James Ussher

[JM]

Is the publisher Gospel Mission Books?

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Is the publisher Gospel Mission Books?

No, it's not Gill's Body of Divinity, it's Ussher's Body of Divinity, recently reprinted by Solid Ground Christian Books.

 

[JM]

lol , my mistake. Do you have a link to the HRB site?

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

lol , my mistake. Do you have a link to the HRB site?

Sure thing, it's right here.

The hardcover edition is now available at Reformation Heritage Books for $32.00.

 

[yeutter]

Dumb question time, was he Anglican?

Archbishop of Armagh, the Anglican Church of Ireland

 

[Pilgrim]

Here is an article that discusses Ussher's views on the efficacy of baptism and his influence on the Westminster Assembly.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

In the SGCB reprint, there is a nice anecdotal section on the "11th Commandment." It's worth reading.

The sections on "The Principles of Christian Religion" (written when Ussher was 22-23 years old), "A Brief Method of the Doctrine of Religion," "Immanuel, or, the Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God," and "Advices [sic] to Young Ministers at Their Ordination" are also worth reading.

SGCB does have a footnote at one place expressing their respectful disagreement with Ussher wrt the perpetual virginity of Mary and infant baptism.

R. Scott Clark is among those quoted on the back cover commending the book.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

It is a good volume but my cursory review has come across some minor typos: pp. 192, 214, 252, 253, 328 (2), 334, 338, 340, 359.

 

[crhoades]

Must...not...covet...

Mine hasn't come in yet. Did you order yours directly from SGCB or RHB?

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Must...not...covet...

Mine hasn't come in yet. Did you order yours directly from SGCB or RHB?

I ordered it from RHB -- in my experience they are must faster. But it will be worth the wait, I promise (although I wish they had retained the handy-dandy theological diagram in the preface of the 1653 edition). You can always preview the text here.

 

[Don Kistler]

I'd strongly urge you to get Ussher's sermons, most of them on salvation and justification, published as "The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher," published by Soli Deo Gloria. It's a treasure, in my opinion.

Don Kistler

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

I'd strongly urge you to get Ussher's sermons, most of them on salvation and justification, published as "The Puritan Pulpit: James Ussher," published by Soli Deo Gloria. It's a treasure, in my opinion.

Don Kistler

That is high on my book wishlist.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Has anyone read the new biography of James Ussher by Alan Ford published by Oxford University Press? OUP says the publication date is September 2007, but Amazon says it was published on June 21, 2007 and has a copy for sale.