Reformed Anglicans

16 October 2015 A.D. Jewel’s “Apology”—“And will ye say that Christ and the Apostles meant with subtlety to deceive the people when they exhorted them to read the Holy Scriptures, that thereby they might flow in all wisdom and knowledge?  No marvel at all though these men [Romanists] despise us and all our doings, which set so little by God Himself and His infallible sayings.” p.107 Jewel, John. “The Apology of the Church of England.” Project Gutenberg. 5 Aug 2006. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17678/17678-h/17678-h.htm . Accessed 1 Aug 2015. What then shall I say here, O ye principal posts of religion, O ye arch-governors of Christ’s Church!  Is this that your reverence which ye give to God’s Word?  The Holy Scriptures, which, St. Paul saith, came by the inspiration of God, which God did commend by so many miracles, wherein are the most perfect prints of Christ’s own steps, which all the holy fathers, Apostles, and Angels, which Christ Himself the Son of God, as...

16 October 2015 A.D. CAIRO: Anglican Church in North American Declared Partner Province by the Global South   Virtue. David. “CAIRO: Anglican Church in North American Declared Partner Province by the Global South.” Virtueonline.org. N.d. http://virtueonline.org/cairo-anglican-church-north-america-declared-partner-province-global-south . Accessed 16 Oct 2015.   CAIRO: Anglican Church in North America Declared Partner Province by the Global South October 16, 2015 Anglican Primates of the Global South, a coalition representing the majority of the world's Anglicans, met October 14-16, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. During the meeting, the Anglican Church in North America was declared to be an official partner province of the Global South. In addition, Archbishop Foley Beach, who earlier in the week had preached at All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Cairo, was seated as a member of the Global South Primates Council with both voice and vote; participating fully in the meet...

16 October 2015 A.D. 10 th of 39 Articles, “Of Free Will”—W. Turner, M.D.         Jones, Thomas R. “An Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles.” NewScriptorium. N.d. http://newscriptorium.com/assets/docs/anglican/39-articles/jones39reformers.htm . Accessed 7 Jun 2015. An Exposition of the Thirty Nine Articles, By the Reformers: Extracts carefully and fully selected from the Works of Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer, Hooper, Jewel, Philpot, Pilkington, Coverdale, Becon, Bradford, Sandys, Grindal, Whitgift, Etc. Article X—Of Free-Will.       The condition of Man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God: wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.  ...

16 October 2015 A.D. ENGLISH REFORMATION: Zurich Letters—English Bishops & Helvetian Reformers, Vol. 2 (300 letters including John Jewel , Henry Bullinger , Robert Horne, Peter Martyr, Edmund Grindal, and others.) The Zurich Letters: Comprising the Correspondence of Several English Bishops and Others, with Some of the Helvetian Reformers, vol. 2 Editor: Hastings Robinson Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 1842 Pages: 620 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Upon Mary’s accession to the throne of England, hundreds of Protestant clergy fled to Europe, and a great number of those to Zurich. When they returned to England after the coronation of Elizabeth, these clergy maintained correspondence with their Swiss hosts. Collected here are nearly 300 letters between these English exiles and continental Reformers—including John Jewel, Henry Bullinger , Robert Horne, Peter Martyr, Edmund Grindal, and others. Volume 2 contains correspondence fr...

16 October 2015 A.D. ANGLICAN MAINSTREAM: News Bulletin, 16 Oct 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz4rBnV7tWo News Bulletin, 16 October 2015 Oct 16, 2015 by Jill From The Christian Institute: Featured stories Clergyman in gay marriage elected to C of E Synod Chris Evans claims marriage is outdated and oppressive Govt will not support dangerous cannabis call Unborn babies respond to music at just 16 weeks Also in the news Latest news stories News archive

16 October 2015 A.D. Nigeria’s Archbishop Okoh: “Purpose of marriage fixed for Anglicans by the BCP”… “we’re not animals on the side of a road…”           Conger, George. “Purpose of marriage fixed for Anglicans by th BCP says Okoh.” Anglican Ink. 15 Oct 2015. http://www.anglicanink.com/article/purposes-marriage-fixed-anglicans-bcp-says-okoh . Accessed 15 Oct 2015. Purposes of marriage fixed for Anglicans by the BCP says Okoh 15 Oct 2015 Author:  George Conger The purposes and principles of marriage as given in the Book of Common Prayer defines marriage, the Primate of All-Nigeria, the Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, told his diocese’s 16th Annual Women’s Conference last week in Abuja. Attempts by some western churches and nations to redefine marriage to include covenanted relationships between persons of the same gender were theologically impossible and morally suspect, he said. “In our context, marriage is the relationship betwee...

16 October 2015 A.D. REFORMED FORUM: Issues in Biblical Theology Bucey, Camden. “Issues in Biblical Theology.” Reformed Forum. 16 Oct 2015 . http://reformedforum.org/ctc407/ . Accessed 16 Oct 2015. Issues in Biblical Theology In this episode, we survey several biblical texts and explore the biblical theological features that unfold throughout God’s Word. We consider a biblical theology of the darkness upon Christ’s crucifixion, the use of vineyard imagery for covenant blessings and curses, the glory of the Lord upon the temple, among many other rich biblical themes. Download Participants: Camden Bucey , Jared Oliphint , Jonathan Brack , Mark A. Winder

16 October 2015 A.D. Daily Dose of Hebrew—Deuteronomy 6.7 http://dailydoseofhebrew.com/scripture-passage/deuteronomy/deuteronomy-67/

16 October 2015 A.D . Daily Dose of Greek—Mark 5.26 http://dailydoseofgreek.com/scripture-passage/mark/mark-526/

16 October 2015 A.D. Church Society: Lee Gatiss on How to Transform a Church https://soundcloud.com/churchsociety/lee-gatiss-on-how-to-transform-a-church

