First published in 1700, The Christian's Reasonable Service (De Redelijke Godsdienst) ran through twenty Dutch editions in the eighteenth century alone! The title is derived from Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." It expresses what God requires from man, and particularly from the Christian, that he serve Him in Spirit and in truth--intelligently, rationally, and in harmony with and response to God's revelation of Himself, His Word.
With a decidedly Puritan flavor and representing Reformed experiential religion at its best, Wilhelmus à Brakel systematically moves through the major doctrines of the Bible in hopes of seeing the minds of God's people renewed for the purpose of promoting godliness. Throughout his work, but particularly in the practical application of each doctrine, à Brakel strives unceasingly to exalt the name of Jesus as the name that the Father has given above every other name--there being no other name given under heaven among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Contents:
Volume 1: God, Man, and Christ
Volume 2: The Church and Salvation
Volume 3: The Law, Christian Graces, and the Lord's Prayer
Volume 4: Ethics and Eschatology
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Wilhelmus à Brakel was born on January 2, 1635 in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. He studied theology at the universities in Franeker and Utrecht and was particularly influenced by his mentor, Gisbertus Voetius. He served four congregations in his native province of Friesland: Exmorra (1662-1665), Stavoren (1665-1670), Harlingen (1670-1673), and his birthplace, Friesland's capital, Leeuwarden (1673-1683). His Friesland period, however, proved to be a preparation for the great task the Lord had laid away for him in Rotterdam--his final and longest pastorate (1683-1711).
Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) served as president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary from 1995 to 2023 and now serves as its chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic theology. He is a minister of the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Bartel Elshout is the pastor of the Kalamazoo Reformed Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan. He has translated numerous Reformed works from Dutch to English, including Wilhelmus à Brakel's The Christian's Reasonable Service and Theodore VanderGroe's The Christian's Only Comfort in Life and Death.
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