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Reformation
Worship, the Regulative Principle (RPW), Iconoclasm, etc.
"If it be
asked, then, by what things chiefly the Christian religion has a standing
amongst us, and maintains its truth, it will be found that the following two
not only occupy the principal place, but comprehend under them all the other
parts, and consequently the whole substance of Christianity, viz., a knowledge first, of the right way to worship God; and
secondly of the source from which salvation is to be sought. When these are
kept out of view, though we may glory in the name of Christians, our profession
is empty and vain."
- John Calvin as cited in War
Against the Idols
(book on sale at http://www.swrb.com/catalog/e.htm), p. 198 (emphases added). Carlos Eire
is citing from Calvin's On the Necessity of Reforming the Church, which is FREE ONLINE at: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/NRC_ch00.htm,.
+ More FREE ONLINE BOOKS and
FREE MP3s by John Calvin are listed at:
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Biblical Worship by
Kevin Reed (Written with a clear view of
upholding the biblical tradition of Reformation worship -- with the life and
death struggle that was a backdrop to the Reformers war against the idols
clearly in mind. Touches on a number of controversial issues that have arisen
as human innovations in worship have become commonplace in contemporary church
life -- even among those that still fancy being known as Reformed.)
Foundation For Reformation: The Regulative Principle Of Worship -
Greg L. Price
Free at: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/REFORMATION-RPW-GP.htm
Regulative Principle of Worship in the New Testament by Greg Price (Puritan Worship series)
- FREE MP3 at: http://tinyurl.com/346pb
or at http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=380119184
Regulative Principle of Worship in the Old Testament by Greg Price (Puritan Worship series)
- FREE MP3 at: http://tinyurl.com/2moyh
or at http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=380103046
FREE PURITAN WORSHIP SERIES (57 free MP3s!) by Greg Price, Greg
Barrow and R. J. George at: http://tinyurl.com/26fgn
or at http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?speakerWithinSource=&keyword=swrb&keyworddesc=Still+Waters+Revival+Books&currsection=sermonssource&AudioOnly=false&SourceOnly=true&keywordwithin=puritan+worship
(inlcudes seven sermons on exclusive Psalmody).
Seven free MP3
sermons on EXCLUSIVE PSALMODY by GREG PRICE:
1.
Exclusive Psalmody 1/7 (Inspired Song vs. Uninspired Song)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=4300122819
2. Exclusive Psalmody 2/7 (God's Covenant Songs in Worship)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=530119268
3. Exclusive Psalmody 3/7 (Sufficiency of the Psalter)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=52101194038
4. Exclusive Psalmody 4/7 (Exclusive Psalmody & the Regulative
Principle)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=52501212814
5. Exclusive Psalmody 5/7 (Exclusive Psalmody in Church History)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=6180103919
6. Exclusive Psalmody 6/7 (& the Westminster Standards)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=6180151425
7. Exclusive Psalmody 7/7 (Objections to Exclusive Psalmody Answered)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=62501134616
Worship: The Regulative Principle of
Worship in History by Reg Barrow (Discusses the very foundation of all faithful public worship.
Dovetails splendidly with Calvin's Necessity of Reforming the Church.
Cites numerous examples from Reformation history (Calvin, Knox, Owen, the
Westminster Divines, etc.) exhibiting the Reformation consensus regarding the
basis of biblical faithfulness in this area. A good short, easy-reading
introduction to this topic.)
Psalm Singing in Scripture &
History by Reg Barrow
(Discusses Reformed worship-song in the context of the regulative principle of
worship [Sola Scriptura in Worship]. Defends exclusive Psalmody
from Scripture and the writings and testimony of the most prominent Reformers.)
+++ FREE The Psalms of David in Metre
(being the Scottish Metrical Psalter, first authorized by the Westminster
Divines and then also by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland [in
1650], with notes by John Brown of Haddington.)
Psalm Tunes (Audio MP3s) Categorized By Common Metre
The Puritan View of the Scottish Metrical Psalter
“The translation that is now put into thy hands cometh nearest to the
original of any that we have seen.”
