Protestant catholicism, an attempt to investigate the true marks or characteristics of the catholic and apostolic church

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Page 90 - ... if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Page 118 - ... this their defect and imperfection I had rather lament in such a case than exagitate, considering that men oftentimes, without any fault of their own, may be driven to want that kind of polity or regiment which is best, and to content themselves with that which either the irremediable error of former times or the necessity of the present hath cast upon them.
Page 120 - NO MAN SHALL BE accounted or taken to be a lawful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon in the United Church of England, or SUFFERED TO EXECUTE ANY OF THE SAID FUNCTIONS, except he be called, tried, examined, and admitted thereunto, according to the form hereafter following, or hath had formerly EPISCOPAL CONSECRATION OR ORDINATION.
Page 120 - England ; no man shall be accounted or taken to be a lawful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon in the Church of England, or suffered to execute any of the said Functions, except he be called, tried, examined, and admitted thereunto, according to the Form hereafter following, or hath had formerly Episcopal Consecration, or Ordination.
Page 75 - Because they promise them both by their Sureties ; which promise, when they come to age, themselves are bound to perform.
Page 99 - What is required of persons to be baptized ? Repentance; whereby they forsake sin ; and faith, whereby they stedfastly believe the promises of God made to them in that sacrament.
Page 53 - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
Page 116 - ... and good offices (as in the case of the Missionary societies of our Church,) which is essential to our carrying on the Gospel work in concert. But I am not inconsistent with these feelings if I think that the difference between us, though it should not interrupt our communion, is in itself a misfortune to be remedied. Nor do I feel the less love and reverence for their character and talents, when I earnestly wish them to become in all points like ourselves, except those sins of infirmity, of...
Page 44 - Episcopal government is acknowledged to have been universally received in the church, presently after the apostles' times. Between the apostles' times and this presently after, there was not time enough for, nor possibility of, so great an alteration. And therefore, there was no such alteration as i& pretended.
Page 79 - For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, — whether we be Jews or gentiles, whether we be bond or free ; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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