ow.ly/zMziZ The Regulative Principle of Worship is Gods ordained law for worship... You see there is no neutrality in the way in which we approach God in worship. Either we approach the living God according to His revealed Word (i.e. the Regulative Principle of Worship), or we approach Him according to our revealed word. Someones word is going to expressly guide us in worship. The only question is, whose word will guide us? Gods or mans? - Greg Price, Foundation For Reformation: The Regulative Principle Of Worship, free online at swrb/newslett/actualNLs/REFORMATION-RPW-GP.htm. What Is Biblical Worship? - Defending Historic Reformation, Puritan & Covenanter (Biblical) Worship, First & Second Commandments by William J. Mencarow ow.ly/xWItr The Regulative Principle of Worship (RPW) in the New Testament by Greg Price (Puritan Worship Series) ow.ly/xWIyt ow.ly/yYkk0 - 57 Free MP3s: Puritan Worship Series by John Owen, John Flavel, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, John Knox, Samuel Rutherford, George Gillespie, Greg Price, John Girardeau, Dr. Steven Dilday, David Steele, Greg Barrow, John McNaugher, W.J. Mencarow, Dr. Reg Barrow and Others. ow.ly/yYkk0. If you want to understand Reformed theology (i.e., the whole counsel of God) the Puritan Hard Drive is unsurpassed, outside the Bible itself. ... There is no other resource, outside Scripture itself, where you can find so much of Gods truth as in the Puritan Hard Drive. ... now that I have the Puritan Hard Drive, I am able to use my time much more efficiently in finding that particular document I need by quickly searching for it and finding it in a matter of seconds. ... I am able to simply cut and paste from the Puritan Hard Drive to my own document with ease. - Pastor Greg Price (Covenanter Author and Theologian) ow.ly/fPY4o For God is not worshiped of us, but when it is his will to accept our worship: and it is not his will to accept our worship, but when it is according to his will. - William Perkins (Puritan), on the Puritan Hard Drive ow.ly/dZ3ua Reformed Worship & Singing the Psalms, Free MP3s ow.ly/xWGO0 Sadly, most Protestant churches (and even churches Reformed in their soteriology) are often closer to Rome than the Reformation in their public worship, practicing such Roman Catholic innovations in public worship as signing man-made hymns (rather than the using the hymn book God has provided in Scripture, and singing Psalms), using musical instruments (a practice abrogated, in public worship, with the rest of the ceremonial law with the coming of Christ), and keeping Popish holy days like Christmas and Easter (which violates the second and fourth commandments). The quote below illustrates how quickly Reformed people and churches have backsliden into Arminian and Romish worship patterns: In 1899, the General Assembly of the PCUS was overtured to give a pronounced and explicit deliverance against the recognition of Christmas and Easter as religious days. Even at this late date, the answer came back in a solid manner: There is no warrant in Scripture for the observance of Christmas and Easter as holydays, rather the contrary (see Gal. 4:9-11; Col. 2:16-21), and such observance is contrary to the principles of the Reformed faith, conducive to will-worship, and not in harmony with the simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. - Kevin Reed, Christmas: An Historical Survey Regarding Its Origins and Opposition to It (Free Online Book). Christmas Is A Roman Catholic Missions Strategy puritandownloads/christmas-is-a-roman-catholic-missions-strategy/ ow.ly/y3X00 Gods Will Vs. Mans Will In Worship, Romanism and Arminianism In Worship Are Heresy (The Plausibility Of Will Worship To Worldly Wisdom, Colossians 2:23, the Regulative Principle Of Worship [RPW], Etc.) By Jim Dodson, John Calvin, Greg Price, et al. ow.ly/y3X00 How Reformed Churches Imitate Antichrist (Free Reformed MP3s, Videos and Books) ow.ly/ySEkU. Antichrist & His Emissaries Unmasked & Rebuked, Classic Reformation Eschatology by Greg Price (Free MP3) ow.ly/ySEkU. The Corruption of Worship, and the Rise of Antichrist In History, Prophesied In Revelation by Dr. Steven Dilday, John Calvin, W.J. Mencarow, John Owen, George Gillespie, et al. (Free Reformation MP3s & Much More) puritandownloads/the-corruption-of-worship-and-the-rise-of-antichrist-in-history-prophesied-in-revelation-by-dr-steven-dilday-john-calvin-w-j-mencarow-john-owen-george-gillespie-et-al-free-reformation-mp3s-much-more/ How The Church Of The Apostles Was Hijacked By Rome (A History Of Apostasy