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Greg Price
Family worship has always been a major component of all true revivals and
reformations. In fact, where it is not practiced, love for God is, at best,
shallow and superficial. Among the Old Testament people of God, in the days of
the Apostles, during the great Reformations that took place in the 16th and
17th centuries, at the founding of the American colonies, and wherever there is
a love for the Truth, daily family worship has been a sign of faithfulness to
God. When it is practiced faithfully, daily family worship is one of the great
blessings of covenant life; when it is ignored or set aside, it is a serious
sin which has devastating consequences to the individual, the family, the
church, and the state.
(2 Cassette set)$11.94
John Knox (Kevin Reed, ed.)
This book sets forth the works of Knox with contemporary spelling, punctuation
and grammar. It is possibly the most important publishing event of 1995! It has
been over 100 years since Knox's Works were published in a collected edition.
The editor has done a splendid job of including the writings of Knox that would
most speak to our day. In fact, given the present state of religion in general,
it is hard to imagine another (uninspired) author, living or dead, that should
be considered as important as Knox.
(Hardcover Book) $49.95 - 40% = $29.97
The definitive,
original edition of the Westminster family of documents, composed in the
mid-17th century. Includes the magnificent Confession of Faith, the Shorter and
Larger Catechisms, The Solemn League and Covenant, The Directory for Family
Worship, The Directory for Public Worship, and much more! "The product of
Puritan conflict," stated Shedd, reaching "a perfection of statement
never elsewhere achieved." Considered by many to be the greatest
uninspired book ever written (nothing compares to the Bible), it is a spiritual
manifesto like none other, either before or after!
(Hardcover Book) $19.98
(Softcover Book) $14.97
(Cassette) $7.95 - 80% = $1.58
Alexander Henderson and Others
The National Covenant, a Scottish Presbyterian document, primarily composed by
Alexander Henderson and Archibald Johnstone of Wariston. It was composed in
opposition to the "policies of Charles I. Written in the context of the
riots resulting from the imposition of 'Laud's Liturgy' in 1637 and the King's
refusal to receive the petitions of supplicants for redress, the National
Covenant was an appeal... to defend the true Reformed religion, and to decline
the recent innovations in worship decreed by the King." (Dictionary of
Scottish Church History, 620). Furthermore, it was "an assertion by the
Kirk of freedom from royal or state control, a personal oath of allegiance to
Jesus Christ, the only Head of the Church, the King of kings, and a dedication
of life to him. It stemmed directly from God's covenant of grace, was in the
succession of those earlier bonds the Scots had made with God for his people's
defence and deliverance, and represented a call in the Pauline sense to '
conduct themselves a citizens.'" (Idem.) This covenant (and the Solemn
League and Covenant described below) are still binding on all true
Presbyterians and the hearty and steadfast renewal of these faithful documents
would constitute a mighty means toward modern reformation _ seeing that much of
the contemporary church and all modern states have set themselves "against
the Lord, and against his anointed" (Ps. 2:2). Excepting, maybe, the African
state of Zambia, which seems to be presently reforming, but not yet covenanted
to the Lord. The Solemn League and Covenant was first of all a religious
covenant and secondly a civil league. "After noting that they had one king
and one Reformed religion and expressing their concern about the estate of both
the Church and kingdom of England and Scotland, the signatories swear to
preserve 'the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland' and the Reformation
of religion in England and to bring the churches to the 'nearest Conjunction
and Uniformity in Religion', confession, government, and worship. They also
bound themselves to extirpate popery and prelacy as well as superstition,
heresy and whatever is contrary to sound doctrine... to bring to trial all who
hinder such reformation of religion or divide the king from his people and to
continue such 'to all Posterity" and not suffer themselves to be withdrawn
from 'this blessed Union and Conjunction" (Ibid, pp. 786-789). This
covenant gave teeth to the work of the Westminster Assembly and united three
nations under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. It was publicly taken by the
Westminster Divines and the English parliament on September 25th. "On the
9th of October the king issued a proclamation from Oxford, denouncing this document
as 'in truth nothing else but a traitorous and seditious combination against us
and the established religion of this kingdom;' straitly charging and commanding
all his loving subjects, upon their allegiance, 'that they presume not to take
