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Page 307
... Spirit , " with which he achieved the greatest moral vic- tory that has been won since the establishment of Christianity . Among a large class even of Protestants , however , this grand truth , although bearing all the x 2 THE BASIS OF ...
... Spirit , " with which he achieved the greatest moral vic- tory that has been won since the establishment of Christianity . Among a large class even of Protestants , however , this grand truth , although bearing all the x 2 THE BASIS OF ...
Page 310
... spirit not very different from that of Popery , that the authority of antiquity , the authority of the fathers , the authority of the Church , are called in by Protestant controvertists , in support of opinions and practices , for which ...
... spirit not very different from that of Popery , that the authority of antiquity , the authority of the fathers , the authority of the Church , are called in by Protestant controvertists , in support of opinions and practices , for which ...
Page 319
... spirit of Episcopacy , and the spirit of the Bible . Serious alarms have been ex- pressed by the clergy , as to the probable effects of an unrestricted circulation of the Scriptures , in reference to the safety of the Established Church ...
... spirit of Episcopacy , and the spirit of the Bible . Serious alarms have been ex- pressed by the clergy , as to the probable effects of an unrestricted circulation of the Scriptures , in reference to the safety of the Established Church ...
Page 323
... spirits whether they were of God . A restricted right of interpretation with regard to the letters conveying these very instructions , would have annulled their force and meaning . Such a re- striction could not exist in a society in ...
... spirits whether they were of God . A restricted right of interpretation with regard to the letters conveying these very instructions , would have annulled their force and meaning . Such a re- striction could not exist in a society in ...
Page 326
... spirit of the Gospel . " This anti - christian Dissenting spirit is , however , unequivocally manifested in the sentiment now combated . In the common people , it seems to be imagined , that belief is something quite different from what ...
... spirit of the Gospel . " This anti - christian Dissenting spirit is , however , unequivocally manifested in the sentiment now combated . In the common people , it seems to be imagined , that belief is something quite different from what ...
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Page 572 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Page 417 - Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather they be certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our Faith in him.
Page 591 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield : but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 324 - Let him study these in the manner I recommend, and let him never cease to pray for the illumination of that Spirit, by which these books were dictated ; and the whole compass of abstruse philosophy and recondite history, shall furnish no argument with which the perverse will of man shall be able to shake this learned Christian's faith.
Page 323 - I will not scruple to assert that the most illiterate Christian, if he can but read his English Bible, and will take the pains to read it in this manner, will not only attain all that practical knowledge which is necessary to his salvation, but, by God's blessing, he will become learned in every thing relating to his religion, in such a...
Page 394 - Fathers, he shall find that the same was not ordained but of a good purpose, and for a great advancement of godliness. For they so ordered the matter, that all the whole Bible, (or the greatest part thereof,) should be read over once every year...
Page 349 - Confirmation is ministered to them that be baptized, that by imposition of hands and prayer, they may receive strength and defence against all temptations to sin, and the assaults of the world and the devil; it is most meet to be ministered when children come to that age, that partly by the frailty of their own flesh, partly by the assaults of the world and the devil, they begin to be in danger to fall into sundry kinds of sin.
Page 543 - Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Page 321 - Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Page 395 - And moreover, whereas St. Paul would have such language spoken to the people in the Church, as they might understand, and have profit by hearing the same; the Service in this Church of England these many years hath been read in Latin to the people, which they understand not ; so that they have heard with their ears only, and their heart, spirit, and mind, have not been edified thereby.