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Page 7
... to implicate a man of high character in the censures which the Church directed
against themselves , were it not undeniable , that during the times of the three
bishops who successively followed Paulus , Lucian was under excommunication
.
... to implicate a man of high character in the censures which the Church directed
against themselves , were it not undeniable , that during the times of the three
bishops who successively followed Paulus , Lucian was under excommunication
.
Page 10
The violence of Roman persecution had been directed against the Christian
Church ; while the Jews , gradually recovering their strength , and obtaining
permission to settle and make proselytes to their creed , at length became an
influential ...
The violence of Roman persecution had been directed against the Christian
Church ; while the Jews , gradually recovering their strength , and obtaining
permission to settle and make proselytes to their creed , at length became an
influential ...
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... to resist the touch of subtle and ill - directed reason , the Church was naturally
unwilling to have recourse to the novel , though necessary measure , of imposing
an authoritative creed upon those whom it invested with the office of teaching .
... to resist the touch of subtle and ill - directed reason , the Church was naturally
unwilling to have recourse to the novel , though necessary measure , of imposing
an authoritative creed upon those whom it invested with the office of teaching .
Page 41
... upon the decisions of the subsequent Councils . In the following pages , I hope
to clear the illustrious Church in question of the grave imputation thus directed
against her from opposite quarters : the imputation of considering the Son of God
...
... upon the decisions of the subsequent Councils . In the following pages , I hope
to clear the illustrious Church in question of the grave imputation thus directed
against her from opposite quarters : the imputation of considering the Son of God
...
Page 120
Irenĉus is said to have written against it ; which either proves its antiquity , or
seems to imply its origination in those previous Gnostic systems , against which
his extant work is entirely directed ” . It may be added , that Simon Magus , the ...
Irenĉus is said to have written against it ; which either proves its antiquity , or
seems to imply its origination in those previous Gnostic systems , against which
his extant work is entirely directed ” . It may be added , that Simon Magus , the ...
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Page 24 - But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Page 162 - For the Father judgeth no man, But hath committed all judgment unto the Son : That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, Honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
Page 91 - ... eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived.
Page i - FRET not thyself because of the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers : 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb.
Page 162 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; for what things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that Himself doeth : and He will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
Page 257 - We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of all things visible and invisible; and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, God of God, light of light, life of life, the only-begotten Son, the first-born of every creature, begotten of the Father before all ages, by whom all things were made...
Page 413 - It may almost be laid down as an historical fact that the mystical interpretation and orthodoxy will stand or fall together.
Page 51 - The most accurate consideration of the subject will lead us to acquiesce in the statement, as a general truth, that the doctrines in question have never been learned merely from Scripture ; surely, the sacred volume was never intended, and was not adapted, to teach our creed.
Page 75 - He both thinks and speaks the truth; except when careful treatment is necessary, and then, as a physician for the good of his patients, he will LIE, or rather utter a LIE, as the Sophists say. . . . Nothing, however, but his neighbour's good will lead him to do this. He gives himself up for the Church.'"3 As to the
Page 168 - Origin ; forasmuch as the Son is from the Father, not the Father from the Son.
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| Title | The Arians of the Fourth Century, Issue 61 The Arians of the Fourth Century, John Henry Newman |
| Author | John Henry Newman |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Lumley, 1871 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 478 pages |
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