In exactly one thousand statements, Campegius Vitringa instructs us in the Christian faith as it has been taught and cherished in the Reformed tradition. This compendium of theology originally served as an outline for his theological lectures and a catalyst for his students to further explore the truths of Scripture. But this is more than just an example of a textbook from a bygone era. The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology is a seventeenth- century gem meant to "instruct us about God and the ways of God for sure comfort in this life and salvation in the next."

The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology is where Vitringa makes transcendent truths accessible to the uninitiated. Informed by a close reading of Scripture and streams of deep theological thought, Vitringa's work assists readers know the word of God. Prof. Levi Berntson has done the church a great service by translating this once lost but now found gem.