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You
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Matthew McMahon
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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." )
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and/or "Reformed." So please pray together with us that our Lord will
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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
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Many more comments on the SWRB's CD sets (by
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Historical Theology and Social Ethics at Knox Theological Seminary], Dr. E.P.
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"Now I beseech you,
brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the
(Apostolic--RB) doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them" (Romans
16:17).
JOHN
CALVIN ON SEPARATION FROM FALSE WORSHIP (i.e.
worship not based on the second commandment or what is now called the
regulative principle of worship) AND WORSHIPPING PRIVATELY
(IN YOUR HOME)
Some one will
therefore ask me what counsel I would like to give
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God purely, but is forced by the common practice to accommodate
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if he could. . . . If someone has no way to depart, I would counsel him to
consider whether it would be possible for him to
abstain from all idolatry in order to preserve himself pure and
spotless toward God in both body and soul. Then let
him worship God in private, praying him to restore his poor church
to its right estate.
From: John Calvin, Come Out From Among Them, The Anti-Nicodemite
Writings of John Calvin, "A
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Resource 1.
McFEETERS, J.C.
Sketches of the Covenanters (1913)
Stirring accounts of sacrifice and
martyrdom for the Reformed Faith that will bring tears to eyes of all but the
most backslidden.
Follows the chain of events which gave Scotland
two Reformations and a Revolution. John Knox, the
National Covenant, The Solemn League and Covenant, the Westminster Assembly,
the Field Meetings and the "Killing Times," and much more are all
covered. The history of many great battles for Christ and His royal
rights are accurately recounted in this moving chronicle of Reformation
struggles and martyrdom. This book also sheds much light upon the warfare of
Christ's bride (with the dragon) for true Scriptural liberty, while telling the
story of some of the most prominent Christians (Rutherford, Renwick, Henderson,
et al.)
since the days of the Apostles. This is one of our
best history books, and is highly recommended! It is great for home schooling,
history classes and various other learning situations, as it contains convenient
review questions at the end of each chapter. Furthermore, it is written in an easy-to-read and engaging style,
which makes it one of the best introductions to the Covenanters and the periods
of the first and second Reformations in the British Isles. 412 pages.
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History of the Reformation in
Europe in the Time of Calvin (8 volumes, 1880 edition)
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of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (in 5 Volumes, 1846, [$US34.91, cerlox
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his typical easy-to-read, captivating style, the author resumes where he had
left off in his other five volumes (which focused more on Luther and the period
of Reform up to 1531), entering, in this set, upon the more developed
Reformation thought of Calvin, Knox, et al.
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volume one) of this important work states it this way,
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the conclusion of the preface to the first volume of the History of the
Reformation,
the author wrote, 'This work will consist of four volumes, or at the most five,
which will appear successively.' These five volumes have appeared. In them are
described the heroic times of Luther, and the effects produced in Germany and
other countries by the characteristic doctrine of that reformer -- justification
by faith.
They present a picture of that great epoch which contained in the germ the
revival of Christianity in the last three centuries. The author has thus
completed the task he had assigned himself; but there still remained another.
The
times of Luther were followed by those of Calvin. He, like his great
predecessor, undertook to search the Scriptures, and in them he found the same
truth and the same life; but a different character distinguishes his work.
The renovation of the individual, of the Church, and of the
human race, is his theme. If the Holy Ghost kindles the lamp of truth in man, it is
(according to Calvin) 'to the end that the entire man should be transformed.'
-- 'In the kingdom of Christ,' he says, 'it is only the new man that flourishes
and has any vigor, and whom we ought to take into account.' This renovation is, at the same time, an
enfranchisement; and we might assign, as a motto to the reformation
accomplished by Calvin, as well as to apostolical Christianity itself, these
words of Jesus Christ: The truth shall make you free. (John 8:32)...
The reformation of the sixteenth century restored to the human
race what the middle ages had stolen from them; it delivered them from
the traditions, laws, and despotism of the papacy; it put an end to the
minority and tutelage in which Rome claimed to keep mankind for ever; and by
calling upon man to establish his faith not on the word of a priest, but on the
infallible Word of God, and by announcing to every one free access to the
Father through the new and saving way -- Christ Jesus, it
proclaimed and brought about the hour of Christian manhood...
Luther
transformed princes into heroes of the faith, and we have described with
admiration their triumphs at Augsburg and elsewhere. The
reformation of Calvin was addressed particularly to the people, among whom it
raised up martyrs until the time came when it was to send forth the spiritual
conquerors of the world. For three centuries it has been producing, in
the social condition of the nations that have received it, transformations
unknown to former times. And still at this very day, and now perhaps more than
ever, it imparts to the men who accept it a spirit
of power which makes them chosen instruments, fitted to propagate truth, morality,
and civilisation to the ends of the earth.