the said seditious and traitorous Covenant.' And at last an order was issued by
the Parliament, in March 1644, commanding the Covenant to be taken
throughout the kingdom of England by all persons above the age of 18 years;
which order was accompanied by an exhortation prepared by the Assembly of
Divines. In Scotland, as soon as information was received of what had taken
place in London, the Committee of Estates ordered the Covenant to be subscribed
by all ranks and conditions of people, on penalty of the confiscation of
property, or such other punishment as his Majesty and the parliament might
resolve to inflict" (Hetherington, History of the Westminster Assembly
($8.99), pp. 127-128). Furthermore, Hetherington goes on to call this bond
"the wisest, the sublimest, and the most sacred document ever framed by
uninspired men" (p. 134). If you want to understand Presbyterianism these
two covenant documents offer as much light as any others we know of. They are
inextricably linked to the Westminster standards, historical testimony and the
covenanted reformation. Some still believe that they will once again be renewed
on an international basis near the beginning of the millennium, in preparation
for the days when the "earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea" (Isa. 11:9). With this sentiment we
wholeheartedly concur!
(Rare Bound Photocopy) $9.95-70%=2.99
John Brown of Haddington (annotations). Psalter by Francis
Rouse, the Westminster Divines, and the Scottish General Assembly (from
1646-1650)
This is the Psalter mandated, approved and used (for public and private
worship) by the Westminster Assembly and all those who covenanted to uphold the
Biblical Reformation that these Divines proclaimed. The text of the Scottish
Metrical Psalms was authorized by the General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland in 1650. Concerning the care and preparation that went into this
unsurpassed Metrical Psalter, the January 15/93 issue of The Original
Covenanter and Contenting Witness cites an earlier article which notes,
"Rouse bestowed upon it his greatest pains. This was not enough. For six
Years it endured the scrutiny of, and was revised by, two of the most learned
Assemblies that ever sat in the British Isles; at a time, too, when these men
were zealous for truth and suspicious of error. Every word was weighed, and
every expression made exact, before admitted into any statement of Biblical
truth. They wrote not so that they might be understood, but so that they could
not be misunderstood. This exactness and conscientiousness they carried with
them in their translation of the Psalms. In versifying them, they labored not to
clothe the mind of the Spirit in poetic finery, but to cause the muse to bow to
the exact expression of the Holy Ghost. The rhyme and rhythm are often
defective; but what of that? it is the very word of God. That it is, is the
testimony of many eminent Christian scholars. And so far from the poetry and
style being deserving of contempt or ridicule, men of great literary taste have
seen much in it to admire. Walter Scott says: 'The expression of the old
metrical translation, though homely, is plain, forcible, and intelligible, and
very often possesses a rude sort of majesty which, perhaps, would be ill
exchanged for mere elegance.' For more than two centuries they have stood the
test, and every attempt to render them more elegant has resulted in a departure
from the exact expression of the Spirit. Let us hold fast to this good old
version until another proves itself worthy of its place. History makes this
sacred to us, These very words our forefathers sung'mid the rocks and glens
o'bonnie Scotland. Our fathers sang them in the mountain wilds of Pennsylvania
and the forests of the western wilderness. With these words they lightened
their labours, mitigated their sorrows, assuaged their griefs, comforted their
hearts, and lifted their souls to heaven." The notes added by Brown are
suitable for explaining the Psalm before singing and are a great aid to daily
family worship. Every father should have a copy of the version with Brown's
notes. If money is a factor, the smaller, inexpensive hardcover, containing just
the Psalms (see below) should suffice for other members of the family. All the
Psalms, excepting one, are rendered into common metre (with occasional
alternate version added) and thus can be sung by even those with almost no
knowledge of music. For example, the tune to "Amazing Grace" is one
of the many tunes that work with all common metre renderings. And even Psalm
136, the one Psalm not in common metre, can be sung to any common metre tune,
as it adds only one extra syllable to the end of ever second line. Maybe not a
delight of the accomplished musician, but certainly calculated to make the
Psalms most accessible to young and old alike. This is sure to please God and
be most conducive to national reformation. The Scottish Metrical Psalter is a
faithful translation and without a doubt the best Psalter (when covenanted
reformation is in mind) in existence today.
