Would John Calvin Excommunicate John Frame? By Reg Barrow

of Worship from Erasmus to Calvin_ is an indispensable aid in researching this topic – especially since Eire does not have an axe to grind concerning this issue. More information on Eire’s scholarly work (published by Cambridge University Press) is at:

http://www.swrb.com/newbooks/newbe.htm

I think that Eire’s _War Against the Idols_ proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Calvin would have excommunicated both Frame and Jordan without a second thought – given the idolatrous nature of their beliefs regarding public worship.

I draw the same *general* conclusion at the end of my article “PSALM SINGING IN SCRIPTURE & HISTORY” (in the section “Psalmody, Separation, and the Lord’s Supper”). This newsletter can be viewed at:

http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/crtpssing.htm

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A FREE copy of Calvin’s _Necessity of Reforming the Church_, which is most germane to this subject is also located at:

http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/NRC_ch00.htm

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I would also note that those who introduce innovations into the public worship of God (contrary to the second commandment) are the real sectarians; for they destroy the unity of the body of Christ. This topic is covered in its relation to exclusive Psalmody (in a book which I republished) in two articles titled “The Catholicity of the Psalter” – found in _The Psalms in Worship_ edited by John McNaugher (at:

http://www.swrb.com/catalog/m.htm

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Moreover, the following quote by Jeremiah Burroughs should always be kept in mind when dealing with the subject of worship:

“The nearer a false worship approaches to a true one,

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