Morning Prayer & Litany (Part 2)

In the Global Anglican, Philip Keen discusses serial expository preaching v. topical vis a vis lectionary, liturgical preaching.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge continues his discussion of the Quakers in history going back to George Foxe.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond begins a discussion on St. Paul’s Christology.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof comments on the church’s authority to regulate itself, e.g., canons and constitutions.

ODCC: comments on Justin Martyrs two Apologies, one of which is used to support the Bone-Munchers with its realistic language.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff is dealing with the resurrection of Christ: four theories from fact to hallucination.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff begins a line-up of Christian polemicists starting with John of Damascus, c. 750 AD.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff offers Hooker’s comments on Calvin, Keble’s edition of Ecclesiastical Polity, 1.158, amidst his other comments on Puritans, the dangers of them, and Anabaptists.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch notes that the University of Paris voted by a bare majority in favor of Henry, Oct 1528. He notes that politics rather than theology governed in university opinions relative to Henry’s issues. After the meeting at Cressy House with Wily and Edward Coxe, 2 Aug 1529, we learn that he heads to Cambridge and Alsockton, his home. Was his mother still alive? Aslockton is about 80 miles from Cambridge and 140 miles from London. Apparently, Dr. Cranmer is recalled to London which irritates him. But the date? Tough to reconstruct. When Thomas More replaces the fallen Wolsey on 25 Oct 1529, he notes that Dr. Cranmer was one of Henry’s “theological trouble-shooters” and that Dr. Cranmer briefed More.

Westminster Larger Catechism 149:

Q. 149. Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
A. No man is able, either of himself, or by any grace received in this life, perfectly to keep the commandments of God; but doth daily break them in thought, word, and deed.