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Page 9
... but there is reason to fear that men like Paulus were but symptoms of a
corrupted state of the Church . The history of the times gives us sufficient
evidence of the luxuriousness of Antioch ; and it need scarcely be said , that
coldness in faith is ...
... but there is reason to fear that men like Paulus were but symptoms of a
corrupted state of the Church . The history of the times gives us sufficient
evidence of the luxuriousness of Antioch ; and it need scarcely be said , that
coldness in faith is ...
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It is obvious , that in every contest , the assailant , as such , has the advantage of
the party assailed ; and that , not merely from the recommendation which novelty
gives to his cause in the eyes of bystanders , but also from the greater facility in ...
It is obvious , that in every contest , the assailant , as such , has the advantage of
the party assailed ; and that , not merely from the recommendation which novelty
gives to his cause in the eyes of bystanders , but also from the greater facility in ...
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The countenance thus accidentally given to the cause of error is evidenced in his
eagerness to give the explanation . But far greater was the evil , when men
destitute of religious seriousness and earnestness engaged in the like
theological ...
The countenance thus accidentally given to the cause of error is evidenced in his
eagerness to give the explanation . But far greater was the evil , when men
destitute of religious seriousness and earnestness engaged in the like
theological ...
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They received them as the fulfilment of our Lord ' s command , not to give that
which is holy to dogs , nor to cast pearls before swine ; a text cited by Clement
and Tertullian® , among others , in justification of their cautious distribution of
sacred ...
They received them as the fulfilment of our Lord ' s command , not to give that
which is holy to dogs , nor to cast pearls before swine ; a text cited by Clement
and Tertullian® , among others , in justification of their cautious distribution of
sacred ...
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Keep safe the secret for Him who gives the reward . Listen not to one who asks , '
What harm is there in my knowing also ? ' Even the sick ask for wine , which ,
unseasonably given , brings on delirium ; and so there come two ills , the death of
...
Keep safe the secret for Him who gives the reward . Listen not to one who asks , '
What harm is there in my knowing also ? ' Even the sick ask for wine , which ,
unseasonably given , brings on delirium ; and so there come two ills , the death of
...
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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.
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Page 168 - Origin ; forasmuch as the Son is from the Father, not the Father from the Son.
Bibliographic information
| 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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