(The Brown hardcover Psalter is out of print but FREE in etext on
this web page in our "FREE BOOKS" section.) A smaller hardcover
version of the Scottish Metrical Psalter containing only the words of the
Psalms is also available from SWRB for $9.99.
Kevin Reed
(1995)
In 1994, a group of prominent evangelicals and Roman Catholics issued a
statement of cooperation entitled Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The
Christian Mission in the Third Millennium (ECT). The document has provoked
numerous articles and books assailing the evangelical signatories to the
accord. To date, most critics of ECT have taken aim at areas where Rome is an
easy target, while avoiding crucial aspects of doctrine and practice where
modern evangelicals exhibit remarkable similarities to Rome. The accord and its
aftermath reveal much about the present state of evangelicalism, demonstrating
that most evangelicals have departed from the doctrines and practices of the
Protestant Reformation. This essay seeks to give the reader a framework for
assessing Roman Catholicism, contemporary evangelicalism, and the ECT document.
It illustrates how both Romanists and evangelicals have rejected Scriptural
teaching about: 1.) the essence of the gospel (especially regarding
justification by faith alone and the sovereignty of God); 2.)
divinely-instituted worship (in faithful obedience to the second commandment);
and 3.) the marks of the true church. By corrupting the gospel, worship and the
church, evangelicals and Roman Catholics together are making shipwreck of the
Faith. This is, without a doubt, the best book on this topic yet to appear!
Related item: CURE's 8-cassette clash with three prominent Romanists, What
Still Divides Us? A Protestant Roman Catholic Debate ($39.96), clearly
demonstrates that Rome has never repented of her Reformation denying heresies.
It focuses on the two major disputes of the Reformation: 1.) the sufficiency of
Scripture (sola Scriptura); 2.) justification by faith alone (sola Fide).
(Softcover Book) $9.95
John Howie
(1885)
Johnson notes that "Scott refers to Howie as 'the fine old chronicler of
the Cameronians'" (Treasury of the Scottish Covenant). Furthermore he
states, "Howie's book has been for upwards of a century a house hold word,
occupying a place on the shelf beside the Bible and the Pilgrim's
Progress." This is the Covenanters "Book of Martyrs" and it
contains some of the most stirring Christian history and testimony recorded.
(Rare bound photocopy) $99.95 - 80% = $19.99
These selections
from the writings of R.L. Dabney, Thomas Boston, James Bannerman, Thomas
Ridgeley, Robert Shaw and Edward Fisher promote the morally binding nature of
the fourth commandment.
(Rare bound photocopy) $19.95 - 70% = $5.99
Most of these
classic SWRB publications, of which some are Numbered Collectors Editions, will
soon be out of print. If you would like your own copy please try to order it
ASAP. We will substitute a bound photocopy edition (at the same low price),
unless you instruct us otherwise, when our stock of hardcovers or softcovers is
depleted.
David Brown
(Hardcover) $19.99
A.F. Mitchell
(Hardcover) $49.95-60%=19.98
David Brown
& Steve Schlissel
(Softcover) $3.99
William Binnie
(Booklet) $.20
Kerry Ptacek
(1994)
The practice of family worship has done more for comprehensive Reformation than
any other means available to man. A revival of this Biblically ordained
practice should be studied, prayed for, and implemented throughout all lands,
at the earliest possible date. If you are serious about your faith and you
would love to see the Earth full of the knowledge of the Lord "as the
waters cover the sea" (Isa. 11:9), then this is as good a place to start
as any. Through a special arrangement with the author we are able to offer this
excellent resource at an extremely low price. It contains 85 large 8.5" X
11" pages. Greg Price's two cassette set titled Family Worship (for the
low, low price of $2.86 for both tapes) are also extremely good!
