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"This collection
of… CDs is a truly astounding accomplishment. There is nothing like this
available to the ordinary Christian on the whole face of the earth. Now, for the first
time ever, ordinary Christians can have direct and near effortless access to the
very cream of Puritan and Reformed, as well as Covenanter, literature... What they used
to say of the Puritan John Flavel's preaching, can be said of these CDs: they
are 'hissing hot'! ... more" (emphases added).
- Dr Jonathan D. Moore,
Cambridge, UK.
(Scholar of
16th and 17th century Calvinistic literature.)
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The
Puritan and Reformed material presented on these CDs is exceptional.
I
am continually amazed at the depth and breadth of information in both
collections, and the rarity of works that I now have at my fingertips.
You
have done an immeasurable service for the Kingdom of Christ in making these CDs
available, and every pastor and theologian should own them without question
(they would be foolhardy to pass them by)."
-
For Christ's Crown and Covenant,
Dr. C.
Matthew McMahon
A Puritan's
Mind Ministries, www.apuritansmind.com
John 5:39,
"...search the Scriptures..."
"Novum
Testamentum in Vetre latet, et in Novo, Vetus patet." Augustine
( "The
New is in the Old concealed, and in the New, the Old revealed." )
* It is SWRB's
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available on CD, so much so that we also distribute a number of their CDs at
discounts. Thus, please don't make more out of our publishing this comment than
is warranted, as this is a comment we received from one of our customers and it
expresses his opinion. As for Ages' work, we rejoice whenever the truth is
published, whether through others or through SWRB (as we play only a very small
part in the revival of classic Reformation, Puritan and Covenanter thought that
is now taking place worldwide through God's marvelous grace). The publication
of the best Reformers and Puritans of the past is one of the greatest needs of
our time, as this extends the blessings that come through faithful preachers
and authors into our day and into the future. Lord willing, the growth in the
publishing of faithful works from the past will help stem the tide of the great
declension and unfaithfulness which we are now witnessing all around us, even
(sadly) among many churches that still call themselves "Presbyterian"
and/or "Reformed." So please pray together with us that our Lord will
multiple the number of faithful publishers and publications, and that He will
give many the heart to stand for the truth no matter the consequences (as He
has done for our faithful forefathers, who resisted Satan and sin unto blood
and even to martyrdom in many cases). -- RB.
"SWRB's
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the history and theology of classic Reformation theology. The collection is
remarkable not only for depth of content, but also for the rarity of many of
the works. Most seminary libraries will not have even a percentage of the works
available on these CD-ROMs. I cannot imagine anyone working in Reformation /
historical theology that would not want to use the Puritan and Reformed
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Grace Bible
College
Grand
Rapids, MI 49509
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customers to take about 1 week off just to peruse the tables of contents for
these CD's, followed by another week off, in order to recover from the
state of shock in which they will find themselves.
In
all seriousness, this collection is almost impossible to describe. It has to be
seen to be believed. As a pastor, my library has just increased
dramatically.
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access to many of the same works for which I would normally need to access
through rare book rooms of theological libraries.
Thank
you for this labor of love. Thank you for making it accessible, both
financially and technologically. May the Lord richly bless you for this service
to his people."
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Yours for the faith,
Pastor David Owen Filson
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (PCA), Nashville, TN
"You
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it available."
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Dr. E. Calvin Beisner
Knox
Theological Seminary
Author and
Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Social Ethics
(Author of: Psalms
of Promise: Celebrating
the Majesty and Faithfulness of God, God in Three Persons, Answers: For Atheists, Agnostics,
and Other Thoughtful Skeptics--Dialogs About Christian Faith and Life, Man,
Economy, and Environment in Biblical Perspective, Where Garden Meets Wilderness:
Evangelical Entry Into the Environmental Debate, Evangelical Heathenism? Examining Contemporary Revivalism, as well as other books, scholarly
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digest some of them. All I can say is, "WOW!" This is truly a
library like no other, and has already paid great dividends not only in my own
personal worship and study, but in my teaching as well. I first balked at the
price, but after seeing the vastness of the material, I almost feel as though
I'm robbing you!
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Full
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This
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like this available to the ordinary Christian on the whole face of the earth.
Now,
for the first time ever, ordinary Christians can have direct and near
effortless access to the very cream of Puritan and Reformed, as well as
Covenanter, literature.
