Question 28: What are the punishments of sin in this world?
Answer: The punishments of sin in this world are either inward, as blindness of mind, a reprobate sense, strong delusions, hardness of heart, horror of conscience, and vile affections; or outward, as the curse of God upon the creatures for our sakes, and all other evils that befall us in our bodies, names, estates, relations, and employments; together with death itself.
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This reading is excerpted from Thomas Ridgeley's Commentary on the Larger Catechism. Originally entitled: A Body of Divinity: Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are Explained and Defended. Being the Substance of Several Lectures on the Assembly's Larger Catechism, we have re-titled it to better reflect its contents for contemporary readers. Consisting of over 1300 pages, this massive and extensive two-volume commentary on the Westminster Larger Catechism is unrivaled in scope or extensiveness.
The editor of this edition, John Wilson, states 'no book in the English language, or, so far as I know, in any other, will serve so efficiently the purposes of a daily companion to a reflecting Christian in his inquiries into Divine truth, or a guide to a candidate for the Christian ministry in introducing him to his theological studies.'
The complete two volume set is available through the publisher, Still Waters Revival Books, at the 'Outside Web Link' below.
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“ Great Sermon! ” This classic work is so encouraging to me as I flee sin. Again, the Lord is faithful to provide teachers after His heart.
Thomas M Sullivan (5/17/2007)
“ Rare Thomas Ridgeley 1667-1734 ” This is one theologian who has too little been appreciated. I first learned of him in 1985 and immediately read what he had to say on the West. Larger Cat. questions 80,and 81 of assurance. I was very satisfied but found it interesting that no one knew of him. A few years later this work was republished by Sprinkle Publ., I believe, but had little interest and then went back out of print. This is disappointing because all other commentaries on the Westminster Cat. only cover the smaller catechism. This is the only comment on the larger. I have thought of narrating some of it myself, but maybe someone else will and put it here on Sermon Audio. Thanks for this narration.
