A Collection of Confessions of Faith, Catechisms, Directories, Books of Discipline, &c. of Publick Authority in the Church of Scotland. ...James Watson, 1719 - Westminster Assembly |
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... gave of the Doctrine and Difciples of the Meffiah . So that the leaft Acquaintance with the Hiftory of the Church , will convince us , that tho ' the Power of the Roman Empire , the Learning and Sophifry of Philofophers , and the ...
... gave of the Doctrine and Difciples of the Meffiah . So that the leaft Acquaintance with the Hiftory of the Church , will convince us , that tho ' the Power of the Roman Empire , the Learning and Sophifry of Philofophers , and the ...
Page ix
... gave a fhort Summary of the principal Articles of the Chriftian Faith , and afforded every Perfon the eafieft Accefs to form fome Notion of a Chriflian : And , ' tis hop'd , in fo far they fprung neither from luft of Power and spiri ...
... gave a fhort Summary of the principal Articles of the Chriftian Faith , and afforded every Perfon the eafieft Accefs to form fome Notion of a Chriflian : And , ' tis hop'd , in fo far they fprung neither from luft of Power and spiri ...
Page xi
... gave rife to Divifions of feveral Kinds , put an Edge upon the Spirits of Parties violently animated against one another , and occafioned the more calumnious Mifreprefenta- tions of Perfons and Doctrines . Every body knows in what ...
... gave rife to Divifions of feveral Kinds , put an Edge upon the Spirits of Parties violently animated against one another , and occafioned the more calumnious Mifreprefenta- tions of Perfons and Doctrines . Every body knows in what ...
Page xliv
... gave them a better Title than themfelves to the Efteem of the Publick : That there have been numberless Examples , where , by the help of thefe Tefts of Orthodoxy , ignorant , revengful and felf - conceited Perfons have overclouded the ...
... gave them a better Title than themfelves to the Efteem of the Publick : That there have been numberless Examples , where , by the help of thefe Tefts of Orthodoxy , ignorant , revengful and felf - conceited Perfons have overclouded the ...
Page lxix
... gave you a Right to a Stipend upon a certainCondition , fhould be bound to continue the Payment when the Condition is diffolved on your Part : That the Money devoted by them to the Maintenance of Perfons , whofe Bufinefs it is to ...
... gave you a Right to a Stipend upon a certainCondition , fhould be bound to continue the Payment when the Condition is diffolved on your Part : That the Money devoted by them to the Maintenance of Perfons , whofe Bufinefs it is to ...
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Page 21 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Page 108 - This Sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord, when men, after a due preparing of their hearts, and ordering of their common affairs beforehand, do not only observe an holy rest all the day from their own works, words, and thoughts, about their worldly employments and recreations; but also are taken up the whole time in the public and private exercises of his worship, and in the duties of necessity and mercy.
Page 3 - The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which at the time of the writing of it was most generally known to the nations), being immediately inspired by God, and by his singular care and providence kept pure in all ages, are therefore authentical...
Page 13 - God before the foundation of the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory, out of his mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions or causes moving him thereunto, and all to the praise of his glorious grace.
Page cxxxvii - If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Page 136 - Worthy receivers, outwardly partaking of the visible elements in this Sacrament, do then also inwardly by faith, really and indeed, yet not carnally and corporally, but spiritually, receive and feed upon Christ crucified, and all benefits of his death: the body and blood of Christ being then not corporally or carnally in, with, or under the bread and wine; yet as really, but spiritually, present to the faith of believers in that ordinance, as the elements themselves...
Page 87 - IV. To them also, as a body politick, he gave sundry judicial laws, which expired together with the state of that people, not obliging any other now, further than the general equity thereof may require.
Page 1 - God ; yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit, bearing witness by and with the word in our hearts.
Page 15 - The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withholdeth mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, to pass by, and to ordain them to dishonor and wrath for their sin, to the praise of his glorious justice.
Page 3 - All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all ; yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed, for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.