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The Protestant Reformation
Come Out From Among Them:
'Anti-Nicodemite' Writings of John Calvin
An entire volume, newly translated
from the French, providing some of Calvin's most important statements
respecting worship.
Calvin writes
against the 'Nicodemites:' a class of would-be
Protestants who hoped to maintain their social standing by outward conformity
to Romish rituals and
worship; these
dissemblers claimed that it was lawful to attend the outward ordinances of
Romish worship, so long as they did not inwardly receive the
heretical tenets of Rome.
Calvin's response is forceful. Through a series
of tracts, letters, and sermons, the reformer consistently maintains that
proper worship is an
essential part of the believer's duty to God. Calvin decries all forms of superstition and man-made
worship. He exposes the blasphemous
nature of
popish worship, and stresses the
duty of true Christians to separate themselves from such polluted forms of worship.
This volume (over 300 pages long) includes a
publisher's introduction, describing Calvin's concern for worship, and
providing historical background to the individual works contained in the book.
Selected Writings of John Knox,
Volume 2: Later Writings and Correspondence
Following the general format of the first volume
of the reformer's Selected Writings ($US29.95, in hardcover from SWRB--RB), the
second volume contains the following works:
-Conversations with the Queen (1561-63)
-An Extract from The Reasoning Betwixt John
Knox and the Abbot of Crossraguell (1562)
-A Sermon on Isaiah 26:13-21 (1565-66)
-An Answer to a Letter of a Jesuit Named
Tyrie (1572)
-Rediscovered Writings from the
English Reformation (1550-52)
-Extracts from An Answer to a Great
Number of Blasphemous Cavillations Written by an Anabaptist, and Adversary to
God's Eternal Predestination (1560)
-Personal Correspondence (1552-58)
-Letters Chiefly from the Scottish
Reformation (1559-72)
-Answers to Libels (1571)
On Superior Powers (Christopher
Goodman)
From 1555 to 1558, Christopher
Goodman served as co-pastor, with John Knox, of the congregation of English
exiles in Geneva.
During the course of his ministry, Goodman preached upon Acts 4:19 and 5:29:
"Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather than God,
judge ye. We ought rather to obey God than men." At the request of his
brethren, Goodman subsequently published an expanded version of his exposition,
"How Superior Powers Ought to be Obeyed of Their Subjects: and Wherein
They May Lawfully by God's Word be Disobeyed and Resisted. Wherein also is
declared the cause of all this present misery in England, and the only way to
remedy the same." In this book, Goodman
contends against both ecclesiastical and political tyranny.
This new edition of Superior Powers includes a scripture
index, a subject index, a biographical essay on the life of Christopher
Goodman, and the original foreword by William Whittingham.
John Knox: The Forgotten Reformer
(Kevin Reed)
The present volume seeks to restore interest in
Knox's theology, illustrating how the reformer's beliefs have great relevance
for our own day. The individual essays in this book treat the following topics:
-The life of the reformer
-The biblical law of worship
-True and false churches
-The role of the faithful pastor
-The use of plain speech
-A warning against the Anabaptists
-Church government
American Presbyterian Authors
The Argument of the Book of Job
Unfolded (William Henry Green)
This volume is not a detailed
commentary; rather it furnishes an overview of the principal persons and themes
in the book of Job:
Job's happy estate,
Satan, Job in affliction, Job's three friends,
Job's conflict, Job's triumph, Job's refutation of his friends, Elihu, the
Lord, and the place of the book of Job in the scheme of holy scripture. William
Henry Green (1825-1900) was a professor at Princeton Seminary. His volume about
the book of Job was originally published in 1874.
God Manifest in the Flesh: Letters
on Unitarianism; Letters on the Eternal Sonship of Christ (Samuel Miller)
The two books reproduced in this
volume are thematically linked, and they furnish Miller's most extensive
writings on Christological controversies.
