The Presbyterian Digest: A Compend of the Acts and Deliverances of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America |
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... present time and suited to the circumstances of the united body , the following action was taken , upon which the judgment of the General Assembly is desired : Resolved , That it is expedient that a new Digest of the Acts and Deliv ...
... present time and suited to the circumstances of the united body , the following action was taken , upon which the judgment of the General Assembly is desired : Resolved , That it is expedient that a new Digest of the Acts and Deliv ...
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... Present . 1. In the Absence of the Accused , Counsel must be Assigned . 2. Order of Proceeding in Case of Contumacy , a , when the Judicature has Taken the Testimony as above . It may Proceed to Pass Judgment thereon , as if he were Present ...
... Present . 1. In the Absence of the Accused , Counsel must be Assigned . 2. Order of Proceeding in Case of Contumacy , a , when the Judicature has Taken the Testimony as above . It may Proceed to Pass Judgment thereon , as if he were Present ...
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... present state , be lodged with fallible men . VIII . Lastly , That if the preceding scriptural and rational principles be steadfastly adhered to , the vigor and strictness of its discipline will con- tribute to the glory and happiness ...
... present state , be lodged with fallible men . VIII . Lastly , That if the preceding scriptural and rational principles be steadfastly adhered to , the vigor and strictness of its discipline will con- tribute to the glory and happiness ...
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... present , except one * that declared himself not prepared , viz : Masters Jedidiah Andrews , Thomas Craighead , John Thomson , James Anderson , John Pierson , Samuel Gelston , Joseph Houston , Gilbert Tennent , Adam Boyd , Jonathan ...
... present , except one * that declared himself not prepared , viz : Masters Jedidiah Andrews , Thomas Craighead , John Thomson , James Anderson , John Pierson , Samuel Gelston , Joseph Houston , Gilbert Tennent , Adam Boyd , Jonathan ...
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... present ( which were eighteen in number , except one that declared himself not prepared ) , after proposing all the scruples any of them had to make against any articles and expressions in the Confession of Faith and Larger and Short ...
... present ( which were eighteen in number , except one that declared himself not prepared ) , after proposing all the scruples any of them had to make against any articles and expressions in the Confession of Faith and Larger and Short ...
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Popular passages
Page 296 - ... then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord ; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 478 - It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Page 281 - For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Page 230 - I pray for them ; I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me ; for they are thine.
Page 670 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 314 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment ; 'but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Page 319 - For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, And floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, And my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, As willows by the water courses.
Page 317 - I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Page 300 - Finally brethren, farewell : be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Page 322 - Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke ? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?