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Calvinism; The Reformed Faith

A Brief and Untechnical Statement of the Reformed Faith, Benjamin B. Warfield (CRTA)

Assurance, George Gillespie (Naphtali Press)

The Five Points of Calvinism, Robert Lewis Dabney (CRTA)

Historic Church Documents (Dort, Westminster, etc.) (CRTA) Software help file of Reformed Confessions download here.

For Whom did Christ Die?  John Owen (CRTA)

The Sovereignty of God, By: A.W. Pink (CRTA)

Justification by Faith, John Owen (IPBE Library)

The Decrees of God, Samuel Willard (Fire and Ice)

The Decrees of God, Hugh Binning (Fire and Ice)

The Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin (CRTA).
Or download a help file version here.

Repentance, James Durham (Naphtali Press)

Of Predestination Part 1, Hugh Binning (Fire and Ice) Part 2.

The Reformed Faith: An Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith, Robert Shaw (CRTA)

Body of Divinity, Thomas Watson (IPBE)

Preaching God's Word, William Gouge (Fire & Ice)

The Church

Catechetical Instruction, A. A. Alexander (Naphtali Press)

Church and State, William Cunningham (Naphtali Press)

The Westminster Assembly and the Relation between Church and State, William Cunningham (Naphtali Press)

Brief View of the Evidence for the Exercise of Civil Authority About Religion, Thomas M'Crie (Naphtali Press)

The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter

The Ruling Elder, Samuel Miller, D.D.

The Discretionary Power of the Church, John L. Girardeau (Naphtali Press)

The Ruling Elder (PDF format at Naphtali Press) An Assertion of the Government of the Church of Scotland, George Gillespie. Partial Text, first 10 chapters. (Full version available from Presbyterian Treasury.).

Sermon against Schism, Thomas Boston (Naphtali Press)

Separation From Corrupt Churches, Samuel Rutherford (Naphtali Press)

Separation, James Wood (Naphtali Press)

Unity of the Church: The Sin of Schism, John MacPherson (Naphtali Press)

Wholesome Severity Reconciled with Christian Liberty, George Gillespie (Naphtali Press)

 

Church History

The Discipline of the Reformation, David Hay Fleming (Naphtali Press)

History of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, William M. Hetherington (CRTA)

Presbyterianism in Ireland, Thomas Witherow (Fire & Ice)

In Defense of [Reading] the Puritans, Martin Brow (Fire & Ice)

Revivalism

Revivals of Religion, Samuel Miller, D.D. (Naphtali Press).

On Revivals of Religion: Review of Charles Finney, Albert Dod (Naphtali Press)


Extraordinary gifts; Tongues, etc.

Tongues at Corinth: Languages, not Ecstasies!  Frances Nigel Lee (Dominion Data, Works of F. N. Lee)

Frequent Communion

Letters on Frequent Communion by John M. Mason (www.naphtali.com)

The Regulative Principle

The Second Commandment by William Young (The Westminster Presbyterian)

The Puritan Principle of Worship by William Young (The Westminster Presbyterian)

The OPC Minority Report on Psalmody by John Murray (The Westminster Presbyterian)

The Regulative Principle of Worship by G. I. Williamson (PDF format, off site,  www.reformedprescambridge.com)
G.I. Williamson presented this paper at the Fifth International Conference of Reformed Churches, Westminster Theological Seminary, June 20-27, 2001. This paper will give you a historical, confessional, and theological overview defending the biblical doctrine of worship, which Reformed churches all held until the 19th Century. Given the confusion and conflict over worship in churches today, we invite you to consider this principled approach to the worship of God.

The Regulative Principle of Worship Rev. G.I. Williamson (The Westminster Presbyterian). A different paper on the same topic as the more recent PDF article above.
Part I
Part II
Part III

Renewal of Scriptural Worship, by G. I. Williamson (The Westminster Presbyterian)

Nine Lines of Argument in Favor of the Regulative Principle of Worship, by Dr. T. David Gordon (off site,  www.reformedprescambridge.com)

Sola Scriptura and the Regulative Principle of Worship by Brian Schwertley (off site, www.reformed.com)

Critique of Steve Schlissel's Articles Against the Regulative Principle of Worship by Brian Schwertley (off site).

Sing the Lord's Songs: Biblical Psalms in Worship by John W. Keddie (The Westminster Presbyterian)

A Critique of S. Schlissel's Attacks on Biblical Christian Worship by G. I. Williamson (Real Audio). (Presbyterian Reformed Church of Edmonton, AB). See text here.

