PointyHaired Calvinist
Puritan Board Junior
Follow up - I highly recommend everyone who is able read the additional documents that were written at the time of the confession of faith and catechisms.
Even if you don’t agree with them fully (and I’m not exclusive psalmody, so I don’t), there’s a lot of good information and helpful details in the Directory of Public Worship, the form of church government, and good history in the Solemn League and Covenant and National Covenant.
I found it especially interesting how strict they were on ministers, requiring them to be able to translate the Bible from the original languages in the Latin, and make a theological presentation in Latin before they could be ordained. I don’t think that’s necessary now, but it shows how important, proper education and training were to the Westminster fathers.
The Free Presbyterian, Banner of Truth, and Monergism electronic edition (“Edinburgh edition”) are readily available.
Even if you don’t agree with them fully (and I’m not exclusive psalmody, so I don’t), there’s a lot of good information and helpful details in the Directory of Public Worship, the form of church government, and good history in the Solemn League and Covenant and National Covenant.
I found it especially interesting how strict they were on ministers, requiring them to be able to translate the Bible from the original languages in the Latin, and make a theological presentation in Latin before they could be ordained. I don’t think that’s necessary now, but it shows how important, proper education and training were to the Westminster fathers.
The Free Presbyterian, Banner of Truth, and Monergism electronic edition (“Edinburgh edition”) are readily available.