These
books are often in fascinating first editions and many are electronically
linked and indexed for the first time. The ordinary Christian may here dig
into a simply staggering wealth of literature, from devotional and sermonic
material to technical and scholarly works. Even in the days of the Long Reformation
itself ordinary Christians didn't get to see this kind of library -- most
couldn't read for a start, and even those who could, would never have been able
to afford to buy even a hundredth part of the material on these CDs. Truly we
are without excuse!
And
the significance of this collection goes even beyond that. No longer do we have
to wait for modern Reformed publishing houses to predict that a particular
Reformation or Puritan book will be sufficiently popular to make it economical
to reprint, or to deem it "safe" enough to be let loose on the modern
evangelical church. Rather, we are now able to see for ourselves the whole
range of the Puritan and Reformed publishing enterprise, including views that
are usually suppressed by most modern devotees of "Puritan" piety!
Buy
these CDs while you can, and find out for yourself what the First and Second
Reformations were really all about! You'll be truly amazed, and, by God's
grace, will grow from being an ordinary Christian to being an extraordinary
one. What they used to say of the Puritan John Flavel's preaching, can be
said of these CDs: they are "hissing hot"!
-
Dr Jonathan D. Moore, Cambridge, UK.
(Scholar of
16th and 17th century Calvinistic literature.)
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Many more comments on the SWRB's CD sets
(by the Banner of Truth magazine, Calvin Beisner [Professor of
Historical Theology and Social Ethics at Knox Theological Seminary], Dr. E.P.
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- The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined,
Defended, and Documented, Second (Special 40th Anniversary) Edition, Updated and
Expanded (p. 76, 2004, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company) by David
N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, and S. Lance Quinn, Foreword by Roger Nicole,
Afterword by John MacArthur (emphases added).
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"This
collection of 62 CDs is a truly astounding accomplishment. There is nothing
like this available to the ordinary Christian on the whole face of the earth.
Now, for the first
time ever, ordinary Christians can have direct and near effortless access to
the very cream of Puritan and Reformed, as well as Covenanter, literature.
These books are
often in fascinating first editions and many are electronically linked and
indexed for the first time. The ordinary Christian may here dig into a simply
staggering wealth of literature, from devotional and sermonic material to
technical and scholarly works. Even in the days of the Long Reformation itself
ordinary Christians didn't get to see this kind of library -- most couldn't
read for a start, and even those who could, would never have been able to
afford to buy even a hundredth part of the material on these CDs. Truly we are
without excuse!
And the
significance of this collection goes even beyond that. No longer do we have to
wait for modern Reformed publishing houses to predict that a particular
Reformation or Puritan book will be sufficiently popular to make it economical
to reprint, or to deem it "safe" enough to be let loose on the modern
evangelical church. Rather, we are now able to see for ourselves the whole
range of the Puritan and Reformed publishing enterprise, including views that
are usually suppressed by most modern devotees of "Puritan" piety!
Buy these CDs while
you can, and find out for yourself what the First and Second Reformations were
really all about! You'll be truly amazed, and, by God's grace, will grow from
being an ordinary Christian to being an extraordinary one.
What they used to
say of the Puritan John Flavel's preaching, can be said of these CDs: they are
'hissing hot'!"
- Dr. Jonathan D. Moore, Cambridge, UK.
(Scholar of 16th and 17th century Calvinistic
literature.)
Many more comments on the Reformation Bookshelf CD set of 30 CDs can be
found at the end of the page at: http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/reformation-bookshelf-CDs.htm.
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Life of William Cunningham (1871)
Cunningham was Principal and Professor of Theology and Church History at New
College, Edinburgh, during the mid-1800's. His four volume Works include the
magisterial two volume set Historical Theology, Discussions on Church
Principles and The Reformers and the Theology of the Reformation. A volume of
his Sermons is also in print. In Iain Murray's introduction to Historical
Theology he points out that "[i]n the days of Cunningham and Bannerman,
New College, Edinburgh, rose to be the finest theological college in Europe."
Furthermore, concerning Cunningham's work in the General Assembly of 1832, he
writes, "and once more a young man arose to deliver a historic speech.
Like Begg he was a new-comer to the Assembly's debates, but his tall figure and
mass of curly hair quickly identified him as 'Cunningham of Greenock.' When he
sat down two hours later there was no mistaking the feeling of the Moderates.
