Christ, Covenant and Salvation (Loci II)

1. Lectures Listen to the lectures in order. Those marked supplementary are optional.

   • Canons of Dort (sermon series) John van Eyk (United Reformed Churches in North America) 16 sermons, 3 Sep 2023 - 5 Feb 2024 Open source Doctrinal Trinity Reformed Church, Lethbridge, Alberta (URCNA), via SermonAudio
   • Dordt400 lecture series Protestant Reformed professors and ministers (incl. Mark Shand, Douglas Kuiper) 15 lectures, 12-18 May 2019 Open source Supplementary Trinity Protestant Reformed Church evangelism committee, via SermonAudio
   • The Canons of Dort (Office Hours podcast) Herman Selderhuis (Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn, Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken) Open source Supplementary Westminster Seminary California
   • Unconditional Election and the Free Offer of the Gospel in the Canons of Dort (audio and video) R. Scott Clark (URCNA minister; Westminster Seminary California) Open source Supplementary Heidelberg Reformation Association / Westminster Seminary California
   • The History of the Heidelberg Catechism (Christ the Center) William Boekestein (pastor, Covenant Reformed Church, Carbondale, PA) with Camden Bucey and Jim Cassidy Open source Doctrinal Reformed Forum Reformed Forum pages state no church affiliation. To the reviewer's knowledge Waddington and Bucey are OPC ministers (American 1788 text); Ragusa's page links Messiah's Reformed Fellowship (New York); Sutanto's standing is not stated. he18 re-roled supplementary; ctc512 and ctc571 stay doctrinal because the topics...
   • Recovering the Past for Use in the Present: Richard Muller (Office Hours) Richard A. Muller (P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary) Open source History Westminster Seminary California Christian Reformed Church historian; not a subscriber in the PRD's sense. Role history; affiliation shown on the page; never the sole source for a unit (each course also has a subscriber's lecture).
   • Theology of Wilhelmus a Brakel (1st lecture of PRTS course) Bartel Elshout (Heritage Reformed Congregations) 45:22 Open source Doctrinal Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary via SermonAudio HRC subscribes the Three Forms and holds the free offer; no PRD standing note is triggered. Recorded so the build does not confuse HRC with the PRC note in PRD 4.4. No action; doctrinal role stands.

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2. Reading Read in the order given. Public-domain and free texts are linked; purchases are optional and never required.

   • The Economy of the Covenants between God and Man Herman Witsius Open source Doctrinal 1763 ed.. Public domain Intramural. Witsius mediates between Cocceius and Voetius; Mastricht and Brakel are Voetian. The Cocceian abrogation scheme and Sabbath view were contested but never condemned by a synod. Teach Witsius as the mediating text in Loci II; flag Cocceian readings of the Sabbath against WCF 21.7.
   • Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism Zacharias Ursinus (trans. G. W. Williard) Open source Doctrinal 1888 (Williard trans.). Public domain
   • An Exposition of the Confession of Faith of the Westminster Assembly of Divines Robert Shaw Open source Doctrinal 1850. Public domain
   • The Christian's Reasonable Service, vol. 2 (searchable PDF) Wilhelmus a Brakel (trans. Bartel Elshout) Open source Doctrinal 1992 (trans.). Free online Intramural. Witsius mediates between Cocceius and Voetius; Mastricht and Brakel are Voetian. The Cocceian abrogation scheme and Sabbath view were contested but never condemned by a synod. Teach Witsius as the mediating text in Loci II; flag Cocceian readings of the Sabbath against WCF 21.7. The Brakel PDFs were...
   • Canons of Dort audio recordings (Heads 1, 2, 3-4 combined, 5) URC Learning 5 audio files Open source Doctrinal Free online
   • The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism (trans. G. W. Williard, 1852) Zacharias Ursinus (trans. George W. Williard) Open source Primary text 1852. Public domain
   • The Commentary of Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism (1888 ed.) Zacharias Ursinus (trans. G. W. Williard) Open source Primary text 1888. Public domain
   • The Economy of the Covenants between God and Man, vol. 1 Herman Witsius (trans. William Crookshank) Open source Primary text 1803. Public domain
   • The Economy of the Covenants between God and Man, vol. 2 Herman Witsius (trans. William Crookshank) Open source Primary text 1803. Public domain
   • An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion upon the Plan of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, comprehending a complete body of divinity, vol. 1 Thomas Boston Open source Primary text 1796. Public domain
   • A System or Body of Divinity (London, 1654) Edward Leigh Broken link Primary text 1654. Public domain
   • Vindiciae Evangelicae, or The Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated (1655) John Owen Open source Primary text 1655. Public domain
   • Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism (Monergism PDF of the Williard text) Zacharias Ursinus Open source Supplementary 1852. Free online

3. Assignment Write a research paper of 30 pages on a topic drawn from the lectures and readings of this course. Argue from Scripture, the Westminster Standards (1647 text) and the Three Forms of Unity, cite the primary sources you read, and state the points on which the sources differ.

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4. In Spanish (supplementary) Spanish-language lectures and readings, supplementary. The English lectures above remain the core; strong English lectures are translated rather than replaced by weaker Spanish ones.

   • R.C. Sproul, El Cumplidor de promesas: Dios de pactos (Renovando Tu Mente series) R.C. Sproul 13 episodes (verified: 'El pacto de redencion' through 'El Cristo del pacto') Open source Supplementary Ministerios Ligonier (Spanish) PCA minister (American text). The Decalogue series' 'Descansa' episode does not teach the WCF 21.7-8 / Directory Sabbath and the second-commandment episodes do not teach exclusive psalmody or Dort art. 69. No Spanish advocate of exclusive psalmody, of the Dort 69 position, of the establishment principle or of...
   • R.C. Sproul, Escogidos por Dios (Renovando Tu Mente series) R.C. Sproul 6 episodes (verified) Open source Supplementary Ministerios Ligonier (Spanish) PCA minister (American text). The Decalogue series' 'Descansa' episode does not teach the WCF 21.7-8 / Directory Sabbath and the second-commandment episodes do not teach exclusive psalmody or Dort art. 69. No Spanish advocate of exclusive psalmody, of the Dort 69 position, of the establishment principle or of...
   • R.C. Sproul, La seguridad de la salvacion (Renovando Tu Mente series) R.C. Sproul 6 episodes (verified) Open source Supplementary Ministerios Ligonier (Spanish) PCA minister (American text). The Decalogue series' 'Descansa' episode does not teach the WCF 21.7-8 / Directory Sabbath and the second-commandment episodes do not teach exclusive psalmody or Dort art. 69. No Spanish advocate of exclusive psalmody, of the Dort 69 position, of the establishment principle or of...

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.