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JUSTIFICATION, REFORMATION AND SEPARATION
The weapons, with which the saints overcame the
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MARTIN LUTHER CONFESSES HIS
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"It is well
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his death, and owned it. For as he
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Excerpted from "The Life of Luther,"
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MARTIN LUTHER AGAINST
ARMINIANISM IN PROMOTING THE FALL OF THE ROMISH ANTICHRIST
Rev. 14:8. And there followed another angel,
saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all
nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
V. 8. --
"There followed another angel." Some
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a prophecy. Such restriction of a symbol to an individual results
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the Roman pontiff," says Mosheim, "slumbered in security at the head
of the church, and saw nothing throughout the vast extent of his domain but
tranquility and submission, and while the worthy and pious professors of
genuine Christianity almost despaired of seeing that Reformation on which their
most ardent desires and expectations were bent, an obscure and inconsiderable
person arose on a sudden, in the year 1517, and laid the foundation of the long
expected change, by opposing with undaunted resolution his single force to the
torrent of papal ambition and despotism." That
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that "the Spirit of the Father" animated and "spake in
him," (Matt. x. 20.)
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universally propagated and stamped with the pretended infallible authority of
Rome. By
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idolatries, impositions and profligacy of the priesthood were extensively
discovered. And after years, of deference to ecclesiastical authority,
conditional proposals of submission to the Pope upon conviction of error in his
theses, or
conscientious belief, Luther in time arrived at the conclusion that the
church of Rome was irreclaimable, giving publicity to his deep convictions in a
treatise De Captivitate Babylonica, -- "The Captivity of Babylon." In
the 18th chapter of this book, he discovered that Babylon is doomed to
destruction. He considered the church of Rome as
answering to the prophetic symbol, and of course not to be reformed.
It was an obvious inference -- he ought to obey
Christ rather than the Pope, -- "Come out of her, my people."
-- This call was indeed a sufficient warrant to
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Resource 1. LUTHER,
MARTIN
The Bondage of the Will (tenth
printing 1998)
The Bondage of the Will is
fundamental to an understanding of the primary doctrines of the Reformation. In
these pages, Luther gives extensive treatment to what he saw as the heart of
the gospel. Free will was no academic question to Luther; the whole gospel of
the grace of God, he believed, was bound up with it and stood or fell according
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from Luther's pen. In its vigour of language, its profound theological grasp,
and the grand sweep of its exposition, it stands unsurpassed among Luther's
writings (front and back cover).
Luther
recognized this book as his most important work and even said that if all his
other books perished, he would hope that this one, along with his Small
Catechism (just published, see resource 20--RB), would be
the only ones to remain. As noted above, this is one of the most important
books of the early Reformation, for it deals with what Luther saw to be the
heart of the Gospel.
Luther here
refutes the Romish notion of "free will" in man and upholds the
absolute sovereignty of God in the salvation of sinners -- as well as
justification by faith alone. Luther clearly saw
the issue of free will as the primary cause of his separation from Rome.
In this book he
replied to the Roman Catholic scholar, Erasmus, and his diatribe The Freedom
of the Will.
Though disagreeing with just about everything else Erasmus wrote, Luther
commended Erasmus for recognizing the crux of the
matter at issue between Rome and the Bible believers, the debate
over "free will." In this regard Luther wrote,
that unlike all the rest, you alone have attacked the real
issue, the essence of the matter in dispute (i.e. man's so-called
free-will--RB)... You and you alone saw, what was the grand hinge upon which
the whole turned, and therefore you attacked the vital part at once; for which,
from my heart, I thank you.
"This book is most needful at the present day,"
noted Atherton in 1931, for "the teachings of
many so-called Protestants are more in accordance with the Dogmas of the
Papists, or the ideas of Erasmus, than with the Principles of the Reformers;
they are more in harmony with the Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent
than with the Protestant or Reformed Confessions of Faith."
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other idolatrous beliefs which cry up man's ability to save himself (as with
Arminianism) and to devise his own methods of worship (as with those that
oppose the Reformation's regulative principle of worship in favor of their own
will worship).
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humanistic, anti-Christian idol of free will.
It is our hope
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to His Word; this being a great place to start a new Reformation, for as the
translators write concerning this book, "Nowhere
does Luther come closer, either in spirit or in substance to the Paul of Romans
and Galatians."
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Resource 2. LUTHER,
MARTIN
Watchwords for the Warfare of
Life (1869)
Classic quotes on a wide variety of
subjects from the pen of Martin Luther. Some of the many subjects which Luther touches
upon in this book include: the Lord Jesus Christ, the creation, the law and the
gospel, the weapons of our warfare, prayer, the Word of God, preaching,
patience, the Church, the holy angels, the devil, sin, temptation and
depression of spirit, love, joy, peace, fear, humility, forbearance, hope,
forgiveness, thankfulness, giving, nature, wine, music, people in the
Scriptures, books of the Bible, eminent men, women, children, spiritual
miracles perpetual, printing, trials, good works, hermeneutics, sorrow,
sickness, bereavement, death, martyrdom, employments in heaven, immortality,
the second coming, the resurrection, the joys of heaven and much more! 354
pages.
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Martin Luther Speaks for
Himself
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the Roman Antichrist.
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Resource 3. WYLIE,
J.A.
The History of Protestantism (3
volumes, 1878)
Walk about Zion, and go round
about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her
palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following" (Ps. 48:12-13).
In direct
opposition to the command cited above in Psalm 48:12-13, when The History of
Protestantism
was first published, Rome banned this book, buying up
and burning all the copies that they could lay their hands on. It was more
hated and denounced by Papists than any other book of its time. History is a powerful weapon and all
tyrants seek to either revise or bury the history of God's marvelous works. Rome
is no exception. Rome twists history for its own
wicked purposes, whereas Protestants use history (as commanded in Scripture) to
build one another up in our most holy faith (Ps. 78:1-8).
"Wylie's...
is the best history extant. I welcome its republishing. Read it. Study it.
Circulate it and by so doing you will help to dispel the dark cloud of priestly
superstition, popish idolatry and papal tyranny encircling our land"
writes Ian Paisley. He continues, "The
Reformation of the 16th century was the greatest revival of New Testament
Christianity since the days of Pentecost. Then once more the gospel in its
purity was preached with apostolic power and with apostolic results."
This massive
three-volume set contains nearly 2000 (8.5" X 11") pages, more than
500 illustrations and a 21 page general index. It chronicles Protestantism in
its progress from the first century to the late 17th century -- though the
focus is clearly on the 16th and 17th centuries. After dealing with the early
church, other early "Protestant" witnesses, the erection of the
inquisition, Wycliffe, Huss and the Hussite wars, Wylie begins to chronicle
Protestant history primarily as it grew in various nations. The Netherlands, Scotland, Germany, England, Switzerland,
Sweden, Denmark, France, Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, Transylvania and various
other locales, all receive prominent and detailed notice. Geneva and the
Protestantism of the Waldensian valleys are also spotlighted. A whole section
is devoted to the Jesuits, exposing their demonic cruelty and aspirations in
overthrowing Reformation truth, persecuting the Reformers and unsettling the
civil systems of all the lands that they were allowed to enter. All major
(Westminster Assembly, the Solemn League and Covenant, the Synod of Dort, etc.)
and many minor Protestant victories are covered in the amazing accounts
documented by Wylie. James Arminius (Arminianism), Bloody (Queen) Mary, Charles
II, and other notorious figures are also covered in this comprehensive
chronicle. Whether recounting Luther's
burning of the Papal Bull "excommunicating" him or Calvin's
refusing of the Lord's supper (close communion) to the Libertines of Geneva (who said they would
kill him for doing so), the pages
of this book provide soul-stirring testimony to the international life and
death struggle for the gospel of Christ that became known as the Protestant
Reformation.