"That's Andrew come back," exclaimed one! Others were forced to think
of young George Gillespie of the 17th century, who, having just arrived in
London, in riding boots and with whip still in hand, delivered such a speech in
the Westminster Assembly that his opponent the great Selden declared:
"This young man, by a single speech, has swept away the learning and
labour of my life!" "Those who heard Cunningham's speech that
day", write his biographers, ëspeak of it with wonder to this day. Such
power, wealth, and precision of language they had never heard.'" "In
his first six years at Edinburgh he read and carefully classified 530 distinct volumes,
not to mention pamphlets or magazines." Cunningham's works are still much
sought after today.
(Rare bound photocopy) $59.95-70%=$17.99 (US funds)
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Withhold Not Correction
The title is taken from Proverbs 28:13. It is this biblical command that the
author of this straightforward book holds up as a guide for all parents who
experience doubt and indecision in their roles as disciplinarians. The author,
a father and pastor, also exposes the emptiness of much contemporary advice on
child-rearing. Each chapter contains review and response question making it an
ideal tool for either group study or personal development. Jay Adams wrote the
forward.
(Softcover) $14.95 (US funds)
RAYNOLDS, JOHN
A Defense of the Judgement of
the Reformed Churches That a Man May Lawfully Not Only Put Away His Wife for
Her Adultery, But Also Marry Another (1610)
This title defends the classic Reformed position
and will be very useful in refuting the errors (on this point) of everyone from
Rome and the Jesuits to the Protestant Reformed churches of our day. Compares
the Reformed position with that of Rome, examines the Scriptures, the church
fathers, and answers Romish objections. Also, refutes (in 70 pages) the Jesuit
Bellarmine (and others), demonstrating how Bellarmine, "depraveth
Scriptures, misalleges Fathers, and abuses reason to the perverting of the
truth of God, and poisoning of his church with error." The historic
Reformed position defended in this book was later summarized in the Westminster
Confession of Faith, (chapter 24),
V. Adultery or fornication, committed after a
contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent
party to dissolve that contract. In the case of adultery after marriage, it is
lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce, and after the divorce to
marry another, as if the offending party were dead.
VI. Although the corruption of man be such as is
apt to study arguments, unduly to put asunder those whom God hath joined
together in marriage; yet nothing but adultery, or such willful desertion as
can no way be remedied by the Church or civil magistrate, is cause sufficient
of dissolving the bond of marriage; wherein a public and orderly course of
proceeding is to be observed; and the persons concerned in it, not left to
their own wills and discretion in their own case.
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REED, KEVIN
Biblical Church Government
"This is the best short
statement (of Presbyterian principles of church government) we have ever
seen," noted the Banner of Truth magazine.
It covers the basic principles
of Presbyterian church government:
(1.) scriptural
church officers
(2.) church courts
(3.) confessional
standards
(4.) church
membership.
Second (expanded) edition.
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REED, KEVIN
Biblical Worship
"The Protestant Reformation was a conflict over many critical
issues. And of all the issues contested between Romanists and the reformers, no
issue was more crucial than the question of true worship" (Reed, John
Knox the Forgotten Reformer, p. 37).
This book explains the two preeminent characteristics of all faithful corporate
worship, as seen both in the OT and in the NT. It also contains an excellent
section on disputed aspects of worship. This section, in particular, is
very valuable, in that it shows how many non-Romanist communions today have
actually rejected the Reformation and adopted Rome's presuppositions regarding
worship. 80 pages.
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The Canterbury Tales
Interacts with James Jordan's Geneva Papers on worship. An excellent expose
demonstrating how Jordan's views on worship are seriously flawed and how his
writings "often show more charity toward Papists, than toward the Reformed
faith." Reed wades through the many contradictions found in Jordan's
writings, to show that corruption of the Reformed faith is most evident in
three major areas: 1. the repudiation of the Reformed regulative principle of
worship; 2. the attempt to introduce superstitions and unwarranted practices
into the church; and 3. the rejection of confessional Presbyterianism.