Each book was produced with a distinct
readership in mind. The first work, "Letters
on Unitarianism" (1821), was written for a general readership, in order to
expose the evils of Unitarianism, so that orthodox Christians would guard
against the inroads of Unitarian errors (prevalent today in some Charismatic
circles--RB). The second work, "Letters on the Eternal Sonship
of Christ" (1823), was composed to correct the errors of a straying
brother, Moses Stuart, a professor at Andover Seminary; in contrast to the first
book, the second work is cast with a more academic readership in mind. Also
included, as an Appendix, is Miller's "Letter to the Editor of the
Unitarian Miscellany," which was a reply to a published attack against
Miller, by an anonymous Unitarian writer whose article was printed in the
Unitarian periodical.
Holding Fast the Faithful Word:
Sermons and Addresses by Samuel Miller
Contents of the Volume:
The Gospel
The book opens with strong declarations about
the first principles of Christianity. Miller explains the substitutionary
atonement in "Christ Our Righteousness." He shows the necessity of
"Being on the Lord's Side." Perceptive
readers will note the depth of these statements, respecting the nature of the
gospel, in contrast to the shallow evangelistic messages of the present day.
In two missionary sermons, Miller illustrates how Christ, through the gospel,
will conquer the world. There are additional sermons on "The Difficulties
and Temptations which Attend the Preaching of the Gospel in Great Cities"
and "The Importance of Gospel Truth."
The Christian Ministry
Miller considers "Christ, the Model of
Gospel Ministers." He examines the call to
the Christian ministry in "The Sacred Office Magnified."
He shows the necessity and meaning of pastoral fidelity in "Holding Fast
the Faithful Word." In a related messages, he stresses, "The Duty of
the Church to Take Measures for Providing An Able and Faithful Ministry,"
and gives "A Plea for an Enlarged Ministry."
The Eldership
This volume includes Miller's original sermon on
the ruling elder; his later writings on the eldership were developed from
this discourse.
Personal and Family Piety
Miller gives warm exhortations
regarding personal and family piety. He describes "The Duty, the Benefits, and
the Proper Method of Religious Fasting." He treats "The Importance of
Domestic Happiness," and "The Means of Domestic Happiness." An
illuminating discussion on the role of women is found in "The Appropriate
Duty of the Female Sex.
Exhortations to Christians
Christian parents are given a stern warning on
the danger of educating their children in Roman Catholic schools. Later
discourses cover the subjects of suicide and theatrical amusements.
Presbyterian Ordination (Robert J.
Breckinridge)
A companion speech to Breckinridge's
Presbyterian Government, this discourse sustains the argument that ordination is a
joint governmental act
of the presbytery, not a ministerial rite
restricted to preachers. Breckinridge defends the propriety of ruling elders
participating in the laying on of hands in ministerial ordinations.
ADDITIONAL TITLES
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Books and Booklets
An Able and Faithful Ministry
(Samuel Miller)
Biblical Church Government (Kevin
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Biblical Worship (Kevin Reed)
Campbellism -- The Origin of
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The Christian Education of the
Children and Youth in the Presbyterian Church (Samuel Miller)
Christmas: A Biblical Critique
(Michael Schneider and Kevin Reed)
Christmas-Keeping and the Reformed
Faith (David Cason)
Communion Catechism (John Craig)
Confession of the English
Congregation at Geneva (1556)
Doctrinal Integrity (Samuel
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The Elder and His Work (David
Dickson)
Family Worship (J. H. Merle
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Fasting (Samuel Miller)
The First and Second Books of
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The First Blast of the Trumpet
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Forbidden Alliances (George
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Genevan Book of Order (1556)
The Guilt, Folly, and Sources of
Suicide (Samuel Miller)
Infant Baptism (Samuel Miller)
Instrumental Music in the Public
Worship of the Church (John L. Girardeau)
Letters on Revivals of Religion
(Samuel Miller)
Making Shipwreck of the Faith:
Evangelicals and Roman Catholics Together (Kevin Reed)
Men, Women, and Order in the
Church: Three Sermons by John Calvin
The Necessity of Reforming the
Church (John Calvin)
Order of Excommunication and
Public Repentance (Church of Scotland, John Knox)
Presbyterian Government (Robert J.
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On Revivals of Religion [against
Finney] (Albert Dod)
The Ruling Elder (unabridged book,
with supplemental material) Samuel Miller
The Scottish Confession of Faith
(Church of Scotland, John Knox et al.)