As an added
bonus the pictures in these books are excellent for introducing children to
major historical events relating to the struggle, sacrifice and victory of
Christ's church on earth. The pictures (in
conjunction with the historical accounts) of Protestant martyrs giving their
lives for Christ have often made a permanent and godly impression upon both
young and old alike. Moreover, this history can be used as a
reference work (to gain an overview of the great controversy between the true
church of Christ and the false, Harlot church of Rome) or read in greater
detail to see the hand of God moving through His people and church throughout
the centuries (winning over and/or testifying against
various nations, tongues and kings, as we behold Christ's two witnesses
prophesying in the midst of the 1260 years of the great apostasy [Rev. 10:8-17]).
In
our day, when the Papal antichrist addresses the United Nations, is often the
subject of major news reports, and regularly meets with national civil leaders
(and when professing Protestants are defecting to "the whore of
Babylon," and signing "peace" treaties with this great enemy of
Christ [to fight cultural battles]), these books are needed more than ever.
William Cunningham's words, though written many years ago, should be heeded by
all faithful Christians today, for he said, "[i]t is quite evident, from
the signs of the times, that the Popish controversy must be fought over
again... It is incumbent upon ministers of the gospel to prepare themselves for
the contest."
Wylie's History of Protestantism will do much to prepare all faithful Christians
to once again apply the sword of the Spirit to the Romish "MOTHER OF
HARLOTS" who sits on seven mountains (Rev. 17:9) and is "drunken with
the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus" (Rev.
17:6).
Many
who have forgotten this history have already become easy prey for the
ecclesiatical beast of Revelation. Don't let ignorance of history cause you to
be torn by the claws of our adversary. "Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may
devour" (1 Pet. 5:8).
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WITHROW, W.H.
Beacon Lights of the
Reformation (1899)
An easy-reading introduction (of 304 pages,
with illustrations) to the lives of:
John Wycliffe
John Huss
Jerome of Prague
Girolamo Savonarola
Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingle
John Calvin
Gaspard de Coligny
William Tyndale
John Knox (and the Covenanters)
Thomas Cranmer
Hugh Latimer
Nicholas Ridley
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Martin Luther Bible of 1534
Complete Facsimile Edition
(in German)
Martin Luther's Bible, first
printed in 1534, was not only the first complete German publication of the
Bible but also a major event in the history of Christianity. Luther's revolutionary
translation, very modern in vernacular and interpretation, made the Bible
accessible to laypeople for the first time in history and gave new life to
Protestantism (the religion of the Bible).
The Luther Bible remains the most widely used version
in the Germanic world today. This sumptuous reprint of this seminal book
includes both the Old and New Testaments, separated into two volumes totaling
over 1800 pages. The complete Luther Bible has been
meticulously reproduced from a rare colored copy of the original.
Careful attention has been paid to Lucas
Cranach's woodcuts and elaborate ornaments, which are printed in color and gold
so as to be perfectly faithful to the original.
Contained in a third volume is Stephan Fuessel's
introduction, providing an overview of Luther's
life, a discussion of the significance of his bible, and detailed descriptions
of the illustrations.
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Resource 4. MERLE
D'AUBIGNE, J.H.
History of the Reformation of
the Sixteenth Century (in 5 Volumes, 1846)
The author calls the Reformation:
"one of the greatest revolutions that has ever been accomplished in human
affairs."
He also notes that it was "one of the
greatest outpourings of the life that cometh from God," whose
"influence is still visible on every side." Moreover,
he points out that this is "not the history of a mere party," but
rather "the history of the Reformation addresses itself to all Christians,
or rather to all mankind," for it "bears the mark of regeneration of
the human race, of a religious and social change emanating from God
himself." Furthermore, Merle D'Aubigne notes that this is the
only edition that he personally revised and acknowledges "this translation
as the only faithful expression of my (his) thoughts in the English
language," and recommends it as such to all his readers.
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of The History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century
Covers
the state of Europe before the Reformation; the youth, conversion and early
labours of Luther (1483-1517); the indulgences
and the Thesis (1517- May 1518); and Luther
Before the Legate (May to Dec. 1518)
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of The History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century
Continues
where volume one left off covering the Lutheran
wing of reform and the Leipsic disputation (1519), the Papal Bull (1520), the
Diet of Worms (1521). Moves from here to look at the Swiss Reformation
(1481-1522).
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Picks
up at the first Lutheran reforms (1521-1522),
covers the agitations, reverses and progress in the years 1522-1526, and the
divisions between Switzerland and Germany (1523-1527). Finally, begins to cover
the French reforms and Calvin (1500-1526)
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Chronicles
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(1530), and conquest and catastrophe in Switzerland (1526-1531).
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Resource 5. Merle
D'Aubigne, J. H.
History of the Reformation in
Europe in the Time of Calvin (8 volumes, 1880 edition)
This engaging
set, comprising eight volumes, is the sequel to J.H. Merle D'Aubigne's History
of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (in 5 Volumes, 1846, [$US34.91, cerlox
bound photocopy; $US89.00, Hardcover photocopy]). In
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.
The preface (in
volume one) of this important work states it this way,
At
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:
Volume 1: "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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SCRIBNER, BOB (& P. Johnston)
The Reformation in Germany
and Switzerland (Documents and Commentary)
"Drawing on a wide range of primary and
secondary sources, including many original
documents translated here for the first time (into English--RB) from
unpublished archival sources, the authors" bring to light many previously
hidden aspects of Reformation thought and development. Of special interest to
many will be the final sections of the book dealing with Calvin, Geneva, and
the second generation of reform. Here we see the seeds of second reformation
thought (i.e. the covenanted Reformation) being planted in Calvin's view and
actions relative to social covenanting (e.g. those that would not swear a
confessional oath to uphold the Reformation were commanded to leave the city),
church discipline, purity of worship, civil authority (i.e. establishments),
negative civil sanctions (against Servetus and other heretics), social and
political tactics of reform, the use of the printing press, and much more. Luther, Zwingli,
the Anabaptists, and major Reformation controversies (images, iconoclasm,
liturgies, the Lord's supper, etc.) are also all covered. Much new
light is shed on these aspects of the Reformation by the ground-breaking
translational work of the authors. A very useful book, from Cambridge
University Press, for those interested in seeing some of the original documents
and writings from the first Reformation (in English for the first time). This
book corrects some of the previous misemphases, regarding Reformation history
and thought, that have come from those who have only had recourse to previously
translated (into English) documents -- as much of Calvin's writing still
remains in languages other than English. Eire's War Against the Idols: The
Reformation of Worship from Erasmus to Calvin (Cambridge University Press) is a
similar book accomplishing much the same service.
