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 | | A DISPUTE AGAINST ENGLISH POPISH CEREMONIES: A Classic on True Biblical Worship from a Scottish Puritan Divine George Gillespie (1613-1646) THESE BOOKS ARE CURRENTLY OUT-OF-PRINT AND UNAVAILABLE 544 PAGE - smyth-sewn hardcover with a dust jacket, color frontispiece, Foreword, Historical Introduction, Overview & Analysis, Bibliography, Indices, Edition Errata. Napthali Press is pleased to announce the completion of a new critical edition of George Gillespie's seminal work, "A DISPUTE AGAINST ENGLISH POPISH CEREMONIES" , and it is now available once again. They first published this title twenty years ago and it has been out of print for some time; but they are persuaded the need for it is still great. Written when 'worship wars' involved real wars, the general principles presented by Gillespie have abiding pertinence and if properly applied could go a long way toward resolving the worship controversies of this day. "Why should a seventeenth century polemical study of 'popish ceremonies' be of any interest to readers in the twenty-first century, unless as a historical curiosity? The style of such works is complex and off-putting and the issues discussed apparently relics of a bygone day. To draw such conclusions would be a serious mistake. We live in a day when the biblical doctrine of the church is largely ignored, and the resulting ecclesiastical chaos is only too obvious. Though written more than three and a half centuries ago, Gillespie's book gets right to the heart of the matter. Discussions of the right of the church to ordain ceremonies not prescribed in the Bible, the power of civil rulers to involve themselves in church affairs, the true nature of liberty of conscience - these issues and many more receive thorough examination. Adding to as well as subtracting from the requirements of Scripture is shown to be unacceptable. The perplexing issue of how to address 'things indifferent' is considered at length. Careful thought is given to the place of imitating the example of Christ and the apostles in ecclesiastical matters. All these and more are of pressing contemporary relevance. The style of the book of course offers challenges to modern readers, but Chris Coldwell has done an excellent job of minimizing these difficulties in his painstaking editorial work. Gillespie's treatise merits the careful attention of all who are seriously interested in hearing what the Word of God has to say in relation to the life and worship of Christ's church: so gird up your loins and prepare to engage with a master theologian of abiding value." - Rev. Prof. W.D.J. McKay TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Editor-Publisher Chris Coldwell Historical Introduction by Roy Middleton, Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland Overview and Analysis of 'The Dispute Against the Ceremonies' To All the Reformed Churches Prologue Order THE FIRST PART: Against the Necessity of the Ceremonies THE SECOND PART: Against the Expediency of the Ceremonies THE THIRD PART: Against the Lawfulness of the Ceremonies THE FOURTH PART: Against the Indifferency of the Ceremonies Bibliography Section Index Edition Errata Author Index Scripture Index Subject Index Oxford English Dictionary, Examples of First Use "Gillespie's famous book is a vitally important work in the history of the Scottish Reformation, but it is much more than simply that. It has abiding and profound value for all who are committed to knowing, applying, and following the Word of God on the proper worship of the church. With great insight and passion Gillespie pursues the freedom of the church from political interference and from ecclesiastical tyranny as well as the freedom of the individual Christian conscience from the burden of tradition. He rejoiced that the Church of Scotland had gotten 'rid of all such rotten relics, riven [torn] rags, and rotten remainders of Popery' and feared that they were now returning by political fiat. He warned, 'there is not a more deceitful and dangerous temptation than in yielding to the beginnings of evil.' This splendid edition makes Gillespie's demanding work more accessible to the modern reader and encourages careful reading of this vastly rewarding study." - W. Robert Godfrey, President and Professor of Church History, Westminster Seminary California "Never did worship 'according to Scripture' receive a more comprehensive treatment; never did the regulative principle receive a stronger defense; never were Reformed liturgical theology and apologetics expressed more convincingly than in the hands of the man often called 'Great Mister Gillespie' in his own day." - Terry Johnson, Senior Pastor, Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Ga. "George Gillespie's work is especially important because it gives us a glimpse of the thought of a Scot who attended the Westminster Assembly. He is notable for his opposition to the religious ceremonies that the Stuart dynasty tried to impose on the Church of Scotland." -Hughes Oliphant Old NAPHTALI PRESS 4np tm9 DTDM NP2 etpuk WE HAVE NO MORE IN STOCK AND FEAR THEY ARE OUT OF PRINT SGCB Price: $45.00 (list price $45.00) |
