The Complete Works of Stephen Charnock

The Complete Works Of Stephen Charnock by Stephen Charnock. In this late-17th-century Puritan treatise excerpt from The Complete Works, Part 3 opens with a detailed account of reconciliation through the triune work of God. The Father is the principal author and architect of human reconciliation, appointing Christ as Mediator within an eternal covenant with the Son; the Spirit furnishes and empowers Christ for the mediatory work and applies grace to believers. The covenant of redemption is presented as an eternal, irrevocable agreement distinct from the covenant of grace, grounding the promises of salvation and the seed of believers. Christ’s call, commissioning, and obedience unfold within this divine plan, while the Spirit’s fullness enables Christ’s offices and the sanctification of believers. A second major focus, The Cleansing Virtue of Christ’s Blood (1 John 1:7), argues regeneration is a wholly divine act, not produced by human will, essential for justification, adoption, and union with Christ. The excerpt underscores sovereignty, faith, prayer, and the believer’s peace of conscience secured by Christ’s finished work.