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Resource 7. LEE,
NIGEL
Antichrist in Scripture:
Luther and Calvin's Doctrine of the Antichrist (1992)
Few Christians know that the anti-Protestant Futurist theory
originated with a Spanish Jesuit by the name of Ribera, who, in 1585, published
a Commentary on the Revelation, in which he laboured to turn aside the
Protestant application of the Apocalyptic prophecies and symbols from the
church of Rome. It
is also not well known that the anti-Protestant Praterite (preterist) theory
came from the pen of a Spanish Jesuit, Alcasar of Seville, who in 1615
published a work having in view the same end as Ribera, viz, to set aside the
commonly accepted Reformation view that the Roman Papacy is the Antichrist
(adapted from Original Covenanter and Contending Witness magazine).
This
books shows how and why "the Reformers denominated the papacy as
Antichrist." Some quotes from the writings of Calvin and Luther appear here
in English for the first time. Regarding the Protestant testimony set forth
herein Paisley has stated,
the preaching of the Great Cloud of Witnesses of all ages in
the Church is true... that the little horn is none other than the Dynasty of
Rome's Popes and that therefore THE POPE IS THE ANTICHRIST.
This view (the
"continuous historical Protestant theory") stands in agreement with Luther, Calvin, Knox, the Westminster Divines, Owen, Ames,
Spurgeon, Baxter, Matthew Henry, Jonathan Edwards, Cunningham, Ryle, Cotton,
Brown, and virtually all of the other standard Protestant interpreters of the
book of Revelation.
Lee
provides several pages of useful references on this topic in the various Protestant Confessions of Faith. He points
out how the Westminster Confession and
the Preamble to the Decrees of Dordt 1618-19 both
clearly denominate the Papacy as the antichrist. He concludes his book with a
useful chapter summarizing the contents (British Reformed Journal, April, 1993).
Have you fallen
for a Jesuit ruse or are you standing in the footsteps of the flock? Read this
book and find out.
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DAVID
Hal Lindsey and the
Restoration of the Jews (1861, 1990)
The bulk of the book consists of
David Brown's classic work focusing on Romans 11, The Restoration of the
Jews (1861). This is the same David Brown that had a hand in the Jamieson,
Fausset and Brown Commentary and whose "most enduring work... Christ's
Second Coming: Will It Be Premillennial? [http://www.swrb.com/catalog/B.htm] ...remains the classic evangelical polemic against premillennialism"
(Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology, p. 97). In short, this book demonstrates that Scripture teaches
(and the best Reformation theologians concur) that the future will be most
glorious for the Jews -- when they, as a people, are draw by God's irresistible
grace to the Lord Jesus Christ. 200 pages.
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Resource 7b. PRICE,
GREG
Micah 4:6-8 (#11 & #12)
Israel Turns To Christ (2 sermons, 1998)
In
1635 Samuel Rutherford wrote,
O to see the sight, next to Christ's Coming in the clouds, the
most joyful! Our elder brethren the Jews and Christ fall upon one another; they
will be kind to one another when they meet. O day! O longed for and lovely
day-dawn! O sweet Jesus, let me see that sight which will be as life from the
dead, thee and thy ancient people in mutual embraces
(from The
Letters of Samuel Rutherford as cited in Iain Murray's, The Puritan Hope:
Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy [Banner of Truth, 1984, p. 98, http://www.swrb.com/catalog/M.htm]).
Price here sets
forth the classic Reformation position on the
restoration of the Jews, a "system
of prophetic interpretation that historically furnished the Biblical basis for
the most glorious future imaginable for the Jews!" (Reg Barrow,
"Publisher's Preface" in Hal Lindsey and the Restoration of the
Jews,
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STEELE, DAVID
Notes on the Apocalypse (1870)
In 1779, in
their Testimony and Warning Against the Blasphemies and Idolatry of Popery, the Reformed
Presbytery called Durham's Complete Commentary... On the Book of Revelation [$39.98, 2 vol. rare
bound photocopy], "the best exposition of that
book that has yet been published" (p. 61n). Had they had the
privilege of reading Steele's Notes on the Apocalypse we are quite certain
that they would have given it a similar endorsement. Though written in a
different style than Durham's work, Steele's notes on Revelation may be even
more valuable in many respects -- Steele having taken a more decided position
"in the wilderness." Steele also had the
benefit of many more resources, having written over two centuries later.
Steele's aim in writing this book is made clear in his own words taken from the
preface,
As
this work is intended for the instruction and edification of the unlearned,
rather than for the entertainment of the learned, words of foreign extract are
used as seldom as possible. Practical remarks and reflections are rarely
introduced; the principal aim being simply to
ascertain and present to the reader the mind of the Holy Spirit. How
far this object has been accomplished, is of course left to the judgment of the
honest inquirer. The reader, however, in forming his judgment of the value of
these Notes, may be reminded of that inspired rule in searching the
Scriptures,--"Comparing spiritual things with spiritual." To assist
him in the application of this divine rule, many chapters and verses are quoted
from other parts of the Bible, but especially within the Apocalypse itself;
that by concentrating the various rays upon particular texts or symbols, their
intrinsic light may be rendered more luminous. Thus the interpretation given,
if correct, may be confirmed and illustrated.
Appendices
include a section on, The New Jerusalem, The
Antichrist, The Image of the Beast, The Beast's "deadly wound," The
Little Book, The Death of the Witnesses, The Mark of the Beast, The First
Resurrection, The Identity of the Two Witnesses, Sounding of the Seventh
Trumpet and The Title of this Book (i.e. the Book of Revelation--RB).
This work also includes various "animadversions on the interpretations (of
Revelation--RB) of several among the most learned and approved expositors of
Britain and America."
Comments on
this work include the four given below, all which were given without the
solicitation or knowledge of the author. The Evangelical Repository notes, "the author adduces a greater number of Scriptural
illustrations than any other writer on prophecy we ever met with."
Hutcheson writes, "I can recommend it to any
person as condensing the best thoughts to be had on the subject." Brooks says, "I
have derived more knowledge of the Apocalypse from this work than from all
other expositions which I have consulted." And finally, John
Cunningham comments, "It is neither a
dictionary nor concordance; neither a confession of faith, nor an encyclopedia,
but a thesaurus of Theology, embodying the characters of all these." Steele dedicated this work to John Cunningham,
author of The Ordinance of Covenanting ($14.99 P, $29.00 HP). 323 pages.
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Resource 8. DABNEY,
ROBERT L.
The Moral Effects of a Free
Justification
The Publisher's Preface to Dabney's Discussions
notes that "[m]uch of Dabney's most valuable and influential literary work
first appeared in the form of separate articles, reviews and sermons printed in
various journals." This article certainly fits the above bill, first
appearing in The Southern Review of April, 1873; being, in part, a review of the Journal
and Works of the Rev. John Wesley. Luther once said that "if the article of justification is
lost, all Christian doctrine is lost at the same time." Thus,
one can hardly think of a subject of greater practical importance. Errors
regarding justification have led whole nations into the darkness and
superstition of Popery, and untold millions of souls into eternal perdition.