The Scottish Confession of Faith
with Scripture Proofs from the Geneva Bible (Church of Scotland, John Knox et
al.)
The Scottish Metrical Psalms, with
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Scriptural Interpretation (Patrick
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Scripture Index to the Westminster
Standards (Stephen Pribble)
Selected Writings of John Knox,
Volume 1: Public Epistles, Treatises, and Expositions to the Year 1559
On Shunning the Unlawful Rites of
the Ungodly (John Calvin)
True and False Worship (John Knox)
The True Method of Giving Peace to
Christendom and Reforming the Church (John Calvin)
Truth and Heresy (George
Gillespie)
The Unity of the Church (Thomas
M'Crie)
The Warrant and Nature of Public
Worship (Benjamin Morgan Palmer)
The Westminster Confession and
Creeds (Robert L. Dabney)
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The Canterbury Tales: An Extended
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Charles Finney and Revivalism
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Children: the Hope of the Church
--The Relationship of the Church to Her Children in the Writings of Samuel
Miller (Kevin Reed)
The Church and the Parachurch:An
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The Conduct and Character of
Arminius (Samuel Miller)
The Decline of American
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Of Exegesis and Eccentricity
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Fundamentalism: A Preliminary Look
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The Legacy of Roger Williams
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Letter from Charles Phinney [Kevin
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Ministerial Training (Kevin Reed)
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Extraordinary Times (Kevin Reed)
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Presbyterian Worship: Old and New
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The Present Evangelical Crisis
(Kevin Reed)
Princeton Seminary and
Presbyterian Polity (Kevin Reed)
Religious Dissemblers and
Theological Liars (Kevin Reed)
Revivalism in America (Kevin Reed)
War Against the Idols (Kevin Reed)
This article is a book notice for War Against
the Idols: The Reformation of Worship from Erasmus to Calvin (available in softcover
for $US39.95 from SWRB--RB) by Carlos M. N. Eire (Cambridge University Press,
1986.).
Copyright 1999 by Kevin Reed, all rights
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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)
(From: John Calvin, Come
Out From Among Them, The Anti-Nicodemite Writings of John Calvin, a forthcoming book to be published by Protestant Heritage Press, "A
Short Treatise", pp. 93, 94, emphases added [or NOW AVAILABLE on the new
PHP CD: "LIBRARY OF PRESBYTERIAN HERITAGE PUBLICATIONS and PROTESTANT
HERITAGE PRESS").
CALVIN WRITES: "Some one will therefore ask
me what counsel I would like to give to a believer
who thus dwells in some Egypt or Babylon where he may not worship God purely,
but is forced by the common practice to accommodate himself to bad things. The
first advice would be to leave [i.e. relocate -- GB] 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."
Cited in: Appendix G in The Covenanted
Reformation Defended (see below) by Greg Barrow (http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/append_g.htm ), "A brief
examination of Mr. Bacon's principles regarding the visible church and the use
of private judgment. Also, some observations regarding his ignoble attack upon
Kevin Reed in his book entitled The Visible Church in the Outer Darkness."
Romans 16:17 is also very
clear on this point:
"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."
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The Westminster Confession of
Faith (1647)
"The product of Puritan
conflict," stated Shedd, reaching "a perfection of statement never
elsewhere achieved."
"All that learning the most
profound and extensive, intellect the most acute and searching, and piety the most
sincere and earnest, could accomplish, was thus concentrated in the Westminster
Assembly's Confession of Faith, which may be safely termed the most perfect
statement of Systematic Theology ever framed by the Christian Church,"
writes Hetherington in The History of the Westminster Assembly of Divines (p. 345,
emphasis added).
"These are worth an hundred
victories on the battle field. We do not fear to say of them that they are the
finest transfusion into uninspired language of the sublime, awful, blessed
truths of the Word of God which the Church has as yet been honored to make...
Never can the Covenanters be robbed of the immortal honor of having, while at
the summit of their power, published this great principle to the world"
noted J.A. Wylie, in praise of the Westminster Standards (cited in Johnston's Treasury
of the Scottish Covenant, p. 101).
