The History of the Litigation and Legislation Respecting Presbyterian Chapels and Charities in England and Ireland Between 1816 and 1849 |
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Page 756 - Majesties protestant subjects dissenting from the church of England from the penalties of certain laws...
Page 496 - This is a misery much to be lamented, for though they were burning and shining lights in their times, yet they penetrated not into the whole counsel of God, but were they now living, would be as willing to embrace further light as that which they first received.
Page 576 - In the unity of the God-head there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost : the Father is of none, neither begotten, nor proceeding ; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father ; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.
Page 496 - God reveal anything to you by any other instrument of his, be as ready to receive it as ever you were to receive any truth by my ministry ; for I am verily persuaded the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy Word.
Page 255 - He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name : that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Page 486 - ... the instrument, for the purpose of explaining it according to the surmised or alleged intention of the parties to the instrument, is utterly inadmissible.
Page 602 - I know in whom I have believed" — a very different Saviour from him the Unitarian accepts — " and that he is able to keep what I have committed to him against that day.
Page 255 - But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour, that by the grace of God he should taste death for every man.
Page 336 - ... poor and godly preachers for the time being of Christ's Holy Gospel, and to such poor and godly widows for the time being of poor and godly preachers of Christ's Holy Gospel...
Page 175 - I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, as of a faithful creator, which I humbly beseech him mercifully to accept, looking upon it, not as it is in itself (infinitely polluted with sin) but as it is redeemed and purged with the precious blood of his only beloved Son, and my most sweet Saviour Jesus Christ...