Volume 1 (2005)
The inaugural issue of The Confessional Presbyterian Journal in 2005 was a bit more modest in size than some of the later issues. It was 184 (approx. 209,520 words). This issue is out of print but available in a print on-demand volume. While it is more modest in size and perhaps more significant material appeared later, because this issue proved out all the design work that went into creating the journal, it remains a personal favorite of the General Editor. The “Reframing Presbyterian Worship” article by Frank J. Smith and David C. Lachman is an important piece, and it is available for free download here.
3. Faith Shewn by Works: A Sermon on James 2:18. By Samuel Miller, D.D.
11. Samuel Miller, D. D. (1769-1850) An Annotated Bibliography. By Wayne Sparkman, M.A.R., M.Div.
43. Examining the Work of S. W. Carruthers: Justifying a Critical Approach to the Text of the Westminster Standards & Correcting the 18th Century Lineage of the Traditional Scottish Text. By Chris Coldwell
65. Jonathan Edwards on Scripture & Salvation. By W. Gary Crampton, Ph.D.
94. The “Ministerial and Declarative” Powers of the Church and In Thesi Deliverances. By C. N. Willborn, Ph.D.
102. A Critical Examination of N. T. Wright’s Doctrine of Justification. By J. V. Fesko, Ph.D.
116. Reframing Presbyterian Worship: A Critical Survey of the Worship Views of John M. Frame and R. J. Gore. By Frank J. Smith, Ph.D., D. D. & David C. Lachman, Ph.D.
151. Reviews & Responses: Stephen Westerholm, Perspectives Old And New On Paul: The ‘Lutheran’ Paul And His Critics (Rowland S. Ward) ■ Leonard J. Coppes, The Divine Days of Creation (Benjamin Shaw) with Response (Leonard J. Coppes) and Reply (Benjamin Shaw) ■ Norman Shepherd: Law and Gospel in Covenantal Perspective (Wayne Forkner) ■ Robert Traill: Justification Vindicated (Andrew J. Webb) ■ The Auburn Avenue Theology, Pros and Cons: Debating the Federal Vision (J. Ligon Duncan III, Ph.D.).
164. Psallo: Psalm 109:1-10.
166. In Translatiōne: Andrew Willet’s Preface to Nicholas Bownd’s Sabbathvm veteris et Novi Testamenti.
168. Antiquary: The Traditional Form of The Westminster Standards.
Volume 2 (2006)
The second issue of The Confessional Presbyterian began a growing trend toward fatter issues. It is 256 pages (approx. 276, 112 words). In the General Editor’s estimation, the most significant material here is the first part of the series on sixty years of literature on the subject of the Regulative Principle of Worship. Also with issue 2 we began a trend of running first-time translations of interesting if not important texts on a variety of subjects. This issue ran a translation from a work by the student of Samuel Rutherford, John Brown of Wamphray, Libri duo: in priori, Wolzogium, in libellis duobus de interprete Scripturarum, causam orthodoxam prodidisse demonstratur. In posteriori, Lamberti Velthusii sententia libertino-Erastiana, in libello vernaculo de idololatria & superstitione naper proposita, detegitur & confutatur (Amstelodami, 1670), on the subject of the universal visible church. This issue remains in print.
3. Baptism and the Benefits of Christ: The Double Mode of Communion in the Covenant of Grace. By R. Scott Clark, D.Phil.
20. Severing the Dragon’s Tail: The Rejection of the Mass and the Adoption of the Reformed Practice of the Lord’s Supper during the Scottish Reformation. By T. J. Phillips
28. Presbyterian Due Process: A Scottish and American Recovery of Procedural Canons. By Stuart R. Jones
43. Liberty of Conscience in the Westminster Confession and its Application to Modern “Worship Wars.” By John (Jack) Allen Delivuk, Th.D.
61. An Analysis of Open Theism. By W. Gary Crampton, Ph.D.
71. Francis Makemie and the Meaning of American Presbyterianism. By D. G. Hart, Ph.D.
79. Critical-Realism & the Relation of Redemptive Act to Revelatory Word. By James J. Cassidy
89. The Regulative Principle of Worship: Sixty Years in Reformed Literature. Part One (1946–1999). By Frank J. Smith, Ph.D., D. D. with Chris Coldwell
165. Reviews & Responses: Leonard J. Coppes, The Divine Days of Creation (Response by Dr. Leonard J. Coppes to “Reply by Dr. Benjamin Shaw”) 165 ■ C. N. Willborn, Ph.D., “In Thesi Deliverances,” The Confessional Presbyterian 1 (Response by Stuart R. Jones) 167 ■ Sean Michael Lucas, Robert Lewis Dabney: A Southern Presbyterian Life (C. N. Willborn, Ph.D.) 172 ■ George M. Marsden, Jonathan Edwards: A Life (W. Gary Crampton, Ph.D.) 175 ■ Lewis Bevens Schenck, The Presbyterian Doctrine of Children in the Covenant (Rowland S. Ward, Th.D.) 181 ■ Guy Prentiss Waters, Justification and the New Perspectives on Paul (J. V. Fesko) with Response (Guy Prentiss Waters) 184 ■ Samuel Rutherford, The Covenant of Life Opened (Guy M. Richard) 189 ■ Tim Gallant, Feed My Lambs (Leonard J. Coppes, Th.D.) with Response (Tim Gallant) 193.
206. Psallo: Psalm 2
208. In Translatiōne: John Brown of Wamphray: The Universal Visible Church
211. Antiquary: T. & J. Swords. Part One. Printers During the Federal Period to Doctors, Scientists, Friendly and Calliopean Clubers, and other New York Literati, as well as High Churchists, and the Occasional Presbyterian.
In Brief: Introduction to the United States Christian Magazine of 1796 (19) ■ John Mitchell Mason on the New York ‘High Churchism’ Controversy (88) ■ Transcription of a Letter from T. & J. Swords (205) ■ Extracts from Sermons by Samuel Miller and John M. Mason published by T. & J. Swords (233–236).
Volume 3 (2007)
This issue is 304 pp. (approx. 337,257 words). The third issue of The Confessional Presbyterian contains the second part of the series on sixty years of literature on the subject of the Regulative Principle of Worship. Several important articles appeared in this issue and two are free and online now, Matthew Winzer’s “True History of Paedo-Communion” (available here) and Woody Lauer’s “John Calvin, the Nascent Sabbatarian” (available here). The translation entry is the first half of a first time translation from John Brown’s large Latin work, De Causa Dei Contra AntiSabbatarios Tractatus (Roterodami: Apud Henricum Goddaeum, Bibliopolam: Anno [1674]) on the subject of singing the Psalms in public worship. This issue remains in print.
Contents.
3. John Calvin, the Nascent Sabbatarian: A Reconsideration of Calvin’s View of Two Key Sabbath-Issues. By Stewart E. Lauer
15. The Westminster Standards and Confessional Lutheranism on Justification. By J. V. Fesko, Ph.D.
27. The True History of Paedo-Communion. By Matthew Winzer
37. A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50. By Chris Coldwell
86. Edwards’ Freedom of the Will: A Review and Analysis. By W. Gary Crampton, Ph.D.
104. In Defense of the Descendit: A Confessional Response to Contemporary Critics of Christ’s Descent into Hell. By Daniel R. Hyde
118. John Brown of Wamphray, Richard Baxter and the Justification Controversy. By Bruce R. Backensto
147. The Denial of the Imputation of the Active Obedience of Christ: Piscator on Justification. By J. Wesley White
155. The Regulative Principle of Worship: Sixty Years in Reformed Literature. Part Two (2000–2007). By Frank J. Smith, Ph.D., D. D. with Chris Coldwell