In this extensive chronicle of international Reformation
the author has made use of the archives in Geneva, Calvin's Latin letters,
numerous French documents of the sixteenth century and many
other sources not readily available (especially to English readers).
This has greatly increased the value of this work, as a great deal of this
information is not available elsewhere in English. Moreover, the broad
historical and geographical range (from the Hugenots to the Netherlands to
Norway and on) covered herein, coupled with the author's extensive research (in
various languages) makes this an unique treasure for those seeking to
"walk in the footsteps of the flock" (Song of Solomon 1:8). In fact, there are few other large Reformation
histories, written by Calvinists, that rival this set.
Contents of individual volumes are
as follows:
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"Geneva And France" (466 pages)
Volume 2:
"Geneva And France" (493 pages)
Volume 3:
"France, Switzerland, Geneva" (492 pages)
Volume 4:
"England, Geneva, France, Germany, and Italy" (522 pages)
Volume 5:
"England, Geneva, Ferrara" (498 pages)
Volume 6:
"Scotland, Switzerland, Geneva" (546 pages)
Volume 7: "Geneva,
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Poland, Bohemia, the Netherlands" (605
pages)
Volume 8:
"Hungary, Poland, Bohemia, Netherlands, Geneva, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway" (484 pages)
4106 pages, with an extensive 93
page general index (in volume eight).
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Resource 3. MILLER,
SAMUEL
Doctrinal Integrity: The Utility
and Importance of Creeds and Confessions and Adherence to Our Doctrinal
Standards
Miller deals with the necessity of written
creeds and subscription to them. He shows that the principle
doctrines of Scripture are proclaimed in the Westminster Standards and answers
common objections against confessions. Creedalism is inescapable,
thus this book is of prime importance for those interested in the purity and
peace of the church. We bought out all the remaining
stock of this title from the publisher, and we have 20 copies remaining. If you
want a copy, please order soon to avoid disappointment, as it is unlikely that
this title will be available again in the near future (in this format). When stock is depleted
we will substitute a Hardcover photocopy unless you instruct us otherwise.
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Resource 4.
ELLIOTT, E.B.
Horae Apocalypticae; or, A Commentary
on the Apocalypse, Critical and Historical; Including Also An Examination of
the Chief Prophecies of Daniel (1862, 4 volumes)
The title
continues: "Illustrated by an Apocalyptic Chart, and Engravings from
Medals and Other Extant Monuments of Antiquity. With Appendices: Containing,
Besides Other matters, A Sketch of the History of Apocalyptic Interpretation,
Critical Reviews of the Chief Apocalyptic Counter-Schemes, and Indices."
This four volume set is respected by many as a scholarly work on eschatology. It
will be especially valuable in our day as it absolutely destroys the Jesuit
inspired preterist system by conclusively proving a late date for the writing
of the book of Revelation. Elliott also demonstrates
the impossibility of the futurist system, which, like preterism, was also
concocted (as a system) by the Jesuits to counteract the classic Reformation
eschatology called historicism. That this is no small issue is clear, as Kevin
Reed exhibits (in his book review titled "The Ecclesiology of John Foxe: A
book review by Kevin Reed of John Foxe and the Elizabethan Church by V. Norskov Olsen
[Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973]") by citing Olsen when he
writes,
The Counter Reformation is generally considered to have three
aspects: the Jesuits, the Inquisition, and the Council of Trent. In view of
the significance of the Protestant apocalyptic interpretation of history which
prophetically pinpointed step by step the events covering the whole Christian
era from the beginning to the end, it seems justifiable to suggest a fourth
aspect, namely the praeteristic and futuristic interpretations launched by
Catholic expositors as a counterattack (p. 47).
All
the major Reformers and all the major Reformation creeds and confessions
adopted the historicist position -- and it is this position that Elliott so
skillfully defends.
Included in Horae Apocalypticae you will also find a very useful historical
survey of who held which positions concerning eschatology, much history on the
Roman empire (and its interaction with Christianity), how
the Reformation, Islam, etc. were prophesied in the Apocalypse, a
world chronology according to the Hebrew Scriptures (which would make the Earth
6127 years old), patristic views of prophecy, the beast and his mark (666)
revealed, and much more. The Papacy is also shown
to be the apocalyptic antichrist, which was a standard position among the
Reformers. Elliott also deals with Moses Stuart's Preterism.
Sadly, one major warning needs to be given about this book. However
valuable the contents are as a defense of historicism (and the late date of the
book of Revelation), the author adopted the premillennial heresy and thus
marred an otherwise useful work when he promotes these views. 2611 pages, with a 29 page index.
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Resource 5. BAYLY,
LEWIS
The Practice of Piety (c.
