Evening Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

LECTIONS. John Calvin on the Psalms. ISBE: Genesis. Keil & Delitzsch: Joshua. Matthew Henry: Isaiah. ISBE: Matthew. 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, 172-173.

For Psalm 15, Prof. Calvin labors away on usury.

ISBE on Genesis: Dr. Harrison notes how Wellhausen effectively, yet uncritically, pressed Graf’s 4-source theory to a level of popularity that swept Germany, Britain and the USA.

For Joshua 15, another geography lesson.

For Isaiah 4.1 is opened up briefly.

ISBE on Matthew: discusses Matthean priority and its scholarly backers, reminding other scholars that Marcan priority is still an “hypothesis.”

For Mathew 3.1-12, Prof. Jamiesson concludes his discussion about JB.

For Revelation 9.13-21, Prof. Henry finishes the discussion on the 6^th angel with the trumpet.

For Theology Proper, Prof. Reymond is still eviscerating his evidentialist opponents.

For Soteriology, Prof. Berkhof continued the linear discussion of “faith” in the NT.

For Apostolic Christianity, Prof. Schaff elaborates on some differences between Greece and Rome.

For Medieval Christianity, Prof. Schaff speaks of the successes of Boniface now commended by the Pope and as a courtier with Charles Martel.

For the Swiss Reformation, Prof. Schaff faults Zwingli with mixing politics with religion.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff discussed several important “sessions” of Trent, signed off by 255 subscribers with shouts of “anathema anathema” and signed off by Pius IV in 1564.

Westminster Larger Catechism, 172-173:

Q. 172. May one who doubteth of his being in Christ, or of his due preparation, come to the Lord's supper?
A. One who doubteth of his being in Christ, or of his due preparation to the sacrament of the Lord's supper, may have true interest in Christ, though he be not yet assured thereof; and in God's account hath it, if he be duly affected with the apprehension of the want of it, and unfeignedly desires to be found in Christ, and to depart from iniquity: in which case (because promises are made, and this sacrament is appointed, for the relief even of weak and doubting Christians) he is to bewail his unbelief, and labor to have his doubts resolved; and, so doing, he may and ought to come to the Lord's supper, that he may be further strengthened.

Q. 173. May any who profess the faith, and desire to come to the Lord's supper, be kept from it?
A. Such as are found to be ignorant or scandalous, notwithstanding their profession of the faith, and desire to come to the Lord's supper, may and ought to be kept from that sacrament, by the power which Christ hath left in his church, until they receive instruction, and manifest their reformation.