Thomas Manton, John Owen, William Jenkyn, Thomas Watson, Matthew Poole, and
other Puritans in London at the time of the Westminster Assembly in a preface
to the first edition of the Scottish Metrical Version.
Robert Murray McCheyne on the Scottish Metrical Version
“It is truly an admirable translation from the Hebrew, and is frequently
more correct than the prose version.”
Robert Murray McCheyne (’No mean Hebrew
scholar’), quoted in The Exclusive Claims of David’s Psalms, by William Sommerville, p. 183.
24 Proofs that Family-Worship is a Duty
Required by the Law of God by John Brown of Wamphray
Family
Worship - From the Minutes of The Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1914.
OF THE SECOND COMMANDMENT. by Thomas Boston (excerpted from his Commentary on the
Shorter Catechism at http://www.swrb.com/catalog/b.htm)
Free at: http://www.truecovenanter.com/sermons/bostoncommand2.html
The Puritan Principle of Worship by Dr. William Young
http://apuritansmind.com/PuritanWorship/YoungWilliamPuritanRegulativePrinciple.htm
A Warning Against the False and
Dangerous Views of James Jordan Concerning Worship: A Book Review of Kevin
Reed's Canterbury Tales by Reg Barrow
JAMES JORDAN'S LITURGICAL
ANTINOMIANISM - THE ROMANIZING VIEWS OF JAMES JORDAN (John Frame, Doug Wilson,
Jeff Meyers, Steve Schlissel, et al.) ON WORSHIP AND HIS INTERPRETIVE MAXIMALISM REFUTED
http://www.sermonaudio.com/new_details3.asp?ID=15302
An Essay on Psalmody by Dr. William
Romaine
The Psalms: the Divinely Authorized and
Exclusive Manual of Praise by Dr. W.I. Wishart
“The main subject of
these songs [are] the glorious things of the gospel, as is evident by the
interpretation often put upon them, and the use that is made of them in the New
Testament. For there is no other book of the Old Testament that is so often
quoted in the New Testament as the book of Psalms. Here Christ is spoken of in
multitudes of songs.”
- Jonathan Edwards (Puritan)
Answers to Steve
Schlissel's Denial of Reformation Worship at:
Steve Schlissel Versus Reformation
Worship (Super Sale) by Reg Barrow
http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/steve-schlissel.htm
Rev.
Steve Schlissel's Flawed Conception of the Regulative Principle of Worship
Corrupts His Arguments: A Letter To A Ruling Elder (PCA) From A Ruling Elder
(Formerly PCA) by
Bill Mencarow
A Brief Critique of Steven M. Schlissel's Articles Against
the Regulative Principle of Worship
by Brian Schwertley
- Full article at http://reformedonline.com/view/reformedonline/schlissel.htm
+ FREE MP3s (Must listening!):
A. Steve Schlissel on the Regulative Principle, Part 1 - Brian Schwertley
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=1290617213
B. Steve Schlissel on the Regulative Principle, Part 2 - Brian Schwertley
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=2506182929
The Regulative Principle of
Worship and Christmas by Brian Schwertley (This book is must reading if you are a Christian
[especially if you are a Calvinist, as this book deals with the sovereignty
of God over worship] and
you are studying Christmas or any of the worship issues! Schwertley also makes
the application of Sola Scriptura to worship in this important work.)
FREE ebook at: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/CHRISTMAS.htm
“…a form and order of a reformed church limited within the compass of
God’s Word, which our saviour hath left unto us as only sufficient to govern
all our actions by; so that what so ever is added to this word by man’s device,
seem it never so good, holy, or beautiful, yet before God… it is evil, wicked,
and abominable.”
- The Puritan Exiles at Geneva, The Form of Prayers and Ministrations
of Sacraments, etc., Used in the English Congregation at Geneva
MANY FREE PURITAN and REFORMED RESOURCES (Books, MP3s and
Articles)
Against Pagan and
Roman Catholic Holy Days (Holidays) Like Christmas and Easter.
Free at http://www.swrb.com/newslett/freebook/holyday.htm
The Canterbury Tales by Kevin Reed
(Refutes James Jordan and others who reject the regulative principle of
worship.)