Concerning the Shorter Catechism,
which is one of the items also included in this book, Mitchell, in his Westminster
Assembly: Its History and Standards, notes: "...it is a
thoroughly Calvinistic and Puritan catechism, the ripest fruit of the
Assembly's thought and experience, maturing and finally fixing the definitions
of theological terms to which Puritanism for half a century had been leading up
and gradually coming closer and closer to in its legion of catechisms" (p.
431).
The WCF is the greatest of all
the creeds of the Christian church. The church of Christ cannot be creedless and
live. Especially in an age of doubt and confusion, it is her duty to define and
proclaim the one true faith. Nowhere has the Reformed church done this so
effectively as in the Westminster family of documents. This
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Resource 3.
HETHERINGTON, WILLIAM
History of the Westminster
Assembly of Divines (1856)
This book is one of the best easy
reading historical accounts published concerning this unsurpassed Assembly. Hetherington's purpose
for writing this book is stated in the preface as follows:
In common with all true Presbyterians, I have
often regretted the want of a History of the Westminster Assembly of
Divines...Especially in such a time as the present, when all distinctive
Presbyterian principles are not only called in question, but also
misrepresented and condemned, such a want has become absolutely unendurable,
unless Presbyterians are willing to permit their Church to perish under a load
of unanswered, yet easily refuted, calumny. And as the best refutation of
calumny is the plain and direct statement of truth, it is by that process that
I have endeavored to vindicate the principles and the character of the
Presbyterian Church (p. i.).
The Puritan history leading up to the Assembly
(which this book takes a in-depth look at) is especially important and not only
set the context for what became the major debates among the ministers present,
but even dictated who was selected to this august body of scholars. Civil wars,
national upheavals, emigration to the "new world" and a host of other
epoch making events surrounded this momentous period of history. These debates and their resolutions have defined and
directed Christian thought and national cultures ever since their original
ratification -- and Hetherington is not shy about noting the
significance of this Assembly when he writes,
But the man who penetrates a little deeper into
the nature of those unrevealed but powerful influences which move a nation's
mind, and mould its destinies, will be ready to direct his attention more
profoundly to the objects and deliberations of an assembly which met at a
moment so critical, and was composed of the great
master-minds of the age; and the theologian who has learned to view
religion as the vital principle of human nature, equally in nations and in the
individual man, will not easily admit the weak idea, that such an assembly
could have been an isolated event, but will be disposed earnestly to inquire
what led to its meeting, and what important consequences followed. And although
the subject has not hitherto been investigated with such a view, it may, we
trust, be possible to prove, that it (the
Westminster Assembly--RB) was the most important event in the century in which it
occurred; and that it has exerted, and in all probability will yet exert, a far
more wide and permanent influence upon both the civil and the religious history
of mankind than has generally been even imagined (p. 17).
Hetherington covers the period from 1531 to
1662. Many consider this era a historical high
water mark for doctrinal and practical Puritan precision. Also
included is a chapter on the theological productions of the Westminster
Assembly and six valuable appendices (one containing six biographical notices
of the Scottish Commissioners including Rutherford, Gillespie, Henderson and
Baillie).
This work is indispensable for
understanding the work accomplished by the Westminster Assembly, Presbyterian
and Independent history, Cromwell and much more. For example, consider the lofty and
Christ honoring goal of the Assembly as summarized by Hetherington:
There was one great, and even sublime idea,
brought somewhat indefinitely before the Westminster Assembly, which has not
yet been realized, the idea of a Protestant union
throughout Christendom, not merely for the purpose of counterbalancing Popery,
but in order to purify, strengthen, and unite all true Christian churches, so
that with combined energy and zeal they might go forth, in glad compliance with
the Redeemer's commands, teaching all nations, and preaching the everlasting
gospel to every creature under heaven. This truly magnificent, and
also truly Christian idea, seems to have originated in the mind of that
distinguished man, Alexander Henderson. It was suggested by him to the Scottish
commissioners, and by them partially brought before the English Parliament,
requesting them to direct the Assembly to write
letters to the Protestant Churches in France, Holland, Switzerland, and other
Reformed Churches. . . . and along with these letters were sent copies of the
Solemn League and Covenant, a document which might itself form the basis of
such a Protestant union. The deep
thinking divines of the Netherlands apprehended the idea, and in their answer,
not only expressed their approbation of the Covenant, but also desired to join
in it with the British kingdoms. Nor did they content themselves with the mere
expression of approval and willingness to join. A letter was soon afterwards
sent to the Assembly from the Hague, written by Duraeus (the celebrated John
Dury), offering to come to the Assembly, and containing a copy of a vow which
he had prepared and tendered to the distinguished Oxenstiern, chancellor of
Sweden, wherein he bound himself 'to prosecute a reconciliation between
Protestants in point of religion'. . . . [O]n one occasion Henderson procured a
passport to go to Holland, most probably for the purpose of prosecuting this
grand idea. But the intrigues of politicians, the delays caused by the conduct
of the Independents, and the narrow-minded Erastianism of the English
Parliament, all conspired to prevent the Assembly from entering farther into
that truly glorious Christian enterprise. Days of trouble and darkness came;
persecution wore out the great men of that remarkable period; pure and vital
Christianity was stricken to the earth and trampled under foot. (pp. 337-339).