(Bound Photocopy) $9.95 - 60% = $3.98
(bound
photocopy) $9.95-60%=3.98
Palmer and
Alexander
(hardcover) $29.97
Greg Price
(2 cassettes) $7.96
W.G.T. Shedd (2
Volumes, 1865)
A major history, long out of print. Over 900 pages.
(Rare bound photocopy) $99.95 - 70% = $29.99
Jane Schulz
(1991)
Paints a beautiful picture of the Biblically faithful woman in her role as set
forth in Scripture (cf. Titus 2:3-5). Also shows why the world, the flesh, and
the devil are the natural allies of Feminism. Reads like a short version of
Mary Pride, excellent as a handout! Mary Pride's The Way Home: Beyond Feminism
Back to Reality ($19.95) and All the Way Home: The Power for Your Family to Be
Its Best ($15.95) should also be given careful consideration by all women
seeking to be faithful to their Biblical calling.
(Softcover Book) $7.95 - 25% = $5.96
Jim Dodson (c.
1993)
A fine introduction to Reformation history, faithfully demonstrating how the
Reformers became more and more consistent in their views as time passed and as
they applied sola Scriptura to all areas of life.
(3 Cassettes) $9.99
Samuel B. Wylie
([1850], 1995)
In a day such as ours, when governments (civil and ecclesiastical) are ignoring
the Lordship of Christ, Christians everywhere need to know how to respond in a
manner that is faithful to God's Word. This book demonstrates how to know if a
given government is duly constituted (according to Scripture), and what to do
when they are not. Related item: Willson's Civil Government (bound photocopy, $5.99)
examines Romans 13, showing that God has given us an objective standard by
which to judge whether or not the civil government is obtaining its power
(authority) from God, or whether "from the dragon which gave power unto
the beast" (Rev. 13:4).
(Softcover Book) $9.95
Michael Wagner
(1995)
Upholds Christ's absolute Kingship in civil matters!
(Bound Photocopy ) $12.95 - 70% = $3.89
Gene Edward
Veith, Jr.
Besides noting that "the Nazis... in their devotion to the 'soil,' were
among the century's first environmental activists," Veith exposes the
roots of anti-Semitism and the moral anarchy that pervades the mass media,
"culture," politics, and the liberal churches. He also comments on
the Nazi/Roman Catholic alliance and how fascism drove Christians back to the
Reformation Confessions. This book "forcefully argues that fascism is
alive and well in our secular, postmodern age" (Roche), and sets forth
Christianity as the only hope for the future.
(Softcover) $29.96
Alexander
Shields
Last printed in 1744 and now available again for the first time in 251 years!
This rare Covenanter classic (1687, first edition), concerning Calvinistic
political philosophy and tactics of civil resistance, is comparable to Samuel
Rutherford's Lex, Rex. It is solidly in the line of John Knox's teachings on
civil disobedience and addresses numerous topics that are relevant to today's
Christian. Controversial chapter titles include: "Concerning the Owning of
Tyrants Authority;" "Defensive Arms Vindicated;" "Of
Extraordinary Execution of Judgement by Private Men;" and "Refusing
to Pay Wicked Taxation Vindicated." Isbell interestingly notes that
Shields was once "amanuensis to the English Puritan John Owen." Over
750 pages, this very rare item sells for between $250 and $800 on the rare book
market. Now you can have it for much less!
(Rare bound photocopy) $199.95 - 80%= 39.99
Ian R.K. Paisley
Paisley, a Presbyterian minister and member of the European Parliament, gives a
classic example of what it means to stand for Christ in all areas of life
(especially politics). Includes his radio debate (and other
"fallout") related to this incident.
