A Dispute Against The English Popish Ceremonies Obtruded On The Church of Scotland, pp. 431-2 “And He took the cup and gave thanks, and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves…” Luke 22:17 “[I]t is not indifferent … Continue reading →

“And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves…” Lk. 22:17 “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?” 1 Cor. 10:16 “After … Continue reading →

“Thou shalt not covet…” Ex. 20:17 “…for I had not known lust, except the law had said, ‘Thou shalt not covet.’  But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence…  but I am carnal, sold … Continue reading →

The majority viewpoint of the reformation has been that common bread is to be used in the Lord’s Supper.  Whether it is leavened or unleavened is indifferent, as unleavened bread has no abiding spiritual significance in the Lord’s Supper. For … Continue reading →

“Number fifty days… Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves… they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord.”  Lev. 23:16,17 “Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of … Continue reading →

“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6 “And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb [instead of three] for a trespass … Continue reading →

“The children of Israel…  kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness…  and the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness…  So there was great joy in Jerusalem: … Continue reading →

“For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.  Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body … Continue reading →

“…the first tabernacle…  which was a figure for the time then present…  which stood only in… carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.” Heb. 9:8-10 “And David danced before the Lord with all his might…  So David…  brought up … Continue reading →

Back to: Musical Instruments in Worship . . Subsections Circumstances Do Instruments Justify Separation from Worship? . . Order of Contents Intro Articles  8 Quotes  8+ . . Introduction ‘Circumstances’ are indifferent things relating to the worship of God, not … Continue reading →

  ReformedBooksOnline seeks to align itself directly in the middle of the current of the majority, historically reformed viewpoint.  We are Reformed because we believe that the Reformed theology of the Reformation and Puritan eras is the most consistent with … Continue reading →

. Order of Contents Catechisms  4 General Works  4 Preparation  2 Administration of  3 Common Cup  1 Sitting at Table  1 Barring from Table  7 Not a Converting Ordinance  2 Transubstantiation  3 Kneeling Before  1 Rome: Taking Cup Away  2 … Continue reading →

. Subsections Westminster Divines on: Psalm Singing Musical Instruments Baptism Lord’s Supper Common Cup & Sitting at a Table Lord’s Day . . Order of Contents Sermons Regulative Principle of Worship Psalm Singing Against Christmas Against Altars Scottish Worship Against … Continue reading →

    A Peaceable and Temperate Plea for Paul’s Presbytery in Scotland, Chapter 20, 1642 6th Article – The Lord’s Supper These only are admitted to the Lord’s Supper, who in the judgment of charity have tried and examined themselves (1 Cor. … Continue reading →

“When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.  For in eating…  one is hungry, and another is drunken… He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, this cup is the new … Continue reading →

Back to: Wine in the Lord’s Supper . Order of Contents 1.  A Summary of Church History 2.  Historic Quotes .         Luther, Calvin, Sigismund, Fisher, Shaw, Sprague, Hodge, Bavinck, Lenski 3.  Contemporary Writers .     … Continue reading →

. “And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves…” Lk. 22:17 . Introduction In The Cup of Blessing: An Analysis of 1 Cor. 10:16-17 (2014) it is discussed how Paul’s first letter … Continue reading →

by George Gillespie from his A Treatise of Miscellany Questions, ch. 18, 1649 with an Introduction See also Gillespie on the Common Cup . . Introduction George Gillespie was one of the four commissioners that the Church of Scotland sent to the … Continue reading →

“Ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.” 1 Cor. 10:21 “But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with Me on the table.” Lk. 22:21 “That ye may eat and drink at my table in … Continue reading →