was a masterful Dutch Reformed theologian, learned, wise, mighty in the Scriptures, practical . . . on paper he was calm, judicious, systematic.

—J. I. Packer

A writer not only eminent for his great talents and particularly solid judgments, rich imagination, and elegance of composition, but for a deep, powerful, and evangelistic spirituality, and savor of godliness.

—John Gill

Product Details

• Title: On the Character of the True Divine
• Author: Herman Witsius and George White
• Translator: John Donaldson
• Publisher: James Wood
• Publication Date: 1856
• Pages: 46

About Herman Witsius

Hermann Witsius (1636– 1708), Dutch theologian, was born at Enkhuisen, North Holland, and studied at Groningen, Leiden and Utrecht. He was ordained to the ministry, becoming pastor at Westwoud in 1656 and afterwards at Wormeren, Goesen, and Leeuwaarden, and became professor of divinity successively at the University of Franeker in 1675 and then at the University of Utrecht in 1680. In 1698 he went to the University of Leiden as the successor of the younger Friedrich Spanheim (1632–1701), where he died.