A Christian and Plain Treatise of the Manner and Order of Predestination

A rigorous defense of Reformed predestination, originally written in Latin by William Perkins and translated into English in 1606. The work outlines God's eternal decree of election and reprobation, enumerates the privileges of the elect, examines the notes of assurance, and systematically refutes eleven common objections ("criminations") against Calvinist doctrine. Drawing heavily on Scripture and the church fathers, Perkins engages Pelagian, Arminian, and Roman Catholic alternatives with careful scholastic precision.