Doug Wilson's Five Questions on the
Regulative Principle of Worship Answered by Reg Barrow
(Barrow answers five questions that Wilson has been repeating in opposition to
the classic, creedal, Presbyterian and Reformed understanding of the regulative
principle of worship. Excerpted from: Saul in the Cave of Adullam: A Testimony Against the
Fashionable Sub-Calvinism of Doug Wilson (Editor of Credenda/Agenda Magazine); and, for Classical Protestantism
and the Attainments of the Second Reformation.)
Gradual Reformation Intolerable: A Brief Inquiry into the Actions of Luther
and the Writings of Calvin in Reforming the Church Against False Worship by Dr.
C. Matthew McMahon (at
"A Puritan's Mind")
Free at: http://tinyurl.com/y60i or at http://www.apuritansmind.com/Reformation/McMahonGradualReformationIntolerable.htm
Martin Luther and Psalm Singing by David Steele
(Did Luther and the Reformation Lutherans practice exclusive Psalmody? What
about Luther's hymns? Where and when were they used? ANSWERS HERE.)
Martin
Luther on the Regulative Principle of Worship by Martin Luther
The Geneva Bible, Psalmody and More Credenda/Agenda Inaccuracies Answered by Larry Birger
Would John Calvin Excommunicate John
Frame? by Reg
Barrow
(In this short letter Reg Barrow replies to an inquirer [on Knox Ring] asking
for comments concerning John Frame's claim [in his book on worship] that the
traditional Puritan view of the regulative principle is a
"minimalist" view of worship. Also noted in the this post was James
Jordan's assertion that the classic view of the regulative principle is sectarian.
Barrow, in the short space allotted on KR, begins to demonstrate how both Frame
and Jordan have apostatized and would have been rejected by the Presbyterian
and Reformed wing of the Reformation.)
Presbyterian Worship: Old and New by Kevin Reed (A Review and Commentary upon Worship
in Spirit and Truth, a
book by John Frame. Reed shows how Frame has abandoned the Reformation, both
scripturally and confessionally, in regard to worship. He also gives an
excellent summary of historic Reformed views and then contrasts them with the
novel ideas now being touted by Frame.)
Saul in the Cave of Adullam: A
Testimony Against the Fashionable Sub-Calvinism of Doug Wilson (Editor of Credenda/Agenda Magazine); and, for Classical
Protestantism and the Attainments of the Second Reformation by Reg Barrow
FREE PDF FILE: Saul in the Cave: A Debate
between Doug Wilson and Reg Barrow on Worship, Church Government, etc.
Calvin, Close Communion and the Coming
Reformation by
Reg Barrow (Shows how
Calvin practiced close communion and how the biblical view of this ordinance is
intended to purify the individual, church and state. Refutes the Popish and
paedocommunion heresies [regarding this sacrament], as well as all views of
open communion.)
Mel Gibson's
Vivid, Blasphemous and Idolatrous Deception: The Passion of the Christ Movie by
Richard Bennett
(Richard Bennett, an ex-Roman
Catholic priest who is now a Calvinist,
provides a strong biblical warning against Gibson's new Roman Catholic/Jesuit
movie, The Passion of the Christ [which is based on the visions of the
Catholic mystic Anne Emmerich].
Bennett shows how this movie
violates the second commandment
and is an idolatrous, blasphemous and deceitful film, fully in keeping with Antichrist's
[the Papacy's] aims to replace the authority of the Word of God [and salvation
by sovereign grace] with the authority and idolatrous images of the Papacy ]and
its false religion of works, which God hates].
This film also renews the
classic battle between the historic Reformed Faith [on the side of the Word of
God and Sola Scriptura]
and Romanism [and this harlot's images, idols and superstitions].
Moreover, Bennett notes,
"In Catholicism and in the
Passion movie, willfully putting together the sacrifice of the cross with the
sacrifice of the Mass produces a dramatic and a theatrical lie.") OFFSITE
FREE MP3 AT: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=22304205957
Pictures of Christ and Idolatry by Greg Price
(Defends the position of the Protestant Reformation against the use of pictures
and images of Christ, in opposition to Roman Catholicism and the first century
Gnostics.) OFFSITE
FREE MP3 AUDIO at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=32401164443
Understanding the Scriptural Principle
of Worship by
Henry Sikkema (Something
for our Continental Reformed brethren, with plenty of Scriptural proof for the
regulative principle of worship.)