And The Growth Of Antichrist) by William J. Mencarow (Free MP3) puritandownloads/how-the-church-of-the-apostles-was-hijacked-by-rome-a-history-of-apostasy-and-the-growth-of-antichrist-by-william-j-mencarow/ Why Most Worship Is Actually Idolatry, Which God Hates, According To the Bible (the Second Commandment Or The Regulative Principle Of Worship, RPW) By Jim Dodson, John Calvin, Greg Price, the Westminster Assembly, Dr. Steven Dilday, John Owen, et al. (Free Reformed MP3s) puritandownloads/why-most-worship-is-actually-idolatry-which-god-hates-according-to-the-bible-the-second-commandment-or-the-regulative-principle-of-worship-rpw-by-jim-dodson-john-calvin-greg-price-the-westminster-assembly-dr-steven-dilday-john-owen-w-j-mencarow-jonathan-e/ All things considered, certainly it is no small condemnation of us to behold what an ardent zeal the holy martyrs had in the past, especially in comparison with the nonchalance we demonstrate. For as soon as a poor man of that time got so much as a little taste of the true knowledge of God, he did not hesitate to expose himself to the danger involved in confessing his faith. He would have preferred to be burned alive than to go so far as to commit some outward act of idolatry. - John Calvin (on the Puritan Hard Drive) ow.ly/fPY4o ow.ly/yIT7u Gods Will Vs. Mans Will In Worship, Romanism and Arminianism In Worship Are Heresy (The Plausibility Of Will Worship To Worldly Wisdom, Colossians 2:23, the Regulative Principle Of Worship [RPW], Etc.) By Jim Dodson, John Calvin, Greg Price, et al. ow.ly/yIT7u The Puritan Hard Drive is a remarkable accomplishment! It presents an historic and singular opportunity. The common Christian can now have a world-class Presbyterian and Reformed library at his fingertips, for only pennies per volume. The works on the Puritan Hard Drive have been invaluable to me in sermon preparation and in improving personal and familial piety. If these had been the only blessings attached to the reading of these documents, the expense (even if it had been much greater) would have been justified; but there is more here. The best books on these subjects have not been readily available; but (thanks be to God) they are available again on the Puritan Hard Drive. For anyone interested in recovering our Presbyterian and Reformed past, the Puritan Hard Drive is a must. It is my hope and prayer that the Puritan Hard Drive will be used by God to bring to light the things that were hidden, to call to remembrance the things that were forgotten. - Dr. Steven Dilday, Pastor of Liberty and Grace Reformed Church in Northern Virginia, President of The Matthew Poole Project, Seminary Professor, Author, Publisher, Founder of Liberty and Grace Reformed Theological Seminary. Dr. Dilday is currently translating (from Latin to English) the Synopsis written by the Puritan Divine, Matthew Poole. This project when completed will consist of approximately 82 volumes. ow.ly/fPY4o PASTOR STEVEN DILDAY REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS THE PURITAN HARD DRIVE (FULL REVIEW) puritandownloads/dr-steven-dilday-on-the-puritan-hard-drive/ ow.ly/yISEm Gradual Reformation Intolerable: Luther & Calvin On Reforming the Church Against False Teaching and False Worship By Dr. Matthew McMahon, Greg Price, Dr. Steven Dilday, Brian Schwertley & Others (Free) ow.ly/yISEm Presbyterian Worship: Old and New by Kevin Reed swrb/newslett/actualnls/FrameWor.htm A Review and Commentary upon Worship in Spirit and Truth, a book by John Frame. Kevin Reed shows how John Frame has abandoned the Reformation, both scripturally and confessionally, in regard to worship. He also gives an excellent summary of historic Reformed views and then contrasts them with the novel idolatrous ideas now being touted by John Frame. The Bible teaches that only God can lawfully institute holy days and that all man-made holy days, like Easter and Christmas, are sinful -- and God says he hates them (especially as they lead to Antichrist rather than Christ and are, ultimately, a denial of the Gospel and Christs work).Against Backsliding Modern Denominations, Nations & Individuals, & Separation (Free Reformation Resources) swrb/newslett/FREEBOOK/backslid.htm We use the Puritan Hard Drive (PHD) material throughout the day for personal bible study, family worship, home schooling, Lords Day preparation, and redeeming our time while traveling (listening to the MP3 resources). - Michael Caughran (Kamiah, Idaho) ow.ly/fPY4o Phenomenal Message About Practical Atheism and How Christians and Unbelievers Practice This Sin As Individuals, Families, Churches and States, and How Practical Atheism Leads To the Breakdown Of All Levels Of Society by Jim Dodson (Free Reformed MP3s, Videos, Books) puritandownloads/phenomenal-message-about-practical-atheism-and-how-christians-and-unbelievers-practice-this-sin-as-individuals-families-churches-and-states-and-how-practical-atheism-leads-to-the-breakdown-of-all-levels-of-society-by-jim-dodson-free-mp3/ Wow! 