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... character and position . She is called " a Protestant Church , " or " the Pro- testant Church , " or , " a part of the Pro- testant Church , " as circumstances re- quire the persons who , often with the most honest intentions , use ...
... character and position . She is called " a Protestant Church , " or " the Pro- testant Church , " or , " a part of the Pro- testant Church , " as circumstances re- quire the persons who , often with the most honest intentions , use ...
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... character for honesty possible was still merely a man of the world : and I am sure I am not mis - stating a fact , when I say that no man has the confidence in himself which a religious man has . A decent , moral man may know that such ...
... character for honesty possible was still merely a man of the world : and I am sure I am not mis - stating a fact , when I say that no man has the confidence in himself which a religious man has . A decent , moral man may know that such ...
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... character and life , which seems to mark the influence of something beyond the world and the things of the world . Persons seem to be less moved than their neighbours by the surprises of the occurrences of life , less lifted up by what ...
... character and life , which seems to mark the influence of something beyond the world and the things of the world . Persons seem to be less moved than their neighbours by the surprises of the occurrences of life , less lifted up by what ...
Page 97
... character . Much must be added to it . To be genuine , it must be constant , in all places , among all persons . The sobriety of character , which can be put on and off like a garment , is only a thing useful to the wearer in keeping up ...
... character . Much must be added to it . To be genuine , it must be constant , in all places , among all persons . The sobriety of character , which can be put on and off like a garment , is only a thing useful to the wearer in keeping up ...
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... character more shine before men , than under a trial sent by GOD ? There are indeed no persons who do not feel a struggle in their hearts against what they suffer for the first time ; but this soon passes by , and the trial is endured ...
... character more shine before men , than under a trial sent by GOD ? There are indeed no persons who do not feel a struggle in their hearts against what they suffer for the first time ; but this soon passes by , and the trial is endured ...
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Page 77 - Then saith he to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Page 335 - And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat : for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
Page 125 - For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Page xlviii - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that...
Page 81 - Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 254 - ... but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust : for if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not...
Page xxii - 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. And those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, which be chosen and called to this work by men who have public authority given unto them in the Congregation, to call and send Ministers into the Lord's vineyard.
Page xiii - ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these Thy servants by Water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins...
Page xiv - Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live; and hath given power and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel.
Page xxviii - Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.