Morning Prayer and the Litany (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

ISAIAH-ALERT.

LECTIONS. John Calvin on the Psalms. Keil & Delitzsch: Joshua. Matthew Henry: Isaiah. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown: Gospels. Matthew Henry: Revelation. Dr. Robert Reymond: Systematic Theology. Prof. Berkhof, Systematic Theology: Soteriology. Dr. Philip Schaff, Apostolic Christianity, Medieval Christianity and Swiss Reformation. Dr. Philip Schaff: Creeds. Westminster Shorter Catechism, 61-70.

For Psalm 9, Prof. Calvin repeats himself again on 9.17-18.

For Joshua 8, Prof. Keil brings the reader to the conclusion of the covenant reaffirmation service at Gebal and Gerizim.

For Isaiah 1, Prof. Henry elaborates on Isaiah’s words of destruction to the proud worshippers in Jerusalem. It is a literal take-down of the entire Levitical system in detail. The point, however, is not the “decanonizing” of the “canon,” but the souls and hearts of the worshippers who’ve punctiliously observed the canonical requirements—being men of “blood.” Blood in the land and throughout the nation, to wit, malice and hatred as seminal and indwelling the soul. Pride is the cousin of this malice. Worship in that spirit and God scoffs at such worship. Isaiah puts this on a national level. As far as malice is concerned, one returns to Jesus’s comments on malice and hate as the parent of murder. Isaiah goes there.

For the Introduction to the Gospels, Prof. Jamiesson wrapped his section on the genuineness of the Gospels. He will then offer brief summaries of each Gospel and include a list of volumes referenced in the commentary.

For Revelation 3, Prof. Henry elaborates on the door of repentance that remains before the low-watt Laodiceans, potential candidates for Jesus’s vomiting them out without changed lifes (souls and minds). Good talkers and impressed with themselves, Jesus sees them for what they really are.

For Bibliology, Prof. Reymond dissects and buries Dr. R.C. Sproul’s defense of Biblical infallibility, supposing, Sproul thinks, that he’s done so rationally and objectively. Dr. Reymond handily shows the “assumptionsm,” “presuppositions, and with freighted premises, that are unworkable. We would say embarrassing for RC in terms of the premises and argument.

For Soteriology, Prof. Berkhof over-talks and meanders around on communis gratis, or, common grace.

For Apostolic Christianity, Mr. Schaff outlines additional sources for church historians beyond the written documents, e.g., monuments, inscriptions, architecture as communicating cultural values, etc.

For Medieval Christianity, Mr. Schaff comments on the Anglo-Saxon invasions of England, going from invaders to the settled over one hundred and fifty years.

For the Swiss Reformation, Mr. Schaff concludes the Berne Disputation of 1528 whereby the magistracy abolished the bishops, changed divine worship, and accepted the 10 propositions debated and passed.

For the Creeds, Mr. Schaff comments further on the Nicene Creed.

For the WCF, the diagnostics of the law, commandments 2-4, convict of sin and serve as a guide to the comforted and justified.