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My heart burned within me as I discovered truths from hundreds of years ago. - Phil Gibson, South Wales, UK (Pastor, Missionary, etc.) on the Puritan Hard Drive bit.ly/ci3g2z. ow.ly/yITfr Trying the Spirits To Avoid Antichrist, His False Doctrine (Arminianism, Sacramentalism, Etc.), His False Worship (the Mass, Man-Made Hymns, Musical Instruments, Etc.), His Holy Days and Much More by Jim Dodson et al. ow.ly/yITfr Arminianism Agrees With Roman Catholicism And Calvinism Agrees With The Bible (Free Reformation Videos, MP3s, etc.) puritandownloads/arminianism-agrees-with-roman-catholicism-and-calvinism-agrees-with-the-bible-free-reformation-videos-mp3s-etc/ ow.ly/enNAE FREE VIDEO: Puritan Hard Drive: One of the Greatest Tools for Reformation in the Church- College Student & Scott Brown youtube/watch?v=0DHYKHytJzE&list=UUq8OFzhE0H5xTN-qO5ThzqA&index=1&feature=plcp FREE MP3: Biblical Worship: The Regulative Principle of Worship in History by Dr. Reg Barrow ow.ly/yPHZo. 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On its contents front, it surely is unsurpassed in wholesome doctrine. ... you will be hard pressed to read more uplifting articles on the Christian life, since post-Apostolic days. ... nowhere can you find, in one concentrated place, the overflowing unction of the Holy Spirit in the rivers and tributaries that comprise the Puritan Hard Drives simple yet expansive creation. Well done SWRB! - Terence Ellard (Christian Evangelist, England) ow.ly/fPY4o John Calvin: ...God here cuts off from men every occasion for making evasions, since he condemns by this one phrase, I have not commanded them, whatever the Jews devised. There is then no other argument needed to condemn superstitions, than that they are not commanded by God: for when men allow themselves to worship God according to their own fancies, and attend not to his commands, they pervert true religion. And if this principle was adopted by the Papists, all those fictitious modes of worship, in which they absurdly exercise themselves, would fall to the ground. It is indeed a horrible thing for the Papists to seek to discharge their duties towards God by performing their own superstitions. There is an immense number of them, as it is well known, and as it manifestly appears. Were they to admit this principle, that we cannot rightly worship God except by obeying his word, they would be delivered from their deep abyss of error. The Prophets words then are very important, when he says, that God had commanded no such thing, and that it never came to his mind; as though he had said, that men assume too much wisdom, when they devise what he never required, nay, what he never knew. - John Calvin on the Puritan Hard Drive ow.ly/dZ3ua Against Antichrists Innovations In Worship (Free Reformation MP3s, Videos & Books) ow.ly/xWGY2 Now, Christians, the more great and glorious things you expect from God, as the downfall of antichrist, the conversion of the Jews, the conquest of the nations to Christ, the breaking of all yokes, the new Jerusalems coming down from above, the extraordinary pouring out of the Spirit, and a more general union among all saints, the more holy, yea, the more eminently holy in all your ways and actings it becomes you to be. - Thomas Brooks, The Crown and Glory of Christianity, 1662, Complete Works (on the Puritan Hard Drive, ow.ly/fPY4o), 1867, p. 444 57 Free MP3s: Puritan Worship Series by Greg Price, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, George Gillespie, W.J. Mencarow, David Steele, Dr. Steven Dilday, Samuel Rutherford, Brian Schwertley, Dr. Reg Barrow and Others ow.ly/xWIRG SOLA SCRIPTURA AND THE REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE OF WORSHIP BY BRIAN SCHWERTLEY (Free Book) ow.ly/xWGPM The Regulative Principle of Worship is Gods ordained law for worship... You see there is no neutrality in the way in which we approach God in worship. Either we approach the living God according to His revealed Word (i.e. the Regulative Principle of Worship), or we approach Him according to our revealed word. Someones