Evening Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

For Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin notes that God will show Himself gentle and good to the merciful and faithful, but will walk contrary to the obstinate and proud.

ISBE on Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison is still piecing together internal scrolls in Exodus. Conjectural.

For Genesis 1: Prof. Keil finished chapter 1 and broached 2.1-3, the conclusion of the Creation.

For Joshua 22, Joshua talks about the presumption of the two and ½ tribes setting up their own altar without consultation of Joshua or the other tribes.

For Isaiah 6.5-8, Prof. Henry stupefies the reader by discussing the impact of the heavenly vision on Isaiah. Recalibrative, humbling and energizing too.

ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin introducing “Marcan priority.”

For Mathew 5.1ff., Prof. Jamiesson speaks of those hungering and thirsting for righteousness.

For Romans, Prof. Hodge continues to encroach and take-down Jewish presumptiveness and sense of superiority.

For Revelation 14.13-20, Prof. Henry finishes the discussion of the final harvest. Sobering. Recalibrative.

In the Global Anglican, Prof. Blocher is wandering around talking about OT Prophets as a category for the Reformers and Church Fathers. Nothing to see here.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge thankfully ends chapter 3 on Rationalism. On to chapter 4 and Mysticism.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond continues to discuss the tripersonality of God I the OT and NT.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof talks about the church as the “body of the elect” or “body of the effectually called” which, of course, results in a church with a P.O. box out front.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff continues the look at the demographics involved in Jesus’s ministry.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff takes us into Mohammed’s military campaigns with the closure of the Koran requiring the sword, tribute or conversion.

EDT on Princeton Theology: Dr. Noll mentions Charles Hodge as A. Alexander’s pupil and successor. Hodge trained 1000s of students, wrote voluminously and was the chief defended of Reformed Theology in the sea of American innovations.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff gives the hilarious footnote 1, 1.159, another citation from Qurinius (Cardinal Dollinger) who gives the eye-witness account of a Protestant attendee as given to the New York Tribune, 11 Aug 1870. It is hilarious, as thunderclaps, lightnings, hail, rain and darkness prevails over the reading of the Pope deifying himself with the illustrious attribute of infallibility. Oh the joy for this news article. The chaos of the weather was interpreted variously.

1994 CCC: we’re told that faith is God’s gift, but also a human act. More could be said and the Westminster Standards say more.

Westminster Larger Catechism 124:

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.