The Covenanted Reformation Defended
Against Contemporary Schismatics
by Greg Barrow (Greg Price, Reg Barrow and Larry Birger) A phenomenal work -- especially
regarding the sacraments! This is the clearest work on the Reformation view of
the sacraments that we have ever seen. Also deals with others aspects of
worship, such as the ordinance of covenanting, preaching, etc. This book, of
over 300 [8.5" X 11"] pages, is also offered as a cerlox bound
photocopy [$14.98 US funds] or a Hardcover photocopy [$25.00 US funds].)
"The Whole Manner of
Worship..." Worship and the Sufficiency of Scripture in Belgic Confession
Article 7 by Wes
Bredenhof (1997) (A
great work for everyone interested in Reformed worship, but especially for
those with a continental Reformed background. Dispels the idea that the
regulative principle of worship "is something peculiar to the so-called
Presbyterian tradition." This work demonstrates that the regulative
principle of worship was an indispensable and foundational part of the
Protestant Reformation -- being connected as it was to the battle over the
sufficiency of Scripture. More specifically Bredenhof also proves that
"the regulative principle is in fact found... in Article 7 of the Belgic
Confession." Bredenhof writes, "(t)he regulative principle was a
foundational truth in the contentions of the Reformed during the 16th century,
and as such it should not surprise us to find it here in the Belgic Confession.
Moreover, the relationship between the sufficiency of Scripture and worship
further elucidates this significance, for it is the Reformational principle of sola
Scriptura which is
foundational for the regulative principle. Without the sufficiency of Scripture
the regulative principle falls flat" (p. 21). Additionally, the author
encourages the reader to hearken back to the old Reformed confessional
standards [as they are agreeable to Scripture] and to "remove not the
ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set" (Prov. 22:28). This is an
important book for today as the old paths of Reformed worship are under attack
from not only the classic enemies of the Reformed faith [such as Rome], but
also, in many cases, from those (like Steve Schlissel, John Frame, Doug Wilson,
etc.) that pretend to the name Reformed regarding worship, when in actuality they are
"teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" [Matt. 15:9]. Also
available as a cerlox bound photocopy for $2.99 [US funds] or as a Hardcover
photocopy OUT OF PRINT for $14.00 [US funds]).
Family Worship by Kerry Ptacek (A number of citations from historic
Reformed folk [John Knox, Matthew Henry, Jonathan Edwards, etc.] covering the
period from 100 AD to 1912 AD regarding family worship.)
The Necessity of Reforming the Church
(1543) by John
Calvin
A Book Review of John Calvin's Shunning
the Unlawful Rites of the Ungodly and Preserving the Purity of the Christian
Religion by
Wes Bredenhof
A Faithful Admonition to the
Professors of God's Truth in England (1554) by John Knox
Of Uniformity In Religion, Worship of
God, and Church Government
by George Gillespie
Knox's Call to the Ministry and First
Public Debate (1547)
with an editor's note by Kevin Reed
Plain Reasons for Presbyterians
Dissenting from the Revolution Church of Scotland. Also, Their Principles
Concerning Civil Government, and the Difference Betwixt the Reformation and
Revolution Principles (1731)
by Andrew Clarkson (The
table of contents contained in this file can serve as a kind of summary of
second Reformation thought concerning the church, state, separation, schism,
worship, civil dissent, church planting, opposition to idolatry and tyranny,
and much more!)
The Warrant and Nature of Public
Worship by
Benjamin Morgan Palmer
(A sermon preached on 9 October 1853 in Columbia, South Carolina.)