word is going to expressly guide us in worship. The only question is, whose word will guide us? Gods or mans? - Greg Price, Foundation For Reformation: The Regulative Principle Of Worship, free online at swrb/newslett/actualNLs/REFORMATION-RPW-GP.htm Are Easter, Christmas, Other Popish/Pagan Holy Days (Not Authorized In the Bible), Man-Made Hymns and Musical Instruments In Worship, Etc., Idols? - According To the Classic Reformed View Of The Second Commandment (Free Reformed MP3s, Videos, Books) ow.ly/xWInQ The Regulative Principle of Worship declares that God alone is sovereign in worship. - Greg Price swrb/newslett/actualnls/REFORMATION-RPW-GP.htm There is no other way to get such easy, convenient and inexpensive access to so many great works from the best Reformation and Puritan preachers and teachers, past and present -- and the study software on the Puritan Hard Drive is out of this world in terms of usefulness! Nothing like the Puritan Hard Drive has ever been available before! The Puritan Hard Drive is the must have digital learning device for Puritan and Reformed studies. - Pastor W.J. Mencarow (Reformation Church, Boerne, Texas - San Antonio area), Author, Editor of The Paper Source Journal, and has been interviewed on numerous radio and TV programs including Good Morning America, most networks and in major U.S. newspapers and magazines, etc. ow.ly/fPY4o How False Worship Destroys Nations Under Gods Wrath By Jim Dodson, John Calvin, Greg Price, John Knox, Kevin Reed, Westminster Divines, Dr. Steven Dilday, Thomas Watson and Others (Free MP3s) ow.ly/xWHxk New Free SWRB Android App, Free SWRB iPhone and iPad App Too, With Many Free Covenanter, Puritan and Reformed MP3s, Books and Videos By Greg Price, Various Westminster Divines (Samuel Rutherford, George Gillespie and Others), Jim Dodson, et al. ow.ly/xWHlQ Colossians 2:8,20-23. The emphasis of the great apostle throughout this chapter is on forsaking the traditions and commandments of men, and rather clinging to Christ and His commandments, for in Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge . . in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power (Col 2:3,9-10). Dear ones, you are not complete in yourself or in any man-made ceremonies in worship. You are complete, made full and acceptable through His work on your behalf. He is the head of the church, not you or me. He is our Prophet, Priest, and King. He alone directs our worship and presents it acceptable to the Father. Paul infers that to practice any will-worship (or self-imposed religion Col. 2:23) according to the commandments and doctrines of men (Col. 2:22) is to undermine the finished work of Christ (Col. 2:11-23) and to seek to usurp the headship over the church that rightly belongs to Christ (Col. 2:8-10,18-19). Self-imposed worship (i.e. any religious act, gesture, symbol, or ceremony in worship) is expressly condemned by Christ and His apostles. It is in fact false worship which no Christian should tolerate in the house of God without a verbal protest to the leadership and separation from this false worship until there is biblical reformation in worship (The sins forbidden in the second commandment are, all devising, counselling, commanding, using, and any wise approving, any religious worship not instituted by God himself (The Larger Catechism, Question 109). - Greg Price, Foundation for Reformation: The Regulative Principle of Worship, free online at swrb/newslett/actualNLs/REFORMATION-RPW-GP.htm The Puritan Hard Drive is the best resource money can buy. It is easy, simple to use and the search feature cut down my time searching web pages that had absolutely nothing to do with the query I typed into the search engine. Not to mention a lot of the material is not accessible on the Internet. To have so many books and articles at my fingers-tips is both truly amazing and a blessing. If you love the Puritans and Reformed theology, then the Puritan Hard Drive is a resource that you cant live without. - Pastor Jerry Johnson, President of Nicene Council, Seminary Professor, Author, Video Producer, etc. ow.ly/fPY4o The Jews did not spare any cost in their idolatrous worship. No, they ‘cause their sons and daughters to pass through the fire to Molech’ (Jer. 32:35). They were so zealous in their idol worship that they would sacrifice their sons and daughters to their false gods. How far the blind heathen went in their false zeal! When the tribunes of Rome complained that they wanted gold in their treasuries to offer to Apollo, the Roman matrons plucked off