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| | ANYONE FOR HEAVEN? JOHN BLANCHARD If today you enjoy the digital convenience of e-mail, iPads, smart phones and Facebook, try an internet search for the meaning of heaven and you will not get what you will find here. John Blanchard has once again written a compelling, insightful and thoroughly researched booklet that I cannot recommend highly enough. If you think you know all that there is to know about heaven, think again. This is a masterful handling of the subject, a must read — ‘‘it’s easy if you try’’.’ Dr Richard Gibbons Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, S. Carolina ‘You are holding in your hands a booklet that gives clear answers to life’s deepest questions. In plain language it lays down the truth about eternity, Jesus Christ and you. Get ready for answers; and be prepared to have your life changed.’ -Dr John Gillespie Global Training Network, Kansas City ‘In this brilliantly clear and well-informed booklet John Blanchard answers the question “What happens when we die?” Stripped of misconceptions and myths, the place to which Jesus offers to take us — Heaven — is invitingly described and the way to get there is explained. This booklet is full of understanding of the human condition and of God’s great promises — and you can read it in less than an hour!’ -The Rev. Dominic Smart Minister, Gilcomston South Church, Aberdeen ANYONE FOR HEAVEN? SGCB Price: $2.50 (list price $4.00)SICKNESS by J.C. Ryle SGCB Price: $1.50 (list price $3.00)DAILY DEVOTIONAL THROUGH THE NEW TESTAMENT SGCB Price: $5.00 (list price $10.00) |
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| | THE WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY'S GRAND DEBATE: How the Presbyterians and Congregationalists Wrestled Over the Matters of Church Government Introduction & Analysis by Rowland S. Ward, Edited by Chris Coldwell The Westminster Assembly of Divines, The Grand Debate. Forthcoming December 2014. 424 pp. Sewn hardbound, dust jacket, Introduction & Analysis by Rowland S. Ward. 44pp. Edited by Chris Coldwell. Indices, Annotated Bibliography, Appendix on the theological resources of the Westminster Assembly. This work contains a lesser known set of documents produced by the Westminster Assembly of Divines, arguing for and against the Presbyterian form of church government. Discontented with the majority's Presbyterian views, the Congregationalist members produced dissenting papers to which the Assembly replied, giving a more detailed view of the matters debated than the snatches of information recorded in the Assembly's Minutes. Presented in five sections The Grand Debate includes the following exchanges between the Congregationalist 'dissenting brethren' and the Presbyterian majority of the Assembly: I. Reasons against the proposition that many churches may be under one Presbyterial government from the example of the church at Jerusalem, and the Assembly's reply; II. Reasons against - from the example of the Church at Ephesus, with the Assembly's reply; III. Reasons against the subordination of church synods, with the Assembly's reply; IV. Reasons against the Assembly's limitation on the power of individual congregations to ordain, with the Assembly's reply; V. Four papers by the Congregationalists presented in the committee formed to come to an accommodation, with answers by the representatives of the Assembly. The text has been edited for modern spelling and usage. The bibliographical references have been traced. Notes have been added throughout keying the text to the Assembly Minutes, Gillespie's notes, Lightfoot's journal, and other sources. Cross references linking the arguments in the dissenting brethrens' papers to the Assembly's replies and vice versa have been added in the margins. All the Latin has been translated marginally or in footnotes. In the original text the Assembly quotes and often summarizes and paraphrases the Independents' argument without any distinction - all set in the italic face, as was all other emphasis. Much of this over-italicization has been removed for this edition. Any apparent quotations appear within double quotation marks. Obvious paraphrases, proposed objections, or words placed in the mouth of the opponent are set within single quotation marks. An appendix presents an updated version of research into the theological resources available to the Westminster Assembly, presenting in better form the Assembly's working library borrowed from Archbishop Laud's study, and adding reference to the personal libraries of William Greenhill and Lazerus Seaman. COMMENDATIONS- "The Grand Debate displays the concerns of Congregationalists and Presbyterians as they were debated during the Westminster Assembly. The 21st century reader will not only learn history here, but ecclesiology that touches matters of the soul. This book will force the patient and discerning reader to examine his own heart and his love for the brethren; even those with whom he may disagree. We are called to unity in the Holy Scriptures and this volume, though polemical in degree, stands in that apostolic tradition." -C. N. Willborn, Adjunct Professor of Historical Theology, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary "How the Lord would have his visible church organized and governed may not interest all evangelicals today but it was a question of great practical and doctrinal interest in the British Isles, in the period leading up to and including the Westminster Assembly in the 1640s. Presbyterians and Congregationalists should especially appreciate the publication of these papers as they shed much light on the concerns (e.g., Christian liberty and the limits of ecclesiastical authority) that animated both movements in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This first edition of The Grand Debate, since 1648, of those papers circulated at the Assembly, with its excellent introduction by Rowland Ward, is much to be welcomed by all who would know the background of the language adopted by the Assembly and who wish to take a peek through this window into the working of the Westminster Divines." - R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, Westminster Seminary California NAPHTALI PRESS 4NP tm9 DTDM np2 NO LONGER AVAILABLE SGCB Price: $55.00 (list price $55.00) |