Further demonstrating his grasp of the most
important events of the second Reformation, Hetherington comments on the Solemn League (the epitome of second Reformation
attainments), "no man who is able to understand its nature, and to feel and
appreciate its spirit and its aim, will deny it to be the wisest, the
sublimest, and the most sacred document ever framed by uninspired men"
(p. 134). Anyone interested in the work of the Westminster Assembly -- and the
men, teaching and events which were at the heart of the Puritan revolution
against the forces of antichrist -- should read this book at least once. Third
edition, 413 pages.
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FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH (in association with The Voice of the
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Four Faces (1999,
Video)
Infidels.
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Human rights victims.
Statistics.
Heroes.
Different people call them
different things. We call them family.
From Sudan to Indonesia, Saudi Arabia to
Vietnam, Christians face some of the worst persecution since the days of the apostles.
This live video footage chronicles first-person
accounts of the suffering Church in four countries.
Filmed on location, Four Faces provides a passport
into some of the most restrictive nations on earth. Divided into four
segments, the film can be viewed in whole or in part and is appropriate for
individuals, families, Bible studies, and churches (back video sleeve).
Filmed just this year (1999), this video includes eye witness testimony of the torture
and martyrdom of Christian children as young as five years old. These courageous souls would not deny Christ even while
face to face with their vicious Muslim persecutors: some were maimed and lived
to tell of their experience; others paid with their lives (and now have the
martyr's crown). If this video does not challenge your faith and
deeply touch your soul, it is not likely much will. Get extra copies to share
with your friends, the press and those in positions of authority. This documentary also demonstrates that the main request
coming from our persecuted brothers and sisters is that we remember them in
prayer, so please do so, even if you do not get this video.
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BENNETT, RICHARD
The Roman Catholic-Lutheran:
"Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification": A Denial of the
Gospel and the Righteousness of Christ
Bennett, a former Roman Catholic
priest, writes,
"There have been numerous, alarming attempts over the past five years to
declare Roman Catholics as "brothers and sisters in Christ" during
the dialogue between Evangelicals and the Roman Catholic Church. Now something more sinister and authoritative has taken
place. "The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification"
(JD), an official doctrinal statement jointly authored by representatives of the
Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has been signed on
October 31st, 1999, as a joint confessional agreement. On the 482nd anniversary
of Martin Luther's pivotal posting of the yet unanswered "95 theses"
that ignited the Protestant Reformation, the RCC and LWF vividly confirmed
their position of the serious apostasy -- to which
ecumenism with Rome inevitably leads. The
Lutherans of LWF have now embraced the doctrine of the Council of Trent, and in
so doing have officially and formally denied the Gospel and the righteousness
of Christ."
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Resource 6.
GILLESPIE, GEORGE
The Presbyterian's Armoury (3
volumes, 1846)
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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 prince
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Assembly of Divines at Westminster (February 1644 to January 1645)."
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"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
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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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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.
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Resource 7.
