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 6th
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.
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