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The Westminster Assembly
Answers the Independents on Occasional Hearing (& Separation)
The names of
the Dissenting Brethren (the Independents) were: Thomas Goodwin, Philip Nye,
Jeremiah Burroughs, Sidrach Simpson, William Bridge, William Greenhill, and
William Carter.
In
their [the Independents/dissenting brethren] third Paragraph they shew what
communion they will hold with neighbour Churches. Holding and retaining
(say they) communion with the neighbour Churches in baptizing our children,
as occasion may fall out of absence of our Ministers in their Churches: and by
occasional receiving the Lords Supper in their Churches, and receiving such
members of theirs, as are above mentioned, into communion with us also
occasionally.
Also our Ministers to preach in their congregations, and receive theirs also to
preach in ours as Ministers of the Gospel, as mutually there shall be a call
from each other: and when we have any case difficult and too hard for
ourselves, electively to advise with the Elders of their Churches: and in case
of controversy, not to refuse to call them in for the composing of it. Further
in case of the choice of Elders, to seek the approbation, and right-hand of
fellowship from godly Ministers of their Churches together with our own. And in case any of our
Churches miscarry through maladministration or neglect of censures, to be
willing upon scandal taken by their Churches to give an account as to sister
Churches offended: and to esteem and account (as we do) a sentence of
non-communion by them as Churches, against us, upon such scandals wherein they
are not satisfied, an heavy and sad punishment, and to be looked on as a means
to humble us, and an Ordinance of God to reduce us. All this is more then as if
in nothing they were to be complied with, nor their Churches to be communicated
with in anything which should argue Church communion. More is said, and done,
by those that account them self Churches.
To
these things we [the Sub-committee of the Divines of the Assembly] answer,
first in general.
1.
That in most of these particulars they have de
facto estranged themselves
from us hitherto, and therefore we have reason to question in what sense they
account our Ministers and Churches true.
2.
If they may occasionally exercise these acts of
communion with us once, or a second, or third time without sin, we know no
reason why it may not be ordinary, without sin too and then separation and
Church gathering would have been needless. To separate from those Churches
ordinarily and visibly, with whom occasionally you may join without sin,
seemeth to be a most unjust separation. (The Reasons Presented by
the Dissenting Brethren Against Certain Propositions Concerning Presbyterial
Government. And the proofs of them Voted by the Assembly of Divines, sitting by
authority of Parliament at Westminster. Together with the Answer of the
Assembly of Divines to those reasons of Dissent, "A Reply to an
Answer brought in to this Honorable Committee (December 23, 1645) unto a paper
formerly tendered by a Sub-committee of the Divines of the Assembly," p.
55, emphasis added).
To
the particulars.
1.
They say they will baptize our children and receive the Lord's Supper
occasionally in our churches....
2.
They can preach in our congregations, and admit us to do the like as Ministers
in theirs. No need then of separate churches for
the exercise of their ministry. (The Reasons Presented by the
Dissenting Brethren Against Certain Propositions Concerning Presbyterial Government.
And the proofs of them Voted by the Assembly of Divines, sitting by authority
of Parliament at Westminster. Together with the Answer of the Assembly of
Divines to those reasons of Dissent, "A Reply to an Answer brought in to this
Honorable Committee (December 23, 1645) unto a paper formerly tendered by a
Sub-committee of the Divines of the Assembly," pp. 56-57, emphasis added).
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WESTMINSTER DIVINES & OTHER PURITANS (Gouge, Gataker, et al.)
The Westminster Annotations
and Commentary on the Whole Bible
(6 volumes, 1657)
The original title read: "Annotations Upon
all the Books of the Old and New Testament: This Third, above the First and
Second, Edition so enlarged, As they make an entire Commentary on the Sacred
Scriptures: The like never before published in English. Wherein the Text is
Explained, Doubts Resolved, Scripture Parallel'd, and Various Readings
observed; By the Labour of certain Learned Divines thereunto appointed, and
therein employed, As is expressed in the Preface." The preface (found in
the first volume) recounts not only a short history of
the English Bible, but sets forth the great advantage to true Religion which
accrues (contrary to the mysticism of the Anabaptists and the
anti-intellectualism of the modern backsliding church) when faithful notes are
"bound in" with the Scripture text -- this bringing forth
nothing different than the effect generated (through God's grace) by faithful
preaching, faithful commentaries, faithful creeds, faithful covenants, faithful
confessions, etc. Pointing out that this blessing from God was never more
obvious than in the case of the Geneva Bible ($159.95, leather
hardcover) and its marginal notes (and that the people knew it to be so when
they were left with Bibles without annotations honoring to God), the preface
further states, "hence were divers of the Stationers and Printers of
London induced (by the people--RB) to petition the committee of the Honourable
House of Commons, for licence to print the Geneva notes upon the Bible, or
that some notes might be fitted to the new translation: which was accordingly
granted, with an order for review and correction of those of the Geneva
edition, by leaving out such of them as there was cause to dislike, by clearing
those that were doubtful, and by supplying such as were defective. For which purpose
letters were directed to some of us from the Chair of the Committee for
Religion (in 1648--RB), and personal invitations to others, to undertake and
divide the task among us, and so cometh in our part, whereof we shall give the
world a true and just account in that which followeth." The detailed
account which follows in the preface is fascinating, mentioning, among many
other things, the divines' "use of... the Dutch Bibles... set forth
at... Holland, by order of the States."
