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.

The Meaning of "Psalm" in the Westminster Standards Posted 03-22-2008 at 09:06 PM by NaphtaliPress 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... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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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 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... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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John Brown of Wamphray: Singing of Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs in Public Worship Posted 10-07-2007 at 08:33 PM by NaphtaliPress Updated 03-11-2008 at 12:26 PM by NaphtaliPress (modify footnotes with jumps) The following is the introduction to the In Translatione entry for the 2007 issue of The Confessional Presbyterian journal, p. 276, which should begin shipping to subscribers this week, D.V. Quote: John Brown of Wamphray Singing of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs in the Public Worship of God From De Causa Dei contra Antisabbatarios John Brown of Wamphray, an exiled minister of the Church of Scotland, was the most important Scottish theologian of the period ... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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The Universal Visible Church Posted 09-23-2007 at 10:02 AM by NaphtaliPress The following is posted in its original form in PDF format at the CPJ website. In Translatione John Brown of Wamphray The Universal Visible Church From the Preface to Libri Duo Presented here is a first time translation of a portion of the preface to a Latin work known as Libri Duo, by John Brown of Wamphray (c.1610–1679). Brown was a friend and contemporary of Samuel Rutherford, who had “a great love to dear Mr. John Brown because” he thought he... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 6: Q. 3 & 4 Posted 09-23-2007 at 09:17 AM by NaphtaliPress [To drum up interest in CPJ, I will be running extracts from “A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50,” which will appear, D.V. in The Confessional Presbyterian 3 (2007) due off the press October 1st. As the work is quite extensive, the full catechism will be presented seriatim across several issues, again Lord willing. NB. Bolded text denotes a variation in wording rather than simply punctuation or other variants less significant .] A Critical Text of the Westminster... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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