(Cassette) $3.98
GREGG HARRIS
Harris gives God's guidelines for having and raising children while explaining
who is fighting for control of your child's education. He points out that the
major biblical reason for having children is to generate greater impact for
God, for they are "as arrows in the hand of a mighty man" (Ps. 127).
He shows how to scripturally prevent the humanists from stealing your
"arrows" and destroying their souls; handing you some biblical keys
to successful parenting in the process.
(Cassette) $3.98
Eric Holmberg
Explores how Christians lost their voice in Hollywood and how we can win it
back. Exhibits Hollywood's attempts to seduce and titillate the unwary,
exposing their tactics.
(4 Videos) $49.95 - 20% = $39.96/EACH (Specify numbers one to four.)
MATTHEW HENRY
Family worship is presently one of the most powerful weapons in a Christian
parents arsenal of truth. Read this Puritan sermon and see why! (Bound
photocopy) $7.95 - 75% = $1.99
JOHNATHAN
EDWARDS
Possibly the most famous sermon ever preached in America (July 8, 1741). A
sobering description of God's almighty power, holiness, justice, and wrath. A
clarion call to redeem the time, pray for revival, and work for reformation!
See also Steve Schlissel's sermon The Horrors of Hell ($3.50) which rivals
Edward's work and addresses points Edward's did not. We highly recommend both!
(Booklet) $99
The Reformation
was primarily God's restatement of His sovereign prerogative in worship -- what
today is called the regulative principle of worship. It was His clear
condemnation of Arminianism in worship (i.e. will-worship [Col. 2:23]). To
reject the regulative principle of worship is to be left, inescapably, under
Christ's message of malediction, "Howbeit in vain do they worship me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the
commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men" (Mark 7:7-8). Calvin
concurs and is crystal clear in his Commentary on Isaiah in denouncing deviation
here. He writes, "Nothing is more abominable in the sight of God than
pretended worship, which proceeds from human contrivance." Furthermore,
Calvin recognized the centrality of worship when he placed worship ahead of
salvation in his list of the two most important elements of biblical
Christianity (cf. Carlos Eire, War Against the Idols, page 198f. in book).
Approaching worship as Calvin did, on the basis of the first four commandments,
this large video series demonstrates why biblically based worship is an
indispensable priority in loving God. Impure worship brings God's curse upon
families, churches, and nations. Pure worship brings untold blessings!
Controversial topics (e.g. the Sabbath, Psalmody, paedocommunion head
coverings, etc.) are all dealt with here.
(For pricing see catalogue under Video by Greg Price )
DR. DAVID GAMBLE
Fathers and husbands, this book will change you and your family forever -- for
the better! If you read only one book this year please make it this one, your
family will be eternally grateful. It is full of biblical encouragement and
warnings calculated to make you into the faithful warrior-priest that God
commands you to be. Poignant and perceptive, Dr. Gamble writes as the Puritans
of days gone by, except in easily understandable English. He likens your
position, as father and head of your household, to that of the minister in the
church: who loves, nourishes, and protects those under his care (in 24 succinct
chapters). We are presently the exclusive outlet for this work (as with many of
the other books found in our "Bound Photocopies of Rare and Hard to Find
Items" section). Mothers and wives, if "Dr. Dad" doesn't get
this book himself, I think it would be safe to say that you have a vested
interest in picking up a copy for him. It makes an excellent gift, though you
may be accused of "godly selfishness."
(Bound photocopy) $24.95 - 60% = $9.98
George Gillespie
Gillespie was a major force at the Westminster Assembly. This rare item gives
great insight into the original intent of the framers of the WCF concerning
matters of conscience, liberty, law, and government. On cassette for the first
time ever! Cf. Christ's Kingship Over the Nations (p. 45.)