Dabney here deals with the false charge of antinomianism sometimes brought against
this doctrine by Romanists and legalists, in their hope of destroying the
foundation of true Christianity. He cites some
practical errors by Luther, concerning Luther's views on sanctification and the
law of God, and concludes by proving "that this doctrine is the
best, yea, the only adequate enforcement of true holiness."
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Resource 8a.
RUTHERFORD, SAMUEL
A Survey of the Spiritual
Antichrist (1648)
The subtitle reads: "Opening the Secrets of Familisme and Antinomianism in the
Antichristian Doctrine of John Saltmarth, and William Del, the present
Preachers of the Army (headed by Oliver Cromwell--RB) now in England, and of
Robert Town, Tobiah Crisp, H. Denne, Eaton and others. In which is revealed the
rise and spring of Antinomianism, Familists, Libertines, Swench-feldians,
Enthysiasts, etc. The minde of Luther a
most professed opposer of Antinomianism, is cleared, and diverse considerable points of the Law and the
Gospel, of the Spirit and the Letter, of the two Covenants, of the nature of
free grace, exercise under temptations, mortification, justification,
sanctification, are discovered. In Two parts." Also contains
Rutherford's "A brotherly and free Epistle to the patrons and friends of
pretended Liberty of Conscience." Putting this work into its context,
James Clark, in The Life and Works of Samuel Rutherford (in the chapter titled
"Antinomianism") writes, "This is another main controversy into
which Samuel Rutherford entered. The term 'Antinomian" signifies one who
is 'against God's Law'. The Antinomians were a major sect in the 1640's. They
denounced as 'Legalists' the Christians who, like Paul, 'serve the law of God'
(Rom. 7:25). They asserted that grace removes the Law out of the Christian's
life, as absolutely as it does out of his salvation. This dangerous heresy,
which is still popular, makes it no fault to disobey God's Moral Law, and turn
grace into wantonness. Rutherford mentioned this heresy in several of his works
before publishing in 1648 his SURVEY OF THE SPIRITUAL ANTICHRIST, written specifically against the Antinomians. The
subtlety of Antinomians is that they oppose the use of the Law as a positive
standard for holy living in the name of the Gospel! The Apostle Paul
repudiated this error in Rom. 3:31; 6:1,2; Gal. 5:13" (p. 52). This book
contains over 600 pages.
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Resource 9. BEEKE,
JOEL
The Quest for Full Assurance:
The Legacy of Calvin and His Successors (1999)
In-depth studies and comparisons of William
Perkins, Willem Teellinck, the Westminster Confession, John Owen, Alexander
Comrie, and Thomas Goodwin convincingly demonstrate, with fresh insights, that
the differences between Calvin and English/Dutch Calvinism on assurance arose
primarily from a newly evolving pastoral context -- rather than from
foundational variations in doctrine. "The first
extensive essay on this important topic to appear in the English language…"
(Richard Muller, back cover). "A long-needed and outstanding work on the
subject of assurance… of permanent importance for preachers and students"
(Iain Murray, back cover). "An erudite treatise… a valuable study in
pastoral theology. It will therefore repay careful reading by scholar, pastor
and lay people alike" (Preface, p. xvi, Sinclair Ferguson). "It is a
joy to see Joel Beeke's simplified revision of his Ph.D. dissertation produced
as The Quest for Full Assurance. For the first time
in the English language we are offered a superb description and evaluation of
the neglected doctrine of Assurance as developed from the Reformers through the
Puritans to Alexander Comrie of the Dutch Second Reformation. What
strikes this reviewer most, having read the original Ph.D. thesis, is not
merely the clarity, simplicity, ease and familiarity with which Dr Beeke moves
through his chosen field, but also his evident love for the Lord's people --
both those who have been formative influences on his own spiritual life and
studies and those who continue to struggle with the great question 'Am I His or
am I not?' May the God of all comfort richly apply to others our good friend's
sensitive and warm-hearted treatment of a subject so evidently dear to his own
heart." (John M. Brentnall in Peace and Truth 1999:3). Chapters include: "The Early and Medieval
Church," 'The Reformation from Luther to Bullinger," Reformed Development in Calvin and
Beza," "The Fathers of English Puritanism and the Dutch Second Reformation,"
"English Puritanism and the Westminster Confession, Chapter 18,"
"John Owen," "Alexander Comrie," "Thomas Goodwin: The
Merging of English-Dutch Thinking of Assurance," and an appendix on "
The Dutch Second Reformation." One of
the best books on this most important (and practical) topic -- maybe even the
best! Contains a 68-page bibliography, an 11-page index of names and
subjects and a 3-page index of biblical references. 407 pages.
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Resource 10. LUTHER,
MARTIN
A Commentary on Saint Paul's
Epistle to the Galatians
"Luther
had a very sharp and satirical style; but his
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
was his favorite work, which he used to call his wife, his Catherine de
Bore...
His
favorite doctrine was justification by faith alone, and not by works, moral,
legal, or evangelical; but we must do him the justice to observe, that he
perpetually inculcated the absolute necessity of good works. According to him,
a man is justified only by faith; but he cannot be justified without works; and
where those works are not to be found, there is assuredly no true faith...
His followers called themselves Lutherans, much against his
mind; but they recede from him in many things, as may be seen by their
writings...
Melancthon says, 'I am a logician; and Justus Jonas is an
orator; but Luther is good at everything: the wonder of mankind; for whatever
he says, or writes, it penetrates the heart, and makes a lasting impression." (Excerpts from
"Life of Luther," in Luther's Commentary on... Galatians, p. lxx).
Includes:
"The Life of Luther and a Complete... History of the Times in Which He
Lived" (76 pages). The complete book is made up of 576 pages.
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Luther!
Resource 11.
M'CRIE, THOMAS
History of the Progress and Suppression
of the Reformation in Italy in the Sixteenth Century (1856)
This book (266 pages, indexed) has been
translated into French, Dutch, German and Italian. "The circulation"
of this book, notes the advertisement to the second edition (in 1856),
especially in the language of the natives of
Italy, has, as might be expected, roused the jealousy of the Court of Rome. Accordingly, in the Index of Prohibited Books, by command
of Pope Gregory XVI, under the decree of 22d September 1836, the Italian
version of Dr. M'Crie's Progress and Suppression of the Reformation in Italy, takes its place with other criminals... In the famous
Encyclical Letter, published by the same pontiff on the 8th May 1844, against
the Bible Society and the Christian Alliance, our author's work is again
denounced in the goodly company of the Bible and the History of the
Reformation by Dr. Merle d'Aubigne
(see below--RB).
Further notes reveal that "the history of
the Reformation in Italy was a favorite with the author;" it being
the only work of standard merit
on the Reformation in Italy -- ' the one book on the subject,' as it is termed by an
Italian correspondent -- (which) has been the production of a Scottish
minister, whose time was so occupied by other pursuits, which he held to be of
paramount importance, that the wonder must be how he could have contrived to
collect, condense, and arrange in such an interesting narrative, the mass of
information which it contains.
