The Worship of God

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The Worship of God

King David, the sweet psalmist of Israel.

Thomas Boston (1676-1732)

The Sanctification of the Sabbath: Part I
The Sanctification of the Sabbath: Part II

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath: Part I
Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath: Part II
Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath: Part III
Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath: Part IV
Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath: Part V

John Witherspoon (1723-1794)

The Object of the Christian's Desire in Worship: Part I
The Object of the Christian's Desire in Worship: Part II

Archibald Alexander (1772-1851)

Charles Hodge (1797-1878)

The Subjects of Baptism: Part I
The Subjects of Baptism: Part II

Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813-1843)

This Do In Remembrance Of Me

James MacGregor (1830-1894)

I. The Sabbath Question: The Practice and Precepts of Jesus
II. The Sabbath Question: Morality of the Decalogue in General
III. The Sabbath Question: Morality of the Fourth Commandment in Particular
IV. The Sabbath Question: Rationale of the Sabbath Law as Moral
V. The Sabbath Question: The Developed Calvinistic Church
VI. The Sabbath Question: The Duty of Christians

Jesse Johnson

The church's defense of biblical inspiration, and its implications for the worship of God:
The Psalms in Present-Day Apologetics

E. S. McKitrick

Christ in the Psalms

John Murray (1898-1975)

The 1947 minority report of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church's Committee on Song in the Public Worship of God, together with the portion of the 1946 report which was written by Professor Murray:
Song in the Public Worship of God: Part I
Song in the Public Worship of God: Part II
Song in the Public Worship of God: Part III
Song in the Public Worship of God: Part IV
The Worship of God in the Four Gospels
Pictures of Christ
The Fourth Commandment According to the Westminster Standards
Why We Baptize Infants
Is Infant Baptism Scriptural?
Head Coverings and Decorum in Worship

William Young

The Second Commandment: Part I
The Second Commandment: Part II
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part I
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part II
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part III
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part IV
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part V
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part VI
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part VII
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part VIII
The Puritan Principle of Worship: Part IX

G. I. Williamson

An examination of Scripture teaching about how God should be worshipped:
The Scriptural Regulative Principle of Worship: Part I
The Scriptural Regulative Principle of Worship: Part II
The Scriptural Regulative Principle of Worship: Part III
A widely-read booklet on Psalm singing:
The Singing of Psalms in the Worship of God: Part I
The Singing of Psalms in the Worship of God: Part II
The Singing of Psalms in the Worship of God: Part III
The Singing of Psalms in the Worship of God: Part IV
Other articles on music in worship:
Trinity Hymnal, or The Content of the Book of Praise in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church: Part I
Trinity Hymnal, or The Content of the Book of Praise in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church: Part II
Instrumental Music in Worship: Commanded or Not Commanded?: Part I
Instrumental Music in Worship: Commanded or Not Commanded?: Part II
Renewal of Scriptural Worship

John W. Keddie

The argument for singing the biblical Psalms in worship:
Sing the Lord's Song: Part I
Sing the Lord's Song: Part II
Sing the Lord's Song: Part III
Sing the Lord's Song: Part IV
Sing the Lord's Song: Part V
Sing the Lord's Song: Part VI
Sing the Lord's Song: Part VII
Sing the Lord's Song: Part VIII

Sherman Isbell

The nature of worship in the New Testament:
Regulated Worship
The Heavenly Sanctuary
A study on the regulative principle and worship song, including an examination of Calvin's view respecting the singing of Psalms (in installments XIII and XIV):
I. Singing of Psalms: Worship Functions
II. Singing of Psalms: Cultural Relatives
III. Singing of Psalms: Circumstances of Worship
IV. Singing of Psalms: Circumstances of Worship
V. Singing of Psalms: Circumstances of Worship
VI. Singing of Psalms: Argument from Analogy
VII. Singing of Psalms: Distinctions, Inferences and Metaphors
VIII. Singing of Psalms: Worship Song and Prophecy
IX. Singing of Psalms: Worship Song and Prophecy
X. Singing of Psalms: Worship Song and Prophecy
XI. Singing of Psalms: The Normative in Apostolic Worship
XII. Singing of Psalms: Sufficiency of the Biblical Canon
XIII. Singing of Psalms: The Only Songs Worthy of God
XIV. Singing of Psalms: The Only Songs Worthy of God
Book review of The Scottish Psalmody:
How To Use A Split-Leaf Psalter
Headship and Worship

The Trinitarian Bible Society publishes the Authorized King James Version, with the Scottish Metrical Psalter bound in the back. They also offer an inexpensive edition of the Metrical Psalter without music.

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