This vital doctrine is set out in true Puritan style by Stephen Charnock (1628 -1680). He divides up Regeneration into four different topics or headings. So the Necessity, the Nature, the Author, (God is the efficient author and sole agent), and the Instrument (the Gospel) of Regeneration are all distinguished. The author considered regeneration 'the principle doctrine that Christ as a Prophet, came to teach, and as King, to work in the heart' This edition benefits from a strong, clear print.