Renewal of Scriptural Worship, by G. I. Williamson (The Westminster Presbyterian)

The Discretionary Power of the Church, John L. Girardeau (Naphtali Press)

Dabney's Review of John L. Girardeau on Instrumental Music in Worship (Naphtali Press)

The Regulative Principle of Worship Rev. G.I. Williamson (The Westminster Presbyterian)
Part I
Part II
Part III

Regulated Worship, by Sherman Isbell (The Westminster Presbyterian)

Zacharias Ursinus on Christian Worship (Covenant United Reformed Church)

John Calvin on Scriptural Worship (Covenant Family Fellowship)

Understanding the Scriptural Principle of Worship, Henry Sikkema  (offsite)

 

Textual Criticism, Providential Preservation and Bible Translation

NIV: Simply a Bad Translation by Richard Bacon (Mountain Retreat)

 

Presbyterian, Puritan Sermons

Naphtali Press

Fire and Ice (many Puritan sermons online)

 

Images of Christ

 

 

Musical Instruments in Worship

Musical Instruments in Worship, by Brian Schwertley (Reformed Witness)

Instrumental Music in Worship: Commanded or Not Commanded, by G. I. Williamson
Part One (The Westminster Presbyterian)
Part Two (The Westminster Presbyterian)

 

The Sabbath

See many articles here (graceonline.org)

THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH: ITS NATURE, DESIGN AND PROPER OBSERVANCE, by: R. L. Dabney

From the Seventh Day to the First: A Brief Look at the History of the Sabbath Day vs. Lord's Day. Robert Lewis Dabney (offsite)

Calvin in the Hands of the Philistines, or, Did Calvin Bowl on the Sabbath. Adobe PDF version available at the Naphtali Press site.

Change of the Sabbath, Thomas Shepherd (IPBE)

 

Holy Days

George Gillespie on Holy Days (Naphtali Press)

David Calderwood: Against Festival Days (Naphtali Press)

James Gilfillan: Holidays (Naphtali Press)

Brian Schwertley: The Regulative Principle of Worship and Christmas (Reformed Witness)

Doug Comin: What Fellowship Has Christ with Belial? (Triangle Reformed Presbyterian Church)

Doug Comin: God's Word and the Church Calendar (Triangle Reformed Presbyterian Church)

Exclusive Psalmody

The OPC Minority Report on Psalmody by John Murray (The Westminster Presbyterian)

Are the Psalms really appropriate for New Testament worship?, by H. Leverne Rosenberger (off site,  www.reformedprescambridge.com)

Singing the Psalms: A Brief History of Psalmody, by R. C. Leonard (Laudemont Ministries)

A Brief Examination of Exclusive Psalmody, by Brian Schwertley (Reformed Witness)

Rev. H. DeCock's Case Against Hymns (Spindelworks.com)

The Singing of Psalms in the Worship of God, G. I. Williamson (Triangle Reformed Presbyterian Church)

The Trinity Hymnal: or The Content of the Book of Praise in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, by G. I. Williamson (The Westminster Presbyterian)
Part One
Part Two

The Content of Songs Used in Public Worship, by Archibald A. Allison (Emmaus Orthodox Presbyterian Church) Link Broken.

What did Paul mean by Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. (Canonical Hymnody on the Web)

The Church's Perfect Hymn Book, Douglas W. Comin (Triangle Reformed Presbyterian Church)

Psalm Singing: A Reformed Heritage (Protestant Reformed Church)

A Catechism on Praise"- Rev. A. Blaikie (James Begg Society)

The Psalms in Present Day Apologetics, Jesse Johnson (The Westminster Presbyterian)

Christ in the Psalms, E. S. McKitrick (The Westminster Presbyterian)

How To Use A Split-Leaf Psalter (The Westminster Presbyterian)

Singing of Psalms, Rev. Sherman Isbell (The Westminster Presbyterian)

I. Singing of Psalms: Worship Functions
II. Singing of Psalms: Cultural Relatives
III. Singing of Psalms: Circumstances of Worship
IV. Singing of Psalms: Circumstances of Worship
V. Singing of Psalms: Circumstances of Worship
VI. Singing of Psalms: Argument from Analogy
VII. Singing of Psalms: Distinctions, Inferences and Metaphors
VIII. Singing of Psalms: Worship Song and Prophecy
IX. Singing of Psalms: Worship Song and Prophecy
X. Singing of Psalms: Worship Song and Prophecy
XI. Singing of Psalms: The Normative in Apostolic Worship
XII. Singing of Psalms: Sufficiency of the Biblical Canon
XIII. Singing of Psalms: The Only Songs Worthy of God
XIV. Singing of Psalms: The Only Songs Worthy of God

Rev. H. DeCock's Case Against Hymns. Translated, Edited and Annotated by J.A. Wanliss & W.L. Bredenhof. Exclusive Psalmody in the Dutch Reformed tradition. Optional URL if link is broken: Here.

 

 

 

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