Another interesting sidebar, which M'Crie relays
in the Preface to the first edition, shows that,
the Index Expurgatorius of Rome
was itself reformed, with the view of preventing it from being known that
certain names had once been branded with the stigma of heresy.
When your father is the father of lies, as with
Rome, you leave quite a trail to expose your wickedness to all those who are
open to the truth.
The appendix contains some very
interesting pieces, not the least of which is a letter written from Rome in
1521 concerning Luther. Items like this give insight
(otherwise unavailable) into the intrigues and machinations of Romish whore, as
well as painting a clear picture of what the Reformers and those who followed
them were facing, as they risked their lives for the cause of Christ. At one point
the writer (of this letter) notes that "there is not an intelligent
person in Rome who is not perfectly convinced that Martin has spoken the truth
in most things; but good men dissemble from dread of the tyrant, and bad men
are enraged, because they are forced to hear the truth;" at
another point he comments that Luther is "looked
upon as a greater enemy to us than the Turk."
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Resource 11a. LEA, CHARLES
HENRY
A History of the Inquisition
of the Middle Ages (1887, 4 volumes)
One of the
perennial (and insurmountable) challenges for men like Scott
Hahn, Gerry Matatics, and Karl Keating -- men who have devoted their
lives and labors to the defense and promulgation of the Roman Catholic apostasy
-- is dealing with their Church's history. The grim
irony is that while these modern champions of Antichrist demand submission to
the Holy Roman Church, contending that she alone has the witness of history and
truth on her side, it is her very history indeed which removes forever any
crumb of credibility to her claims of faithfulness and infallibility. Thus, it has always been
one of the most powerful weapons in the arsenal of Christ's faithful witnesses
simply to recount the true and undeniable history of the Mother of Harlots and
Abominations of the Earth (Rev. 17:5). This tactic was used with
devastating success by Luther, Calvin, and others, and is of equal necessity
and efficacy in our day -- especially in light of the detestable neutrality and
even outright returning to the ways of Rome on the part of so many
"Protestant" and even "Reformed" and
"Presbyterian" churches. Through this means it is hoped that God will
wake up His people to the true nature of the ever-raging battle with the Dragon
and his minions, and drive us to our knees to seek His face, His forgiveness,
and His grace to stand against the darkness in our respective places and
callings -- particularly teaching our children the mighty acts of God in
delivering His people in times past from so great an evil, that they might be
thankful and put their trust in Him (Ps. 78:1-8).
In his
atrocious chronicle, Rome Sweet Home: Our
Journey to Catholicism, Scott Hahn
conveniently omits any mention of the volumes of embarrassing and self-refuting
details of the Roman Church's true history, choosing instead to caricature the
Reformers, pretend to scholarly acumen, and do the very thing he hypocritically
accuses Lorraine Boettner of doing: presenting a lying portraiture of Rome. (See also the
reference to Hahn in the book summary for William Whitaker's Disputation on
Holy Scripture,
another irrefutable resource for squelching his siren song of spiritual
seduction: http://www.swrb.com/catalog/W.htm.) Therefore,
we invite all seekers of truth to examine for themselves one ugly chapter in
the annals of Rome's abominations: the inquisition of the Middle Ages.
It is with gratitude to our merciful God and the earnest desire for His
powerful blessing that we once again present to the public what was once a
standard treatment on the subject, Henry Charles Lea's History of the
Inquisition of the Middle Ages.
To close, we
leave you with Larry Birger's comments. They are to the point and provide us
with a telling summary of this work (and the
thoughts and feelings of righteous indignation that such writing is sure to
evoke among those led by the Spirit of God),
I am simply amazed at the true history of Rome. The best and
only explanation I can find for why men would endure, much less embrace, such a
"church" is what God says in 2 Thess. 2: that He's given them over to
blindness, that they might believe great lies and thereby be justly damned for
their failure to receive the love of the truth. In just the glances I had at
Lea's work, I am simply astonished that any individual could submit himself to
the "Holy Mother" of harlotries and abominations which Rome is
clearly seen to be in these volumes. The Romish legacy of demonic brutality,
inhumanity and disgrace stretches the ability of even fallen man to comprehend.
1939 pages,
with a 71 page index!
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Resource 12.
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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MARTIN LUTHER
& PSALM SINGING
When the Lord brought the testimony of his
witnesses out of obscurity in Piedmont, Bohemio, &c., by the ministry of
Luther, his contemporaries and successors; then the psalms were restored to
their place in the churches of the Reformation. Luther was skilled in music,
himself composed many hymns; but he carefully distinguished between the Psalms
and his hymns. An old lady in eastern Pennsylvania is said to have in her
possession "a German Psalm-book, published by
Luther himself." The book closes with a collection of Luther's
hymns; but the old lady says that in her young days in Germany, "its directions were rigidly obeyed, and in public
worship they sang only the Psalms of David. The same order, as is
well known, prevailed in all the other reformed churches of Europe and the
British Isles."
Cited in: David Steele, "Psalms and
Hymns," The Original Covenanter Magazine
(Vol. 3:1-3:16, March 1881 to Dec. 1884), p. 41 (see resource #19 below).
Resource 13.
M'MASTER, GILBERT
An Apology for the Book of
Psalms in Five Letters (1852)
This book argues for exclusive Psalmody. It includes a detailed
history (ancient [the Fathers, Augustine, Apostolic
Constitutions, etc.] and modern [Wickliffe, Luther, Calvin, etc., to the author's day]) of Psalmody,
gives reasons for retaining the book of Psalms and considers numerous
objections. It takes on both Watts (and his anti-Trinitarianism) and Wesley. 223 pages.
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Resource 14.
BUCHANAN, JAMES
The Doctrine of Justification
"The doctrine of justification by faith is
like Atlas: it bears a world on its shoulders, the entire evangelical knowledge
of saving grace. The doctrines of election, of effectual calling, regeneration,
and repentance, of adoption, of prayer, of the church, the ministry, and the
sacraments, have all to be interpreted and understood in light of justification
by faith. When justification falls, all true knowledge of the grace of God in
human life falls with it, and then, as Luther
said, the church itself falls," states Packer in his "Introductory
Essay." Furthermore, he writes, "It is doubtful whether a better
exposition of it (justification) exists. And his (Buchanan's) preacher's style
imparts a warmth to his writing which we do not find in (say) the lawyer-like
Cunningham, and which is very refreshing. There is no doubt that this is still
the best text-book on its subject, from the standpoint of the classic covenant
theology, that the student can find." This book contains an outline of the
history of this doctrine in the church (from the Old Testament to the author's
day), as well as a lengthy exposition of it from Scripture.
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Resource 14a. ALEXANDER,
ARCHIBALD
A Treatise on Justification
by Faith (1837)
Justification by faith played a large role in
throwing off the shackles of Popery and superstition early in the first
Reformation, especially among the Lutherans.
