Evening Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

For Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin discusses God as David’s Lamp and Light of his soul and path. “Lighten our darkness, O Lord, we beseech Thee…” Second Collect at Evening Prayer. Ever-fresh and animating as His Majesty reaffirms that He is (was, is and always will be) the Light of the World.

ISBE on Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison still works with the authorship question, denied by Graffie dogmatists. 9^th-10^th century is the earliest of anything written on their Papal diktats.

For Genesis 1: Prof. Keil discusses the 7^th day of Creation, but also the Everlasting Sabbath of Hebrews 4.

For Joshua 22, Joshua discusses how the 2 and ½ tribes rebut and repel the charges of the other tribes who’ve imputed guilt to them for constructing a second altar.

For Isaiah 6.5-8, Prof. Henry comments on the role of angels in the life of the Church as he elucidates the cleansing and purging coal put to Isaiah’s lips.

ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin gives an account of the opposition to form-critical dismissals of the Marcan hypothesis. Same names (again), different day. Next.

For Mathew 5.6, Prof. Jamiesson outlines the OT predicate and theme brought to expression in blessed are those “hungering and thirsting for righteousness.” Prof. Jamieson has this text by the head and tail—he’s got it.

For Romans, Prof. Hodge on 2.21 discusses the high honors and privileges, advantages and heights of the Jewish Church, but notes that they’ve also dishonored themselves and desecrated those privileges often, as the OT record abundantly shows.

For Revelation 15.1-4, Prof. Henry gives the overview of the seven vials. To be explained, but it ain’t gonna be pretty.

In the Global Anglican, Henry Blocher wastes another page—whala—the Reformers were like Elijah. Move along. Nothing much here.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge gives Cousin’s Papal diktat, a Protestant, on “reason.” An opinion again and confusion. Where is Prof. Hodge going here?

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond outlines his program on the Deity of the Eternal Son of God: the deity of Christ, OT adumbrations and predictions of the Messiah, Jesus’ Self-testimony (Prof, please capitalize “S” as in Self-testimony, thank you), His resurrection, the united witness of the apostles, and 9 NT passages where Theos is used of the Son of God. A feast here, as usual with this good Prof.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof discusses the church in the patriarchal and Mosaic periods. Not bad, albeit brief.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff continues discussing Galilee and Judea.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses the events around Mohammed’s death. Tomorrow, Prof. Schaff will discuss Mohammed’s character.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff offers his usual obtuse, or, offensive comments about Calvin. The go-to-man on Calvin is Dr. Bruce Gordon of Yale. Clean it up, Prof. Schaff. An old Princetonian Hawk is circling Mercersburg, PA.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments further on Lady Margaret Beaufort’s grand and genuine patronage of Cambridge, as well as Jesus College. She visited frequently and, quite inferably, the young Cranmer was aware of her frequent visits. Of course, the older Cranmer never spoke of this since he had to operate under the radar with Henry and other Anglo-Cats-n-Muts patrolling the streets.

EDT on Princeton Theology: unfortunately, Dr. Noll skips over the great OT scholars of Green and Wilson, to mention Machen as the conduit of continuity of Old Princeton, a tradition in which one scribe stands, thankfully.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff tells us of the Fallibilists who folded like a deck of cards once the decree was announced. Bip Hefele, Bip Maret, ABC Kenrick, Bip Strossmeyer and more. The claim of extortion was made, to wit, submit or you lose your quinquennial faculties, Papal licenses for ministry. Two new things were noted: on the 8^th Day, God created Popes. The 11^th commandment, “Thou shalt not deny Papal infallibility,” thus infallibilizing the entire “Living Tradition.” So, these Fallibilists submitted to the new, episcopal rule of silence—it’s called Code-Bro-Cahoots, kinda like ACNA’s college with its internal collisions going mum yet having iron perma-grins. How cool is that, Bro?

1994 CCC: of course, some obligatory notes on the “freedom of fact,” an exit ramp for later employments of salvation-on-the-accountant’s and book-keeper’s ledgers. The Reformed hawk circles the Romish snake.

Westminster Larger Catechism 125:

Q. 125. Why are superiors styled Father and Mother?
A. Superiors are styled Father and Mother, both to teach them in all duties toward their inferiors, like natural parents, to express love and tenderness to them, according to their several relations; and to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors, as to their parents.