Morning Prayer and the Litany (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. EDT. CCC. Westminster Larger Catechism, 102-103. For Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin discusses God as the “rock and refuge” for David. ISBE on Genesis: Prof. R. K. Harrison continues to describe archaeological discoveries of the late 3rd millennium in Babylon. Maybe those people weren’t backwoodsmen or deplorable shopping at Walmart. Remember that hubris? For Genesis 1: Prof. Keil ends his introduction to 1.1-2.3. For Joshua 19, Joshua continues on Issachar’s inheritance. For Isaiah 5.8-17, Prof. Henry describes judgment on drunkenness. ISBE on Matthew: Dr. Dagner makes his foray into the “authorship” issue, noting a string of worthies throughout the 2nd century who uniformly ascribed authorship to Matthew. For Mathew 4.12-25, Prof. Jamiesson read the text itself. Commentary to follow later. For Romans, Prof. Hodge long-talks the text of 1.20-23. For Revelation 13.1-10, Prof. Henry speaks of the malicious operations of Beast #1. In the Global Anglican, Dr. Foster in “Expounding the Bible in Latin America” will deal with liberation theology, Pentecostalism and his suggestions for Bible exposition. For Systematic Theology, Prof. Hodge discusses naturalism, that is, a mind with a modicum reduced to the level of a worldly God-suppressor. For Theology Proper, Prof. Reymond lists and prints, helpfully, the texts on God’s omniscience and wisdom. That is, one is spared page-turning in the Bible with the convenient list. For Soteriology, Prof. Berkhof talks about merited merits, supererogation, and sanctification (the advancing stages of justification for the Romanists). For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff is still talking about the census of Luke 2. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1049), Prof. Schaff notes that Bulgarian Christianity moved in the Greek orbit. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff discusses the First and Second Helvetic Confessions. He notes that Luther liked the first, but reverted to his pugnacity over Reformed Theology in 1545, one year before he died. EDT on Process Theology: More mumbo-jumbo babblegabbing about God, fit only for the Gnostic novitiates and excluding normal human beings. For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff notes the “return to sender” on the invitation by Pius 9 to the Patriarch of Constantinople. The Greeks are having none of Papal wind-baggeries. One British Presbyterian correspondent writes of possibly attending on condition that the causes of the Reformation be discussed. Pius 9 answers that those matters have been settled. CCC: a brief tour and brief summary is given of the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants. Westminster Larger Catechism 102-103: Q. 102. What is the sum of the four commandments which contain our duty to God? A. The sum of the four commandments containing our duty to God, is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our strength, and with all our mind. Q. 103. Which is the first commandment? A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me.