16 October 2016 A.D. Dr. James Innes Packer—“Knowing God: Thy Word is True” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym9J4gyKDpo&index=22&list=PLvwgUlicDKGoqqzLI-Yv3cCKQLCbOajfr

16 October 2015 A.D. Selection of the day—St. John’s Choir, Cambridge: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfMo-vneTyM&list=PLaQE_4wV1dVFhqDCfByzp4pyOBLavOsOC&index=71

16 October 2014 A.D.   Houstunnization:   “Petty Tyrants in a Tyranical Age”   Reynolds, John Mark.   “Petty Tyrants in a Tyranical Age.”   Pantheos.   15 Oct 2014. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/eidos/2014/10/petty-tyrants-in-a-tyrannical-age/#ixzz3GJvYWpXJ .   15 Oct 2014. Petty Tyrants in a Tyrannical Age: Annise Parker Annise Parker is not the biggest problem my Church faces. So help us God, what a better world it would be if this were true.   We support a bishop in Syria who finds himself surrounded by ISIS, at the mercy of the kind favors of Putin, and fired at with American supplied weaponry. Twenty-two million of us died in the last century, were denied university education, and lived as second class citizens for the crime of being faithful. Redshirt thugs lash us in North Korea, in Sudan we are sold into slavery, and in Egypt we face extinction in an ancient homeland. Pray that the “Houston Room” in a Syrian church used to...

16 October 2014 A.D.   Stand Firm’s David Fischler “Hammers” Houston’s “Bathroom Billers:”   Points of Subpoena Included   This is a cogently and forcefully argued article.   We bring a portion.   Fischler, David.   “Houston: Don’t Blame Us, We’re Asleep At the Switch.”   Stand Firm. 15 Oct 2014. http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?/sf/page/31580 .   Accessed 15 Oct 2014. Houston: Don’t Blame Us, We’re Asleep At the Switch There has been an outpouring of outrage over the subpoenas issued by the city of Houston to several local pastors for sermons and private communications with their churches. Late today, the city decided to plead incompetence, ignorance, illiteracy, or a combination of all three, according to the Houston Chronicle : Amid outrage from religious groups, Mayor Annise Parker and City Attorney David Feldman on Wednesday appeared to back off a subpoena request for the sermons of certain ministers opposed to the city’s ...

16 October 2014 A.D.   Houston Mayor Annise Parker Backing Off Subpoenas of Houstunned Pastors No author.   “ Houston Mayor Annise Parker has backed down from the subpoenas the City of Houston issued to several area pastors, Breitbart Texas has learned.”   Breitbart.com.   15 Oct 2014.   http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/10/15/BREAKING-Houston-Mayor-Backs-Off-From-Subpoenas-to-Pastors/ . Accessed 15 Oct 2014. Breitbart Texas reported earlier about the controversy, stemming from litigation challenging the city's anti-discrimination ordinance and subpoenas asking the pastors for the content of their sermons, speeches and communications with church members. Texas Senator Ted Cruz weighed in, firmly supporting the pastors in their efforts to fight the subpoenas, while Mayor Parker initially remained adamant that the city had the right to request those records. Despite posting comments on Twitter just hours before that seemed to indicate she w...

16 October 2014 A.D.   Houston’s “Bathroom Bill:”   Witchhunt for Pastors Begins & Intimidation Campaign Malcomb, Andrew.   “Witchhunt in Houston as City Demands Pastors Hand Over Sermons.”   Investors Business Daily.   15 Oct 2014.   http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/101514-721989-houston-mayor-bullies-pastors-demands-their-sermons.htm .   Accessed 15 Oct 2014. Tyranny: Reports say Houston's city hall is demanding that five local pastors turn over sermons in which they talked about homosexuality, gender identity or the city's first openly lesbian mayor. Call it the Texas Inquisition. Houston has a new nondiscrimination ordinance on its books. Passed 11-6 last spring by the city council, the law is supposed to bar biased treatment based on "sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or pregnancy."...

16 October 1812 A.D.   Rev. James W. Dale—Old Princetonian Presbyterian Archivist. “October 16:   James W. Dale.”   This Day in Presbyterian History.   16 Oct 2014.   http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2014/10/october-16-2/ .   Accessed 16 Oct 2014. October 16: James W. Dale Those Quiet Ones Will Surprise You.  Pastors and some others who read this blog may well have studied the work of the Rev. Dr. James W. Dale, on the subject of baptism. But who was this nineteenth-century author? Rev. James Roberts, author of a Memorial composed in memory of Dr. Dale, writes concerning his subject: “…the story of such a life can never grow old, and can never cease to be instructive and helpful to others. Yet Roberts also notes that “The written records from which to construct an adequate memorial [were] almost totally lacking. No diary was kept. No memoranda of personal experience remained. Only occasional dates of events, and a few letters to his fa...

16 October 1795 A.D. Rev. William Buell Sprague         Archivist. “October 16: Rev. William Buell Sprague.” This Day in Presbyterian History. 16 Oct 2015. http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2015/10/october-16-3/ . Accessed 15 Oct 2015. October 16: Rev. William Buell Sprague Today’s post is drawn from Alfred Nevin’s Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church  (1884), p. 850: The Long Pastorate of a Great Pastor and Biographer William Buell Sprague was born in Andover, Tolland county, Connecticut, on this day,  October 16, 1795 . He graduated at Yale College in 1815, and in 1816 entered Princeton Theological Seminary, just four years after the start of that institution. After studying there over two years, Sprague was licensed to preach by the Association of Ministers in the county of Tolland, on August 29th, 1818. As pastor of the Congregational Church of West Springfield, Massachusetts, he labored with great assiduity and success ...