tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post6410195615499748525..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: Seeking the Church through the Scriptures - the Augustinian ApproachTurretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-70591894739980461212009-12-05T02:31:07.040+00:002009-12-05T02:31:07.040+00:00He was certainly a very bright Lutheran - possibly...He was certainly a very bright Lutheran - possibly (in terms of raw IQ) the brightest.Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-65172507010412399302009-12-04T20:09:51.496+00:002009-12-04T20:09:51.496+00:00Yes, I ran into the same problem. That Chemnitz di...Yes, I ran into the same problem. That Chemnitz didn't always cite his sources was annoying, but so long as one fact checks, I'd say he's worth reading.<br /><br />Speaking of, I believe he offered a variant answer to your other post (re: Augustine's quotation regarding the authority of the church), something to the effect of "the transmission and preservation of the Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883500968749756873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-60748339811240703672009-12-04T19:43:07.399+00:002009-12-04T19:43:07.399+00:00Ryan,
Yes. Some of the alternative translations ...Ryan,<br /><br />Yes. Some of the alternative translations are (indirectly) from a translation of his work.<br /><br />One problem you can run into in Chemnitz is that he sometimes provides quotations that one cannot track down to an authentic source. I've actually recently seen an example that was shown to me by a friend. The quotation was: "To see God is granted to men by faith onlyTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-55618704159401471872009-12-03T23:09:09.088+00:002009-12-03T23:09:09.088+00:00I encountered many of the same great quotes in the...I encountered many of the same great quotes in the first chapter of Chemnitz's first volume of his "Examination of the Council of Trent."Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883500968749756873noreply@blogger.com