Treatises on Justification and Regeneration

by John Knox Witherspoon

Publishers:

William Collins; Oliver and Boyd; William Whyte & Co.; William Oliphant and Co.

and

7 more

, 1830

Overview

In this work, John Witherspoon responds to the writings of Calvinist theologian James Hervey. Witherspoon emphasizes the importance of imputed righteousness’ connection to righteous living. Working out of Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in the Gospel of John, Witherspoon argues that, though we are justified through faith alone, holy living always accompanies the truly regenerated spirit. This volume also includes an introductory essay by William Wilberforce.

Endorsements

The best I've seen upon this important subject.

-John Newton, pastor, author, hymn writer

Product Details

• Title: Treatises on Justification and Regeneration
• Author: John Knox Witherspoon
• Edition: Third Edition
• Series: Select Christian Authors with Introductory Essays
• Publishers: William Collins, Oliver and Boyd, William Whyte & Co., William Oliphant and Co., W. F. Wakeman, W. Curry Jr. & Co, Whittaker, Treacher, & Arnot, Hamilton, Adams & Co., Simpkin Marshall, Baldwin and Cradock, Hurst, Chance, & Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1830
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Justification (Christian theology); Regeneration (Theology)
• Resource ID: LLS:TRTSJSTFCRGNRTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-12T00:23:06Z

About John Knox Witherspoon

John Witherspoon (1723–1794) was a Presbyterian minister, president of what is now Princeton University, and a signer of the US Declaration of Independence. Witherspoon was born in East Lothian, Scotland. He studied divinity at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. He became a minister in the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland in 1745 and served in Ayrshire and Paisley until 1768 when he immigrated to North America to become the sixth president of the College of New Jersey at Princeton. He instituted numerous reforms and taught several courses during his time as president.

Witherspoon disagreed with the growing British interference in the colonies and supported the American Revolution as part of New Jersey’s congressional delegation. As a politician, he was a staunch nationalist and republican; as a minister he was an Evangelical opponent of the Moderate Party of the Church of Scotland. He died in 1794 and is buried in the Princeton Cemetery.