Monthly Archives: November 2013

How the word of God is to be heard…

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Let the word of God be heard with great reverence, which of right is due to God himself and godly things. Let it be heard very attentively; with continual prayers between and earnest requests. Let it be heard soberly to … Continue reading →

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However wonderful…

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

However wonderful and beautiful and glorious things may be, they all perish. That is why, perhaps, the saddest of all failures in life is the failure of the philosopher who believes in worshipping goodness, beauty and truth; because there is … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 25, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Now, what is the reason that God suffers affliction to lie so long upon the backs of his children: truly one is, because they have lived so long in sin; they have been long a sinning, and therefore God is … Continue reading →

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All the decrees…

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

All the decrees of Christian faith, with every way how to live rightly, well and holily, and finally, all true and heavenly wisdom, have always been fetched out of the testimonies or determinate judgments, of the word of God; neither … Continue reading →

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Signs of covenant faithfulness…

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

I know that I have said it before…two or three years ago when we had heavy snow… We think lots of things when snow falls…how pretty it is…how dangerous the driving is…that it is a form of precipitation that this … Continue reading →

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Collect: Christ the King…

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Almighty and everlasting God, who has exalted your beloved Son to be King over all worlds, and willed in him to make all things new: mercifully grant that the kindreds of the earth which are wounded and dispersed by sin … Continue reading →

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The devil’s bed…

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

…it is truly the devil’s bed to wallow in insults and reviling. John Chrysostom, “The Golden-Mouthed,” Homilies on Matthew, LI

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Even in the church…

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Let us learn then what are the things that defile the man; let us learn, and let us flee them. For even in the church we see such a custom prevailing amongst the generality, and men giving diligence to come … Continue reading →

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I may need to listen to Calvin here…

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Now when Christ did not hesitate to inflame still more, by keen provocation, wicked and malicious persons, let us learn from his example, that we ought not to be exceedingly solicitous to please every one by what we say and … Continue reading →

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The striking thing…

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

The striking thing about [Matthew] vv. 7-9 is that they reject worship as spurious on the basis of the ethic which is being promulgated: those who commend what God does not commend and fail to commend what he does commend … Continue reading →

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