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With the release of the second phase of the Early English Books Online Transcription Creation Partnership (EEBO TCP), over 400 additional works by participants of the Westminster Assembly are now freely available as digitized searchable text. This new offering adds to the nearly 400 assembly member works released in 2015 as part of TCP Phase…
Issued on 24 June 1643 and appearing in print two days later, Parliament’s order for the assembly to meet on July 1 must have imposed considerable hardships for many members living outside London given the time needed for travel and to make arrangements for what would likely be an extended absence. But few, if any,…
This resource is an invaluable tool for scholars brushing up on their Latin and those just learning. Clearly presented by Dr. David Noe, these 4 minute explanations of the Latin text of the catechism will continue to appear each week as Dr. Noe begins the catechism’s next section of questions pertaining to man’s duty to…
A new work from Reformation Heritage Books and the “Studies on the Westminster Assembly” Series. “Antinomianism was the primary theological concern addressed by the Westminster Assembly. Yet until now, no monograph has taken up the specific concerns related to antinomianism and the famous assembly. In Christ and the Law, Whitney G. Gamble sketches the rise…
In this new addition to the Studies on the Westminster Assembly Series, “Youngchun Cho investigates the theology of Anthony Tuckney, an overlooked yet highly influential member of the Westminster Assembly. After a brief biography and an evaluation of Tuckney’s use of Scripture and reason, Cho shows how he related union with Christ to the doctrine…
The Westminster Assembly Project is teaming up with Prof. David Noe of Calvin College to create the Westminster Assembly Texts and Translations series. Scholars in the field will know Dr Noe for his work with Latin texts by Beza, Calvin, Junius, and Perkins. Dr Noe also serves as a volume editor and translator in the…
God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653, by Chad Van Dixhoorn, is a new title from the “Studies on the Westminster Assembly” series published by Reformation Heritage Books. J.I. Packer, in reviewing the work, writes, “Every policy-making discussion acquires frequent speakers grinding their axes. Dr. Van Dixhoorn’s pioneering study takes…
Nearly 400 works related to the assembly and its participants are now available in the public domain as searchable digital texts. Until recently, these digital editions were limited to scholars and students of select universities hosting the Early English Book Online Textual Creation Partnership (EEBO TCP) database. The EEBO TCP is a joint university and…