Morning Prayer and Litany

For Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin reiterates the point that the Larger and Historic Davide, the Son of Mary, is in view of promises made to the mortal King David. ISBE on Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison introduces the plagues of Israel. No group hug over that one. For Genesis 2.15-17: Prof. Keil begins the discussion of the two trees in the garden. For Judges 1, Prof. Keil gives the large outline on Judges, topped off by two appendices in chapters 17-21. This covers 350 years, a long and large piece of time in redemptive history. For Isaiah 7.1-9, Prof. Henry notes that Isaiah takes his child—Shear-Jashub—to the sermon to Ahaz. To wit, the name meaning a “remnant remains.” Suggestive of a sacrament—an external sign that teaches something signified—God will keep and preserve His people. ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin deals with the origin and audience for Mark’s production. He cites a Roman provenance and audience. For Mathew 5.13-16, Prof. Jamiesson is stating that monasticism and seclusion voids Jesus’s command to “Let your light shine…it’s not hid under a bushel…” For Romans 3.9-20, Prof. Hodge gets in the way of this perspicuous text. For Revelation 16.8-11, Prof. Henry notes that the fourth angel with the fourth vial with “scorch” (word in the Bible) the opposition. No group hug there. EDT on the Enlightenment: discussed Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jaques Rousseau and the philosophy of government as a social contract with government derived by the consent of the governed with maximum liberty for all. In the Global Anglican, Matthew Payne sustains his thesis about the BCP being a manual or liturgical service supporting the work of the saint in the perseverance of his or her sanctification. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses pantheistic mysticism of Scotus Erigena, Eckhart, and John Rysbroeck (b. 1293). Tonight, we’ll deal with evangelical mystics: Bernard of Clairvaux (the untitled but undisputed theologian of Europe in his time), Hugo of St. Victor, Richard of St. Victor, Gerson and Thomas a’ Kempis. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses the “Divine Son.” For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof long-jaws on elders. Move it along Professor. ODCC: offers comments on Barnabas—he was active in Antiochian Christianity, was a missionary with St. Paul on the first journey, suffers a fallout with St. Paul over John Mark’s defection, but reappears in Galatians, 1 Corinthians and Colossian, inferably, with a reconciliation with St. Paul. Barnabas is claimed as the founder of Cypriot Church. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff discusses apocryphal sayings of Jesus. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses Mohammed’s ignorance on Christology. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff cites Bossuet (1627-1704), the famed Romanist historian, and his comments about Calvin. Prof. Schaff will cite a raft of tributes from the Frenchmen, from Romanists and Huguenots. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on the close relationship between Lee and Cranmer—good until it wasn’t (later). Both were interested in Erasmian, Biblical scholarship. Dr. Cranmer has summaries in Aquinas’s commentaries on St. Paul. Prof. Mac rather overstates things that Cranmer was an “evangelical moving in traditionalist circles” (was there any thing else but that, to wit, traditionalist circles? besides the White Horse Inn?) (34). For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff offers some contradictions to Papal Infallibility. Zephrinus (201-209)—Patripassian. Liberius (358)—Arian. Felix 2—Arian. Zosimus—Pelagian until corrected by a Augustine. Vigilius (538-555)—Three Chapters Controversy. 1994 CCC: continues to infallibilize on God’s Name, acceptably so. Westminster Larger Catechism 142: Q. 142. What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment? A. The sins forbidden in the eighth commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, theft, robbery, man-stealing, and receiving anything that is stolen; fraudulent dealing, false weights and measures, removing landmarks, injustice and unfaithfulness in contracts between man and man, or in matters of trust; oppression, extortion, usury, bribery, vexatious lawsuits, unjust enclosures and depredation; engrossing commodities to enhance the price; unlawful callings, and all other unjust or sinful ways of taking or withholding from our neighbor what belongs to him, or of enriching ourselves; covetousness; inordinate prizing and affecting worldly goods; distrustful and distracting cares and studies in getting, keeping, and using them; envying at the prosperity of others; as likewise idleness, prodigality, wasteful gaming; and all other ways whereby we do unduly prejudice our own outward estate, and defrauding ourselves of the due use and comfort of that estate which God hath given us.