1611, 1842)
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries this work was the
most universally read English book on devotion next to Pilgrim's Progress. Bunyan
himself ascribes the commencement of his spiritual life in some measure to the
perusal of this practical handbook on piety... First published in the
early 1600's... by 1792, (it was in) its seventy-first English edition... (It has) appeared in most European languages, including
Dutch (1620), French (1625), German (1692), and Polish (1647). New England
Puritans even translated it into the Indian language used in Massachusetts
(1665)... Bayly's puritan convictions brought him into frequent
conflict... in 1621 he was imprisoned for some months for his aversion to the infamous
Book of Sports,
and for other minor charges... Bayly's Practice
of Piety is replete with practical, Puritan
guidelines on the pursuit of holy living. The author commences his
work with 'a plain description of God [in] his essence, person, and
attributes.' He treats the doctrines of God as a basis for piety and divine
grace as a ground for every grace which we sinners need. The remainder of the
volume deals with the reasons for, and the conditions and objectives of
piety... In short, this is a book about how to live well and how to die
well...
Read The Practice of Piety slowly, meditatively, prayerfully, and, I would
recommend annually. Ask yourself repeatedly, 'Am I putting this wise spiritual
director's scriptural advice into practice? Am I pursuing holiness -- that
holiness without which no man shall please God or be received into the eternal
glories of a holy heaven?' (Joel Beeke).
Here is a
sample of Bayly's writing,
But God was more displeased with Cain for despairing of his
mercy, than for murdering his brother; and with Judas for hanging himself, than
for betraying his master: in that they would make the sins of mortal men
greater than the infinite mercy of the eternal God; or as if they could be more
sinful, than God was merciful: whereas the least drop of Christ's blood is of
more merit to procure God's mercy for thy salvation, than all the sins that
thou hast committed can be of force to provoke his wrath to thy damnation (The Practice of
Piety, pp.
294-295).
368 pages.
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Resource 6. M'WARD,
ROBERT
A Covenanter's Response to
Wicked Rulers in Church and State (and Unjust Taxation); Containing Some
Comforting Words to Those Who are Suffering at the Hand of These Beasts, for
the Sake of Christ and Truth (1805 edition)
M'Ward
was a persecuted and exiled Protester (exiled for preaching, in 1661,
"against the overturning of the Covenanted Reformation by
Parliament," (Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology, p. 538),
-- who "collected and arranged the papers of his preceptor, Samuel
Rutherford, and gave the world his (Rutherford's--RB) Letters." He "strongly
opposed the Resolutions," (and the Resolutioners) and the many other forms
of public backsliding and covenant breaking prevalent in his day (Johnston, Treasury
of the Scottish Covenant, p. 342). Walker writes,
Here
is a little circle of the exiles in Holland, Brown, Livingstone, M'Ward. How do
they occupy themselves in their exile? Well, they do not forget their friends
in Scotland. They are kept well informed of all that is taking place in their
native land, and they are ever ready with their counsels and encouragements.
M'Ward in particular keeps up a busy fire of letter and pamphlets. "The Banders Disbanded," (on how it was
scandalous and sinful to obtain a pretended liberty to preach and administer
the Sacraments under the wicked rulers of his day--RB), or, "The Poor Man's Cup of Cold Water (Ministered to the
Saints and Sufferers for Christ in Scotland, Who Are Amidst the Scorching
Flames of the Fiery Trial)," or, "A
Testimony Against Paying of the Cess (to an Unjust and Unlawful Government or
Wicked Rulers)," vigorously expressed, form a sort of fiery
cross among the more resolute of the Scottish suffers... No man had more to do
than M'Ward with the indulgence conflicts" (Ibid., p. 342).
All
three books mentioned above, by Walker, are contained in this book. These works were
written "to encourage resistance to those
whom he believed were usurpers of power in the Church of Scotland. He asserted
that it was not, as then constituted, 'of the genus Church at all, -- that, by
its mere physical force-raid on the real Church of Scotland, it has proved
itself to be absolutely devoid of ecclesiastical right,'" notes
David Lachman (DSCH&T, p. 538).
The title of
the 1805 edition, which is reprinted here, was "A Collection of
Tracts"; we have added the new title to better reflect the contents of
this volume. 288 pages.
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Resource 7. BAIRD,
HENRY
History of the Rise of the
Huguenots of France (2 volumes, 1886, 1895)
Volume
one
covers the period from the beginning of the French Reformation to the Edict of
January, 1562. Volume two takes in the
period from the battle of Coutras to the death of Henry the Fourth (1610). The
author notes that
the
period of about half a century with which these volumes are concerned may
properly be regarded as the formative age of the Huguenots in France. It included the first planting of the reformed doctrines,
and the steady growth of the Reformation in spite of obloquy and persecution,
whether exercised under the forms of law or vented in lawless violence. It was
the gathering and the regular organization of the reformed communities, as well
as their consolidation into one of the most orderly and zealous churches of the
Protestant family.
The
author has made use of manuscripts "previously known to few scholars -- if
at all." 1127 pages, including
an extensive 26 page index covering both volumes.
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Resource 8.