their chains of gold and rings and bracelets and gave them to the priests to offer up sacrifice. Were these so zealous in their sinful worship, and will you not be zealous in the worship of the true God? . - Thomas Watson on the Puritan Hard Drive ow.ly/dZ3ua Forasmuch then, as kneeling before the consecrated bread, the sign of the cross, surplice, festival days (Eater, Christ-Mass, etc. - ed.) , bishopping, bowing to the altar, administration of the sacraments in private places, etc. are the wares of Rome, the baggage of Babylon, the trinkets of the whore, the badges of Popery, the ensigns of Christs enemies and the very trophies of Antichrist: we cannot conform, communicate, and symbolize with. - George Gillespie, Scottish Commissioner to the Westminster Assembly, ow.ly/fPY4o We have no superstitious regard for times and seasons. Certainly we do not believe in the present ecclesiastical arrangement called Christmas: first, because we do not believe in the mass at all, but abhor it, whether it be said or sung in Latin or in English; and, secondly, because we find no scriptural warrant for observing any day as the birthday of the Savior; and, consequently, its observance is a superstition, because not of divine authority. - Charles Spurgeon, Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, p. 697, ow.ly/fPY4o All human inventions which are set up to corrupt the simple purity of the Word of God, and to undo the worship which he demands and approves, are true sacrileges, in which the Christian man cannot participate without blaspheming God, and trampling his honour underfoot. - John Calvin, ow.ly/fPY4o Singing the Psalms With Jesus and the Idols (Man Made Hymns) of John and Charles Wesley, Isaac Watts, the Trinity Hymnal, Fanny Crosby, and Others By Jim Dodson, John Calvin, W.J. Mencarow, Westminster Divines, Greg Price, Dr. Reg Barrow, et al ow.ly/y3WQn Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland (ow.ly/fPY4o) on Festival Days 1. Festival days not commanded nor warranted by scripture. General Assembly seeks total abolition not reformation of abuses only December 10, Session 17, 1638. And next in particular, concerning festival days findeth that in the explication of the first head of the first book of discipline it was thought good that the feasts of Christmas, Circumcision, Epiphany, with the feasts of the Apostles, Martyrs and Virgin Mary be utterly abolished because they are neither commanded nor warranted by Scripture and that such a observe them be punished by Civil Magistrates. Here utter abolition is craved and not reformation of abuses only and that because the observation of such feasts have no warrant from the word of God. In the General Assembly held at Edinburgh Anno 1556 the large confession of Helvetia was approved but with special exception against the same five days which are now urged upon us. It was not then the Popish observation only, with the Popish opinion of worship and merit, which was disallowed; (for so the reformed Kirk in Helvetia did not observe them) but simpliciter all observation. For this end was read a letter in Latin, sent at that time by some of our divines to certain divines in these parts to this purpose. In the Assembly holden 15 5. in August, complaint was made against the Ministers and Readers beside Aberdeen; because they assembled the people to preaching and prayers upon certain festival days: So that preaching and prayers upon festival days was judged rebukable. It was ordained likewise, that complaint be made to the Regent, upon the town of Drumfreis, for urging and convoying a Reader to the Kirk with Cabrfet and Whistle, to read Prayers, all the holy days of Christmas, upon the refusal of their own Reader. Among the articles directed by this Assembly to the Regent: It was craved that all holy days hereto-fore keeped holy, beside the Lords day, such as Yooleday, and Saints days, and such others may be abolished, and a certain penalty appointed for banqueting, playing, feasting upon these days. In the Assembly held in April, Anno 1577. It was ordained that the visitors with the advice of the Synodal Assembly, should admonish Ministers, preaching or administrating the Communion at Easter, or Christmas, or other like superstitious times, or Readers reading, to desist, under the pain of deprivation. In the ninth head of the first book of Discipline, the reason is set down against Easter Communion. Your honours are not ignorant how superstitiously the people run to that action at Pascheven; as if the time gave virtue to the Sacrament, and