A treatise on the government of the Church1811 |
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... lives , and . their preaching is attended with success . " As for the first pretence , we know that Satan himself appears as an angel of light ; that some heretics , quakers , and heathens , have excelled many christians in their ...
... lives , and . their preaching is attended with success . " As for the first pretence , we know that Satan himself appears as an angel of light ; that some heretics , quakers , and heathens , have excelled many christians in their ...
Page 58
... live together as members of the same body , and united to each other , as the members of the natural body are by nerves and sinews ? For christians are called one body , with respect to their external communion , which is repre- sented ...
... live together as members of the same body , and united to each other , as the members of the natural body are by nerves and sinews ? For christians are called one body , with respect to their external communion , which is repre- sented ...
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... live within the precincts of such a shurch , meet together with their neighbour christians , at public and solemn times and places for religious worship : and nothing can justify a separation from the church , but sinful terms of ...
... live within the precincts of such a shurch , meet together with their neighbour christians , at public and solemn times and places for religious worship : and nothing can justify a separation from the church , but sinful terms of ...
Page 68
... lives under a minister that does not act according to these rules , or doth not preach according to the doctrine of the gospel , or doth not perform his duty in every thing as he ought ; it is in a great measure his he doth not acquaint ...
... lives under a minister that does not act according to these rules , or doth not preach according to the doctrine of the gospel , or doth not perform his duty in every thing as he ought ; it is in a great measure his he doth not acquaint ...
Page 86
... lives , and that therefore it is not safe to attend the service of the church . " - Now , it must be remembered that the clergy are but men , and have their gifts in frail and earth- en vessels . And were we to allow that their lives ...
... lives , and that therefore it is not safe to attend the service of the church . " - Now , it must be remembered that the clergy are but men , and have their gifts in frail and earth- en vessels . And were we to allow that their lives ...
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Page 1 - Then saith he unto his disciples, ' The harvest truly is plenteous, but ' the labourers are few ; pray ye therefore the ' Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
Page 52 - Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Page 38 - There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling ; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Page 67 - Moses' seat : all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do ; but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do not.
Page 12 - Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2.
Page 157 - Christ : and that there is made a conversion of the whole substance of the bread into the Body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the Blood ; which conversion the Catholic Church calls Transubstantiation.
Page 96 - For from you sounded out the .word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad ; so that we need not to speak any thing.
Page 39 - For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.