BANNERMAN, JAMES
Church of Christ: A Treatise
on the Nature, Powers, Ordinances, Discipline, and Government of the Christian
Church (1869)
Two large
volumes. A classic on the Church and worship! This is one of the most extensive studies of its kind
ever compiled. Nothing compares to it on this subject. Regarding
these gems, Iain Murray has stated,
In our day, however greatly we need an evangelical revival, we
need more than that. We need another Reformation, a movement which will go 'to
the root of the mischief' and bring back the visible church to the pattern of
God's Word in her government, ordinances and ministry. The republication of
Bannerman is a step in that direction... For those who wish to study the
doctrine of the Church in its several aspects as it was held by the majority of
the Reformers, Puritans, Covenanters and leaders of 'The Third Reformation,' it
will prove an invaluable textbook.
Volume
one
deals with the nature and power of the church, containing a lengthy explanation
of the Church in its relation to the state (which is one of the best treatments
of this topic to be found anywhere!). From there it deals with matters in
regard to which church power is exercised (i.e. in regard to doctrine,
ordinances, the instrumentality and time of public worship -- with a discussion
of holy days, Independency, and confessions). Volume
two continues where volume one left off, providing a lengthy section
on the sacraments, covering the parties in whom the right to exercise church
power is vested, examining crucial points concerning Christian liberty, comparing the Popish, Prelatic, Independent, Congregational
and Presbyterian systems, etc. Nine
appendices deal with a wide range of practical topics including
union between churches, church/state relations, ordination, and valuable
notes on the literature related to this subject. If you are interested
in Church issues, it is not likely that you will find a better set.
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Resource 9. BARROW,
REG & DOUG WILSON
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
Demonstrates in an email
debate (of 170, 8.5 inch by 11 inch, pages) between Doug Wilson (editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine) and Reg Barrow (president of Still Waters
Revival Books) how violations of the regulative principle of worship (i.e. the
second commandment) are grounds for excommunication. Also gives specific examples of how modern
"Reformed" Christians (e.g. John Frame) and denominations are in
violation of the second commandment and are tolerating false and idolatrous
worship contrary to their own Confessional standards and vows. Contains many quotations from major Reformation works
and confessions in defense of the regulative principle of worship representing
the classical Protestant position on worship.
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Resource 10.
BAXTER, RICHARD
A Christian Directory
Over 950 (8.5
inch by 11 inch) pages long, Dr. Timothy Keller calls this "the greatest manual on Biblical counseling ever produced."
John MacAurthur writes, "We have long waited
for a purely Biblical treatment of the spiritual ills and cures of men which is
untainted by the views of psychology. Since Baxter lived about 200 years before
psychology arrived, his deep work is completely void of its encroachment --
thankfully!"
The sub-titles
gives a good summary of the book, being, "A
Sum of Practical Theology and Cases of Conscience. Directing Christians How to
Use Their Knowledge and Faith; How to Improve all Helps and Means, and to
Perform all Duties; How to Overcome Temptations, and to Escape or Mortify Every
Sin. In Four Parts: 1.) Christian Ethics (or Private Duties); 2.) Christian
Economics (or Family Duties); 3.) Christian Ecclesiatics (or Church Duties);
4.) Christian politics (or Duties to Our Rulers and Neighbors)."
Ptacek, in Family
Worship
(pp. 51-52), supplies the following information in regard to Baxter and this
book. He notes that after the Episcopalians ejected numerous
"nonconformists," in what is know as the "great ejection,' in
1662,
Baxter
pastored from house to house, visiting families of his parish in their homes.
These visits contributed to Baxter's A Christian Directory, a large and still very relevant manual of pastoral care."
Focusing on just one area of great importance, Ptacek demonstrates how this
book's relevance is not limited by time or culture, though sometimes the use of
specific words are. "Published in 1673, but written 1664-65, a large book-length part of Baxter's Christian
Directory is devoted to the family.
It is entitled 'Christian Economics' based on the archaic usage of the word,
which reflects the proper sense of the Greek root oikonomos as the manager of a
household, in the Christian case, the spiritual leader of the family. The
family head is essential to Baxter's view of family
worship and instruction. Baxter asserts that it is God's will that
this instruction be carried out by 'the rulers of the families.' For a male
head of the household to fail to do so, or to have another instruct in the
family, is contrary to his position of authority.
This is the
kind of book that can be passed on from generation to generation and still find
much use in the service of the kingdom of God. Great price too!
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Resource 11.