216. Presbyterians in the South and the Slave: A Study in Benevolence. By C. N. Willborn, Ph.D.
223. Seminary Education. By Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr.
231. The Rev. Dr. Alexander M’Leod, An Annotated Bibliography With Extracts from his Diaries.
235. Reviews & Responses: A Response to the Coppes-Gallant Exchange Regarding Paedocommunion, The Confessional Presbyterian 2 (Dr. Cornelis P. Venema) 235 ■ Response (Tim Gallant) 242 ■ Reply (Dr. Cornelis P. Venema) 247 ■ Peter Enns, Inspiration and Incarnation (Stuart R. Jones) 251 ■ D. G. Hart, John Williamson Nevin: High-Church Calvinist (Alan Strange) 256 ■ Robert L. Reymond, The God-Centered Preacher: Developing a Pulpit Ministry Approved by God (W. Gary Crampton, Ph.D.) 261 ■ Justification Report of the Committee to Study the Doctrine of Justification (Rowland S. Ward, Th.D.) 265 ■
273. Psallo: Psalm 51
276. In Translatiōne: John Brown of Wamphray: Singing of Psalms in the Public Worship of God
280. Antiquary: T. & J. Swords. Part Two. Two Large Presbyterian Works
In Brief: Alexander M’Leod on the Call to the Gospel Ministry (117) ■ Alexander M’Leod on a Pastor According to God’s Heart (154) ■
Volume 4 (2008)
This issue is 312 pp. (approx. 309,885 words). The fourth issue of The Confessional Presbyterian journal was the largest to date. A personal favorite piece in this issue was the translation of chapter 19 from Samuel Rutherford’s Latin lectures on the subject of the civil magistrate. The three part series was concluded based upon research into the federal period printers, T & J Swords. This issue remains in print.
Contents.
3. American Presbyterianism, Geology, and the Days of Creation. By Frank J. Smith, Ph.D., D.D.
17. Olevianus and the Old Perspective on Paul: A Preliminary Report. By R. Scott Clark, D.Phil.
29. For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free: John Owen’s A Discourse Concerning Liturgies, and Their Imposition. By Daniel R. Hyde
43. The Ministerial Shortage Problem in Presbyterian History & George Howe’s Appeal for More Ministers. By Barry Waugh, Ph.D.
52. An Appeal to the Young Men of the Presbyterian Church by George Howe (1802–1883). Transcribed by Barry Waugh, Ph.D.
72. According to Augustine. By W. Gary Crampton, Th.D.
109. Martyrdom, Mission and the Belgic Confession. By Wes Bredenhof
122. John Calvin on Human Government and the State. By David W. Hall, Ph.D.
136. The Centrality of the Holy Spirit in Reformed Theology: A Robust Pneumatology. By Shane Lems
142. Should Women Teach or Have Authority Over Men in the Church? An Exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8–15. By Lane Keister
151. The Covenant Of Works Revived: John Owen on Republication in the Mosaic Covenant. By Michael Brown, M.Div.
162. Samuel Rutherford’s Supralapsarianism Revealed: A Key to the Lapsarian Position of the Westminster Confession of Faith? By Guy M. Richard, Ph.D.
171. Eschatology and the Westminster Standards. By C. N. Willborn
183. Baptismal Regeneration and the Westminster Confession of Faith. By D. Patrick Ramsey
194. The Affirmation of the Imputation of the Active Obedience of Christ at the Westminster Assembly of Divines. By Alan Strange
210. Reviews & Responses: J. Mark Beach. Christ and the Covenant: Francis Turretin’s Federal Theology as a Defense of the Doctrine of Grace (J. Wesley White) 210 ■ Bruce Waltke, with Charles Yu, An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach (Lane Keister) 212 ■ Robert L. Reymond, Faith’s Reasons For Believing: An Apologetic Antidote to Mindless Christianity (W. Gary Crampton) 214 ■ Carl R. Trueman, John Owen: Reformed Catholic, Renaissance Man (Mark Jones) 217 ■ D. G. Hart and John R. Muether, Seeking a Better Country: 300 Years of American Presbyterianism (Andrew M. McGinnis) 222 ■ Recent Reformed Writings on Worship (Frank J. Smith) | ■ Reggie M. Kidd, With One Voice: Discovering Christ’s Song in Our Worship 227 ■ Paxson H. Jeancake, The Art of Worship: Opening Our Eyes to the Beauty of the Gospel 230 ■ John M. Frame, “The Second Commandment: Regulating Worship,” in The Doctrine of the Christian Life: A Theology of Lordship 233 ■ Robert L. Dickie, What the Bible Teaches About Worship 238 ■ Richard A. Muller and Rowland S. Ward, Scripture and Worship: Biblical Interpretation and the Directory for Public Worship 239 ■ R. C. Sproul, Truths We Confess: A Layman’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith, Volume 2: Salvation and the Christian Life and A Taste of Heaven: Worship in the Light of Eternity 240 ■ Dominic A. Aquila, “Redemptive History and the Regulative Principle of Worship,” in The Hope Fulfilled: Essays in Honor of O. Palmer Robertson 244 ■ W. L. Bredenhof, “A Guide to Reformed Worship,” ten articles in The Clarion 247 ■ Cory Griess, “The Regulative Principle: A Confessional Examination,” Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 248 ■ Mark Dalbey, “Christian Worship,” Online Course Lectures, Covenant Theological Seminary 248 ■ Blogroll: Andrew J. Webb, Building Old School Presbyterian Churches; Jeffrey J. Meyers, Corrigenda Denuo; Sean Michael Lucas, Sean Michael Lucas; R. Scott Clark, The Heidelblog; Will Shin, Thoughts & Actions. 249 ■ A Conversation on Denominational Renewal, February 26–28, 2008, Bill Boyd, “Worship,” Matt Brown, “Ecclesiology,” Jeremy Jones, “Theological Reflection.” 251 | ■ Nick Needham, “Westminster and Worship: Psalms, Hymns? and Musical Instruments?” in The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century, volume 2, ed. J. Ligon Duncan (Matthew Winzer) 253 ■
267. Psallo: Psalm 110
270. In Translatiōne: Samuel Rutherford: Examen Arminianismi, Chapter 19: Of the Civil Magistrate.
277. Antiquary: T. & J. Swords. Part Three: The ‘High Churchism’ Controversy
In Brief: Olevianus on Law and Gospel (28) ■ George Howe, D.D. (1802–1883) A Bibliography of Published Works (69) ■ Stephen Marshall, A Defence of Infant Baptism (191) ■
Volume 5 (2009)
This issue is 328 pp (approx. 298,641 words). With this issue of The Confessional Presbyterian Journal (the fifth), we hit a five year stride, added a reviews editor, and began the full color portraitures by Mike Mahon. There is a lot to like about this issue and it would not surprise me if it is many’s favorite. It remains in print.
3. The Westminster Assembly & the Judicial Law: A Chronological Compilation and Analysis. Part One: Chronology. By Chris Coldwell
56. The Westminster Assembly & the Judicial Law: A Chronological Compilation and Analysis. Part Two: Analysis. By Matthew Winzer
89. John Calvin on the Doctrine of Divine Revelation. By W. Gary Crampton. Th.D.
115. Samuel Rutherford’s Contribution to Covenant Theology in Scotland. By D. Patrick Ramsey
127. Presbyterian Quintessence: The Five ‘Heads’ of Church Government. By Frank J. Smith, Ph.D., D.D.
161. Johannes Megapolensis: Pioneer Reformed Missionary to the Mohawks. By Wes Bredenhof
170. An Answer to the Challenge of Preaching the Old Testament: An Historical & Theological Examination of the Redemptive-Historical Approach. By Rev. Anthony T. Selvaggio, J.D., M. Div.
