William Perkins Chart

A Survey or Table declaring the

Proverbs 16:4, “The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.”

The Father

order of the causes of salvation and damnation according to God’s Word. It may be in stead of an ocular Catichisme to them which cannot read, for by the pointing of the finger, they may sensibly perceive the chief points of religion, and the order of them. By William Perkins

C

C

Rom. 9:21, “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”

God The Son

The Holy Ghost

C

2 Cor. 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

God’s Foreknowledge & God’s Decree

Predestination

The Decree of Reprobation

The Decree of Election Doubting of Election Creation

B The Fall of Adam The State of Unbelief

The love of God to the Elect in Christ

Unprofitable hearing; despair; doubting of faith

B

Effectual Calling

Christ: Mediator Of the Elect

A General Illumination

The Holiness of His manhood

Penitence

The Fulfilling of The Law

Temporary Faith

His Accursed Death

A Taste

The Hardening Of the Heart

Burial

Zeal

A Reprobate Sense

Bondage Under the Grave

The Deceit of Sin

Resurrection

The Hardening of the heart

Effectual Preaching And Hearing The Regeneration Of the Heart

A

Faith

Remission Of Sin

A Calling Not Effectual

No Calling

A Yielding To God’s Calling

Ignorance And vanity Of mind

A

Doubting Of Justification

Justification

Imputation of Righteousness

B Mortification

Concupi scence Of the Flesh

God’s Hating of the Reprobate

Greediness in Sin

A Sanctification

Vivification

An Evil Heart

Ascension

Repentance

Sitting at the right hand

Unbelieving Heart

Intercession

Apostasy

Relapse

New Obedience

Glorification

Damnation

Appointed Death The Last Judgment

Enemies of Life Eternal

Death Eternal in Hell

Life Eternal

To the Reader: ? The red line sheweth the order of the causes of salvation from the first to the last. ? The black line sheweth the order of the causes of damnation. ? The lines A, A, A, show how faith doth apprehend Christ and all His benefits; and applieth them to the person of every believer for justification and sanctification. ? The lines B, B, B, descending, likewise show the temptation of the godly, and their remedies. ? The white spaces C,C,C, shew the communication of the Godhead from the Father to the Son, and from them both to the Holy Ghost. © July, 2003 A Puritan’s Mind, www.apuritansmind.com

The Declaration of God’s Justice and Mercy

Fullness Of Sin

The Declaration of God’s Justice

God’s Glory

Romans 11:33, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!” Phil. 3:8, “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” “My love is crucified…” Ignatius

William Perkins (1558-1602)