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I got to the video archive and no one brought out the long knives to say the least. The one argument was the motion to recommit which would have been nice to see some debate but there was not one and it was soundly defeated. That argument brought up the language of "recreations" being so antiquated that there is not an understanding of what was meant at the time of the assembly. How is this possible given all the puritan works on the subject and the large number even still available today? Do candidates for ordination not read books on the subject in their studies? I'm not sure those making this the issue even understanding basic Puritan Sabbatarianism. But it would have been nice to hear some discussion to know for sure what folks are thinking to know where the mistakes are. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone on PB who was in the OC meeting how the discussion went since they did discuss this quite at length according to the report before the GA.
The OC got a bit heated in some of its discussion. However, what carried the day was the simple fact that people can already declare a difference with the clause if they so desire. In other words, our system isn't broken. Of course, many do without realizing that they might not in fact be differing from the Standards at all. Dr. Neil Stewart gave some really excellent comments on this during the debate (he was on the OC), as did Jon Payne on Monday night, during the evening of confessional concern and prayer.
Are Jon Payne's comments preserved anywhere online?
The OC got a bit heated in some of its discussion. However, what carried the day was the simple fact that people can already declare a difference with the clause if they so desire. In other words, our system isn't broken. Of course, many do without realizing that they might not in fact be differing from the Standards at all. Dr. Neil Stewart gave some really excellent comments on this during the debate (he was on the OC), as did Jon Payne on Monday night, during the evening of confessional concern and prayer.