The diligence given, the energy expended, the
obvious humility, and the fearful trembling before God's Word which is evident
in these commentators makes this truly a classic Puritan work -- a work of great
value! Just knowing, as Barker points out, that this commentary was "prepared mostly by Westminster divines, by order of
Parliament, at the time of the Assembly" (Puritan Profiles, p. 37), certainly
bodes well for the level of scholarship it contains. Moreover, with Gouge, one
of the most respected English Covenanters at the Assembly playing a major role,
the thoughtful student of Scripture and history ought to take note: for a theological feast of mature Puritan thought surely
awaits those that sup at this table. Esteemed, by the mid-1640's,
"as the father of the London Ministers," Gouge was elected as
Assessor for the Westminster Assembly on Nov. 25, 1647. His detractors
sometimes called him an "arch Puritan" (cf. Ibid., p. 35). Dr. Gouge's
"share of the useful work consisted of Kings, and the subsequent books
down to Esther, inclusive" (Smith, Select Memoirs of English and
Scottish Divines,
p. 534). Most of the others chosen to this work had similar credentials, though
not all exhibit equal proficiency and some later backslid from attainments
reached at this point. Nevertheless, when the commentators were first chosen,
these Annotations were produced by some of the most
qualified English Puritans -- as a historical high water mark for Puritan
scholarship was beginning to crest. Furthermore, in prosecuting this
work the divines note, "therefore we have put ourselves to much more pains
(for many months) in consulting with many more authors, in several languages,
than at first we thought of, that (for the propriety of the original text, for
pertinent and profitable variety of versions, for consonancy of parallel
Scriptures, and for perspicuity in clearing of the darkest places) we might
bring in such observations, as might not only serve to edify the ordinary
reader, but might likewise gratify our brethren of the ministry, at least such
among them, as have not the means to purchase, or leisure to pursue, so many
books, as (by order of the Committee) we were furnished with all, for the
finishing of the work, committed to our hands" (preface). As the work wore
on, however, it became apparent that the original intention (of printing these
annotations as marginal notes in the Bible) would no longer fit the scope and
length of commentary that had been produced. Thus, the notes were not added to
the Scriptures directly, but rather published as a separate commentary (which
we are offering here) -- except that we have divided the work into six volumes
rather than the original two, because of logistics.
Brook calls this a "useful work" and says
of its authors that "several of them were celebrated puritans" (Lives
of the Puritans,
vol. 3, p. 221n). Spurgeon comments that it "contains valuable
remarks" and that "the work is probably less esteemed than it should
be" (Commenting and Commentaries). In "A Narrative of His Life and
Death" prefixed to volume one of Gouge's three volume commentary on
Hebrews ($99.00 HP, $59.99 P), we also find this note, "He was likewise
chosen by a Committee of Parliament, among others, to make Annotations upon the
Bible, being well-known to be a judicious interpreter of Scripture. How well he
hath performed his trust is evident to all that read the annotations from the
beginning of the first book of Kings unto Job, which was his part."
Furthermore, Neal,
in his history, furnishes us with a helpful (though partial) list of each of
the specific authors and books of the Bible they worked on in the Annotations.
He writes, "Those with asterisks were not of the assembly. Rev. Mr. Ley,
subdean of Chester (The commentary on the five books of Moses), Dr. Gouge (1
& 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), *Mr. Meric Casaubon
(The Psalms), Mr Francis Taylor (Proverbs), Dr. Reynolds (Ecclesiastes), *Mr
Smallwood, recommended by archbishop Usher (Solomon's Song), Mr. Gataker
(Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations), *Mr. Pemberton in the first edition and
*Bishop Richardson in the second (Ezekiel, Daniel, and the smaller Prophets),
Mr. Ley (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John), Dr. D. Featly... (St. Paul's Epistles).
There were two other persons concerned in this work, who might probably have
the other parts of Scripture allotted them, not here mentioned, viz. Mr.
Downham and Mr. Reading" (pp. 504-505).
Additionally, as should be evident, the
Annotations were not, strictly speaking, a work of the Westminster Assembly per
se, but rather a work primarily by men who attended the Westminster Assembly -- including a few
others chosen to this task by Parliament. Notwithstanding, we thought it
prudent to title this work in accord with one of the primary names by which it
has come to be commonly known (i.e "The Westminster Annotations"). As
with much of the literature that was produced by those attending the
Westminster Assembly, or by those sympathetic to their work, the modern reader has much to gain by carefully considering
the words of these spiritual giants. This work is no exception and we
pray that this newly published edition will strengthen and unite the church,
turn individuals to righteousness, uplift the family, and help direct the
nations to the covenanting love that surrounded the work at the Westminster
Assembly in the seventeenth century -- and in all this bring glory to God! 2383 (8.5" X
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Resource 2. SMITH,
B.M.
Family Religion, or the
Domestic Relations as Regulated by Christian Principles (1859)
Smith's family was greatly influenced by Samuel Davies. Smith himself was a friend of R.L.
Dabney.
As the editor notes, the importance of this book is seen in the fact that
"[r]eform of the family would soon diffuse itself throughout the whole
constitution of society, a higher tone of morals would be inspired, and not
only would the moral influence of the church be enlarged, but the stability and
security of the state would be perpetuated." Or as the "Directory for
Family Worship," appended to the Westminster Confession, so wisely points
out, "[b]esides the public worship in
congregations, mercifully established in this land in great purity, it is
expedient and necessary that secret worship of each person alone, and private
worship of families, be pressed and set up; that, with national reformation,
the profession and power of godliness, both personal and domestic, be advanced."
This was a prize winning essay, covering, in depth, the family and its duties.
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