Plain Reasons Why neither Dr. Watts’ Imitations of the Psalms, nor his other Poems, nor any other human composition, ought to be used in the Praises of the Great God our Savior But, that A Metrical Version of the Book of Psalms, examined, with wise and critical care, by pious and learned divines, and found… Read More Plain Reasons For Exclusive Psalmody
John Flavel Pneumatologia: A Treatise of the Soul of Man pp. 81-120 Revelation 6.9-11. “And when he had opened the Fifth Seal, I saw under the Altar the Souls of them that were slain for the Word of God, and for the Testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud Voice, saying, How… Read More The Immortality of the Soul Proven from Scripture & Reason
James Durham Concerning Scandal Part 2, Chap. 4, pp. 120-123. Whether the ordinances of Christ be any way polluted by corrupt fellow worshippers. It may be said, ‘But are not the ordinances of Christ someway polluted by the unworthiness of such scandalous partakers? And if so, can polluted ordinances be partaken of without sin?’ Answer.… Read More How Ordinances Are Polluted
John Calvin The 19th Sermon upon the second chapter of 1 Timothy A Sermon on 1 Timothy 2:13-15, concerning the true calling of women, the honourableness of housewifery before God, and the purity of God’s ordinance of marriage; and likewise shewing the blasphemy and horrible sins into which those fall who despise this blessed vocation.… Read More The True Calling of Women | John Calvin
William Perkins Commentary on Hebrews 11:6 “…he that cometh to God must believe that he is…“ He that will have any fellowship with God in Christ must first believe that God is. That is, not so much that there is a God—for that we are taught by the very light of nature—but that this God whom… Read More Natural Idolatry
Jehovah-Jireh A Treatise on Providence by William S. Plumer The Special Kindness of Providence Towards Good Men God is unrighteous to none. Yes, he is good to all men—but he shows distinguishing kindness to his people. His sun shines upon both the just and upon the unjust; and he sends rain and fruitful seasons on… Read More God’s Good Providence Towards the Church
Perilous Times By John Owen (1616-1683) Works, vol. 9, Sermon 26, pp. 320-334 Preached Nov. 3, 1676 A day set apart for solemn fasting and prayer “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” 2 Timothy 3:1 The words contain a warning of imminent dangers. And there are four things in… Read More Perilous Times Shall Come
Jehovah-Jireh A Treatise on Providence by William S. Plumer Some explanation of the delays of providence in punishing the wicked. How divine forbearance should be regarded, and how it may be abused. The Almighty does not settle his accounts with creatures every thirty days. He is long-suffering. He is patient under affronts. He forbears to… Read More Divine Forbearance in Punishing the Wicked
Johnann Gerhard Theological Commonplaces: On the Nature of Theology and Scripture § 73. The canonical books of the Old Testament have the testimony of the Israelite church. Those controversial books [i.e. the Apocrypha] lack the testimony of the Israelite church. Therefore [the Apocrypha is not canonical]. Proof of the Major Premise. We prove the major… Read More The Oracles of God Committed unto the Jews
William Gouge A Plaister for the Plague (1631) § 1-10 & 49. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein… Read More God Sends Temporal Judgment