COVENANTED MINISTERS OF SCOTLAND
Sermons in Times of
Persecution in Scotland
This book (of 674 pages, 1880 edition) records some
of the most powerful sermons ever put into print, most being delivered
during the "killing times" in Scotland. These faithful preachers were
daily in danger of losing their earthly lives for their testimony to the truth
of Christ's kingship (which they proclaim here) -- and many
were eventually martyred for His covenanted cause. Includes
illustrations and the original preface (written March 19, 1779) by John Howie
(author of Biographia Scoticana or The Scots Worthies [see above]). An instructive
commemorative sermon, "A Third Reformation
Necessary: or, The Piety, Principles, and Patriotism of Scotland's Covenanted
Martyrs; With Application to the Present Times," by Kerr, preached
on the bi-cententary of the covenanting struggle, is also included. Contians
some of the most soul stirring preaching you may ever read!
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Resource 8.
ANDERSON, JAMES
Ladies of the Covenant (1851)
Memoirs of distinguished Scottish female
characters (some who were martyred), embracing the period of the covenant and
the persecution.
The introduction notes the importance of the lives of these courageous women,
when it states: "They have especially by the magnanimity with which they
suffered in the cause of truth, emphatically taught us the important principle
that we are in all things and at all times to do what is right; and as to the
disapprobation, opposition, and persecution of men, in whatever way manifested,
or to whatever extent, we are to let that take its chance, a principle, the
importance of which it is difficult to over-estimate; which lies at the
foundation of all that is great and good in character; which has enabled the
greatest and the best men, by the blessing of God, to achieve the great
purposes they have formed for advancing the highest interests of mankind, and
upon which it is necessary for the good soldier of Christ to act in every age,
in an age in which the church enjoys tranquillity, as well as when she suffers
persecution." Samuel Rutherford's (and others)
correspondence with these exceptional Christian women is noted throughout.
494 pages of soul-stirring history!
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Resource 9.
RUTHERFORD, SAMUEL
The Divine Right of Church
Government and Excommunication: A Peaceable Dispute for the Perfection of the Holy
Scripture in Point of Ceremonies and Church Government in which the Removal of
the Service Book is Justified. The Six Books of Erastus
Against Excommunication are Examined; with a Vindication of the Eminent Divine
Theodore Beza Against the Aspersions of Erastus, The Arguments of Mr. William
Pryn, Richard Hooker, Dr. Morton... and the Doctors of Aberdeen; Touching
Will-Worship, Ceremonies, Imagery, Idolatry, Things Indifferent, An Ambulatory
Government; The Due and Just Power of the Magistrate in Matters of Religion,
and the Arguments of Mr. Pryn, in so Far as they Side with Erastus, are
Moderately Discussed.
(Facsimile, 1646, also contains: "Scandal and Christian
Libertie")
Over 750 pages which Walker says "contains the amplest exposition and vindication of our old
ecclesiastical principles." Rutherfurd
here gives a classic defense of Presbyterianism, touching on both church
government and "the due and just power of the Magistrate in matters of
Religion." Regarding worship, he
touches on imagery, idolatry, things indifferent, ceremonies and will worship. Sherman
Isbell describes this book as follows: "Rutherford asserts that there is
delineated in the NT a form of Church government by elders and Presbyteries
which is of permanent obligation; more-over, that discipline and suspension
from the sacraments are vested with church officers rather than with the
Christian civil magistrate. The book also expounds
the Westminster Assembly's principle that the mode of acceptable worship is
regulated by the will of Christ as king speaking in the Scriptures; the Church
is not at liberty to alter or invent anything in worship or government which
goes beyond the pattern in God's Word. Rutherford's
writings during the London years provide a significant commentary on the theology
of the Westminster Confession and Catechisms" (Dictionary of
Scottish Church History and Theology, pp. 735-36). Innes notes that Rutherford had
"no hesitation in including among matters of faith -- first, fundamental
points; second, superstructions built upon the fundamentals; third, circa
fundamentalia,
things about matters of faith;" making this an important look at the
teaching surrounding the Scottish view of the visible church, close communion,
etc. An exceedingly rare gem by this celebrated Presbyterian divine and
Scottish commissioner to the famous Westminster Assembly.
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Resource 10.
JOHNSTON, JOHN C.
