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Originally Posted by greenbaggins I agree with the plug for Witsius, and I think a'Brakel needs to be on every Christian's reading list, as it was in Holland when it was written. | We should read Witsius because it was written in Holland? The last phrase in this sentence seems garbled to me, Lane.  |
I believe that Lane is saying that a'Brakel should be on every Christian's reading list as it (ie., "Father Brakel's"
The Christian's Reasonable Service) was in Holland in the 18th century.
Bartel Elshout,
The Pastoral and Practical Theology of Wilhelmus a Brakel:
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This is particularly to be attributed to à Brakel's magnum opus, De Redelijke Godsdienst (The Christian's Reasonable Service). Since its publication, the veneration for this work among those of orthodox Reformed persuasion has been such that in former generations (as recent as the pre-World War II generation) it was customary to read De Redelijke Godsdienst sequentially during long winter evenings.ii This long standing practice is a significant reason why this eminent divine, one of the acclaimed fathers of the Dutch Reformed tradition,iii continues to be held in such high esteem until the present. Already during his forty-nine-year ministry in the Netherlands (1662-1711), during which several editions of De Redelijke Godsdienst were printed, esteem for him was such that he was affectionately referred to as "Father Brakel," a name by which he is still known today in the Netherlands.
ii "Wilhelmus à Brakel en de Redelijke Godsdienst," Daniel 3 (1991):7.
iii J. van Genderen, "Wilhelmus à Brakel," in De Nadere Reformatie: Beschrijving van haar voornaamste vertegenwoordigers, p. 167.
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Lane can certainly clarify if I misunderstood him, but I wholeheartedly concur with the plugs for Witsius and a'Brakel.
So much has already been said that it would be superfluous to add more. So happy reading!
