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1862-Anonymous.-An article from The Associate Presbyterian, an North American Anti-burgher Seceder magazine, which canvasses the history of psalm singing in an effort to determine the mode in which the church has always sung Psalms.
Read More1859-Hugh Brown.-Two discourse on purity of worship. The first examines and defends the exclusive use of the inspired Psalms in the praise of the church; the second explains why the use of instrumental music in the worship of God is not warranted under the New Testament.
Read More1852-Gilbert McMaster.-A brief apology for writing this book in defnse of Psalm singing.
Read More1852-Gilbert McMaster.-EVERY POWER OF MAN SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO THE SERVICE OF GOD—IMPORTANCE OF PSALMODY—DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THE SUBJECT—DIVISION OF THE CHURCH—IMPORTANCE OF UNION—PROPOSAL OF ACCOMMODATION—HOPES OF SUCCESS—MISTAKES CORRECTED—ATTENTION TO THE SUBJECT REQUESTED.
Read More1852-Gilbert McMaster.-REMARKS—CHARACTER OF THE AGE OF THE FATHERS—TRUE HISTORY OF PSALMODY IN THE EARLY AGES—PLINY—TERTULLIAN—JEROME—CYRIL—AUGUSTINE—CASSIAN—CHRYSOSTOM —APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS—OTHERS—REMARKS.
Read More1852-Gilbert McMaster.-SUMMARY REMARKS—WALDENSES—WICKLIFFE—HUSS—LUTHER—CALVIN—CHURCH OF ENGLAND—SCOTLAND—WATTS—AMERICAN CHURCHES—CONGREGATIONALISTS—
PRESBYTERIANS—ASSOCIATE—ASSOCIATE REFORMED—REFORMED PRESBYTERIANS—SENTIMENTS AND PRACTICE OF—REFLECTIONS.
1852-Gilbert McMaster.-SUBJECT STATED—VERSIONS—ARGUMENTS—DIVINE INSTITUTION—SUITABLENESS OF MATTER—EXCELLENCE—HUMAN COMPOSITIONS NOT APPOINTED—BAD ARGUMENTS—EVIL TENDENCY OF PREFERRING HUMAN TO INSPIRED SONGS—SUMMARY.
Read More1852-Gilbert McMaster.-SCRIPTURE OUR ONLY RULE—COL. 3:16 CONSIDERED—DEMANDS ANSWERED—NEW MERCIES REQUIRE A NEW SONG—BOOK OF PSALMS ABROGATED—CANNOT BE SUNG IN TRUTH—MAY SING AS WELL AS PRAY IN OUR OWN WORDS—BOOK OF PSALMS OBSCURE—INADEQUATE—MODERN HYMNS MORE FAVOURABLE TO REVIVALS—MORE ELEGANT IN DICTION—WATTS HAD AS GOOD A RIGHT TO MAKE PSALMS AS DAVID—CURSING PSALMS—CHRIST NOT NAMED IN THEM.
Read More1851-Robert J. Dodds (1824-1870).-This is the last salvo in a series of 19th century books on the war over exclusive psalmody amongst various groups of Presbyterians. Dodds takes up the cause of God and truth against hymn singer George Morton and examines the merits of his criticisms on John T. Pressly's work on behalf of Psalmody.
Read More1840-Donald Campbell McLaren.-An excellent primer on the subject of Psalmody wherein the author painstakingly explains why only the inspired Book of Psalms should be used in the worship of God.
Read More1838-Anonymous.-An article from The Reformed Presbyterian Magazine defending the practice of lining of the Psalms when they are sung in congregational settings as the most ancient usage of the church.
Read More1640-Richard Mather (1596-1669).-An essay affixed as a preface to the Bay Psalm Book (1640), almost certainly the work of Richard Mather (one of the translators), explaining the philosophy of translation employed together with reason why literalism is to be preferred over smoothness in metrical psalmody.
Read More1646-William Twisse.-Dr. Twisse carefully works through Romans 9 with respect to certain questions raised respecting the doctrine of predestination. He defends the supralapsarian position.
Read More1554-Anthony Gilby (ca. 1510-1585).-Written by one of the translators of the Geneva Bible, Gilby demonstrates that deeply held belief in a pervasive predestination of God that includes all creatures and all their actions.
Read More1550-Henry Bullinger (1504-1575).-This sermon contains the thoughts of Bullinger, a mild predestinarian, who, nonetheless, presses the claims of Scripture concerning the election unto life and the providence of God over all things.
Read More1555-John Foxe (1517-1585).-The great martyrologist was a strong defender of the doctrine of predestination. Here he helps would be martyrs discern signs so they can make their calling and election of God sure.
Read More429-Aurelius Augustin (354-430).-In this treatise, Augustine demonstrates why he is so revered by the Reformers from Romanism. The fruit of his later thinking, Augustine penetrates the mystery of predestination and defends this doctrines against the claims of arch-heretic Pelagius.
Read More1871-Enoch Pond (1791-1882).-Professor Pond attacks several of the basic premises of Præterism with a particular examination of Moses Stuart's Commentary on the Apocalypse.
Read More1871-Enoch Pond (1791-1882).-An essay on the dating of the Book of Revelation and its authorship. Pond also notes that præterism, as a system of interpretation, took its rise from the Jesuits and is, prima facie, anti-Protestant.
Read More1701-Robert Fleming, the younger (1660?-1716).-This postscript contains six propositions and several corollaries defending both a late date (i.e., post destruction of Jerusalem) for the writing of the Book of Revelation together with several points identifying the character of the Antichrist.
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