185. The Deacon: A Divine Right Office with Divine Uses. By C. N. Willborn
199. Francis Turretin and Barthianism: The Covenant of Works in Historical Perspective. By James J. Cassidy
214. Pictures of Jesus and the Sovereignty of Divine Revelation: Recent Literature and a Defense of the Confessional Reformed View. By David VanDrunen
229. The Sabbath Day and Recreations on the Sabbath: An Examination of the Sabbath and the Biblical Basis for the “No Recreation” Clause in Westminster Confession of Faith 21.8 and Westminster Larger Catechism 117. By Lane Keister
239. “So Great a Love”—James Durham on Christ and His Church in the Song of Solomon. By Donald John MacLean
256. Reviews & Responses: Review: J. Todd Billings, Union with Christ: A Doctrine in Contention; Michael Horton, Covenant and Salvation: Union with Christ; Mark A. Garcia, Life in Christ: Union with Christ and the Twofold Grace in Calvin’s Theology (Jeff Waddington) 256 ■ Cornelius P. Venema, Accepted and Renewed in Christ. The “Twofold Grace of God” and the Interpretation of Calvin’s Theology (Richard B. Gaffin) 269 ■ Michael S. Horton, People and Place: A Covenant Ecclesiology (Wes Bredenhof) 274 ■ Daniel R. Hyde, In Living Color: Images of Christ and the Means of Grace (Ryan M. McGraw) 276 ■ J. van Genderen and W. H. Velema, Concise Reformed Dogmatics (James E. Dolezal) 278 ■ Charles E. Hill, From the Lost Teaching of Polycarp: Identifying Irenaeus’ Apostolic Presbyter and the Author of ad Diognetum (R. Scott Clark) 283 ■ Harold W. Hoehner, Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary (Guy Prentiss Waters) 286 ■ Sinclair Ferguson, In Christ Alone: Living the Christ Centered Life (Christopher A. Hutchinson) 290 ■ Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest (Daniel F. Patterson) 292 ■
296. Psallo: Psalm 42
298. In Translatiōne: Part II. John Brown of Wamphray: Singing of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs in the Public Worship of God
305. Antiquary: The James Durham MSS Held by Glasgow University Library
308. Bibliography
324. Author Index, The Confessional Presbyterian, volumes 1–5 (2005–2009).
328. The Editor and Contributing Editors
In Brief: James Walker’s Assessment of Samuel Rutherford (126) ■ “The Office of Deacon:” Extracts from The Presbyterian Quarterly {April, 1896} (198) ■ The Intent of Larger Catechism 109 Regarding Pictures of Christ’s Humanity (227) ■
Volume 6 (2010)
This issue is 304 pp. (approx. 281,362 words). This sixth issue of The Confessional Presbyterian journal has perhaps the best looking cover if the editor consensus holds true generally. In 2010 James J. Cassidy and C. N. Willborn joined the staff to help edit articles and CPJ began to become more of a peer review publication. The issue remains in print.
3. Heinrich Bullinger on Union with Christ and Justification. By J. V. Fesko
11. Must We Believe? Jonathan Edwards and Conscious Faith in Christ. By Jeffrey C. Waddington
22. The Theological Climate of the Early Nineteenth Century and the Founding of a Polemical Seminary at Princeton. By Allen Stanton
31. Calvin in the Hands of the Philistines, Or, Did Calvin Bowl on the Sabbath? By Chris Coldwell
50. B. B. Warfield on Creation and Evolution. By Fred G. Zaspel
60. American Presbyterianism and the Cold War. By Frank J. Smith
97. Explicit and Implicit Appendixes to Calvin’s View of Justification by Faith. By David W. Hall
108. Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Anabaptists: Sola Scriptura and the Reformation of Christian Worship. By Glen J. Clary
125. Englishing the Bible: A Confessional Approach. By Benjamin Shaw
132. The Modern Roman Catholic View of Scripture. By Mark Herzer
145. The Old Testament and the Comparative Method. By Bryan D. Estelle
167. Covenant Theology and Recent Interpretation of Paul: Some Reflections. By Guy Prentiss Waters
180. John Owen on the Study of Theology. By Ryan M. McGraw
196. The Presence of Divine Persons: Extending the Incarnational Analogy to Impeccability and Inerrancy. By Lane G. Tipton
202. Reviews & Responses: Review: Joseph C. Morecraft, III, Authentic Christianity: An Exposition of the Theology and Ethics of the Westminster Larger Catechism; Chris Coldwell, The Larger Catechism of the Westminster Assembly: A Transcription of the Surviving Manuscripts with Notes; John R. Bower, The Larger Catechism: A Critical Text and Introduction (Lane Keister) 202 ■ Jay E. Adams, Keeping the Sabbath Today? (W. Gary Crampton) 208 ■ Robert Letham, The Westminster Assembly: Reading its Theology in Historical Context (Rowland S. Ward) 219 ■ Garnet Howard Milne, The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Cessation of Special Revelation: The Majority Puritan Viewpoint on Whether Extra-biblical Prophecy is Still Possible (Donald John MacLean) 223 ■ Paul Helm, Calvin at the Centre (James E. Dolezal) 229 ■ Richard C. Gamble, The Whole Counsel of God: Vol. 1, God’s Mighty Acts in the Old Testament (Jeffrey C. Waddington) 234 ■ John Currid, Deuteronomy—An Evangelical Press Study Commentary (Jody Lucero) 236 ■ Greg L. Bahnsen, Presuppositional Apologetics: Stated and Defended (W. Gary Crampton) 239 ■ Brian K. Kay, Trinitarian Spirituality: John Owen and the Doctrine of God in Western Devotion (Ryan M. McGraw) 242 ■ Timothy Z. Witmer, The Shepherd Leader (Tom Deatsch) 244 ■
248. Psallo: Psalm 43
250. In Translatiōne: De Brès versus Richardot: A Sixteenth-Century Debate Regarding the Lord’s Supper
263. Antiquary: Westminster Abbey Library: And Other Theological Resources of the Assembly of Divines (1643–1652)
In Brief: The Regulative Principle: Presbyterian Rule of Worship (124) ■ In Brief: The Breadth of Paul’s Theology (179) ■
Volume 7 (2011)
This issue is 256 pp (approx. 226,534 words). The seventh issue of The Confessional Presbyterian journal features the Scottish Reformer John Knox on the cover. Some find the image a bit scary; certainly the Queen of Scots feared him. It is drawn from the picture imagining the first Protestant communion celebrated in Scotland. I like it. This was another packed issue but I would single out the translation of the preface to the Constance hymnal (c.1533) as perhaps the most significant single piece in the issue, presented in translation with the original text in photo-reproduction. The issue remains in print and available.
Contents.
