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Whodunnit?

While I was in Grand Rapids in May, I made an effort to solve a mystery that has vexed me for a long time: who translated Procedures Held With Regard to those of the Religion of the Netherlands? This is the primary sou…
La dolce vita or (better) Het zoete leven

This is the title page of the original book that gives us some of the most valuable information about the last days of Guido (Guy) de Bres, author of the Belgic Confession. Translated it reads, "Procedures held wit…
The Hero (Almost) No One Remembers (By One Guy Who Does)

Last week, I posted a review of an excellent book by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We're Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be). Kevin DeYoung blogs at DeYoung, Restless and Reformed. This morning he has a good po…
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 5)

Today we’re considering the section of the Staff of the Christian Faith (SCF) where Guido de Bres quotes the church fathers on the topic of justification. This section reflects both de Bres’ intimate familiarity with th…
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 4)

Today I want to look at what Guido de Bres does with the New Testament in the section on justification in his book the Staff of the Christian Faith (SCF). As one might expect, there are more New Testament passages than …
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 3)

Above is a scan of part of page 81, from the section of Scripture passages regarding justification in Guido (or Guy) de Bres' 1555 book, The Staff of the Christian Faith (Le Baston de la Foy Chrestienne). This is Gal…
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 2)

Today I want to begin considering how de Bres handles the subject of justification in his 1555 book, the Staff of the Christian Faith (Le Baston de la Foy Chrestienne). The first striking thing is the quantity of attent…
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 1)

Through the course of this week, I'm going to be blogging on Guido (or Guy) de Bres' 1555 book, Le Baston de la Foy Chrestienne (the Staff of the Christian Faith). I'm going to be paying particular attention to what the…
Woodcut of Guy de Bres in Prison

I am a very happy man today. FedEx delivered my copy of La Reformation en Belgique au XVIme Siecle by Robert Collinet. It came from France and I won't tell you how much I shelled out for it -- nevermind, to me it's pr…
Letter of Guy De Bres to His Mother -- A Pious Fraud?

One of the important sources for studies on Guido (Guy) de Bres and the Belgic Confession is a book with the peculiar title, "Procedures Held With Regard to Those of the Religion of the Netherlands" (Procedures tenues a …