Lectures in Divinity Delivered in the University of Cambridge: Volume 3

John Hey

ISBN 10: 0461561018 / ISBN 13: 9780461561012

Published by HardPress Ltd, 1821

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• Title: Lectures in Divinity Delivered in the University of Cambridge: Volume 3
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 1821
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461561018
• ISBN 13: 9780461561012
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Lectures In Divinity Delivered In The University Of Cambridge by John Hey. This late 18th?century Cambridge divinity treatise offers a historical?theological exegesis of Anglican theology, focusing on the relation of faith, grace, and works in salvation, and the meaning of justification by faith within the limits of human merit. It surveys ancient, medieval, and Reformation era controversies—Pelagianism, Novatianism, Montanism, and later polemics—arguing for a balanced position: justification by faith through Christ’s merit, with good works as fruits produced by faith and grace. The work analyzes Anglican Articles XII–XVI (and related discussions) on sin, repentance after baptism, perseverance, and the critique of “works of supererogation,” while offering historical background, textual proof, objections, concessions, and practical application. It treats Scripture, patristic testimony, and creedal formularies (Apostles’, Nicene, Athanasian) as integral to harmonizing reason, revelation, and church unity. Scholarly, polemical, and ecumenically oriented, the treatise aims for doctrinal clarity without sacrificing precision.