3. Holy Communion in the Theology of John Knox. By Glen J. Clary
25. John Knox and the Reformation by the Rev. Dr. James Begg. By Iain Wright
41. The Early Reformation in Scotland. By W. Duncan Rankin
47. Reformed Presbyterian Criticism of the 1859 Ulster Revival’s Impact on Worship and Church Order. By Daniel Ritchie
65. 1812–1822: The Development of Princeton’s Polemic. By Allen Stanton
77. The Calvinistic Soteriology of Jonathan Dickinson. By Gary Steward
87. An Introduction to T. V. Moore through his Essay on Juvenile Delinquency. By Barry Waugh
99. The Basis and Practice of Christian Mission to Jews 1520–1860. By Rowland S. Ward
111. The Benediction in Corporate Worship. By Ryan M. McGraw
123. The Abrahamic Covenant and the Kingdom of God. By Jeong Koo Jeon
139. On the Shoulders of Giants: Van Til’s Appropriation of Warfield and Kuyper. By Jeffrey C. Waddington
147. The Modal Transcendental Argument for God’s Existence. By David Reiter
153. The Lord and His Messengers: Toward a Trinitarian Interpretation of Malachi 3:1–4. By Camden M. Bucey
164. Reviews & Responses: Michael Horton, The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way (Wes Bredenhof) 164 ■ Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Remythologizing Theology: Divine Action, Passion, and Authorship (James E. Dolezal) 167 ■ Response: “On the Scope and Scopus of ‘Always Reforming,’ A Response to James Dolezal” (Kevin Vanhoozer) 172 ■ Surrejoinder to Kevin Vanhoozer (James E. Dolezal) 175 ■ Paul Helm, Eternal God: A Study of God Without Time, 2nd ed. (Patrick Arnold) 178 ■ Willem J. Van Asselt, et al., Scholastic Discourse: Johannes Maccovius (1588–1644) on Theological and Philosophical Distinctions and Rules (Wes White) 183 ■ T. V. Moore, The Last Days of Jesus (C. N. Willborn) 185 ■ Paul C. Gutjahr, Charles Hodge: Guardian of American Orthodoxy (James Cassidy) 187 ■ J. Knox Chamblin, Matthew: A Mentor Commentary (W. Gary Crampton) 190 ■ Eric L. Johnson, Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal (Daniel F. Patterson) 195 ■ J. V. Fesko, Last Things First: Unlocking Genesis 1–3 with the Christ of Eschatology (Ryan McGraw) 200 ■ W. Gary Crampton, From Paedobaptism to Credobaptism: A Critique of the Westminster Standards on the Subjects of Baptism (J. V. Fesko) 203 ■ Response (W. G. Crampton) 206 ■ Surrejoinder to Dr. Crampton’s Response (J. V. Fesko) 210 ■ Douglas Bond, The Mighty Weakness of John Knox and D. M. Lloyd-Jones and Iain Murray, John Knox and the Reformation (Lane Keister) 211 ■
213. Psallo: Psalm 116
216. In Translatiōne: The Preface to the Constance Hymnbook by Joannem Zwick
230. Antiquary: The James Durham MSS Part II
In Brief: T. V. Moore’s Twenty Hints for a Happy Family (97) ■ In Brief: Robert Baillie on the Chiliasm of Archer, Burroughs and Goodwin (110) ■ In Brief: Thomas Goodwin on God’s Blessing His People (122)
Volume 8 (2012)
This issue is 296 pp (approx. 267,503 words). The eighth issue of The Confessional Presbyterian journal is noteworthy for introducing a new feature, Sic et Non. Views in Review. The subject was Westminster Seminary California Distinctives? which spread over two subsequent issues. Nick Batzig and Jeff Waddington joined Jim Cassidy and Nick Willborn as editors of the articles section. I am biased but I again find the translation piece to be a standout, a first time translation of one of Calvin’s tracts that has heretofore not appeared in English. Response to a Certain Tricky Middler is noteworthy for the principle Calvin articulates regarding things idolatrously abused which George Gillespie would pick up on and turn to a fully realized rule in his Dispute against the English Popish Ceremonies. This issue remains in print.
3. Archibald Alexander & the Founding of Princeton Theological Seminary. By James M. Garretson
20. 1823–1830: The Establishment Of Princeton’s Polemic. By Allen Stanton
35. Samuel Miller’s Pastoral Theology. By Andrew J. Webb
44. Hodge and Thornwell: “Princes in Israel”. By C. N. Willborn
55. Old Princeton and American Culture: Insights from J. W. Alexander. By Gary Steward
65. The Old Testament at Old Princeton. By Benjamin Shaw
74. “Right Reason” and the Science of Theology at Old Princeton Seminary: A New Perspective. By Paul Kjoss Helseth
91. Princeton and Evolution. By Fred G. Zaspel
99. Some Personal Thought on B. B. Warfield’s Life and Significance: A Lecture. By Carl R. Trueman
109. The Reorganization of Princeton Theological Seminary and the Exhaustion of American Presbyterianism. By D. G. Hart
120. Archibald Alexander D. D. (1772–1851) An Annotated Bibliography. By Wayne Sparkman
153. Sic et Non. Views in Review: Westminster Seminary California Distinctives?
154. I. Law and Gospel . By Michael S. Horton with Response by Mark A. Garcia
177. II. The Reformed Two Kingdoms Doctrine. By David VanDrunen with Response by Jeffrey C. Waddington
197. III. The Republication of the Covenant of Works. By J. V. Fesko with Response by Cornel Venema
228. Reviews & Responses: Andrew Hoffecker, Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton (Barry Waugh) 228 ■ Kevin Giles, The Eternal Generation of the Son: Maintaining Orthodoxy in Trinitarian Theology (James J. Cassidy) 230 ■ N. T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels (Caleb Nelson) 234 ■ Carl R. Trueman, The Creedal Imperative (W. G. Crampton) 237 ■ Ryan M McGraw, The Day of Worship: Reassessing the Christian Life in Light of the Sabbath (Matthew Vogan) 243 ■ Clinton Arnold, Ephesians, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Jimmy Hall) 247
252. Psallo: Psalm 16.
254. In Translatiōne: Calvin’s Response to a Certain Tricky Middler
276. Antiquary: James Henley Thornwell’s First Pastoral Ministry at the Waxhaw Presbyterian Church
In Brief: Letter from Dr. Samuel Miller to Dr. A. W. Mitchell, Treasurer of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, October 7, 1840, (43) ■ Dr. John M. Mason and a Colorblind Lord’s Table (54) ■ Rev. Dr. Alexander in Virginia (64) ■ Warfield: Revision Or Reaffirmation? (73, 108) ■ Warfield: “Dr. McCosh as a Teacher” (98) ■ Warfield: On the Expansion of the Seminary (119)
Volume 9 (2013)
In the ninth issue of The Confessional Presbyterian Journal we finally give Thornwell his due. The editorial view was that the stand out piece is Jeong Koo Jeon’s The Covenant of Creation and the Kingdom of God. The translation piece to go with the topic of Thornwell, is a new translation of Franciscus Gomarus on Roman Catholic Baptism. This issue remains in print.
3. A Sermon on Hebrews 11:7. By James Henley Thornwell
5. James Henley Thornwell: An American Theologian. By C. N. Willborn
21. To the Law and the Testimony: James Henley Thornwell and Jus Divinum Presbyterianism. By Chris Thomas
35. Binding Bodies and Liberating Souls: James Henley Thornwell’s Vision for a Spiritual Church and a Christian Confederacy. By Christopher C. Cooper
48. Carolina Scots, the Westminster Confession, and a Deceased Wife’s Sister. By Barry Waugh
51. Systematic Theology and the Preaching of Samuel Davies. By Breno Macedo
63. William Swan Plumer’s Defense of the Impeccability of Jesus Christ. By Caleb Cangelosi
79. Centennial Addresses Commemorating the Birth of the Reverend James Henley Thornwell. By Barry Waugh, Thomas H. Law, Thornton Whaling, & A. M. Fraser
103. In the Presence of a Common Foe: Billy Sunday and Conservative Presbyterians in the Battle Against Liberalism. By Scott Korljan
123. The Covenant of Creation and the Kingdom of God. By Jeong Koo Jeon
143. No ‘Absolute Impeccability’: Charles Hodge and Christology at Old and New Princeton. By James J. Cassidy
157. Sic et Non. Views in Review: II. Westminster Seminary California Distinctives?
. The Republication of the Covenant of Works. By Cornel Venema with Response by J. V. Fesko
188 Reviews & Responses: Chad Van Dixhoorn, The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly 1643–1652 (Rowland S. Ward) 188 ■ J. V. Fesko, Word, Water, And Spirit (Ryan M. McGraw) 190 ■ Rejoinder by J. V. Fesko 197 ■ Sur-Rejoinder by Ryan M. McGraw 200 ■ Vern Sheridan Poythress, Logic: A God-Centered Approach to the Foundation of Western Thought (J. C. Keister) 202 ■ Walter H. Conser Jr. and Robert J. Cain, Presbyterians in North Carolina: Race, Politics, and Religious Identity in Historical Perspective (Frank J. Smith) 204 ■ Preston Graham, Jr., A Kingdom Not of This World: Stuart Robinson’s Struggle to Distinguish the Sacred from the Secular During the Civil War (Benjamin Shaw) 210
213 Psallo: Psalm 89:15–29.
216 In Translatiōne: Franciscus Gomarus on Roman Catholic Baptism
224 Antiquary: An Overview and Analysis of George Gillespie’s Dispute Against the English Popish Ceremonies
. In Brief: Thornwell: The Sacrifice of Christ (20) ■ Death of Dr. Plumer (78)
Volume 10 (2014)
This issue is 272 pp (approx. 239,296 words). For the tenth issue of The Confessional Presbyterian Journal we feature Machen on the cover. This is another hard issue to pick favorites. The most feedback has been received on Dr. Willborn’s piece on “The Gospel Work of the Diaconate,” which paired with other pieces I know several sessions are using in deacon training. This issue saw the completion of the Sic et Non exchange over “Westminster Seminary California Distinctives?” Also, the lengthy piece on Thomas Rogers and Nicholas Bownd, while a niche study of Puritan Sabbatarianism and Elizabethan Puritanism, is significant for the discovery and transcription of an heretofore unnoticed letter the severe conformist wrote to the author of the first scholarly English Sabbatarian book, shedding additional light on the first Sabbatarian controversy in English literature. This issue remains in print.
