Evening Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

REFORMED PRAYER BOOK THEOLOGY AND CHURCHMANSHIP. HAND IN GLOVE.

John Calvin on the Psalms. Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua. Matthew Henry on Jude. Dr. Robert Reymond on Systematic Theology. Dr. Philip Schaff on the Swiss Reformation, namely, Ulrich Zwingli. Westminster Shorter Catechism, 21-30. Psalm 3. David continues his confident trust in the LORD, despite this temporal punishment imposed upon him and expressed through the coup d'etat of his son Adonijah. It's providential. Yet, with the songs of scoffings in his ears from celebratory yahoos, David rehearses him confidence in God's Word of promise. He's not giving up God's Word for insolent yokels and rebels. Prof. Keil continues to declaw and defang the confident Vandals of Biblical analysis (often called "criticism") with their efforts at multiplying authors, mixing in supposed sources and throwing dust into the eyes of believers. Bravo, Professor! Jude continues his butt-spank and butt-hurt on the false teachers and false talkers who are "spots" in their love-feasts (Holy Communion). If Jude was on Twitter and FB, the beta-boys would censor Jude for bullying and harassment. Dr. Reymond gives a plenipotent and plenary summary of the NT authors and their authority as God's spokesmen. Deny these points, be it a bishop or other cleric, and one is not following Christ and one does not have apostolic sanction. Period. Prof. Schaff outlines Zwingli's early years at Einseideln beginning in 1516. Zwingli is accessing the library at a monastery, continuing to study the Greek NT and Scriptures, continuing to read Erasmus's works, and is surveying Origen, Ambrose, Jerome, Chrysostom and Augustine, taking notes. We share Zwingli's view that he came to understand justification by faith alone from his studies co-incident to Luther and without Luther. Some Lutherans choke on that like a dog on a bone, but we are with Zwingli. There were others that were earlier than both.