BROOKS, THOMAS
The Mute Christian Under the
Smarting Rod; With Sovereign Antidotes for Every Case (1811)
Subtitled: "A
Christian with an Olive Leaf in His Mouth, When Under the Greatest Afflictions,
Trials, Troubles, and Darkest Providences; With Answers to Questions and
Objections, Calculated to Promote Submission and Silence Under All the Changes
that May Be Experienced in this World." A Puritan look at the perplexing and sometimes disconcerting subject of
dealing in a godly manner with those trials and afflictions which frequently
beset the saints. This is an important book for all Christians who seek
to maintain a faithful testimony by adding patience and godliness to moderation
(cf. 2 Peter 1:6-7); and who constantly wage war with the world, the flesh and
the devil. If you have ever complained, become angry, or let the flame of
your first love grow dim because of the trials of this life, this book should
be a great encouragement and help. Brooks also wrote Precious Remedies Against
Satan's Devices
($9.95 from SWRB). In the preface to Precious Remedies it is noted that he was
among the leading Puritan preachers/authors and that "some few might even award him a topmost niche among the
choicest spirits of the seventeenth century." 250 pages.
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Resource 12.
DARLING, JAMES
Cyclopaedia Bibliographica: A
Library Manual of Theological and General Literature, and Guide to Books for
Authors, Preachers, Students and Literary Men. Analytical, Bibliographical, and
Biographical (1854, 10 volumes)
An indispensable set for authors,
researchers, serious students of Scripture, librarians, ministers, collectors,
rare book dealers, etc. Contains
much information that is either unavailable elsewhere or would have to be
gleaned from several scattered volumes. Its ten volumes total 5245 pages. A phenomenal,
theological, bibliographical resource of staggering comprehensiveness. The
first section of this extremely rare set is a huge bibliography, organized by
authors alphabetically. Most known Biblical and theological publications, to
the author's day, are listed. Includes not only English listings, but Latin,
French and German also. The second part is a topical bibliography categorizing
items under the headings of Universal Knowledge, Theology (including the major
commentaries, sermons, articles and studies for just about every verse in the
Bible), a listing of Scripture texts (Hebrew, Greek and Latin) and an extensive
index. The Morning Post calls this massive work "the
most copious, accurate, and well-arranged catalogue of works in theological and
general literature which has as yet been published." Brownson's
Review noted that "for practical utility we know of none that surpasses
or approaches it."
Finally Bell's Messenger states, "No clergyman
or antiquarian should think it needless to possess a copy of this work. It will
smooth many a day's hard toil, by diminishing the labour of research, pointing
as it does, in an instant to works which it might have taken weeks, if not
months, or years, to search after." Don't miss this darling of
a help, which will ease and aid all your theological studies!
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Resource 13. GOUGE,
WILLIAM
Hebrews Commentary (1655,
1866 edition, 3 volumes)
Originally titled: "A Learned and Very Useful Commentary on the Whole Epistle to the Hebrews;
Wherein Every Word and Particle in the Original is Explained, and the Emphasis
Thereof Fully Shewed; the Sense and Meaning of Every Verse Logically and
Exactly Analyzed; Genuine Doctrines Naturally Raised; The Manifold Types of
Christ Unveiled, etc. Being the Substance of Thirty Years' Wednesday's Lectures
at Blackfriars, London." Darling calls this "a labourious and
valuable work, of very rare occurrence" (Cyclopaedia Bibliographica, p. 1295). "We greatly prize Gouge," writes Spurgeon of this
commentary, "upon any topic which he touches he gives outlines which may
supply sermons for months" (Commenting on Commentaries). Gouge was a leader among the Covenanted English
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most active members. Some of his enemies vilified him as an "Arch
Puritan." 1162 pages of the cream of Puritan-style
commentating.
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Resource 14. BROWN,
JOHN (of Haddington)
General History of the Christian
Church, from the Birth of our Saviour to the present Time (1771, 2 volumes)
The title continues: "Containing A succinct Account of external Events,
prosperous or calamitous; the State of Learning; the State of Practical
Religion; and the Disputes, Heresies, and Sects, that have troubled the
Christian Church, in each Century. With An Appendix, containing the History of
Philosophers, Deists, Socinians, Arminians, Anabaptists, Quakers, Moravians,
etc. To which is subjoined, A List of Errors, especially since the Reformation."
The importance of this book is noted in Brown's
first sentence to the preface, "To peruse
history as a Christian, is to view every event as the work of God; -- As a
practical verification of the doctrines, promises, threatenings, or predictions
of his word; -- and as an excitement to faith in, gratitude towards, and
conformity to him, as our God and Redeemer." A fine set by one
of the giants of the Reformed faith! 760 pages.
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Resource 15.
CALVIN, JOHN
Calvin's Selected Works (7
Volumes)
These remarkable volumes contain Calvin's tracts
and letters. They clearly exhibit why Calvin was one of the great saints (who defended the regulative principle of worship) and
why his work was singularly blessed of God. Understanding these works will
shed much light on our current situation; for many in the professed Christian
community live in as great (or greater) darkness today than those who were
contemporaries of Calvin. This set contains such classics as "The Necessity of
Reforming the Church," "The Catechism of the Church of Geneva,"
"An Antidote Against Trent," "The Sinfulness of Outward
Conformity to Romish Rites" and much more. Calvin's
only letter to Luther, his letters to Knox, Bullinger, Beza and a host of other
Reformers, along with Beza's 100 page Life of Calvin are also all included. Indexed, 3507 pages.
