The rule of faith, a sermon. [With] Appendix, containing an examination of certain popular objections, and further proofs of the statements advanced |
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... clear as to need no interpreter , or that every man is able to interpret for himself . About clearness and ... clearly appointed ; the substitution of Scripture never was . How , then , can this have been abrogated or even limited ...
... clear as to need no interpreter , or that every man is able to interpret for himself . About clearness and ... clearly appointed ; the substitution of Scripture never was . How , then , can this have been abrogated or even limited ...
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... clear that private Christians could not err in understanding , or churches so infallible as never to go astray in expounding the interpretation . But as neither of these conditions is true ; as churches both may err , and have erred ...
... clear that private Christians could not err in understanding , or churches so infallible as never to go astray in expounding the interpretation . But as neither of these conditions is true ; as churches both may err , and have erred ...
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... clear and fixed interpretation , there will yet remain a large body of doctrines , which are not included in the summary of the creed , but are , nevertheless , of prime importance in the Christian faith , such as , original or birth ...
... clear and fixed interpretation , there will yet remain a large body of doctrines , which are not included in the summary of the creed , but are , nevertheless , of prime importance in the Christian faith , such as , original or birth ...
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... clear as to bespeak its own interpretation to any mind rightly seeking for it , this argument must at least tell both ways ; or rather , so much the more require that we should teachably abide by the ori- ginal interpretation . For ...
... clear as to bespeak its own interpretation to any mind rightly seeking for it , this argument must at least tell both ways ; or rather , so much the more require that we should teachably abide by the ori- ginal interpretation . For ...
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... clear as that even we may be confident of our interpretations - then indeed is not a mere expo- sition alone at stake , but Christianity itself is secretly undermined . The whole body of Christian evidence is at once and alike assaulted ...
... clear as that even we may be confident of our interpretations - then indeed is not a mere expo- sition alone at stake , but Christianity itself is secretly undermined . The whole body of Christian evidence is at once and alike assaulted ...
Common terms and phrases
admitted ages agreement ancient antiquity Apostles Apostolic Scriptures Apostolical tradition Archbishop Arians attested by universal authority baptism believe Bible Bishop canon Catholic Church century chap Chillingworth Church of England Church of Rome consent controversies council declared delivered divine doctrine English Church Epistles error external evidence fact Fathers Gospel hath heaven heresy heretics Holy Ghost Holy Scripture Ibid infallibility inspiration Irenæus Jesus Christ judge judgment means mind necessary to salvation Nicene Nicene Creed objection oral preaching ordained original particular Church passages Paul Paul's Petavius plain points Pontius Pilate primitive Church principle profess proof Protestant proved quæ quod quoted reason received Reformation reject revelation Roman rule of faith saints Scrip sense of Scripture Sermon Socinians speak Spirit substance sufficient teaching Tertull Tertullian Testament testimony things tion trine true truth ture universal tradition unto unwritten Vincentius whole witness words writings written καὶ τῶν
Popular passages
Page 135 - I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Page 42 - Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
Page 23 - 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 faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 27 - FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word ; it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Page 68 - God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made...
Page 65 - And, without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness : God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory — 1 Tim.
Page 41 - And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
Page 48 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 44 - Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
Page 11 - They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.