And "(a)lthough Calvin refers to justification by faith as 'the principal
article of the Christian religion,' it seems that he is acknowledging its
importance to an earlier generation, rather than stating its importance to his
own theological position. Justification is not demonstrably of central
importance to Calvin's conception of the Christian faith. Nevertheless, the
issues raised by the doctrine of justification remained active, even in
Calvin's day" (Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 365). In
our day this issue bears reinvestigating in light of the predominance and
resurgence of Romanism and the heresies which follow close on her heels,
Arminianism and eventually Pelagianism or even Universalism. In our modern
context this book should provide a very helpful shorter statement of the
classic Protestant position pertaining to what Alexander himself terms
"the most important question which can possibly be conceived." 50
pages.
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Resource 14b.
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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LUTHERAN
"COVENANTERS"
"The reformation
met with opposition. It progressed, nevertheless, under the smiles of an
approving Providence, and in different nations they who sought the Lord
publicly covenanted. In the year 1530 the Lutherans performed this important duty. They framed the famous
League of Smalkalde, which was solemnly renewed four years thereafter.
On the 20th day of July, 1537, the capital articles of the Christian religion
and discipline were sworn publicly by the senate and people of Geneva. As soon
as the reformation put on a regular appearance, and the reformers had erected a
separate communion from the Roman Church, the Waldenses strengthened their
hands, and joined in their Churches. On the eleventh of November, 1571, in a
general assembly, they entered into a solemn bond of union. They all bind
themselves, under the sanction of an oath, to maintain inviolably the ancient
union between all the faithful of the evangelic religion of the Waldenses down
to their own time. They promise to submit to the good external regulations and
ecclesiastic discipline already established, and to this period maintained
among them."
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Resource 15. BEZA,
THEODORE
(Revised and enlarded by Peter
Hall)
The Harmony of Protestant Confessions
Exhibiting the Faith of the Churches of Christ, Reformed After the Pure and
Holy Doctrine of the Gospel, Throughout Europe
After 1579 (and some failed attempts at writing
a common Protestant Confession), it was decided that it would be a safer plan
to compile a Harmony, in which the Protestant
Confessions already extant could be distributed under certain heads, and by
which all parties involved might be called back to agreement and any appearance
of variation that existed might be discussed and explained. The
design was accordingly entrusted to Theodore Beza
(Calvin's student and successor in Geneva), Daneau, and Salnar. Twelve major Confessions, beginning
with Augsburg (1530) through to The Confession of Scotland (1560), are catalogued according to topics (loosely ordered along the general lines of the
headings found in the Westminster Confession) in this unique and massive volume. The Westminster
Confession (1647), The Synod of Dort (1619), The Thirty-nine Articles of the
Church of England (1571), and the Irish Articles of 1615, have all been
appended to this work, increasing its value and making it the most comprehensive compilation and topically indexed
reference tool available to creedal Christians today! Over 700
pages.
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Resource 16.
PURITAN REFORMED CHURCH OF EDMONTON
(Session: Greg Price, Greg Barrow,
Lyndon Dohms)
A Reformation Discussion of
Extraordinary Predictive Prophecy Subsequent to the Closing of the Canon of Scripture (1998)
"The
following document is a response to questions raised by Mike Wagner (a member
of the Puritan Reformed Church of Edmonton or PRCE) regarding the position of
the PRCE on the subject of extraordinary predictive prophecy subsequent to the
closing of the canon of Scripture. This is not
intended to be an exhaustive treatment of the subject, but simply a response to
specific questions asked. Though this was not initially intended for
public distribution, we have received requests that it be made available to a
wider audience. It is hoped that this summary of our position will aid the
Church of Christ by encouraging further study of this difficult subject"
(Introductory paragraph).
This
book (of 28 pages) clearly demonstrates that many major Reformers (and even the
early church fathers) were not strict cessationists, nor were they
"Charismatics." It shows how extraordinary predictive prophecy was
practiced during both Reformations and how the Reformers justified this from
Scripture.
Proof for this continuing practice (and the parameters laid out in Scripture)
is provided from the teaching and practice of the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland (from the Second Book of Discipline), John Knox, Samuel
Rutherford, George Gillespie, James Durham, David Steele, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Thomas Goodwin, Justin Martyr
and a host of others.
Notice, for example, the following comment by George
Gillespie,
I must say it, to the glory of God, there were in the church of
Scotland, both in the time of our first reformation, and after the reformation,
such extraordinary men as were more than ordinary pastors and teachers, even
holy prophets receiving extraordinary revelations from God, and foretelling
diverse strange and remarkable things, which did accordingly come to pass
punctually, to the great admiration of all who knew the particulars. Such were
Mr. Wishart the martyr, Mr. Knox the reformer, also Mr. John Welsh, Mr. John
Davidson, Mr. Robert Bruce, Mr. Alexander Simpson, Mr. Fergusson, and others. It were too long to
make a narrative here of all such particulars, and there are so many of them
stupendous, that to give instance in some few, might seem to derogate from the
rest, but if God give me opportunity, I shall think it worth the while to make
a collection of these things (George Gillespie, "Miscellany
Questions," in The Works of George Gillespie Vol. 2, Chapter 5,
section 7, p. 30).
The
following eight questions are answered herein:
Question #1 - What is the difference between the theological position
on prophecy (extra biblical revelation) of the above mentioned men of God and
the present day charismatics?
Question #2 - What is the explicit Scriptural teaching that underlies
and justifies what those men of God did? Why should I believe that
extra-biblical revelation can still occur?
Question #3 - Is the cessationist position basically correct with
extraordinary exceptions, or is the cessationist position a theological error
that should be repudiated?
Question #4 - Is it permissible for church officers to receive
extra-biblical revelation that will guide them in the direction of church
affairs?
Question #5 - Is it permissible for members of our congregations to
claim to receive extra-biblical communications from God about future events and
to claim to be prophets?
Question #6 - How would someone know that he has received
extra-biblical communication from God rather than having simply deceived
himself?
Question #7 - How would I know that someone claiming to get
extra-biblical revelations from God is actually getting such revelations from
God?
Question #8 - What is the difference between mysticism and genuine
spiritual experience?
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Resource 17. EIRE,
CARLOS M.N.
War Against the Idols: The
Reformation of Worship from Erasmus to Calvin
Eire shows that
as the Reformation progressed the primary focus of
the Reformers became upholding God's sovereign prerogative in worship -- what
today is called the regulative principle of worship. Eire's War Against the Idols demonstrates the extent
of the Reformers clear condemnation of Arminianism
in worship (i.e. will-worship [Col. 2:23]) in rejecting all elements of worship
that did not have Scriptural warrant. In fact, Calvin was so intent
on highlighting this point, concerning the centrality of worship (and the
application of Sola Scriptura as exhibited in the regulative principle of worship),
that he placed worship ahead of salvation in his list of the two most important
elements of Biblical Christianity. Regarding Calvin's On the Necessity of
Reforming the Church
Eire notes,
Calvin speaks about
the nature of worship and about the seriousness of the sin of idolatry in his
1543 treatise, On the Necessity of Reforming the Church, where he concentrates
on the significance of worship for the Christian religion. Calvin's argument,
as indicated by the title of the treatise, is that the Church had reached such
a corrupt state that its reform could wait no longer. The
most significant aspect of corruption singled out by Calvin is the perversion
of worship, and it is in explaining this issue that he set forth the
basis for his attack on idolatry.
