The main guide for this research can be found at A Guide to Spiritual Gifts

Saturday, March 3, 2007

Historical Works: 1600-1699

The long titles seen in this selection were common for the era, and as with modern literature, not everything with “spiritual gifts” in the title is necessarily about the gifts in Paul’s lists. I would not advise spending money to obtain a reference without the assurance that the work pertains to the subject under study.

1619
Byfield, Nicholas. The Signes of the Wicked Man: Together with Directions That Shew How the Seuerall Gifts and Graces of Gods Spirit May Be Attained. Needfull for Such as Want Those Graces, and for Such as Desire to Increase in Them. By N. Bifield, Preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex, Early English Books, 1475-1640; 737:20. London: Printed by George Purslovv for Ralph Rounthvvaite and are to be sold at his shop at the Flower de-luce and Crowne in Pauls Church-yard, 1619.

1641
Spencer, John, and EEBO - York University. A Short Treatise Concerning the Lawfullnese of Every Mans Exercising His Gift as God Shall Call Him Thereunto. London: Printed for John Spencer and are to be sold by T. Bates in the Oldbailey, 1641.

1644
Torshell, Samuel. A Helpe to Christian Fellowship : Or, a Discourse Tending to the Advancement and Spirituall Improvement of Holy Societie. Wherein the Practise of It Is Commended, 1. In the Communicating or Imparting of Their Gifts and Graces. 2. In Their Walking Together in the Ordinances of Christ. 3. In a Mutuall Serviceablenesse to One Another. The Particular Graces Necessary to the Qualifying of Christians for It, Are Propounded ... : Applied to These Times for the Strengthening of Mens Hands in the Happy Work of Reformation, 1644.

1645
Cotton, John, and John Davenport. The Covenant of Gods Free Grace, Most Sweetly Unfolded, and Comfortably Applied to a Disquieted Soul, from That Text of 2 Sam. 23, Ver. 5. Also a Doctrinall Conclusion That There Is in All Such Who Are Effectually Called, in-Dwelling Spirituall Gifts and Graces, Wrought and Created in Them by the Holy Ghost. Whereunto Is Added, a Profession of Faith, Made by John Davenport, in New-England, at His Admission into One of the Churches There. London,: M. Simmons, 1645

1652
Lupton, Donald, and EEBO - York University. The Freedom of Preaching or Spiritual Gifts Defended: Proving That All Men Endowed with Gifts and Abilities May Teach and Preach the Word of God. By D. Lupton, Servant of Jesus Christ in the Work of the Gospel. London: printed by R.W. for R. Harford at the Bible and States Arms in Little-Brittain, 1652

1652
Purnell, Robert, and EEBO - York University. No Power but of God: And yet a Power in Every Creature or, a Word in Season, to All Men Not Void of Grace, or Deprived of Reason. Wherein Is Held Forth, That the Almighty God Is Not Wanting to Us, in Impowering of Us; but We Are Wanting to Him, in Not Improving Our Talent for Him. The Almighty Gives to Every Man Some Talent or Talents, Viz. To Some Natural, to Others Spiritual Talents or Gifts: But There Is No Man That Improves His Talent So Well as He Might, in Point of Obedience to Him. ... The Abuse of Gospel-Ordinances by Some, Doth Not Take Away the Lawful Use of Them to Others. The Second Edition; Corrected and Augmented, by Robert Purnel. The second / ed. London: Printed by T. Mab for Jos. Blaicklock dwelling in Ivy-lane, 1652.

1674
Kuen, Johannes, Research Publications inc., and Yale University. Library. Charismata Meliora Anweisung Zu Der Himmelischen Bemahelscafft ... Empfangenen Namen Zu Lieben Vorgestellt. Mèunchen: bey Lucas Straub,, 1674. microform :.

1693
Owen, John, and Nathanael Mather. Two Discourses Concerning the Holy Spirit and His Work. The One of the Spirit as a Comforter. The Other, as He Is the Author of Spiritual Gifts. [Edited by N. Mather.], 1693.



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