Reformed Anglicans

William Whittaker’s “Disputation on Holy Scripture:” Dr. Whittaker continues his reconnaissance tour through the Bible. Having finished with the OT, generally, and then Psalms, he turns his textual analysis to the NT--the Vulgate, corrupted streamlets and the NT Greek, picking away at Bellarmine’s efforts to defend dubious texts. Dr. Whittaker is working the original languages like a Bible specialist, like Professors Hodge, Green, Shedd, Wilson, Allis, Machen, Murray and others in that revered, scholarly lineage. Dad was very correct to insist on maintaining the ”Old Princetonianism.” John Jewel’s “Apology for the Church of England:” Jewel continues to insist on the Primacy of the Word above Word + Traditions as co-equal sources of authority. Jewel brings in patristic authors for collateral fire support. “Ante-Nicene Fathers down to 325 AD: the First Epistle of Clement is finished—the epistle-bearers are commended to the divisive Corinthians, exhortations to humility appear up to t...

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” deals with the Flood but notices the many flood traditions spread around the earth in antiquity, including China, indigenous Indians in North America and ancient Peruvians. Even the Druids had a story akin to Genesis 6-9. For Psalm 32, Prof. Calvin offers an overview of this famous Psalm of redemption and forgiveness. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Israel:” deals with an overview of the post-Solomonic period, the fracture of the ten tribes from the orthodox southern tribes and the infidelities of the northern tribes under Jeroboam. For Genesis 31: Prof. Keil comments Jacob’s plan to head home to his father. Laban is hot on the trail, overtakes Jacob, combined with a hot discussion. For Judges 19, Prof. Keil discusses the travels of the Levite and associates from Bethlehem to Ramah and Gibeon. For Isaiah 14.4-23, Prof. Henry comments on the predictive statement of Philistia’s downfall. Isaiah has already discussed the divine blows coming to Assyria and Ba...

The Order for Morning Prayer Daily Throughout the Year Psalm 145 Genesis 18 Matthew 21 WCF 7.1

The Order for Morning Prayer Daily Throughout the Year (1935 Reformed Episcopal Book of Common Prayer) Psalm 65-67 Infant Baptism Matthew 20

The Order for Evening Prayer Daily Throughout the Year (1935 Reformed Episcopal Book of Common Prayer) Psalm 46 and 48 Genesis 17 Matthew 19

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” deals with Cain, Abel, and the generations for Genesis 4-6. For Psalm 31, Prof. Calvin comments on prayer. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Israel:” deals with an overview of the Solomonic period and distinctives. For Genesis 31: Prof. Keil comments Jacob’s plan to head home to his father. For Judges 19, Prof. Keil comments on the impending inter-tribal warfare, something occurring just after Joshua’s passing and early in the period of the Judges. For Isaiah 14.4-23, Prof. Henry deals with Assyria’s and Philistia’s downfall. ISBE on Johannine Letters, Prof. I. Howard Marshall comments on fake professors, claiming to be believers but being loveless. For Mathew 12.29, Prof. Jamieson comments on Jesus’s statement that there are no idle words that will not be addressed in the Great Assize. For Romans 8.28, Prof. Hodge gives the doctrines outlined in the eighth chapter up to verse 28. For Acts 2.37-42, Prof. Henry notes how Peter addressed the audienc...

Table Talk (Nov 2022): in “Is Christianity Oppressive?,” Rev. Rothwell notes that history has bad periods, but that is the failure of Christians at times whereas true Christianity is liberation—as we’d say, so beautifully described in our beloved, rational, Biblical, careful and historic Westminster Confession of Faith, the finest Confession in the English-speaking tongue. Table Talk (Dec 2022): “Last Things:” Dr. Keith Mathison concludes his article that eschatology is a whole-Bible concept, front to back and back to the front. Table Talk (Jan 2023): “Uncompromised Peace:” Dr. Burk Parson offers a few platitudes and, hopefully, the rest will give more definitions as this unfolds. Standard Bearer (Nov 15, 2022): in “With One Voice: The Reformers on Justification,” Prof. Huizinga will use Heinrich Bullinger’s “Decades” and Chap. 15 of the Second Helvetic Confession as the template for discussion. Standard Bearer (1 Dec 2022): in “The Sin of Forgiveness,” Prof. Gritters argues t...