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Page 14
Many and divers causes moved me to write this Commentary in English , O
gentle reader , for their sakes which do not understand Latin , but only read
English , to help the rude and ignorant people to inore knowledge of God , and of
his holy ...
Many and divers causes moved me to write this Commentary in English , O
gentle reader , for their sakes which do not understand Latin , but only read
English , to help the rude and ignorant people to inore knowledge of God , and of
his holy ...
Page 19
All men , both Jews and Gentiles , have their sins clearly forgiven for Christ ' s
sake alone , and be made dear beloved and holy in the sight of the Father , and
right heirs of the heavenly inheritance , through faith in Christ Jesus , which faith
is ...
All men , both Jews and Gentiles , have their sins clearly forgiven for Christ ' s
sake alone , and be made dear beloved and holy in the sight of the Father , and
right heirs of the heavenly inheritance , through faith in Christ Jesus , which faith
is ...
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Redemption and remission of sin hath come unto us all , by the rich grace of God
, and not by our merits , deeds , or works , or for any saint ' s sake , living or
departed , but alone for Christ ' s sake , freely , without our merits or any
deservings of ...
Redemption and remission of sin hath come unto us all , by the rich grace of God
, and not by our merits , deeds , or works , or for any saint ' s sake , living or
departed , but alone for Christ ' s sake , freely , without our merits or any
deservings of ...
Page 78
... and truly saith , that he suffered imprisonment , and was in stocks and in fetters
for their sakes , and for their health and ... not for mine own sake or for my cause ,
but for Christ ' s sake and for his Gospel , which was the health of the Gentiles .
... and truly saith , that he suffered imprisonment , and was in stocks and in fetters
for their sakes , and for their health and ... not for mine own sake or for my cause ,
but for Christ ' s sake and for his Gospel , which was the health of the Gentiles .
Page 79
Kind men cannot but they must love them again , that suffer for their sakes and for
their health . ... and suffer pains , for the Gospel ' s sake , of eril inen , and he
inoveth them to take patiently their pains in prison and afflictions , that they may
be ...
Kind men cannot but they must love them again , that suffer for their sakes and for
their health . ... and suffer pains , for the Gospel ' s sake , of eril inen , and he
inoveth them to take patiently their pains in prison and afflictions , that they may
be ...
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Page 328 - It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preaching, or ministering the Sacraments in the congregation, before he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same.
Page 325 - Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ...
Page 331 - Whosoever, through his private judgment, willingly and purposely, doth openly break the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant to the Word of God, and be ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly...
Page 324 - CHRIST did truly rise again from death, and took again his body, with flesh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfection of Man's nature ; wherewith he ascended into Heaven, and there sitteth, until he return to judge all Men at the last day.
Page 324 - Original Sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the Pelagians do vainly talk;) but it is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam...
Page 324 - HOLY Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an Article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 82 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ...
Page 329 - Christian men are discerned from others that be not christened, but it is also a sign of Regeneration or new Birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they that receive Baptism rightly are grafted into the Church; the promises of forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed ; Faith is confirmed, and Grace increased by virtue of prayer unto God.
Page 326 - PREDESTINATION to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.
Page 621 - And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it : I pray thee have me excused.
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| Title | A Selection from the Writings of the Reformers and Early Protestant Divines of the Church of England, Volume 2 A Selection from the Writings of the Reformers and Early Protestant Divines of the Church of England, Legh Richmond |
| Author | Legh Richmond |
| Publisher | J. Hatchard, 1817 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 25 Aug 2006 |
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