A Brotherly Testimony Against the Use
of Instrumental Accompaniment In Public Worship by Larry Birger (Birger notes, "This letter was
written to my friend's former pastor. It was subsequently forwarded to the
elders of his former church, a small congregation in the Orthodox Presbyterian
Church. This friend had initially absented himself from corporate worship due
to their use of instrumental accompaniment, and [like me: see "Why the PCA is Not a Duly
Constituted Church and Why Faithful Christians Should Separate From This
Corrupt 'Communion'"]
upon further study of the matter of the lawful constitution requisite for a
church to claim lawful authority from Christ [see Calvin's Institutes, Book IV, Chapter 2, Section 12, and my
piece against the PCA], determined that no such lawful authority exists in the
Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The use of instrumental accompaniment in the
corporate worship of God's people was recognized unanimously by historic
reformed writers as a return to the Judaizing ceremonies of the Roman Catholic
and Episcopal (i.e. Prelatic) Churches. This was also the opinion of the
ancient church, and even Aquinas is cited as excluding their use for this
reason. Thus, Dabney comments [in his review of John Girardeau's book on the
subject], "Christ and His apostles ordained the musical worship of the New
Dispensation without any sort of musical instrument, enjoining only the singing
with the voice of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Hence such instruments
are excluded from Christian worship. Such has been the creed of all
churches, and in all ages,
except for the Popish communion after it had reached the nadir of its
corruption at the end of the thirteenth century, and of its prelatic imitators
[my emphases]." It is a sad commentary on the disposition of the church
and its leaders when those who glory in the name, 'reformed', wish to argue us
back into the principles and practices of the Romish whore, and of her
illegitimate offspring (Rev. 17 & 18). May God bless this little work to
encourage the faithful to the recovering of our ecclesiastical heritage, to a
return to the old paths wherein is rest for our souls (Jer. 6:16)."
Instrumental Music in Public Worship:
The Views of John Calvin
by John Calvin and John Girardeau
Instrumental Music in Public Worship:
The History Surrounding the Westminster Assembly by John Girardeau
Instrumental Music in Public Worship:
The Heresy of Instrumental Music
by John Girardeau
The Introduction of Instrumental Music
into the Worship of the Free Church Unscriptural, Unconstitutional, and
Inexpedient by
John Kennedy D.D.
(A speech delivered in the free presbytery of Dingwall.)
“Singing with instruments was typical, and so a
ceremonial worship, and therefore is ceased. But singing with the heart and
voice is moral worship…”
- John Cotton (Puritan), Singing Psalms
– A Gospel Ordinance
THE TRUE WORSHIP
OF THE LIVING & TRUE GOD
(Many free resources).
Introductory Essay to John Knox's True
and False Worship by Kevin Reed (Reed writes that "[t]he Protestant
Reformation was a conflict over many critical issues. Of all the issues
contested between Romanists and Reformers, no issue was more crucial than the
question of true worship. John Knox displayed a preeminent concern for worship.
Throughout his ministry, the Reformer proclaimed the scriptural law of worship:
all forms of worship [and all religious ceremonies] must possess clear
scriptural warrant, if they are to be admitted as valid means of worship. This
concept has subsequently been called the regulative principle of worship,
because it regulates our approach to God in worship." This introductory
essay shows how " [t]he example of Knox stands as a sharp rebuke to
Christians in the present day. It illustrates the need to think about our
worship.")
Family Worship
by Thomas Manton (The Epistle to the
Reader of the Westminster Confession of Faith.)
Spanish Metrical Psalms ("The
Genevan ones are LeQuesne's translation [metrification] for singing.")
http://www.iglesiareformada.com/Salterio_Ginebra.html
Spanish Psalms (Non-metrified
Psalms as translated by Valdes)
http://www.iglesiareformada.com/Valdes-Salterio.html
“For
God is not worshiped of us, but when it is his will to accept our worship: and
it is not his will to accept our worship, but when it is according to his
will.”
- William Perkins (Puritan), A Golden Chain, or
the Description of Theology
FOR FURTHER STUDY:
Reformation Worship Sale
http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/reformation-worship.htm
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the regulative principle of worship.
