Evening Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

For Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin discusses hypocrites and genuine believers.

ISBE on Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison discusses pieces or scrolls, maybe several, that are put together by Moses and his scriptorium.

For Genesis 1: Prof. Keil discusses the original creation as men and animals are to be herbivores, but the Fall makes or turns them to be carnivores. Curious discussion.

For Joshua 22, Joshua deals with the tribes across the Jordan and dismisses them to their lands.

For Isaiah 6.5-8, Prof. Henry discusses the Seraphim with the hot coal in the tong as applied to Isaiah’s mouth, his cleansing and volunteering to go forth for the LORD of hosts.

ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin again talks about the Cross-Resurrection centric emphasis of Mark.

For Mathew 5.1ff., Prof. Jamiesson beautifully discusses the “poor in spirit” and “blessed are those who mourn.” Same attribute, but different sides of the coin. Proud poohbahs are excluded. Humility, meekness, reverence, etc., brings consciousness of sin and mourning, but also comfort in the Gospel. Alleluia right there! Break out the BCP!

For Romans 2.1-6, Prof. Hodge summarizes cleanly and with not beclouding exegetical details. God is just. All will be judged. Jesus will be the Judge and is omniscient and has long arms for the task, as it were.

For Revelation 14.13-20, Prof. Henry continues to discuss the Son of Man sending forth the sickle for the harvest.

In the Global Anglican, is struggling in the OT for a “category” for the Reformers? Prophets as promised by Moses in Dt. 18? Elijah in the paganizing north? Or, any of the other Prophets?

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge is long-talking about philosophy and the Bible. Give one WCF 1 and let’s call it a day?

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses the OT, NT, their inter-relationship, the tri-personality of God and gives a good quote from Warfield. To wit, the light is there in the OT, but the curtain admits some light and the curtain is gradually pulled further back admitting more light.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof notes (again) the invisible and visible church. Saying it many times doesn’t make it more true. Move along, Prof.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff discusses Mt. Moriah, the Temple, Mt. Olivet and the journey to Bethany and Jericho.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses Mohammed’s marriage at age 25 to a wealthy widower aged 40. She dies and Mohammed begins a harem of wives.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff discusses more of Viret’s service. He’s driven from Lausanne and ends up at Geneva as a preacher. He’s more popular than Calvin and draws a larger audience.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch notes that Thomas Cranmer Sr’s will gave 20 shillings annually to Tom Jr and Edmund for education. The eldest, John, got the land. A sister Alice joined the Cistercians. We have no date for Mrs. Cranmer’s death. The clerical education was known as an avenue to preferment and government service (13).

EDT on Process Theology: Dr. Diehl summarizes this Confessionalists’ problems with the PT-boys: the denial of the tripersonal view of the Trinity, Nestorianizing Christology for some, Ebionitism in others, holding a non-supernaturalistic view of the Bible, denial of Christ’s works, denial of God’s foreknowledge, denial of predestination, and weak on human depravity. What could go wrong here?

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff tells on that near the vote-tallying in July 1870, about 60 Fallibilists cleared out, telling the Pope they could not vote Non Placet before his august person. Hence, homeward bound for them. Quirinius, who reported was Cardinal Dollinger operating under a pseudonym, note the “Infallibilist decree, to be received under anathema by the Catholic Church, is an eminently Spanish production, as is fitting for doctrine which was born and reared under the shadow of the Spanish Inquisition” I.157, footnote 2.

1994 CCC: speaks of Hebrews 11 and the catalogue of faith. The definition here nowhere comes close to the Westminster standards but is a fast fly-over. The Curia has an eye on Protestant theology and is careful.

Westminster Larger Catechism 122:

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.