Calvin
begins by studying the place that worship holds in the Christian faith, and he
concludes that it is one of the two elements that define Christianity:
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. (War Against the Idols, p. 198, citing from
Calvin's On the Necessity of Reforming the Church [FREE at: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/NRC_ch00.htm ] , emphases added).
The
scholarly translational work found in Eire's book also gives insights into the
worship question not found in any other English history books (concerning Calvin,
Knox, and a host of others) -- for it contains much from previously
untranslated (into English, that is) Reformation documents.
A large portion
of this book centers on Calvin, but its major thrust is to reveal the single most burning issue confronting the Reformers:
purity of worship! Furthermore, this book's teaching regarding the
Reformers (and their view of the Scriptural law of worship) is as applicable
today as it was in the days of the first Reformation -- for it brings to light the time-tested Biblical principles which
guard against the errors, excesses, and idolatries of the Roman harlot (Roman
Catholicism), Eastern Orthodoxy and all liturgical innovators on one hand and
the modern "evangelicals" (including
the sub-Reformed movement headed up by the likes of Steve Schlissel, John
Frame, Doug Wilson et al.),
Anabaptists and Charismatics on the other. This is, without a
doubt, one of the best Reformation history books available -- stirring,
scholarly, relevant and edifying!
As far as we
know this book may be out of print in the near future, so those interested
would be advised to obtain a copy as soon as possible.
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MARTIN LUTHER
ON BIRTH CONTROL
Martin Luther once proclaimed
that "the purpose of marriage is not pleasure and ease but the procreation
and education of children and the support of a family.... People who do not
like children are swine, dunces, and blockheads, not worthy to be called men
and women, because they despise the blessing of God, the Creator and Author of
marriage"
(Christian History,
Issue 39, p. 24). Luther also said that
birth control was the equivalent of sodomy -- probably because of the likeness
between homosexual wickedness and impotent sex (see book below).
Resource 18.
PROVAN, CHARLES D.
The Bible and Birth Control
John Calvin declared that birth control was the murder of future persons and the
Synod of Dort issued a Bible commentary which stated that contraception was the
same as abortion. If you are shocked,by the strong statements from
these Godly men, that really is not too surprising, because Protestant
opposition to birth control has largely been forgotten in our decadent 20th
century. If you want to know about Biblical
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Resource 19.
WHITAKER, WILLIAM
A Disputation on Holy
Scripture, Against the Papists, Especially Bellarmine and Stapleton
(Originally written in 1588; 1610
[Latin], 1849 English edition translated by Fitzgerald)
The
apostate (now) Roman Catholic apologist, Scott Hahn, in his book Rome
Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism, speaks of the extensive reading of pro-
and anti-Romanist literature he had done as he was led down the road to Rome
from modern Calvinism. Among other reasons he lists for his declension, one
major factor was what he saw to be the lack of cogent reply from modern
"Protestants," including Dr. John Gerstner, to the arguments of the
Roman Catholic Church. Notwithstanding that there are serious reasons to doubt Hahn's
credibility and integrity (for example, he paints out Luther
and Calvin to teach only a formal, "courtroom language" view of
justification: "Luther and Calvin explained
this [justification] exclusively in terms of courtroom language. But I was
beginning to see that, far more than simply being a judge, God was our Father.
Far more than simply being criminals, we were runaways. Far more than the New
Covenant being made in a courtroom, it was fashioned by God in a family
room." -- p. 30; for refutation of this
ridiculous, slanderous caricature, see Luther's
Small Catechism (resource 20
below--RB), question on "Our Father who art in heaven;"
Calvin's Institutes, Book III, 20.36ff; Robert Dabney's Systematic Theology, p. 627; Westminster
Confession of Faith,
chapter 12; etc., etc.), had he read this work by William Whitaker (and it is
our prayer that he may still perhaps do so), he
would have found more than a lifetime of Romanist readings and reasonings could
overcome.
Whitaker's
design (prosecuted throughout his lifetime) was to deal systematically with the
major points of controversy between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics; his Disputation on
Holy Scripture
was the first in this series, and the only one translated from Latin into
English (of which we are aware). In his dedicatory epistle to William Cecil and
his preface to his Cambridge audience, he describes his opponents, especially
the Jesuits, and then his confidence in Christ and His truth to overcome them:
Amongst
these locusts [Rev. 9:3], -- that is, as very learned men justly deem, amongst
the innumerable troops of monks -- none, as we before said, have ever appeared,
more keen, or better prepared and equipped for doing mischief, than are the
Jesuits at this present day; who in a short space have surpassed all other
societies of that kind in numbers, in credit, and in audacity. Other monks,
following the rule and practice of former times, lived in general a life of
leisure and inactivity, and spent their time, not in reading and the study of
the sciences, but in repeating by the [hour]glass certain offices for the
canonical hours, which contributed nothing to the advancement of either
learning or religion. But the Jesuits have pursued a far different course. They
have left the shade of ancient sloth and inactivity, in which the other monks
had grown grey, and have come forth to engage in toils, to treat of arts and
sciences, to undertake and carry through an earnest struggle for the safety of
the common interest. It hath come to be understood, that the cause of Rome,
which, shaken by the perilous blows dealt on every side by men of ability and
learning, had begun in many parts to totter and give way, could never be
defended or maintained, except by learned and diligent and active champions....
Among these Jesuits, Robert Bellarmine, a native of Italy, hath now for several
years obtained a great and celebrated name.... Now, therefore, Bellarmine is
cried up by his party as an invincible champion, as one with whom none of our
men would dare to engage, whom nobody can answer, and whom if any one should
hope to conquer, they would regard him as an utter madman.
When
you, honoured sir, demanded my opinion of this writer, I answered, as indeed I
thought, that I deemed him to be a man unquestionably learned, possessed of a
happy genius, a penetrating judgment, and multifarious reading; -- one,
moreover, who was wont to deal more plainly and honestly than is the custom of
other papists, to press his arguments more home, and to stick more closely to
the question....
[N]ow
that Bellarmine hath been published, we shall know better and more certainly
what it is they [the Papists] hold upon every subject, the arguments on which
they specially rely, and what is (so to speak) the very marrow of popery, which
is thought to be as much in the Jesuits as in the pope himself....