3. J. Gresham Machen and LeRoy Gresham: Cousins, Confidants, and Churchmen. By Barry Waugh
13. By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them—A Timely Admonition from an Ancient Narrative: A Sermon on Genesis 9:18–29. By Joseph E. Rolison
23. The Gospel Work of the Diaconate: A Ministry “Proportioned in Number”. By C. N. Willborn
33. Puritan Instruction for Profitable Hearing of Sermons. By Andy Perry
47. McLeod Campbell, Edwards and Atonement. By Jeffrey A. Stivason
57. An Extraordinary Case of the Use of the Extraordinary Clause. By Barry Waugh
73. Stephen Charnock’s Christological Knowledge of God in A Discourse of the Knowledge of God in Christ. By Jae-Eun Park
83. De Jure Divino Presbyterianism. By Benjamin Shaw
89. The Practice of Lent and the Reformed Tradition. By Roland S. Barnes
100. The Liturgical Nature of Ecclesial Ministry. By Glen J. Clary
113. Anti-Sabbatarian Scold: Thomas Rogers’ Letter to Nicholas Bownd, April 29, 1598. By Chris Coldwell
171. Sic et Non. Views in Review: III. Westminster Seminary California Distinctives?
I. Law and Gospel . By Mark A. Garcia with Response by Michael S. Horton
189. II. The Reformed Two Kingdoms Doctrine. By Jeffrey C. Waddington with Response by David VanDrunen
205 Reviews & Responses: Joel R. Beeke and Mark Jones, A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life (Carl R. Trueman) 205 ■ John M. Frame, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief (Wes Bredenhof) 207 ■ N.T. Wright, Pauline Perspectives: Essays on Paul, 1978–2013 / N.T. Wright, Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Lane Keister) 210 ■ Sinclair Ferguson, From the Mouth of God: Trusting, Reading, and Applying the Bible (Jeffrey Stivason) 212 ■ Review Article: Wright on Evil: N. T. Wright, Evil and the Justice of God (Jeffrey Stivason) 214 ■ Richard C. Barcellos, The Lord’s Supper as a Means of Grace: More than a Memory (G. Stephen Weaver, Jr.) 221 ■ Bradley J. Longfield, Presbyterians and American Culture: A History (D. G. Hart) 223 ■
225 Psallo: Psalm 57:1–11
228 In Translatiōne: Nicholas Bownd’s Sabbathvm veteris et Novi Testamenti: Commendations by Andrew Willet & William Jones
234 Antiquary: Nicholas Bownd’s Sabbathum Veteris et Novi Testamenti: or the True Doctrine of the Sabbath
260 Author Index: The Confessional Presbyterian, volumes 1–10 (2005–2014)
. In Brief: J. G. Machen and the Benham and Checker Clubs (12) ■ Excerpt from Machen’s What is Faith? (22) ■ J. G. Machen, Christ our Substitute (56) ■ Machen, Tyranny of Unbelief (82) ■ Defining Divine Right (87) ■ In Librum D. N. Boundi, De Doctrna de Sabbatho, Gualteri Aleni Pothumus (244) ■
Volume 11 (2015)
This issue is 256 pp. (approx. 231,104 words).
2. Editorial
3. John Murray. By Danny E. Olinger
5. The Regulative Principle of Worship & Song in the Public Worship of God. By John Murray
19. Sanctification, the Law, and Good Works: Their Relationship in the American Reformed Tradition. By C. N. Willborn
29. The Church’s Care for the Penitent: Some Considerations. By Joseph E. Rolison
38. An Exposition of Psalm 68. By Benjamin Shaw
41. Strange Bedfellows: Darwinism and the Reformed Theological Tradition. By Mark Jones
54. The Christian Ministry in the Church: Its Reasons, Duration and Goal, and Practical Effects (Ephesians 4:11–16), with Special Emphasis on verse 12. By Richard C. Barcellos
69. Let’s Do Presbyterianism: The Trinitarian Foundations of Biblical Church Polity. By James J. Cassidy
77. James Bannerman’s The Church of Christ: A Tract for these Times. By Carl R. Trueman
80. Rites & Ceremonies in Public Worship. By James Bannerman
100. Holy Communion and Revivalism in the First Great Awakening. By Glen J. Clary
112. How Free Was Adam’s Will? Examining John Lafayette Girardeau’s Critique of Jonathan Edwards’ View of Adam’s Will Before the Fall. By Caleb Cangelosi
121 Which Comes First, the Intellect or the Will? Alvin Plantinga and Jonathan Edwards on a Perennial Question. By Jeffrey C. Waddington
129 William Perkins: Augustine’s Protégé & Father of Puritan Theology. By Barry Waugh
142. American Presbyterianism and the Religious Observance of Christmas. By Chris Coldwell and Andrew J. Webb
188 Sic et Non. Views in Review: The Content of Song for the Public Worship of God
210 Reviews & Responses: Franciscus Junius, The Mosaic Polity (Jeffrey C. Waddington) 210 ■ Gerald Bray, God Has Spoken: A History of Christian Theology (Carl R. Trueman) 212 ■ Mees te Velde, et al., Correctly Handling the Word of Truth: Reformed Hermeneutics Today (Benjamin Shaw) 213 ■ N. T. Wright, Surprised By Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues (Jeffrey Stivason) 215 ■ Willem J. van Asselt et al., Synopsis Purioris Theologiae/Synopsis of a Purer Theology: Latin Text and English Translation—Volume 1 (Wes Bredenhof) 220 ■
223 Psallo: Psalm 92:1–15
226 In Translatiōne: Johannes Wollebius’ Præcognita of Christian Theology from Compendium Theologiæ Christianæ
234 Antiquary: Rediscovery of the Manuscripts of the Larger Catechism of Westminster Assembly of Divines; with extracts from The Larger Catechism of the Westminster Assembly: A Transcription of the Surviving Manuscripts with Notes.
240 Bibliography
254 The Editors and Contributing Editors
. In Brief: The Sabbath vs. the Liturgical Calendar (68) ■ Union with Christ and Mysticism (111) ■
Volume 12 (2016)
This issue is 296 pp (approx. 267,902 words).
