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, 145-147. For Psalm 14, Prof. Calvin describes the foolishness and social disorders of denying God’s existence and character. For Joshua 14, Joshua readjusts some of the land allocations according to size and lots. For Isaiah 3.1-8, Prof. Henry concludes with verse 8. Game over. For Mathew 3.1-12, Prof. Jamiesson discusses the predictive prophecy of John the Baptist as one preparing the way for Israel’s Messiah. For Revelation 8, Prof. further discusses the awfulness, but also the limits put on the destructions brought by the first four angels with their trumpets. He notes there are diverse opinions on this. For Bibliology, Prof. Reymond gives us the gobbly-da-gook from Anselm’s notoriously convoluted ontological argument in Proslogion. It reads like something from Hooker’s densities. For Soteriology, Prof. Berkhof continues to review the psychology-movement reviewing conversion, some allowing for supernatural influence while others denying it. For Apostolic Christianity, Prof. Schaff discusses Law and Prophets as the twin pillars of the OT faith. For Medieval Christianity, Prof. Schaff tells the story of Clovis’s baptism and adoption of Christianity. For the Swiss Reformation, Prof. Schaff finishes telling the Locarno story with many choosing emigration than submission to Rome. Vergerio, Vermigli, and Zanchius were some Italian emigrants contributing to the international Reformed movement. For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff talked about ossified Eastern sects: Copts, Nestorians, Jacobites and Armenians, falling into the Nestorian or Eutychian camps, reflecting 5th century Christological debates and the hardening of boundaries. Westminster Larger Catechism, 145-147: Q. 145. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment? A. The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as well as our own, especially in public judicature; giving false evidence, suborning false witnesses, wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth; passing unjust sentence, calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked; forgery, concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves, or complaint to others; speaking the truth unseasonably, or maliciously to a wrong end, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in doubtful or equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of the truth or justice; speaking untruth, lying, slandering, backbiting, detracting, talebearing, whispering, scoffing, reviling, rash, harsh, and partial censuring; misconstructing intentions, words, and actions; flattering, vainglorious boasting, thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others; denying the gifts and graces of God; aggravating smaller faults; hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession; unnecessary discovering of infirmities; raising false rumors, receiving and countenancing evil reports, and stopping our ears against just defense; evil suspicion; envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any; endeavoring or desiring to impair it, rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy; scornful contempt, fond admiration; breach of lawful promises; neglecting such things as are of good report, and practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, such things as procure an ill name. Q. 146. Which is the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's. Q. 147. What are the duties required in the tenth commandment? A. The duties required in the tenth commandment are, such a full contentment with our own condition, and such a charitable frame of the whole soul toward our neighbor, as that all our inward motions and affections touching him, tend unto, and further all that good which is his.