Our arms shall be the sacred scriptures, that sword and shield
of the word, that tower of David, upon which a thousand bucklers hang, and all
the armour of the mighty, the sling and the pebbles of the brook wherewith
David stretched upon the ground that gigantic and haughty Philistine. Human reasonings and
testimonies, if one use them too much or out of place, are like the armour of
Saul, which was so far from helping David that it rather unfitted him for the
conflict.... However, since we have to deal with adversaries who, not content
with these arms, use others with more readiness and pleasure, such as the decrees
of councils, judgments of the fathers, tradition, and the practice of the
church; lest perchance we should appear to shrink from the battle, we have
determined to make use of that sort of weapons also. And,
indeed, I hope to make it plain to you, that all our tenets are not only
founded upon scriptural authority, which is enough to ensure victory, but
command the additional suffrage of the testimonies of the fathers, councils,
and, I will add, even of many of the papists, which is a distinguished and
splendid ornament of our triumph.... Thus
it will be clear, that what Jerome, Epist. 139, applies out of Isaiah to the
heretics, that 'they weave the spider's thread,' is pertinently applied to the
papists. For, as Jerome says, they weave a web 'which can catch small and light
animals, as flies and gnats, but is broken by the stronger ones.' Just thus
many stick fast in the subtleties of the papists, as flies do in the spider's
web, from which they are unable to extricate themselves, though nothing can possibly
be frailer than those threads. Such are the reasonings of the papist, even the
Jesuits themselves; who, although they seem to spin their threads with greater
skill and artfulness, yet fabricate nothing but such cobwebs as may easily be
broken by any vigorous effort. Be ye, therefore, of good cheer. We
have a cause, believe me, good, firm, invincible. We
fight against men, and we have Christ on our side; nor can we possibly be
vanquished, unless we are the most slothful and dastardly of all cowards. Once
wrest from the papists what they adduce beside the scripture, and you will
presently see them wavering, turning pale, and unable to keep their ground.
Bellarmine was
regarded by the Romanists as a scholarly and theological Goliath, and as
Whitaker notes above, he was indeed a greatly gifted and learned man. It is
most noteworthy, then, to read of Bellarmine's description of Whitaker:
"[a
man] whom Cardinal Bellarmine is said to have pronounced 'the most learned heretic he had ever read,'
and of whom Bishop Hall says, 'Who ever saw him
without reverence, or heard him without wonder?...." "'I
have,' says the writer of his life, in Lupton's Protestant Divines, 'I have
heard it confessed of English Papists themselves, which have been in Italy with
Bellarmine himself, that he [Bellarmine] procured the true portraiture and
effigies of this Whitaker to be brought to him, which he kept in his study. For
he privately admired this man for his singular learning and ingenuity; and
being asked of some of his friends, Jesuits, why he would have the picture of
that heretic in his presence? He would answer, Quod quamvis haereticus erat et
adversarius, erat tamen doctus adversarius: that, 'although he was an heretic,
and his adversary, yet he was a learned adversary'" ("Preface of the
Editor" in the 1857 edition of Nathanael Culverwell's Of the Light of
Nature;
and from the editor's preface of Whitaker's work).
In this book
we find the following six main chapters: "Of the number of the Canonical
Books of Scripture," "Of the Authentic Edition and Versions of the
Scriptures," "Of the Authority of Scripture," "Of the
Perspicuity of Scripture," "Of the Interpretation of Scripture,"
"Of the Perfection of Scripture, against Unwritten Traditions," as well as Whitaker's "Preface to the Controversies, Delivered to the
Audience at Cambridge."
Whitaker's
masterwork, refuting some of the best the Jesuits had to offer (in upholding
their Romish heresies attacking the Word of God), may even be more valuable in
our day than when it was first written -- as many Protestants are unaware of the
historic Protestant position on Scripture (witness the lack of response
described by Scott Hahn), or worse, are already on the way back to Rome (on
this and other vital points). Furthermore, Larry Birger comments, "...it's wonderful. He is absolutely thrashing the Papists,
tying them in knots with not only the Scriptures, but the writings of the
Church fathers (Jerome is devastating on the issue of the Apocrypha) and the
Papists themselves (e.g., Cajetan, John Driedo, Melchior Canus, Sixtus
Senensis)." This is a first-rate classic on some of the most
foundational teaching of the Faith, not to be missed by the serious Christian,
the scholar or anyone (including those presently trapped in Mystery Babylon the
great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the Earth [i.e. Roman Catholic
Church], Rev. 17:5) seeking ultimate truth. Study
for yourself what Hahn missed, as the Christ-empowered Whitaker sinks his
stones into Goliath's forehead, and then decapitates him with the sword of
truth and the skill of one exceedingly learned in the very areas the Papists
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"Lay people who
refuse to learn (the catechism--RB) should not be admitted to the Sacrament,
and fathers must insist that children learn to recite these basics"
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LUTHER, MARTIN
Luther's Small Catechism
Developed and Explained (1893)
"Sturmius says, that he saw a letter
written by Luther to Wolfgang Capito, in which he affirmed, that scarce any of his writings pleased himself, except his
(Small--RB) Catechism, and his book De servo arbitrio (The Bondage of the
Will--RB),
or 'Free-will a Slave'" ("The Life of Martin Luther" in Luther's
Commentary on... Galatians, p. lxxvi, see resource 10 above). Luther also
taught that "lay people who refuse to learn
(the catechism--RB) should not be admitted to the Sacrament, and fathers must
insist that children learn to recite these basics" (Oxford
Encyclopedia of the Reformation, vol. 1, p. 276). Originally prepared and
published by the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United
States. 130 pages.
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Resource 21. EDWARDS,
THOMAS
The Third Part of Gangraena:
or a new and higher Discovery of the Errors, Heresies, Blasphemies and insolent
Proceedings of the Sectaries of these times; with some Animadversions by way of
Confutation upon many of the Errors and Heresies named (1646)
More against the sectarian Independents; with
some special attention given to Thomas Goodwin's attempted refutation of
Edwards' Antapologia (which was a devastating refutation of the Independent's
positions found in the Apologetical Narration of Goodwin, Nye,
Simpson, Burroughs, Bridge; all who were members of the Westminster Assembly),
Jeremiah Burroughs and other prominent detractors from the ranks of the
schismatic covenant breakers hindering the work of the Westminster Assembly.
Darling calls these works "very scare" and notes that Edwards wrote
"in a spirit of fierce and bitter invective" (Cyclopedia
Bibliographica,
p. 1026). Edwards had already replied to this charge in his day in this very
book, which includes a lengthy "justification of the manner and way of
writing these books called Gangraena, wherein not only the lawfulness, but the
necessity of writing after this manner (i.e. naming names and "rebuking
them sharply," Titus 1:13 -- RB) is proved by Scripture, Fathers, the most
eminent Reformed Divines (including Calvin, Luther,
Beza, Bullinger and others--RB), Casuists, the practice and custom of all
ages" -- including the practice of the Independents themselves. It is
startling to note the great inroads that the errors of independency, answered
in this book, have made throughout modern "evangelicalism" -- even
among those who call themselves Reformed: making this book extremely pertinent
for our day. This work is conveniently indexed by using both the names of the
Independents refuted and also their particular heresies and errors. 328 pages.
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KEVIN
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
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Resource 21a.
YOUNG, WILLIAM
The Puritan Principle of
Worship
Must reading on the regulative principle of
worship. "The biblical regulative principle is formulated in the Reformed
confessions in opposition to the Lutheran
and Anglican rule that anything may be introduced into God's worship which the
scriptures do not expressly reject," noted Sherman Isbell (PR magazine,
1993). Dr. Young writes, "Calvin formulated this regulative principle with
clarity and applied it with great consistency, in the Reformation at Geneva. It
is implicit in his celebrated definition of pure and genuine religion as
"confidence in God coupled with serious fear 'fear which both includes in
it willing reverence, and brings along with it such legitimate worship as is
prescribed by the law.'" Dr. Young is a brilliant scholar, in the Puritan
tradition, and this book shows why.
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