Treasury of the Scottish
Covenant (1887)
A massive listing (over 671 pages) covering Covenanting literature from the period of the
Reformation to its publication in 1887. Contains not only the principal literary productions of the Covenanters
(in the course of the long-sustained and heroic resistance offered by them to
the spiritual despotism thrust against them in both church and state), but all of the chief historical documents connected with this
period of history. Inspiration and courage can be drawn from the
memories and associations of these events and writings. Here is one example of
what you will find (from page 349 in the book): "(Richard) Camerons' head
and hands, cut from his body at Airsmoss, were taken to his father, then
suffering in prison in Edinburgh for the Covenant. He was asked if he knew
them. 'His words,' says Dr. Kerr, 'were surely the
most touching of all the memories of that cruel time: 'I know, I
know them! they are my son's, my dear son's! It is the Lord: good is the will
of the Lord, who cannot wrong me nor mine, but has made goodness and mercy to
follow us all our days.' After which, by order of the Council, his head was
fixed upon the Netherbow Port, and his hands beside it, with the fingers upward
-- a kind of preaching 'at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors,'
that told more for his cause and against the persecutors than all the words he
could have spoken." A must for every serious
theological student, religious library, or rare book collector who has any
interest in Reformation thought and/or literature. It is a veritable gold mine
of information, facts, documents, book listings & more!
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Resource 11. REED,
KEVIN
Biblical Church Government
Covers the basic principles of
Presbyterian church government: (1.) scriptural church officers, (2.) church
courts, (3.) confessional standards, and (4.) church membership. Second
(expanded) edition. "This is the best short
statement (of Presbyterian principles of church government) we have ever
seen," noted the Banner of Truth
magazine.
This book is out of print from the
publisher, but we have a number of printed copies left in stock. Order early to
avoid disappointment.
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Resource 12.
CUNNINGHAM, JOHN
The Ordinance of Covenanting (1843)
This book (of over 400 pages) is considered by
many as the classic work on covenanting. Here Cunningham exhaustively deals with
the manner, duty and nature of covenanting (including personal and social
covenanting), the obligation covenanting confers, how
covenanting is provided for in the everlasting covenant, how it is
adapted to the moral constitution of man and how it is according to the
purposes of God. If you are interested in the ordinance of covenanting
this is the most extensive treatment you will find in one book. It is a gold mine of
Scriptural references and should be read at least once by everyone who calls
upon the name of Christ. A rare and valuable classic!
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Resource 13.
CALVIN, JOHN, JOHN OWEN et al.
Instrumental Music in the
Worship of God
Quotes from Calvin, Edwards, Owen,
Rutherford,
and numerous others citing and expounding on the old Reformed position.
Instrumental music in public worship was a regulated circumstance of Old
Covenant worship and thus Calvin writes, "From
this it appears that the Papists, as I shall have occasion to show elsewhere,
in employing instrumental music cannot be said so much to imitate the practice
of God's ancient people as to ape it in a sense less and absurd manner, exhibiting
a silly delight in that worship of the Old Testament which was figurative and
terminated with the gospel." You may be shocked to see the
strong and unanimous testimony, given by these famous and much respected
Reformers, against the use of musical instruments in public worship of the one
true and living God.
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Resource 14.
WITHEROW, THOMAS
The Apostolic Church, Which
Is It?
Shows, based on six Scriptural and
Apostolic principles, which system of governing the church [Independent,
Prelatical or Presbyterian] is pleasing to God. Concludes that
Presbyterianism is set forth in Scripture as of divine right. Joe Morecraft
calls this book "irrefutable." See Rutherfurd's Due Right of Presbyteries
or his Divine Right of Church Government for more advanced treatment of this subject.
Easy reading, engaging, and a good textbook for Bible study classes. 91 pages.
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Resource 15.
GEORGE, R.J.
The Badge of Popery: Musical
Instruments in Public Worship
Explains from Scripture, Protestant
history, and the Presbyterian standards why the Reformers termed the use of
musical instruments in public worship "the badge of Popery." Also appended is a
large section defending exclusive Psalmody. This is an
easy-reading introduction to these subjects setting forth the historic
Presbyterian and Reformed understanding of biblically regulated worship. 74 pages.
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Resource 16. 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, Eastern Orthodoxy and all
liturgical innovators on one hand and the modern "evangelicals,"
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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FREE:
A Brief Critique of Steven M.
