Morning Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

LECTIONS. John Calvin on the Psalms. ISBE: Genesis. Keil: Genesis. Keil & Delitzsch: Joshua. Matthew Henry: Isaiah. ISBE: Matthew. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown: Gospels. Romans: Prof. Hodge. Matthew Henry: Revelation. Prof. Hodge: Systematic Theology. 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, 28-32. For Psalm 16, Prof. Calvin comments on the believers’ immortality and their fixity on God. O’Snootarama (Obummer or Obama) said, “They cling to their God and guns.” Calvin firmly and repeatedly affirms the first without a comment about guns. O’Snootarama clings to his own twisted and suppressing revelation of God to himself by God. ISBE on Genesis: Prof. R. K. Harrison summarizes the grave weaknesses with the unsavory conclusions of Graf-Wellhausen. For Genesis 1: Prof. Keil cites a brilliant quote by Dr. Delitzsch about Moses, the Egyptian academic and learned man, evinces a mastery of spirit, doctrine, and content. Stellar comment. For Joshua 15, Joshua gives more surveys of land-allocations. For Isaiah 5.1-7, Prof. Henry, or, Isaiah, likens the church to a cared-for vineyard, yet, it only produces wild grapes, thickets, thistles and thorns. ISBE on Matthew: Dr. Dagner begins a section on theological distinctives of Matthew: use of the OT, fulfillment, Christology, discipleship, community and eschatology. For Mathew 4.1-11, Prof. Jamiesson comments on Jesus repulsing Satan—man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word of God. Guess Jesus had an high view of the OT. Episcopal seminaries—Theological Dwarf Factories—require 6 hours of Bible. But, they have those groovy hats and medieval fashions! For Romans, Prof. Hodge comments on the dual names—Saul-Paul. Common for a new name to be given at a new life-event or elevation to a new dignity. After all, we generally have three names from birth and the OT and NT have about 10ish or so names for God in the Hebrew OT and Greek NT. Meanwhile, the Graffsters choke over two names of God as two sources—dogmatists in search of doctoral and airy novelties. For Revelation 11.3-13, Prof. Henry discussed the protection given to the two Witnesses. It is not clear who they are or when they will appear, but they are God’s Witnesses. Moses? Elijah? For Systematic Theology, Prof. Hodge speaks of the need for a comprehensive induction of the comprehensive source—the Bible. Practically, for the old Princetonians—be a Bible-specialist. For Theology Proper, Prof. Reymond discusses in general the “attributes” as constitutive of the divine character. He begins a brief on “isolating” or “elevating” one attribute over another. This clearly is before our eyes today. For Soteriology, Prof. Berkhof discussed passive and active justification, introducing justification from eternity. Notice the entire absence of this subject—justification—in our own time. For Apostolic Christianity, Prof. Schaff opens up with a discussion of the God-Man, Second Adam, perfect human, omniscient yet limitations, the Redeemer, etc. For Medieval Christianity, Prof. Schaff rather humorously talks about Scandinavian ethics in the 9-11th centuries. No footnotes, but comments on national character, ethics, and theology. For the Swiss Reformation, Prof. Schaff concludes his comments on the Second Battle of Cappel bringing the results down to 1847 with an updated Constitution. EDT on Anglicanism: Bishop Fitz Allison comments on the plethora of BCPs in the pan-Anglican communion: revivalism in East Africa, Tractaphiliacs (my word) in South Africa, liberals (his word) in Western society, and evangelicals (his word) that hold to the Bible’s centrality along with the Articles. For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff comments about Mariology, Mariolatry, the Immaculate Conception, and Mary’s Bodily Assumption to Heaven. Westminster Larger Catechism 28-32: Q. 28. What are the punishments of sin in this world? A. The punishments of sin in this world are either inward, as blindness of mind, a reprobate sense, strong delusions, hardness of heart, horror of conscience, and vile affections; or outward, as the curse of God upon the creatures for our sakes, and all other evils that befall us in our bodies, names, estates, relations, and employments; together with death itself. Q. 29. What are the punishments of sin in the world to come? A. The punishments of sin in the world to come, are everlasting separation from the comfortable presence of God, and most grievous torments in soul and body, without intermission, in hell-fire forever.