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Resource 16.
BOSTON, THOMAS
Questions About Practical
Christian Living Answered
Answers whether or not repentance is necessary
in order to obtain the pardon of sin, who has the right to baptism, why sin
remains in believers and much more. 277 pages containing 10 articles.
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Resource 17.
DIODATI, JOHN
Pious and Learned Annotations
Upon the Holy Bible Plainly Expounding the Most Difficult Places Thereof By
that Godly and Famous Divine, Mr. John Diodati, Late Minister of the Gospel in
Geneva (third edition [in two volumes], 1651)
The title continues: "Corrected and much
augmented, with additional notes of the same author, throughout the whole work.
And the analysis upon each several book of the Old and New Testament, setting
down the chief heads contained therein, being very much enlarged, is now fully
completed in this third edition." "These Annotations were first
written in Italian, by a reverend Protestant Divine
of the Church of Geneva, the most reformed in all France, and famous for the
great lights of it, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and this renowned John Diodati,
their successor both in place and eminent erudition.... In fine,
here are choice Meditations, and sound expositions, more to be valued then
refined gold... and the choicest subject the world ever afforded, being Jesus
Christ and him crucified, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life"
(Translator from "To the Reader"). Concerning Diodati, Darling (Cyclopaedia
Bibliographica,
p. 918) writes, "Born at Geneva 1576; died 1640. This celebrated Italian
Protestant divine, belonging to a noble family from Lucca in Italy, is known
chiefly by his biblical works, and by his translation of Father Paul's
History of the Council of Trent into French. He was sent in 1618 by the
Church of Geneva to the Synod of Dort. His translation of the Bible into Italian is
still considered one of the best." Regarding these Annotations in
particular Darling further notes, "Short,
but comprehensive practical annotations; many of them were introduced into the
(Westminster--RB) Assembly's Annotations. The above (i.e. the third
edition--RB) is the best edition." Richard
Baxter, in compiling a list of the most essential books for Christian
edification, after listing the Bible and a Concordance, counseled Christians to
obtain "a sound Commentary or Annotations, either Diodati's, the English
(or Westminster--RB) Annotations, or the Dutch (A Christian Directory, p. 732). 1104 pages.
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Resource 19.
UNFRED, DAVID
Dinosaurs and the Bible
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surrounding dinosaurs. Educational, fun and entertaining... Dinosaurs and the
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expeditions in search of living dinosaurs" (back cover). This book "contains new information and is a much
needed addition to Bible science literature... highly recommended"
(Dr. C. Baugh, Creation Evidences Museum). "Must reading for parents and
grandparents who want to encourage young ones by giving them reasons for their
hope in God (1 Peter 1:15)" (G. Parker, Professor of Biology, Clearwater
Christian College). Contains many color
illustrations and is ideal for classroom use or teaching children at home.
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Resource 20. BROWN,
JOHN (of Wamphray)
The Life of Justification
Opened (1695)
The title continues: "Or, a Treatise
grounded upon Gal. 2.11. Wherein the Orthodox Doctrine of Justification by
Faith, & Imputation of Christ's Righteousness, is clearly expounded,
solidly confirmed, & learnedly vindicated from the various Objections of
its Adversaries. Whereunto are subjoined some Arguments against Universal
Redemption." In 1828 Dr. Burns wrote, "Mr.
John Brown was unquestionably one of the most eminent divines Scotland has yet
produced, as his numerous writings, still carefully sought after by solid and
judicious Christians, fully envince" (Johnston, Treasury of
the Scottish Covenant,
p. 339). Regarding this book Dr. Walker noted, "By
far our most thorough exposition and discussion of the doctrine it handles; and
all the more to be prized because of the particular bearing it has on the new
views which Baxter and others had begun to propagate, and which in some shape
are ever returning upon ourselves" (Ibid., p. 341).
Interestingly, Brown, in the preface, after warning against Arminianism "as
the immediate way to introduce Popery" states, "Yea even those who
were purer in appearance, pressing the moral duties and practical doctrine of
piety (I mean the followers of that famous Minister Mr. Richard Baxter) did
corrupt the true doctrine of justification, because they adopted universal
grace and redemption." One of the best,
if not the best, books ever written on the topic of justification!
563 pages.
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Resource 21. BROWN,
JOHN (of Wamphray)
A Pious and Elaborate
Treatise Concerning Prayer; & the Answer of Prayer (1745
edition)
"The clear and Scriptural ardency of his
piety from this well-know treatise is apparent" wrote Burns, concerning
this title (Johnston, Treasury of the Scottish Covenant, p. 342. The
publisher's preface notes that this was the mature
work of one who had suffered much for Christ. They state it "is among his last works; which he wrote at the close of
a long walk with God; and in exile; while he was in Holland about 20 years,
from his banishment (Anno 1661) until he ended his days, and entered into the
joy of the Lord... Moreover the gentleman, now a minister, who
procured this practical treatise of prayer, in Holland, and brought it home,
can attest that it is genuine; and though many pieces
on the subject be come abroad before this, yet the intelligent Reader may find
it is inferior to none, and in some respects, preferable to any of them."