2. Editorial
3. Pastoral Letters on the Observance of the Sabbath. By Thomas E. Peck, T. V. Moore and Benjamin Morgan Palmer
29. Southern Presbyterian Sabbatarianism. By James Henley Thornwell, et al.
40. Dropping the Subject, Again? The Decline of Sabbatarianism in Old Southern Presbyterian Church and in the Presbyterian Church in America. By Chris Coldwell
100. The Doctrine of the Sabbath with a Particular look at its Application in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. By Benjamin P. Glaser
109. Politics, International Relations, and the Sabbath: The 1915 International Lord’s Day Congress. By Frank J. Smith
130. Leviticus 23 and the Christian Sabbath. By Benjamin Shaw
135. What Should a Typical Sabbath Look Like and Why? By Ryan M. McGraw
142. The Christian Sabbath: Destiny not Drudgery. By Roy Mohon
149. John Calvin, the Nascent Sabbatarian. By Stewart E. Lauer
161. The Sabbath Day and Recreations on the Sabbath. By Lane Keister
173. Regulae de Observatione Sabbathi: The Synod of Dort’s (1618–19) Deliverance on the Sabbath. By Daniel R. Hyde
185. Our Reasonable Service: Sabbath Doctrine of the Nadere Reformatie. By Justin B. Stodghill
195. Is the Westminster Confession’s Doctrine of the Sabbath a Judaizing Doctrine? By Geoffrey L. Willour
206. The Fourth Commandment: Annulled or Sustained? By Carl E. Erickson
210 Reviews & Responses: Terry L. Johnson, Worshipping with Calvin: Recovering the Historic Ministry and Worship of Reformed Protestantism and Serving with Calvin: Leading and Planning Services of Worship in the Reformed Church (Barry Waugh) 225 ■ Nicholas P. Lunn, The Original Ending of Mark: A New Case for the Authenticity of Mark 16:9–20 (Benjamin Shaw) 226 ■ John C. Clark and Marcus Peter Johnson, The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology (Scott Cook) 229 ■ Benjamin Morgan Palmer, The Broken Home; or Lessons in Sorrows (C. N. Willborn) 235 ■ Sean Michael Lucas, For a Continuing Church: The Roots of the Presbyterian Church (Lane Keister) 236 ■
239 Psallo: Psalm 5:1–12
242 In Translatiōne: John Brown of Wamphray: Recreations and the Sabbath
262 Antiquary: A Transcription of James Durham’s Sermon on Ephesians 4:11-12, taught before the Synod of Glasgow, October 5, 1652.
284 Bibliography
295 The Editors
. In Brief: The Lord’s Day is no Human Constitution (134) ■ In Brief: John Owen on Isaiah 58:13 (141) ■ In Brief: Zanchius on “Remember the Sabbath day” (148) ■ In Brief: We must rest also from speaking & hearing of worldly matters (172) ■ In Brief: The Sabbath Day a Creation Ordinance (183) ■ In Brief: Junius on the Morality of a Sabbath day (203) ■
Volume 13 (2017)
This issue is 256 pp.
2. Editorial
3. Daily Prayer in the Reformed Church Of Strasbourg, 1525–1530. By Hughes Oliphant Old
12. Hughes Oliphant Old. By Mary McCaw Old
16. According to the Custom of the Ancient Church: Recovering the Patristic Roots of Reformed Worship. By Glen J. Clary
31. Those Who Lead Worship. By Terry L. Johnson
45. Calvin the Pastor. By Ian Hamilton
50. John Calvin’s Pastoral Theology: An Explanatory Outline. By Marcus J. Serven
67. John Calvin on the Fall and the Imago Dei. By Barry Waugh
81. Martin Bucer’s Eucharistic Development. By Brian H. Nicholson
89. Johannes Oecolampadius: Exposition of Isaiah 53. By Diane Poythress
97. Secundum Substantiam and Relatiuum in Augustine’s De Trinitate: Getting the Trinity Right Then and Now. By James J. Cassidy
109. The Doctrine and Practice of Social Reform in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America: 1930–1945. By Joel Hart
121. Less Outward Glory: An Examination of Calvin’s Reformation of Worship. By Everett A. Henes
129. Let the Families of the Lord Give Praise! Calvin’s Piety of the Psalms as Prayer-Praise Generational Discipleship. By Timothy J. Gwin
145. “A Sabbath rest for the people of God”: An Exegetical Study of Hebrews 4:9–10. By Richard C. Barcellos
160. Family Religion: Adoption in the Reformation Tradition: An Essential Element of the Gospel Message. By C. N. Willborn
167 Reviews & Responses: Ottomar Cypris, Martin Bucer’s Ground and Reason: A Commentary and Translation (Walter L. Taylor) 167 ■ Matthew Barrett (ed.), Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary (Harrison Perkins) 171 ■ Geerhardus Vos, Reformed Dogmatics, 5 volumes (Lane Keister) 174 ■ Frank J. Smith (ed.), Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life (Benjamin P. Glaser) 179 ■ Jonathan Sarfati, The Genesis Account: A Theological, Historical, and Scientific Commentary on Genesis 1–11 (Wes Bredenhof) 181 ■ John Witte, Jr. and Robert M. Kingdon, Sex, Marriage, and Family in John Calvin’s Geneva: Volume 1, Courtship, Engagement, and Marriage (Frank J. Smith) 183 ■ Doug J. Douma, The Presbyterian Philosopher: The Authorized Biography of Gordon H. Clark (Wayne Sparkman) ■ Chad B. Van Dixhoorn, God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653 (Jeffrey C. Waddington) ■
Psallo: Psalm 87:1–7
In Translatiōne: John Calvin’s Letters to the Ministers of Montbéliard (1543–1544): The Genevan Reformer’s Advice and Views of the Liturgical Calendar
Antiquary: The James Durham MS III: James Durham’s 228 Sermons on Song of Solomon 2–8
Volume 14 (2018)
This issue is 280pp.
2. Editorial
3. Thomas Dwight Witherspoon (1836–1898). By Francis R. Beattie
9. Christ. His Constraining Love. A Sermon by T. D. Witherspoon. By Thomas Dwight Witherspoon
17. A Children’s Book about God’s Hesed: T. D. Witherspoon’s Children of the Covenant. By C. N. Willborn
29. The Man in Linen: A New and Old Interpretation of Ezekiel 9–10. By Lane Keister
37. The Patristic Roots of Post-Reformation Views on the Properties of Scripture as Exhibited in the Preaching of John Chrysostom. By David T. King
51. William Ames and the Westminster Assembly. By Allen Stanton
63. Fighting for Phoebe: The Widow-Deacon and the Westminster Assembly’s Concept of an Alms-Based Women’s Ministry. By Nathan Eshelman
73. Alexander Shields, the Revolution Settlement and the Unity of the Visible Church. By Matthew Vogan
115. Desert Rose: Thomas Chalmers’ West Port Experiment (1844–1847). By Michael J. Ives
126. Wisdom & Folly in Pastoral Ministry: Samuel Miller’s Use of Antithesis in His Published Lectures. By Zachary Groff
139. John DeWitt: New School Presbyterian at an Old School Seminary. By Joshua Brownfield
149. Wartime Sermons: Twelve Pulpit Messages from Georgia Presbyterians During World War II. By Frank J. Smith
177. Changing Direction: Moving Away From Technique-Driven Exegesis. By Benjamin Shaw
183. Shot through with Personality: Establishing Man’s Freedom within the Sovereign Plan of God. By Daniel Ragusa
201. Images of Christ and the Vitals of the Reformed System. By Harrison Perkins
216 Reviews & Responses: Cornelis Venema, Christ and Covenant Theology: Essays on Election, Republication, and the Covenant (Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer) 216 ■ Jeffrey S. McDonald, John Gerstner and the Renewal of Presbyterian Evangelicalism in Modern America (Benjamin Shaw) 221 ■ Paul C. H. Lim, Mystery Unveiled: The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England (Harrison Perkins) 223 ■ Garnet Howard Milne, Has the Bible Been Kept Pure? The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Providential Preservation of Scripture (Benjamin Shaw) 224 ■ Matthew Knell, Sin, Grace and Free Will: A Historical Survey of Christian Thought, Volume 1: The Apostolic Fathers to Augustine (Mark A. Herzer) 226 ■ Alan D. Strange, The Doctrine of the Spirituality of the Church in the Ecclesiology of Charles Hodge (Jeffrey A. Stivason) 228
231 Psallo: Psalm 128:1–6
234 In Translatiōne: Johannes Hornbeeck (1617–1666), Disputational Piety at Leiden, and a Translation of De desiderio animæ erga Christum
249 Antiquary: A Transcription from Manuscript of a Sermon on Psalm 2:10–12 by George Gillespie
263 Bibliography
279 The Editors
In Brief: Samuel Miller: Prayer Prior to Preaching (138) ■ In Brief: George Gillespie, Psalm 2 and Christ’s Mediatorial Kingdom (262) ■
Volume 15 (2019)
This issue is 224 pp.
