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Chris Coldwell (NaphtaliPress) has published Presbyterian & Reformed books since 1987. He is the editor of The Confessional Presbyterian journal, an annual publication containing scholarly articles from a Confessional Presbyterian perspective by men from the many conservative Presbyterian & Reformed denominations today. He has a particular interest in the text of the Westminster Standards, and a critical text of the Larger Catechism is running serially in the journal beginning with the 2007 issue.

Critical Text Work of Larger Catechism 99: Undertanding of the 10 Commandments

Posted 01-01-2009 at 11:23 AM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

Below is my critical text of Larger Catechism 99. The work is in progress and the notes are rough. The abbreviations in the notes refer to the various printed editions and the two MSS, see a key in Chris Coldwell, A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50, The Confessional Presbyterian, v.3.
99. What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the ten commandments?
For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed:...

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Articles on the 1903 Revisions of the Confession of Faith by Murray and Stonehouse

Posted 09-22-2008 at 09:47 PM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

Articles by Dr. Stonehouse and John Murray on the 1903 Revisions of the Confession of Faith (PCUSA). From THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN, Sept. 1937, pp 247-251.

What Was Back of the Revision of 1903? An historical survey of the movement of 1890-1903 for revision of the Confession in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
[The Presbyterian Church of America is faced with the all-important task of adopting its constitution in November. It is committed to the Westminster Confession...

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The Meaning of "Psalm" in the Westminster Standards

Posted 03-22-2008 at 09:06 PM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)
Updated 03-22-2008 at 09:54 PM by NaphtaliPress

The Following Comes From An Appendix To “The Regulative Principle Of Worship: Sixty Years In Reformed Literature. Part Two (2000-2007),” In The Confessional Presbyterian 3 (2007) 211-215; 303. A PDF of the original text is appended.

Appendix: The Meaning of “Psalms” in the Context of the Westminster Standards.119

By Chris Coldwell

To many it is perhaps surprising that so much ink is spent on disputing what the Westminster Assembly meant at...

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John Brown of Wamphray:Singing of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs 2

Posted 03-11-2008 at 01:22 PM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

The following is from the first part of the translation for In Translatiòne in the 2007 issue of The Confessional Presbyterian journal; the translation will be completed, DV, for the 2007 issue.

John Brown of Wamphray
Singing of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
in the Public Worship of God
From De Causa Dei contra Antisabbatarios

The extract translated is from Joanne Broun, De Causa Dei Contra AntiSabbatarios Tractatus (Roterodami: Apud Henricum...

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The Westminster Directory for Public Worship and Lining of the Psalms

Posted 11-18-2007 at 10:08 PM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

The Westminster Directory for Public Worship and the Lining of the Psalms
by Chris Coldwell

The “Lining of the Psalms” was once introduced as an optional expedient in the Nation of Scotland when it was necessary for the whole country to learn and get used to the tunes in the 1650 Psalter, which had been imposed by church and state in conformity to the uniformity of worship desired and aimed at in the Solemn League and Covenant.1 Over the years some separatist groups raised lining...

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