Sample chapters include: "The greatness of the sin of neglecting prayer,
manifested, in 39 particulars;" "The Unregenerate are obliged to
pray;" "The necessity and usefulness of family prayer,
manifested:" "Some encouragements to prayer mentioned;" and much
more. It is for works such as these that Johnston (in The Treasury of the
Scottish Covenant,
p. 339) says of Brown that "(h)e has been
regarded (as) the most important theologian of the second period of Scottish
Presbyterianism." Joel Beeke concurs, writing, "John Brown
of Wamphray (1610-1679) has been rightly called the most important Scottish
theologian of his day. He was especially gifted at
merging profound doctrinal truth with warm Christ-centered zeal and godly piety. Samuel Rutherford wrote of him, 'I always
[had]... a great love to dear Mr. John Brown because I thought I saw Christ in
him more than in his brethren.'" 308 pages.
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Resource 22.
BAILLIE, ROBERT
Letters and Journals of
Robert Baillie (3 volumes, 1841 edition)
David Laing, ed. (three large volumes, 1841
ed.). Baillie was one of the Scottish delegates to
the Westminster Assembly and these volumes cover the period from 1637 to 1662
-- some of the most momentous days in the history of the Reformed faith.
These letters contain an intimate insider's look at these days of
international religious drama, national covenants, and the writing of the
greatest religious Confession ever given to men, the Westminster Confession
of Faith
($US19.98 hardcover; $US14.98 softcover). A major
source for 17th century Church history and a totally unique compilation --
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most hard taking we have seen at any time. It is the matter of my daily grief,
and I think it has brought all my trouble on me, and I fear it shall do me more
harm.' The work is of immense historical value" (Johnston, The
Treasury of the Scottish Covenant, p. 312). Cunningham is also cited by Johnston
regarding this work, "His Letter and Journals furnish us with some
pictures, as lifelike as photographs, of the principal actors then on the stage
of affairs, and not unfrequently gives us a peep of what was passing behind the
scenes. It is the book of all others to be read
by those who would understand the period of the Covenant."
About 1700 pages.
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Version of the Psalms Received By the Church of Scotland," where we see the historical validity of the Reformed
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Resource 23.
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 have not read this book, you are missing a real treat!
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Resource 24.
GILLESPIE, GEORGE
The Presbyterian's Armoury (3
volumes, 1846)
In terms of "bang for your book buying
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in The Presbyterian's Armoury! Can be purchased as
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Church of Scotland, 1644;" "111 Propositions Concerning the Ministry
and Government of the Church, 1644;" two of Gillespie's sermons, preached
before the House of Common (1644), and the House of Lords (1645); and
Gillespie's answers to Coleman which defends Presbyterian polity against
Erastianism. "Noted for his erudition, keen
mind, powerful debating skills and articulate speech and often called
"Great Mr.Gillespie" in his day, he has been referred to as the
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or the Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated;" "A Treatise
of Miscellany Questions;" "Notes of Debates and Proceedings of the
Assembly of Divines at Westminster (March 1644 to January 1645)."
Gillespie is most famous for his Aaron's Rod which Walker called
"the chef d'oeuvre" of Scottish ecclesiastical theology (cited in
Cameron, Dictionary, p. 359-360). He was a thundering preacher and a
prominent member of the famous Westminster Assembly. Johnston, in The
Treasury of the Scottish Covenant cites the following concerning Gillespie:
"That is an excellent youth; my heart blesses God in his behalf. There is
no man whose parts in a public dispute I do so admire. He has studied so
accurately all the points that are yet to come to our Assembly; he has got so
ready, so assured, so solid a way of public debating; that however there be in
the Assembly divers very excellent men, yet, in my poor judgement, there is not
one who speaks more rationally and to the point than that brave youth has done
ever (Baillie from his Letters and Journals [3 volume Hardcover
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was one of the great men that had a chief hand in penning our most excellent
Confession of Faith and Catechisms. He was a most grave and bold man, and had a
most wonderful gift given him for disputing and arguing. The end of a dispute
held by him with some of the promoters of the Engagement was, that Glencairn
said, "There is no standing before this great and
mighty man." He was called malleus
Malignantium, "the hammer of the Malignants'" (Woodrow's Analecta). 558 pages.
