Theological Journals, Part 1: 10/26/2022

William Whittaker’s “Disputation on Holy Scripture:” Dr. Whittaker notes many instances where Missals were corrected from the Latin editions (with marginal notes), yet, no corrections to the Latin edition. Dr. Whittaker continues to advocate for the preeminence of the Greek and Hebrew originals, which some Romanists affirm yet fail in practice. John Jewel’s “Apology for the Church of England:” Bishop Jewel outlines issue-after-issue amongst the Romanists themselves who yet cry out about dissensions amongst the Protestants. Jewel retails early church history and, notably, Gregory Nazianzus and Tertullian. “Ante-Nicene Fathers down to 325 AD: 1 Clement hammers home “humility” with quotes about Christ’s humility and other saints. As for the Corinthian hustlers: “Chapter XIV—We should obey God rather than the authors of sedition. It is right and holy therefore, men and brethren, rather to obey God than to follow those who, through pride and sedition, have become the leaders of a detestable emulation. For we shall incur no slight injury, but rather great danger, if we rashly yield ourselves to the inclinations of men who aim at exciting strife and tumults, so as to draw us away from what is good.”