Schlissel's Articles Against the Regulative Principle of Worship by Brian
M. Schwertley
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An irenic letter written to a PCA
elder (by Bill Mencarow), regarding Steve Schlissel's recent attacks on
historic Reformed (biblical) worship, which is a nice introduction to the Brief
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Resource 17.
BARROW, GREG
The Covenanted Reformation
Defended (1998)
The best book on the Covenanters
written in a long, long time. Deals with many foundational aspects of the Covenanted Reformation (which gave us the Westminster Standards and the Solemn League and Covenant)
from numerous original source documents (from the Westminster Assembly's advice to the English
Parliament on the Lord's Supper to the official records of Calvin's Covenanting
in Geneva). Comprehensive and compelling, this is a shocking (and
sometimes advanced) look at what really took place during both the first and
second Reformations
-- with extensive quotations from the writings of the major Reformers (not just
quotes from what others have written about them). It conclusively and
irrefutably demonstrates that those churches which today call themselves
Presbyterian (and even many which claim a more general Reformed heritage) have
seriously departed from the Scriptural standards and principles of these
previous Spirit led Reformations. Another primary benefit of this work, which
makes it uniquely useful to our generation, is that it will give the diligent
reader the historical context and doctrinal foundation from which to profitably understand and apply the myriad of
Covenanter books and other Puritan source documents of both Reformations (which
are once again available) to our contemporary situation.
"Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples" (Isa. 8:16).
In fact, The Covenanted Reformation Defended is uniquely valuable at
this very point because it compares and applies the
old Reformed/Covenanter views with modern Presbyterian and Reformed
denominations and shows where various differences have developed. It
is written in an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand format and is an
unsurpassed work that should not be missed by anyone interested in real
Reformation in our day. This is without a doubt the
best book to read if you want to understand what it means to be a Covenanter
and to walk in the blood-stained footsteps of the witnessing church (Christ's
Covenanted and Reformed flock) (Song 1:8)! 318 pages, 8.5"
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Resource 18. FOXE,
JOHN
Acts & Monuments or
Foxe's Book of Martyrs (c. 1554; 8 volumes, 1843-49 edition)
"No book ever inflicted a wound so deep
and incurable on the Romish system of superstition & bloody persecution... (it) was placed in...
all churches and chapels throughout the kingdom, by order of Queen Elizabeth."
(Smith, Select Memoirs [$US19.99 P; $US29.00 HP], p. 245). Contains much information not found in any of the liberally edited &
severely shortened editions of this classic work which are in print today. Covering
martyrs from the early church through to Foxe's day, it was one of the most
influential books of the sixteenth century! It overflows with faith building
testimony of the power of God to overcome the most cruel & barbarous acts
of human depravity & demonic cruelty. 6890 pages. A
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Resource 19.
CALVIN, JOHN
Calvin's Selected Works (7
Volumes)
These remarkable volumes contain Calvin's tracts
and letters. They clearly exhibit why Calvin was one of the great saints (who defended the regulative principle of worship) and
why his work was singularly blessed of God. Understanding these works will
shed much light on our current situation; for many in the professed Christian
community live in as great (or greater) darkness today than those who were
contemporaries of Calvin. This set contains such classics as "The Necessity of
Reforming the Church," "The Catechism of the Church of Geneva,"
"An Antidote Against Trent," "The Sinfulness of Outward
Conformity to Romish Rites" and much more. Calvin's
only letter to Luther, his letters to Knox, Bullinger, Beza and a host of other
Reformers, along with Beza's 100 page Life of Calvin are also all included. Indexed, 3507 pages.
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Resource 20. Merle
D'Aubigne
, J. H.
History of the Reformation in
Europe in the Time of Calvin (8 volumes, 1880 edition)
This engaging set, comprising eight volumes, is
the sequel to J.H. Merle D'Aubigne's History of the Reformation of the
Sixteenth Century
(in 5 Volumes, 1846, [$US34.91, cerlox bound photocopy; $US89.00, Hardcover
photocopy OUT OF PRINT]). 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,
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as follows:
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Norway" (484 pages)
4106 pages, with an extensive 93
page general index (in volume eight).
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