(2 Cassettes) $7.96
Michael Bushell
(Softcover book) $14.95 - 20% = $11.96 This
is one of the most significant books published this century concerning worship!
It deals with the scriptural law (or regulative principle) of worship and
defends what is known as exclusive Psalmody; as received through our great
Reformation heritage! It dovetails splendidly with War Against the Idols (to
the right). Related titles include: McNaughter's Psalms in Worship ($9.99) and
Girardeau's Instrumental Music in Christian Worship ($8.99).
$15.96
Greg Price
Contrasts the non-covenantal view of dating with the covenantal Christian view
of biblical courtship. A very practical, unique item laying the foundation for
blessed biblical marriages.
(Bound photocopy) $7.95 - 50% = $3.98 (2 hour video called "Dating or Courtship: Which is
Biblical?) $11.99 (2 cassettes
called "Dating or Courtship: Which is Biblical?) $7.96
Carlos M.N. Erie
Eire's War Against the Idols gives a fascinating account of a time when the
task of ridding the land of idols was being prosecuted with a seriousness
unrivalled since. Martyrs, theological and political controversy, war,
iconoclasm, and the very heart of Reformation thought is exhibited here --
unveiled from 16th and 17th century documents that have never before been
translated into English. This scholarly translational work gives insights (not
found in any other English history books) into Calvin, Knox, Zwingli, and a
host of others. A large portion of this work focuses on Calvin, including his
important anti-Nicodemite writings, but the book's major thrust is to reveal
the single most burning issue confronting the Reformers.
(Softcover book) $29.95
Jay Adams
How to evaluate the modern movement promoting "self" and Psychology
-- ideas now well entrenched in many churches. How to determine if this
movement has any biblical basis and how Christians can relate to these
teachings. Related item: Ganz's PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology
and the Biblical Alternative (14.95).
(Softcover book) $9.95
Thomas Witherow
"Irrefutable," says Morecraft. Covers all the major systems of church
polity historically and biblically, concluding that Presbyterianism is set
forth in Scripture. Bahnsen's cassette The Church -- Its Government ($3.50) and
Reed's Biblical Church Government ($3.96) are short introductions to this
topic. See Rutherfurd's Due Right of Presbyteries ($25.99) or his Divine Right
of Church Government ($23.99) for more advanced treatment of this subject.
(Bound photocopy) $14.95 - 70% = $4.49
Charles D.
Provan
Did you know that Martin Luther declared that birth control was sodomy, that
John Calvin declared that birth control was the murder of future persons and
that the Synod of Dort issued a Bible commentary which stated that
contraception was the same as abortion? If you are shocked, that really is not
too surprising, because Protestant opposition to birth control has largely been
forgotten in our decadent 20th century. If you want to know about Biblical
principles which oppose contraception, or wish to know what the Reformers and
their heirs thought about this important subject, we certainly hope that you
will get this book! Steve Schlissel's cassette Birth Control and the Christian
($3.50) also address this important topic.
(Softcover book) $9.95 - 30% = $6.97
Has the potential
to change the most hardened pro-abortionist. Powerful visual evidence proves
that abortion is murder! See conception take place through a microscopic
camera, then witness the absolute, brutal reality of abortion. An effective
tool for showing the ugly, immoral results of abortion to members of
parliament, feminists, and other pro-death forces! For a related resource see
Schlissel's scriptural explanation of the underlying spiritual issues involved
in the "warfare" for life, in the cassette Right to Death ($3.50).
Also, see our newly expanded video section for many powerful new
"weapons," loaded and ready to equip and arm you in your iconoclastic
endeavors for Christ.
(Video) $29.95
David Hall, ed.
One of the most important books to come out of Banner of Truth. A comprehensive
introduction to the background, history, character, contributions, and
literature of the Westminster Assembly and Divines. The published addresses of
the 350th anniversary of the WCF celebrated in London in 1993 [by Iain Murray,
Jay Adams, John DeWitt, et al.].
(Hardcover book) $49.95