how the rest of the whole year, they are careless and negligent as if it appertained not to them, but at that time only. And for this reason, other times were appointed by that book, for that holy action. In the Assembly holden 1596, begun in March 1595, at which time the Covenant was renewed, superstition and idolatry breaking forth in observing festival days; setting out of bonfires, singing carols, are reckoned amongst the corruptions which were to be amended: And the pulpits did sound from time to time, against all show of observing any festival day whatsoever, except the Lords day. - CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland, 1638-1649, pp. 37-38 (republished by Still Waters Revival Books in 1997), ow.ly/fPY4o But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. - The Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 15:9) ow.ly/y3WVw The Vain Worship Of Hypocrites and How False Worship Destroys Nations Under God's Wrath By Jim Dodson, John Calvin, Greg Price, John Knox, Kevin Reed, Westminster Divines, Dr. Steven Dilday, Thomas Watson and Others (Free MP3s) ow.ly/y3WVw That Gods word damns your ceremonies, it is evident; for the plain and straight commandment of God is, Not that thing which appears good in thy eyes, shalt thou do to the Lord thy God, but what the Lord thy God has commanded thee, that do thou: add nothing to it; diminish nothing from it. Now unless that ye are able to prove that God has commanded your ceremonies, this his former commandment will damn both you and them. With this understanding of worship, the Scottish Church cast out a multitude of the monuments of idolatry which were part of papal worship; graven images, the Mass, false sacraments, Romish liturgical ceremonies, and Roman bishops were all removed from the Church. Ecclesiastical holidays were also expelled from the Church of Scotland. - Kevin Reed, Christmas: An Historical Survey Regarding Its Origins and Opposition to It, free at swrb/newslett/actualnls/Xmas_ch2.htm. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. This crimson adage is a striking truth. If ye burn any more, quaintly said one who had observed the effects of the martyrdom of Wishart on the public mind, burn them in your cellar, for the smoke infects all upon whom it is blown. - J.C. McFeeters, Sketches of the Covenanters (on the Puritan Hard Drive bit.ly/ci3g2z) The General Assembly taking to their consideration the manifold abuses, profanity, and superstitions committed on Yule-day and some other superstitious days following have unanimously concluded and hereby ordains; That whatsoever person or persons hereafter shall be found guilty in keeping of the foresaid superstitious days shall be proceeded against by Kirk censures and shall make their public repentance therefore in the face of the congregation where the offence is committed. - The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland, February 13, 1645., pp. 285-286. John Calvin on the Regulative Principle of Worship (ow.ly/fPY4o) ...which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. ...God here cuts off from men every occasion for making evasions, since he condemns by this one phrase, I have not commanded them, whatever the Jews devised. There is then no other argument needed to condemn superstitions, than that they are not commanded by God: for when men allow themselves to worship God according to their own fancies, and attend not to his commands, they pervert true religion. And if this principle was adopted by the Papists, all those fictitious modes of worship, in which they absurdly exercise themselves, would fall to the ground. It is indeed a horrible thing for the Papists to seek to discharge their duties towards God by performing their own superstitions. There is an immense number of them, as it is well known, and as it manifestly appears. Were they to admit this principle, that we cannot rightly worship God except by obeying his word, they would be delivered from their deep abyss of error. The Prophets words then are very important, when he says, that God had commanded no such thing, and that it never came to his mind; as though he had said, that men assume too much wisdom, when they devise what he never required, nay, what he never knew. - John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah 7:31 John Calvin on the Regulative Principle of Worship (ow.ly/fPY4o) Worship offered that is contrary to Gods command is devil worship (cf. 2 Chron. 11:15). - Jim Dodson ow.ly/yi0y0.
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