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Contains: Samuel Rutherford's Lex, Rex, or the Law and the Prince;
John Brown of Wamphray's Apologetical Relation;
David Calderwood's Pastor and Prelate, or
Reformation and Conformity Shortly Compared; and Causes of the Lord's Wrath Against Scotland agreed
upon by the General Assembly, 1651. Lex,
Rex is "the great political text of the Covenanters"
(Johnston citing Innes, Treasury, p. 305.) "Rutherford was the first to
formulate the great constitutional principle Lex est Rex -- the law is King...
much of the doctrine has become the constitutional inheritance of all countries
in modern times" (Idem.). Brown's anti-prelatical work deals with the
lawfulness of defensive wars, ecclesiastical and civil government, the hearing
of curates, etc. Brown's writing has been said to be
"decidedly superior to most of the Scottish writers of his day, and even
to Owen." Calderwood upholds Presbyterianism over and against
prelacy. The Causes of the Lord's's Wrath
was written anonymously (James Guthrie was the reputed author), and was at one
time burnt along with Lex, Rex.
615 pages.
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FREE GILLESPIE RESOURCE!
"Reformation's Refining
Fire; or, Iconoclastic Zeal Necessary to World Reformation" by
George Gillespie (a sermon before the English Parliament during the time of the
Westminster Assembly from Gillespie's Works)
FREE audio sermon online at:
http://www.swrb.com/online-tapes.htm
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Resource 25.
RUTHERFORD, SAMUEL
Christ Dying, and Drawing
Sinners to Himself (1647, 1727 edition)
The title continues (providing a nice summary
for this rare valuable work): "Or, A Survey of
our Saviour in His Soul-Suffering, His Loveliness in his Death, and the
Efficacy thereof. In Which Some Cases of Soul-trouble in weak Believers,
Grounds of Submission under the Absence of Christ, with the Flowings and
Heightenings of free Grace, are opened. Delivered in Sermons on the Gospel
according to John, Chap. xii. ver. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33. Where are also
interjected some necessary Digressions, for the Times, touching divers Errors
of Antinomians; and a short Vindication of the Doctrine of Protestants, from
the Arminian pretended Universality of Christ's Dying for All and every One of
Mankind; the moral and feigned Way of irresistable Conversion of Sinners; and
what Faith is required of all within the visible Church, for the Want whereof,
many are condemned." The Dictionary of Scottish Church
History and Theology
says of this work, "Rutherford's writings
during the London years provide a significant commentary of the theology of the
Westminster Confession and Catechisms. In Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners
to Himself Rutherford elaborately
scrutinizes the Antinomian notion that the law has no obligation for the
Christian" (p. 736). This book
contains an extensive index, is 760 pages in length and is an excellent example
of sound and faithful Covenanter preaching, balancing both faith (doctrine) and
manners (practice). Classic Rutherford!
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Resource 26. GOUGE,
WILLIAM
Of Domestical Duties (1622)
Gouge, a celebrated Puritan Divine, was a member
of the Westminster Assembly and Darling
(Cyclpaedia Bibliographica) calls him "eminently learned and a
preacher of great influence."
Many consider this one of the best
books ever written on the family.
It includes eight treatises:
1. An Exposition of that part of
Scripture out of which Domestical Duties are raised.
2. Duties between Man and Wife.
3. Particular Duties of Wives.
4. Particular Duties of
Husbands.
5. Duties of Children.
6. Duties of Parents.
7. Duties of Servants.
8. Duties of Masters.
If you are interested in family
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Resource 27.
GUTHRIE, WILLIAM
The Works of Mr. William
Guthrie (1771)
Two accounts of the author's life (by Dunlop and
Wodrow) and Trail's "Recommendatory preface" open this volume. Part
one of
the book includes The Christian's Great
Interest: In Two Parts, 1. The Trial of a Saving Interest in Christ. 2. The Way
how to attain it. Part two binds in "Five Sermons on
particular occasions." In part three we find "A Treatise on Ruling Elders
and Deacons; in which these things which belong to the understanding of their
office are clearly set down." Part three was not written by William
Guthrie, but by his cousin, James Guthrie (Christ's faithful martyr "who
championed the cause of the Protesters and strongly upheld the principles of
the Covenant," Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology, p. 382).
William Guthrie "served as moderator of the
Protester Synod of Glasgow and Ayr in 1654" (DSCHT, p. 382). Regarding Guthrie,
Robert Trail (in his preface) points out that "it
pleased the Lord, who had separated him from his mother's womb, to call him by
his grace, by the ministry of excellent Mr. Samuel Rutherford, and this young
gentleman became the first-fruits of his (Rutherford's--RB) ministry at St.
Andrews" (p. xliv). William Guthrie has been called "the greatest practical preacher in Scotland."
"John Owen spoke of Guthrie as 'one of the
greatest divines that ever wrote' and said his The Christian's Great
Interest ($US9.56) contained 'more
divinity' than all his own folios" (DSCHT, p. 382). Thomas
Chalmers said that it was the best book that he had ever read. Many editions have
appeared in numerous languages. 394 pages.
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