Flynn on April 3rd, 2009

Calvin:
Hence it ought to be observed, that whenever the Church is afflicted, the example of the Prophet ought to move us to be touched (sumpatheia) with compassion, if we are not harder than iron; for we are altogether unworthy of being reckoned in the number of the children of God, and added to the holy [...]

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I am working my way through Davenant’s commentary on Colosians, and I came across these interesting quotations so far.

1) In whom we have redemption.] These words are connected with the last in the former verse: In whom, viz. in his beloved Son. Here, therefore, it is proper to consider the person of the Redeemer.
Christ [...]

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Flynn on September 11th, 2008

For the last few months I have been working my way through some rare out-of-print works by Henry Bullinger.
These works include:
Henry Bullinger, Common Places of Christian Religion, (Imprinted at London by Tho. East, and H. Middleton, for George Byshop, 1572).
Henrie Bullinger, The Summe of the Foure Euangelistes Comprehending both the course of the historie, and [...]

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Flynn on April 16th, 2008

Musculus:
By these and other like testimonies, it is manifest, that the same other mean whereby we do apprehend and take hold of the grace of Justification, is neither works, neither the worthiness of any quality of course, but faith in Christ, unto which our salvation and everlasting life also is attributed by many testimonies of [...]

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Flynn on December 21st, 2007

I am trying to track down some Twisse comments. Tony has them listed here via a secondary source. The way Hall lists his sources, it is possible he has two Twisse works in mind. I think, therefore, this refers to the first one:

But to proceed; out of our Catechism you allege, that “God the Father [...]

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