2. Editorial
3. Gisbertus Voetius: The Pillar of the Nadere Reformatie. By Robert Martin
9. Gisbertus Voetius: God’s Single, Absolutely Simple Essence. By R. M. Hurd
41. The Class of 1652 of the Academia Voetiana. By Adriaan C. Neele
49. “The Dictatorship of Dr Cooke”: Henry Cooke’s Tory Domination of Irish Presbyterianism Reconsidered. By Daniel Ritchie
64. Scripture with a Southern Accent: Understanding and Applying a Southern Presbyterian’s View of the Bible. By Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer
69. Nineteenth Century Southern Presbyterians: Some Theological and Pastoral Distinctives. By C. N. Willborn
81. Why are Ecclesiastical Feast Days in the Reformed Church Order? By R. D. Anderson
89. Luther on Public Worship: Serving God and Being Served by Him. By Clif Daniell
97. The Missiological Implications of Herman Bavinck’s Doctrine of the Trinity. By Thiago Machado Silva
108. Full Redemption: The Puritan Doctrine of Glorification. By B. E. Franks
115. Approaching a Heavenly Reality in a Temporal Realm: Robert Bruce’s Theology of the Sacrament. By Frank L. Bartoe IV
129. Discipline of Baptized Members: Are Baptized Members Subject to the Judicial Process of the Church? By Gavin Beers
148. The Noahic Covenants and Redemptive Judgment. By Jeong Koo Jeon
163 Reviews & Responses: Jeffrey Hause (ed.), Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae: A Critical Guide (Harrison Perkins) 163 ■ Cornelis Venema, Chosen in Christ: Revisiting the Contours of Predestination, Reformed, Exegetical and Doctrinal Studies (Daniel Ragusa) 165 ■ Theodore Van Raalte, Antoine de Chandieu: The Silver Horn of Geneva’s Reformed Triumvirate (Thomas Haviland-Pabst) 166 ■ J. V. Fesko, Reforming Apologetics: Retrieving the Classic Reformed Approach to Defending the Faith (Mark A. Herzer) 169 ■ Daniel Ritchie, Isaac Nelson: Radical Abolitionist, Evangelical Presbyterian, and Irish Nationalist (Alan D. Strange) 172 ■ Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique, edited by J. P. Moreland, Stephen C. Meyer, Christopher Shaw, Ann K. Gauger, and Wayne Grudem (Adrian C. Keister) 174 ■ J. Philip Arthur, Christ all-sufficient: Colossians and Philemon simply explained (Frank J. Smith) 178 ■ Michael Horton, Justification, volumes 1–2 (Lane Keister) 179 ■
181 Psallo: Psalm 15:1–5
184 Antiquary: Why Christmas Day ought not to be Observed: A Transcription from Manuscript of Notes from a Sermon by George Gillespie, December 24, 1643
200 Bibliography
210 Author Index: Volumes 1–15 (2005–2019)
222 The Editors
In Brief: Calvin Preaching on December 25, 1550/51 (88) ■ In Brief: Robert Bruce (127) ■
223 Spirit & Truth: A Film About Worship ■
Volume 16 (2020)
This issue is 280pp.
3. Archbishop James Ussher (1581–1656): His Life and Work, the Scholarship about Him, and His Significance for Confessional Presbyterians. By Chris Coldwell
17 Complete Bibliography of Ussher Secondary Literature. By Harrison Perkins
21. Archbishop Ussher’s Reading List. By Harrison Perkins
33. “The Mysteries of Christ”: James Ussher Among the Puritans, 1626. By Richard Snoddy
52. Archbishop Ussher and Old Testament Chronology. By Benjamin Shaw
59. The Role of ‘The Great Commission’ in the Apostolic Churches. By Stewart E. Lauer
67. David Dickson’s Sermons on Jeremiah’s Lamentations (1628)
84. David Dickson: A Provisional Bibliography. By Matthew A. Vogan
93. The Westminster Assembly and 17th Century English Radicalism: Resolutions and Reformations. By Clif Daniell
109. The Westminster Assembly & Jus Divinum Regiminis Ecclesiastici. By Chris Coldwell
125. In Pursuit of an Owenian Pastoral Theology: An Examination of John Owen’s Ordination Sermons. By Angelo O. Valle
143. Account of the Controversy respecting The Marrow of Modern Divinity. By Thomas M‘Crie
185. 400th Anniversary of the Pilgrim landing at Plymouth Rock. By Frank J. Smith
193. A Sermon on Mark 16:14–20 at the General Assembly, Louisville, Ky, May 15, 1879. By Thomas E. Peck
201. The Soul of the Church: The Church’s Spiritual Mission. By C. N. Willborn
210. Neighborhood and Brotherhood: From Elements of Truth, volume 2 (1915). By Robert Alexander Webb
217 Reviews & Responses: David Fergusson and Mark W. Elliot (eds.), The History of Scottish Theology, 3 vols. (Harrison Perkins) 217 ■ Kirk R. MacGregor, Contemporary Theology: An Introduction (Zachary Groff) 219 ■ Harrison Perkins, Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition (J. V. Fesko) 222 ■ Jay T.Collier, Debating Perseverance: The Augustinian Heritage in Post-Reformation England (Thomas Haviland-Pabst) 223 ■ Sam Waldron, The Crux of the Free Offer: A Biblical, Confessional, and Theological Explanation and Defence of the Well-Meant Offer of the Gospel (Daniel Ritchie) 226 ■ Jordan Cooper, “Prolegomena: A Defense of the Scholastic Method” A Contemporary Protestant Scholastic Theology (Angelo O. Valle) 233 ■ Benjamin Shaw, Ecclesiastes: Life in a Fallen World (Lane Keister) 237 ■
239 Psallo: Psalm 82:1–8 244 Opuscula Selecta: Canons of the Apostles as Copied from the Ancient and Catholic Books, from the Magdeburg Centuries, volume 1, part II.
256 Antiquary: The Identity of W. A. & Other Bibliographical Mysteries in Jus Divinum Regiminis Ecclesiastici (1646–1654)
264 Bibliography
278 Et Mortuus Adhuc Per Eam Loquitur: David Dickson on Lamentations 1:9.
280 The Editors
. In Brief: Did James Ussher Visit Samuel Rutherford? (56–58) ■ In Brief: James Ussher, The Infallible Marks of a True Visible Church (66) ■ In Brief: Exhortation to the Five Independent Brethren. Extract from George Gillespie, Wholesome Severity Reconciled with Christian Liberty (1645) (107–108) ■ In Brief: An excerpt from James Ussher’s Manuscript Sermon on 2 Corinthians 6:1, which he preached on October 20, 1651 (142) ■ In Brief: In Defense of the Traditional Ending of Mark (200) ■ In Brief: David Dickson on Psalm 82:1 8. (243) ■
Volume 17 (2021)
This issue is 248pp.
