Outline.Lesson 22. (The Authority of the Confession against the Cavils of the Baptist Heretics) Such forms of sound words (however in these days decried) have been in use in the Church ever since God himself wrote the Decalogue, as a summary of things to be done.  Review/Intro.  1. The general statement. The Christian religion has a…

Outline.Lesson 21. (The Canons of Dort and our Historical Opposition to Arminian Doctrine.) Canons of the Synod of Dordt (1619) Intro.i. The nature of heresy and the necessity of precise language.ii. The danger of heresy. What is a damning error? Any error touching the fundamentals of the faith, so as to deny the truth. iii. Faith…

Outline.Lesson 20. (The Heidelberg Catechism and the Basis for Christian Comfort) Intro. The use of Confessions and their ability to strengthen faith, and comfort the hearts of the elect.  i. To strengthen faith.By reminding us what we are to believe, and how we are to live. When our lives don't align with the words of…

Outline.Lesson 19. (The Belgic Confession and the Submission of the Christian to the King) Review. The use of Confessions and heads of households. Teaching the confessions. The substance of the confession is principle. Worship and Willing service. Doctrine and Duty. Devotion and discipline. Piety and Practice.Belgic Confession of Faith (1561) "The Belgic Confession forms part of the Three…

Outline.Lesson 18. (The Scots Confession and the Zeal Required for the Defense of the Gospel) Intro.  1. Scots Confession (1560) The Scottish confession by reason of its clarity and purity is of the highest authority besides Westminster. John Knox may not have been the most prolific of the Reformers, howbeit he was singularly gifted in…

Lesson 17. (Early Reformed Confessions, and the Duty of Christian Magistrates to Defend True Religion) Review. Where we have come to get to a history of creeds and confessions. Intro.The general occasion of Protestant confessions of faith was the demand for public and political affirmation concerning the doctrine they preached. They were more or less influential and…

Outline:Lesson 16. (Early Reformation Christian Creeds, Confessions and the Defense of the Faith) Intro. The nature and use of creeds and confessions. (confessions in general, Westminster in particular)  1. To set down and put to writing the fundamental points of the faith in logical form. 2. To furnish the church with edifying material to contemplate…

Outline.Lesson 15: (The vital importance of a proper understanding of Church History) Every age of the gospel hath had its Creeds, Confessions, Catechisms, and such breviaries and models of divinity as have been singularly useful. (To the Christian Reader, a preface to the Westminster Confession of Faith) Intro. i. The use of Confessions and the…

(To the Christian Reader)ESPECIALLY HEADS OF FAMILIES. Lesson 1. (Lack of family instruction, a great pillar of the devil's kingdom) As we cannot but with grief of soul lament those 1. multitudes of errors, blasphemies, and all kinds of profaneness, which have in this last age, like a mighty deluge, overflown this nation; so, among…