The History of the Puritans, Or Protestant Non-conformists: With an Account of Their Principles; Their Attempts for a Further Reformation in the Church; Their Sufferings; and the Lives and Characters of Their Most Considerable Divines, Volume 1 |
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This was a bold attempt , at a time when all the powers of the earth were against
himn ; and could not have succeeded without an over - ruling direction of Di. vine
Providence . But as for any real amendment of the doctrines , or superstitions of ...
This was a bold attempt , at a time when all the powers of the earth were against
himn ; and could not have succeeded without an over - ruling direction of Di. vine
Providence . But as for any real amendment of the doctrines , or superstitions of ...
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When the doctrines of Jirminius took place in the latter end of the reign of James I
. those that adhered to Calvin's explication of the five disputed points were called
doctrinal puritans ; and at length (says Mr. Fulleri) the name was improved to ...
When the doctrines of Jirminius took place in the latter end of the reign of James I
. those that adhered to Calvin's explication of the five disputed points were called
doctrinal puritans ; and at length (says Mr. Fulleri) the name was improved to ...
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Long experience has taught us , that uniformity in doctrine and worship ,
enforeed by penal laws , is not the way to the church's peace ; that there may be
a separation from a true church without schism ; and schism within a church
without ...
Long experience has taught us , that uniformity in doctrine and worship ,
enforeed by penal laws , is not the way to the church's peace ; that there may be
a separation from a true church without schism ; and schism within a church
without ...
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... to defend their own peculiar doctrines , and to enjoy the public protection , as
long as they keep the peace , and maintain no principles manifestly inconsistent
with the safety of the government they live under . But his lordship apprehends he
...
... to defend their own peculiar doctrines , and to enjoy the public protection , as
long as they keep the peace , and maintain no principles manifestly inconsistent
with the safety of the government they live under . But his lordship apprehends he
...
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Upon the whole , I have endeavored to keep in view the honesty and gravity of an
historian , and have said nothing with a design to exasperate or widen the
differences among christians ; for as I am a sincere admirer of the doctrines of the
...
Upon the whole , I have endeavored to keep in view the honesty and gravity of an
historian , and have said nothing with a design to exasperate or widen the
differences among christians ; for as I am a sincere admirer of the doctrines of the
...
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