2. Editorial
3. Herman Bavinck: An Interpreter of Modernity. By James Eglinton
10. Hope for the Modern Self: On Bavinck’s “Christian Science”. By Cory Brock
17. Locating the Mystery: Bavinck and Van Til on Immutability and Anthropomorphism. By Lane G. Tipton
23. Herman Bavinck’s “The Leading Ideas of Calvin’s Institutes.” By Gregory Parker Jr.
33. Herman Bavinck, the Two Kingdoms, and Reformed Social Ethics. By Ron Gleason
51. “A Pillar and Buttress of the Truth” Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Inaugural Address, March 11, 2021. By Jonathan L. Master
61. Judges 6–8:32: Gideon. By Thomas G. Reid, Jr.
81. University Studies and Ordination to the Ministry of George Gillespie (1613–1648). By Chris Coldwell
92. Samuel Rutherford and the Theology and Practice of Preaching. By Matthew A. Vogan
104. In Pursuit of an Owenian Pastoral Theology II: The Pastor and his Work according to John Owen. By Angelo O. Valle
119. “Creeding” Between the Lines Animus Imponentis & Confessional Integrity in the OPC’s Creation Report. By Lowell A. Ivey
127. Winnowing Fork or Harvest? A Paedobaptist Assessment of the Credobaptist Interpretation of Jeremiah 31 as seen in Stephen Wellum’s “Baptism and the Relationship Between Covenants.” By Robert D. Golding
137. Soundly Converted: Enchurchment as a Feature of Christian Conversion in Evangelistic Practice. By Zachary Groff
151. Reviews & Responses: John Bower, The Confession of Faith: A Critical Text and Introduction (Alan D. Strange) 151 ■ Robert C. Bishop, et al., Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins: Cosmology, Geology, and Biology in Christian Perspective (Wes Bredenhof) 151 ■ Frank J. Smith, Race, Church and Society (R. E. Knodel, Jr.) 159 ■ Cornelis Van Dam, In the Beginning: Listening to Genesis 1 and 2 (Benjamin Shaw) 160 ■ Gyeongcheol Gwon, Christ and the Old Covenant: Francis Turretin (1623–1687) on Christ’s Suretyship under the Old Testament, Reformed Historical Theology, v. 51 (Thomas Haviland-Pabst) 162 ■ Theodore Beza, A Learned Treatise on the Plague, Translated by Edward Percival (1665), Modernized with an Introduction by Bennie Castle—Ludwig Lavater, Disease, Scarcity, and Famine: A Reformation Perspective on God and Plagues, Translated and Edited by Michael Hunter—Matthew A. Vogan, Matthew J. Hyde, Worship and Witness in Crisis: Has the Church Failed the Covid Test?—Ernest Springer III, Joel E Yeager, Daniel O’Roark, Coronavirus and the Leadership of the Christian Church: A Sacred Trust Broken (Isaac T. Overton) 163 ■ Guy Prentiss Waters, J. Nicholas Reid, and John R. Muether, eds., Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives (Lane Keister) 168 ■ Vern S. Poythress, The Mystery of the Trinity: A Trinitarian Approach to the Attributes of God (Scott Cook) 173 ■ Daniel I. Block, Covenant: The Framework of God’s Grand Plan of Redemption (Harrison Perkins) 175 ■ Books In Brief. Reviewed by Frank J. Smith: Joel R. Beeke and Nick Thompson, Pastors and Their Critics: A Guide to Coping with Criticism in the Ministry 177 ■ Darby A. Strickland, Is It Abuse? A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims 177 ■ Christopher Watkin, Gilles Deleuze 178 ■ Shao Kai Tseng, Immanuel Kant 178 ■ Robert Rollock, translated and introduced by Casey B. Carmichael, Commentary on Ephesians 178 ■ John Flavel, abridged by J. Stephen Yuille, Christ and His Threefold Office 179 ■ John Flavel, abridged by J. Stephen Yuille, Christ Humbled Yet Exalted 180 ■ Scott Christensen, What About Evil? A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory 180 ■ John D. Currid, The Case for Biblical Archaeology: Uncovering the Historical Record of God’s Old Testament People 182 ■ John Shower, The Lord’s Supper: Doctrines, Encouragements, and Duties 182 ■
183 Psallo: Psalm 32:1–7
186 Antiquary: The James Durham MSS IV: Lectures on the Revelation of John
233 Bibliography
243 Et Mortuus Adhuc Per Eam Loquitur: Thomas M‘Crie’s Last Sermon
248 The Editors
. In Brief: Death of the Rev. Dr. M‘Crie (56–60) ■ In Brief: Lines on the Death of Dr. M‘Crie (80) ■ In Brief: Extract: Thomas M’Crie’s Statement of the Difference, Brief View of the Evidence for the Exercise of Civil Authority about Religion (1871) (134) ■ In Brief: David Dickson on Psalm 32:6–7 (184)
Volume 18 (2022)
This issue is 280pp.
2. Editorial
3. Whither Robert Lewis Dabney? By T. David Gordon
11. To Die For A Cause: Robert Lewis Dabney, Confederate Christian. By Thomas Haviland-Pabst
39. Deviant Old School Calvinism? Robert Lewis Dabney and the Doctrine of God. By Scott Cook
55. Robert Lewis Dabney and the Problem of Original Sin. By C. N. Willborn
67. Robert Lewis Dabney’s War on Sensualism. By Frank J. Smith
91. “The Studies and Enjoyments of Heaven”: R. L. Dabney as Churchman and Ecclesial Historian. By Sean G. Morris
103. Neither Mysticism Nor Activism: Robert L. Dabney’s “Meditation a Means of Grace”. By Peter Sanlon
111. “Make Men Do”: Robert Lewis Dabney and the Power of the Pulpit. By Russell St. John
129. R. L. Dabney: Master of Education. By Zachary Garris
145. Mandate or Warrant? The Biblical Grounds for Christian Education & Schooling. By Zachary Groff
157. Paul and the Septuagint Psalter: Reckoning with Intra-Canonical Exegesis Concerning Our Sung Praises. By Harrison Perkins
165. Our Visionary Architecture for Foreign Missions. By Philip DeHart
171. Prophet in the Pulpit, Pastor with the Pen: The Pastoral Christology of John Knox. By Alexander Brown
183. Jean Macmath, Mistress Rutherford (1610-1675). By Douglas Somerset
195. James Durham: A New Biography, Part One. By Chris Coldwell
215. Reviews & Responses: Lane G. Tipton, The Trinitarian Theology of Cornelius Van Til (Daniel J. Ragusa) 215 ■ Bryan D. Estelle, The Primary Mission of the Church: Engaging or Transforming the Culture (Harrison Perkins) 216 ■ Ryan Kelly, Calls to Worship, Invocations, and Benedictions (T. David Gordon) 217 ■ Zachary M. Garris, Dabney on Fire: A Theology of Parenting, Education, Feminism, and Government (Ryan Biese) 218 ■ Wiliam E. Thompson, In Stonewall’s Long Shadow: James Power Smith, Aide de Camp (Jonathan Peters) 222 ■ Francis S. Sampson, A Critical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews (Benjamin Shaw) 226 ■ O. Palmer Robertson, Christ of the Consummation: A New Testament Biblical Theology, Volume 1: The Testimony of the Four Gospels (Ben C. Dunson) 227 ■ Tadataka Maruyama, Calvin’s Ecclesiology: A Study in the History of Doctrine (Thomas Haviland-Pabst) 230 ■ Robert Haldane, Sanctification of the Sabbath: The Permanent Obligation to Observe the Sabbath or Lord’s Day (Zachary Groff) 232 ■ Crawford Gribben, Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America: Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest (Daniel Ritchie) 236 ■
239 Psallo: Psalm 83:1-18
246 Opuscula Selecta: William Ames’s Prolegomenon in Psalmum Secundum
249 Antiquary: Sermons and Lectures of James Durham: A Chronological Catalog, 1647-1658
265 Bibliography
279 The Editors
279 Errata for Previous Issues
. In Brief: Robert L. Dabney: The Organ (1849) (85–90) ■ In Brief: Scripture Prohibits Women Preachers, by Robert L. Dabney (122-128) ■ In Brief: Extract from a letter from Samuel Rutherford to Agnes Macmath (194) ■ In Brief: Dr. Alexander and Immersionism by Rev. R. L. Dabney, (214)
