I’m sure I’ve mentioned this website before, but I want to point out that I just added it to the link list to the left.

It is simply an awesome resource for the history of the Reformed heritage. I would love to see it keep expanding with more sources–perhaps adding earlier catechisms and other documents to complement the later commentaries on the Westminster Shorter Catechism.  It would also be great to see similar websites devoted to other catechisms and Confessions that cross link each other to show continuity and discontinuity
Just recently I was thinking of my study on the Westminster Standard’s exposition of what the Bible says about obedience and salvation and noticed this great entry by Thomas Vincent.

Q. 18. What is that obedience which we must deliver ourselves up unto, in our returning to the Lord?
A. The obedience which we must deliver up ourselves unto, in our returning to the Lord, is the new obedience of the gospel.

Q. 19. Why is the obedience of the gospel called new obedience?
A. The obedience of the gospel is called new obedience, because it is required in the new covenant, and because it must proceed from newness of spirit, the new nature, or now principle of grace and spiritual life, which is put into the soul by the Spirit of God. “But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held, that we shotild serve in newness of spirit.”— Rom. 7:6.

Q. 20. When do we deliver up ourselves unto this new obedience?
A. We deliver up ourselves unto this new obedience— 1. When we have full resolutions and purposes of it. “I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.”— Ps. 119:106. “And exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave to the Lord.”— Acts 11:23. 2. When we are diligent in our endeavours after it, that we may constantly walk in the ways of new obedience, without offence either to God or man. “And they were both righteous before God, walk. mg in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”— Luke 1:6. “And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.”— Acts 24:16.

Q. 21. Do all that truly repent fully perform new obedience?
A. None that truly repent do here in this life perform new obedience fully, without any failure or defect, but they diligently endeavour to do it; and wherein they fall short, it is their glief and trouble. “For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.”— Ps. 38:17.