Elaborating, Reed notes that "the primary indication of the Tyler (this
was first written in 1984) corruption of worship is seen in their repudiation
of the Reformed regulative principle of worship. This repudiation is manifest
in four ways: by false portrayals of the regulative principle; by a failure to
make proper distictions within the regulative principle; by a faulty pairing of
Reformed and Anabaptist notions; and by a failure to deal exegetically with the
scriptural position of the reformers (and the Reformed confessions) on the
topic of worship... Moreover, Mr. Jordan does not stop with the repudiation of
the Reformed regulative principle. He goes on with a program to reintroduce
within the church many superstitions and unwarrranted practices" (pp. 4,
24). This is not surprising, for as historical teaches, when you reject
Scriptural institutions of worship, you of necessity must replace them with
some form of man-made, idolatrous, ceremony or rite; building monuments to
antichrist and the false prophets of the past! This very fact is illustrated by
Reed when he writes, "It is also quite telling that Mr. Jordan acknoledges
his affinity with Lutheran and Anglican forms of worship, in preference to
others (Geneva Papers, #25). Lutheran/Anglican worship is built on an entirely
different presupposition than Reformed worshiip. The Lutheran/Anglican position
holds that we may worship God by various means, as long as what we are doing is
not explicitly forbidden in scripture (this error of Jordan's can also be seen
in his Sociology of the Church, when after paying lip service to the regulative
principle (p. XX) he then repeatedly argues for the introduction of idoltry in
worship on the basis. This is a good introduction to historic Reformed worship,
using Jordan as an example of what misguided zeal (and a great deal of
ignorance) can produce in this area. Reed writes clearly and has a very good
grasp of the Scriptural and historical data concerning worship issues. Reed
also includes an excellent bibliography which clearly demonstrates the point at
issue, showing that Jordan has jettisoned the historic Reformed view of the
regulative principle (as have most modern Reformed churches and Christian
Reconstructionists), all his protests to the contrary notwithstanding. This
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Christmass: A Biblical Critique
Co-authored by Michael Schneider, this books argues that Christmas is
essentially a pagan holiday; and that its religious elements foster an
imitation gospel which actually keeps the world from understanding the true
gospel. Committed to sola Scriptura and a desire to maintain the purity of
Scriptural worship, it contains a historical survey of the Pagan roots of this
Roman Catholic holy-day. Numerous citations concerning Protestant opposition to
"ho-ho" are cited, demonstrating that the basis of Protestant
opposition to holy-days arises out of a proper understanding of the fourth
commandment ó for God alone has the authority to mark out or decree special
religious (i.e. holy or separated) days. And this is exactly what he has done
with the Lord's day, giving us 52 holy days per year. Whenever other
"holy-days" are decreed, by human authority, worship deteriorates,
the regulative principle is ignored, and a low view of the Sabbath often
prevails. It is interesting to note that among the Puritans, colonial
magistrates in New England banned the public celebration of the Christmass in
these words, cited from one of their public notices: "The observance of
Christmas having been deemed a Sacrilege... and similar Satanical Practices are
hereby forbidden with the Offender liable to a Fine of FIVE SHILLINGS."
Gillespie waxes eloquent on this matter, including festival days among those
"ceremonies that are unlawful, because they sort us with idolaters,"
writing, "by communicating with idolaters in their rites and ceremonies,
we ourselves become guilty of idolatry; even as Ahaz, 2 Kings 16:10, was an
idolater, eo ipso, that he took the pattern of an altar from idolaters.
Forasmuch, then, as kneeling before the consecrated bread, the sign of the
cross, surplice, festival days, bishopping, bowing down to the altar,
administration of the sacraments in private places, etc., are the wares of
Rome, the baggage of Babylon, the trinkets of the whore, the badges of Popery,
the ensigns of Christ's enemies, and the very trophies of antichrist, -- we
cannot conform, communicate and symbolise with the idolatrous Papists in the
use of the same, without making ourselves idolaters by participation. Shall the
chaste spouse of Christ take upon her the ornaments of the whore? Shall the
Israel of God symbolise with her who is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt?
Shall the Lord's redeemed people wear the ensigns of their captivity? Shall the
saints be seen with the mark of the beast? Shall the Christian church be like
the antichristian, the holy like the profane, religion like superstition, the
temple of God like the synagogue of Satan?" (A Dispute Against English
Popish Ceremonies, in Gillespie's Works volume one, p. 80). The Spirit speaking
in the Scriptures ought to determine our practices, and not emotions or
traditions of men, thus we hope that you will give this book a fair hearing.
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