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... Force of his Laws . That the End of a religious Society is the publick Worship of God , and by Means thereof the Acquifition of eternal Life . All Difcipline ought therefore to tend to that End , and all Ecclefiaftical Ecclefiaftical ...
... Force of his Laws . That the End of a religious Society is the publick Worship of God , and by Means thereof the Acquifition of eternal Life . All Difcipline ought therefore to tend to that End , and all Ecclefiaftical Ecclefiaftical ...
Page xi
... Force is here to be made Ufe of upon any Occafion whatfoever . That of particular Churches of different Per- fwafions , no one of them has any manner of Jurifdiction over the other , no not even when the Civil Magiftrate comes to be of ...
... Force is here to be made Ufe of upon any Occafion whatfoever . That of particular Churches of different Per- fwafions , no one of them has any manner of Jurifdiction over the other , no not even when the Civil Magiftrate comes to be of ...
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... Force , that parochial Payments came generally to be fettled . Yet notwithstanding , our English Parliaments not willing wholly to forget the Poor , for whofe Sake Tithes were chiefly given , did make divers Laws , that a convenient ...
... Force , that parochial Payments came generally to be fettled . Yet notwithstanding , our English Parliaments not willing wholly to forget the Poor , for whofe Sake Tithes were chiefly given , did make divers Laws , that a convenient ...
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... Force of it under the Gofpel ; and that the Church was not bound to this Part , but freely might as well have ordained the Payment of a ninth or eighth , according to the various Opportu nity . This was taught by Hales , Aquinas ...
... Force of it under the Gofpel ; and that the Church was not bound to this Part , but freely might as well have ordained the Payment of a ninth or eighth , according to the various Opportu nity . This was taught by Hales , Aquinas ...
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... force them : But in the Beginning it was not fo ; for while the Purity and Simplicity of the Gospel was retained , they needed no preffing , for their Charity then abounded not only to the tenth Part , but far greater Parts , as the ...
... force them : But in the Beginning it was not fo ; for while the Purity and Simplicity of the Gospel was retained , they needed no preffing , for their Charity then abounded not only to the tenth Part , but far greater Parts , as the ...
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Page 101 - But our ministers think scorn to use a trade, and count it the reproach of this age, that tradesmen preach the gospel. It were to be wished they were all tradesmen ; they would not then so many of them, for want of another trade, make a trade of their preaching...
Page 111 - Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Page 4 - For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
Page 75 - Lord, his heirs and successors kings of this realm, shall be taken, accepted, and reputed the only Supreme Head in earth of the Church of England called Anglicana Ecclesia, and shall have and enjoy annexed and united to the imperial crown of this realm as well the title and style thereof, as all honours, dignities, pre-eminences, jurisdictions, privileges, authorities, immunities, profits, and commodities, to the said dignity of Supreme Head of the same Church belonging and appertaining...
Page 97 - If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
Page 124 - God, and for the salvation of my own soul, and the souls of my father and mother, and all my forefathers and ancestors,
Page xi - I understand also of particular churches; which stand as it were in the same relation to each other as private persons among themselves; nor has any one of them any manner of jurisdiction over any other, no not even when the civil magistrate, as it sometimes happens, comes to be of this or the other communion.
Page 90 - Levites to whom, no temple where, to pay them, no altar whereon to hallow them : which argues that the Jews themselves never thought tithes moral, but ceremonial only. That Christians therefore should take them up, when Jews have laid them down, must needs be very absurd and preposterous.
Page 100 - But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
Page 69 - Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.