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HALL, ARCHIBALD
Gospel Worship: Being An
Attempt to Exhibit the Scriptural View of the Nature, Obligations, Manner, and
Ordinances, of the Worship of God, In the New Testament (2 volumes, 1770)
Hall writes, "I am not ashamed to declare myself a warm conscientious
friend of the reformation-system of doctrine, worship, discipline,and
government, which is publicly professed in the church of Scotland, and
delineated in the Confession of faith and Catechisms, in the Directory for the
worship of God, and in the Form of Presbyterial church-government,--all
composed by the Assembly convened at Westminster (1643-1647). But my attachment
to this system arises, neither from the authority of that assembly, nor from a
devoted regard to my connections, whom I honour and esteem in the Lord; but
from the conviction, upon enquiry, that this system, for which our ancestors so
nobly contended, is founded upon, and agreeable to the oracles of God"
(preface. iv-v). Chapters cover: Reading the Scripture; Preaching; Hearing the
Word Preached; Singing of Praises; Prayer; Public Blessing of the Congregation;
the Sacraments in General; Baptism; the Lord's Supper; Observation of the
Lord's Day; Times of Thanksgiving; Religious Fasts; Ministerial Visitations of
the Flock; Ministerial Visitation of the Sick; Of Catechizing; Of Social
Religious Meetings; Of Family Religion; Of Personal Religion; Of Liberality to
the Poor; Of Swearing by the Name of God; Of Vowing to the Lord; Of Casting of
Lots. Appendices cover: Love-feasts; the Holy Kiss; Washing the Disciples Feet;
and Abstaining from Blood. 868 pages.
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BUSHELL, MICHAEL
The Songs of Zion: A
Contemporary Case for Exclusive Psalmody
Contains one of the best explanations of the Scriptural law of worship (also
known as the regulative principle of worship) in print today. For this and a
number of other reasons this is one of the most significant books published
this century concerning worship! Furthermore, it demonstrates and defends (from
Scripture, history and the creeds) the Reformation practice of exclusive
Psalmody. It dovetails splendidly with Eire's celebrated War Against the Idols,
setting forth foundational principles that lay at the very heart of Reformation
thought, theology and practice. For as Bushell points out, "Purity of
worship and uniformity of worship go hand in hand because they are both founded
upon the assumption that the Scriptures contain clear, sufficient and
authoritative directions as to the proper way of worshiping God. The diversity
of worship practice that we see in our churches arises ultimately from a denial
of this assumption, and it constitutes, therefore, a denial of a central aspect
of the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture. There is much more at stake,
then, in this whole discussion than the mere observance or non-observance of a
few external rites" (2nd edition, 1993, p. 3). If you are a Calvinist and
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Some
Additional Customer Comments on SWRB's CD sets (Reformation, Calvinism,
Protestant, Puritan).
"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.)
"The
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have ever made.
They are much more than I expected!! I am having a wonderful time reading and
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"The
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"In
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Missionary working in Hatyai, Southern Thailand
Full
SWRB CD comment from Dr. McMahon:
"I
have been systematically working through reading the Puritan and Reformed CDs I
purchased.
I must say, there is nothing like them
available anywhere.
It is the most amazing collection of works I
know of in one package to date.
In
my opinion, it far surpasses Ages Software and their collections.*
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
opinion that Ages has done an excellent job in making various Reformed works 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
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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.
As a Ph.D. student in Puritan and Post-Reformation studies, I have immediate
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."
-
Yours for the faith,
Pastor David Owen Filson
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (PCA), Nashville, TN
"You
all are doing a wonderful service by making all these materials so readily
available. Having them on my hard drive is BETTER than having access to a
rare book library with all of them in hand... I have found the CD set
invaluable as a tool of scholarship. So once again I commend you brothers for making
it available."
-
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
papers, and contributions to various anthologies).
"It's
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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!
I
pray that the Lord will allow you to get these materials into the hands of as
many ministers as possible."
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Email from SC, USA
Full
SWRB CD comment from Dr. Moore:
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.)
"This
side of eternity I'll never be able to repay the favor you have done mankind by
bringing these... CDs together.
The
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Gospel Commentators than I have in 18 years of Christian life. After reading some of
the Puritan CDs I have to get the Reformation set if it kills me. A fire is
burning within me. These... CDs are liable to start a revival fire unseen in
any generation... the Gospel in its pure form is seen in these... CDs.
Sir,
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I
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Email from the USA
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I am amazed at the quality and quantity of
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God
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work may not be mistaken to be wrought by the might of men, but by his Spirit.
His strength is perfected in weakness."
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Email from Colorado
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