Morning Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

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, Swiss Reformation and Creeds of Christendom. Westminster Larger Catechism, 122-126. For Psalm 14, Prof. Calvin notes that Jewish interpreters project and double-talk these negativities onto Gentile oppressors (them not us), whereas Calvin believes it describes those “under the law” (Rom.3.19), or, more generally, to all Jews and Gentiles. For Joshua 13, Joshua describes the northern regions of Sidon and Phoenica. For Isaiah 3, Prof. Henry continues to describe how God will remove the “supports” and “stays” of Jerusalem and Judah, e.g., bread and water, among other losses. For Mathew 2.13-25, Prof. Jamiesson continues to play on how Herod got punk-slapped by God. For Revelation 7, Prof. finishes chapter 7 and the exquisite status of believers in the next world. For Bibliology, Prof. Reymond continues his exposition on godless cosmologists with their theory of spontaneous generation as a possibility. For Soteriology, Prof. Berkhof turns the pages and discusses the Hebrew and Greek terms for conversion, turning to, turning away, and figuring out the future. For Apostolic Christianity, Prof. Schaff is starting to describe the divine arrangements for the Advent. For Medieval Christianity, Prof. Schaff describes the Iona community down to 700 AD. For the Swiss Reformation, Prof. Schaff continues his obsession with the Italian Reformer, Vergerius. For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff continues to discuss the development of the Russian Orthodox Church. Westminster Larger Catechism, 122-126. Q. 122. What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man? A. The sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man, is, to love our neighbor as ourselves, and to do to others what we would have them do to us. Q. 123. Which is the fifth commandment? A. The fifth commandment is, Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Q. 124. Who are meant by father and mother in the fifth commandment? A. By father and mother, in the fifth commandment, are meant, not only natural parents, but all superiors in age and gifts; and especially such as, by God's ordinance, are over us in place of authority, whether in family, church, or commonwealth. Q. 125. Why are superiors styled Father and Mother? A. Superiors are styled Father and Mother, both to teach them in all duties toward their inferiors, like natural parents, to express love and tenderness to them, according to their several relations; and to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors, as to their parents. Q. 126. What is the general scope of the fifth commandment? A. The general scope of the fifth commandment is, the performance of those duties which we mutually owe in our several relations, as inferiors, superiors or equals.