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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.

The Larger Catechism Articles dealing with the Westminster Assembly's Larger Catechism.

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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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 6: Q. 3 & 4

Posted 09-23-2007 at 09:17 AM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

[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 .]

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 5: Q. 1 & 2

Posted 09-13-2007 at 08:40 AM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50

Q. 1. What is the chief and highest end of man?
A. Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God,a and fully to enjoy him forever.b
a. Rom. 11:36; 1 Cor. 10:31.
b. Ps. 73:24–28; John 17:21–23.

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1. In Q. “What is the chief, and”: MSb.
2. “Man’s”: The use of the apostrophe throughout generally becomes standard from DNLP forward in the...

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 4: Scripture Proofs

Posted 09-12-2007 at 07:00 AM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50

[To perhaps 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.]

Scripture Proofs

In the Scripture proofs, the early...

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 3: Critical Remarks

Posted 09-11-2007 at 09:52 AM by NaphtaliPress (A Confessional Presbyterian's Blog)

A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50

Critical Remarks
Bower’s work on the early authoritative editions presents a critical text following current practices in the discipline of textual studies, giving the text of the first edition followed by a critical apparatus noting every variation. The goal in the collation presented here, is to present an accurate text, noting mainly variants in wording and punctuation, without descending to the...

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