Study Links
1. Guide to Early Church History Compiled in 1994, ICLnet's Early Church History guide is the original guide to have appeared on the internet. The Guide includes the writing of Clement, Polycarp, Ignatius, Tertullian, Cyprian, Athanasius, Augustine, and works such as The Epistle of Barnabas, the Didache (Teaching of the Lord through the Apostles), The Shepherd of Hermas, The Martyrdom of Polycarp, The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus. We extend thanks to Professor James O'Donnell at the University of Pennsylvania for having proofed the original edition.
2. Institute Practical Bible-education Electronic Public Libarary A large collection of excellent documents from the Reformed tradition.
Augustine Includes: Confessions, The Enchiridion, and On Christian Doctrine.
Boston, Thomas Includes: Biographical Sketch; Memoirs of the Life, Time, and Writings of the Reverend and Learned Thomas Boston; and, The Crook in the Lot.
Bradford, John Includes: Writings of the Rev. John Bradford, Prebendary of St. Paul's and Martyr, A.D. 1555.
Brooks, Thomas Includes: The Mute Christian Under the Smarting Rod.
Bunyan, John Includes: The Pilgrim's Progress.
Calvin, John Including various commentaries, and the Institutes.
Edwards, Jonathan Includes: Absent from the Body; The Excellency of Christ; Directions for Judging of Persons' Experiences; A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God; A Humble Attempt; The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards (1722-1723); Treatise on Grace; and, An Unpublished Essay on the Trinity.
Flavel, John Includes: Christ Altogether Lovely; The Fountain of Life Opened Up; The Life of Reverend John Flavel; The Method of Grace in the Gospel Redemption; and, On Keeping the Heart.
Guthrie, William Includes: The Christian's Great Interest.
Hellenbroek, A. Includes: A Specimen of Divine Truths
Kersten, G.H. Includes: Sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism.
Luther, Martin Includes: Luther's Little Instruction Book, transl. R.E. Smith.
Owen, John Includes: A Brief Declaration and Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity; Christologia; The Glory of Christ; Gospel Grounds and Evidences of the Faith of God's Elect; The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, Through the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ: Explained Confirmed, and Vindicated; and, The Life of John Owen by Andrew Thomson.
Reformed Canon, Liturgy, Confessions Includes: A Compendium of the Christian Religion. The Canons of Dordrecht and Confessions of Faith (Dordrecht); and, Liturgy of the Reformed Churches.
Rutherford, Samuel Includes: Samuel Rutherford: A Selection from His Letters.
Shaw, Robert. Includes: The Reformed Faith: An Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Spurgeon, Charles Haddon Includes: All of Grace.
Watson, Thomas Includes: The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12; A Body of Divinity; A Divine Cordial; The Lord's Prayer; and, The Ten Commandments
Books on Line from Bruderhof Community
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library Professor Harry Plantinga's noteworthy collection of internet texts includes text by Alphonsus, Augustine, Bunyan, Calvin, Chesterton, Donne, Edwards, Hooker, Ignatius of Loyola, Inge, John of the Cross, a Kempis, Law, Brother Lawrence, Milton, Ruysbroeck, Spurgeon, MacDonald; and Matthew Henry's Commentaries, Easton's Bible Dictionary.
Commentaries on the Minor Prophets by John Calvin (Institute Practical Bible-education, The Netherlands)
Early Church Fathers (Wheaton College) (Includes extensive writings from Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene Fathers.)
Pocket Classics from the Christian History Institute Documents include The First Apology of Justin, The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, and The Persecution and Martyrdoms of Lyons in 177 AD.