 | Andrew Marvell - 1873 - 600 pages
...retaining of those ceremonies is not onely ' as they serve for decent order and godly discipline, but as they are apt to stir up the dull mind of man to the remembrance of his duty to God, by some special and notable significancy, whereby he may be edified.' They further observe the Church of England's... | |
 | Seward Brice - Ecclesiastical law - 1875 - 730 pages
...do serve to a decent Order, and godly Discipline, and such as be apt to stir up the dull in,: iil' of man to the remembrance of his duty to God, by some...special signification, whereby he might be edified. Furthermore, the most weighty cause of the abolishment of certain Ceremonies was, That they were so... | |
 | Convocation prov. of Canterbury - 1875 - 590 pages
...content only with those ceremonies which do serve to a decent order and godly discipline, and such as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man to the remembrance of his dnty to God by some notable and special signification, whereby he might be edified. There, then, is... | |
 | Church of England, Edward VI (King of England) - 1877 - 604 pages
...content only with those ceremonies which do serve to a decent order and godly discipline, and such as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man, to the remembrance...special signification, whereby he might be edified. Furthermore, the most weighty cause of the abolishment of certain Ceremonies was, that they were so... | |
 | Clapton Crabb Rolfe - Colors, Liturgical - 1879 - 262 pages
...retain " those Ceremonies which do serve " to a decent Order and godly Discipline, and such " as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man to the " remembrance...special signification, whereby he might be " edified." — [The Book of Common Prayer.] Now if we apply all this to the question of the retention of the five... | |
 | John Purchas - 1879 - 476 pages
...this Manual. Thus it is evident that Eitual and Ceremonial tend to the " edification" of the Church, are " apt to stir up the dull mind of man to the remembrance of his duty to GOD by some notable signification," and conduce to the maintenance of "a decent order and godly discipline." It is now... | |
 | John Purchas - 1879 - 482 pages
...this Manual. Thus it is evident that Ritual and Ceremonial tend to the " edification" of the Church, are " apt to stir up the dull mind of man to the remembrance of his duty to GOD by some notable signification," and conduce to the maintenance of " a decent order and godly discipline." It is now... | |
 | William Magan Campion - 1880 - 480 pages
...content only with those Ceremonies which do serve to a decent order and godly disciplino, and such as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man to the remembrance...notable and special signification, whereby he might be edlfled. Furthermore, the moet weighty cause of the abolishment of certain Ceremonies was, that they... | |
 | Alfred Barry (bp. of Sydney) - 1882 - 550 pages
...content only with those Ceremonies which do serve to a decent order and godly discipline, and such as be apt to stir up the dull mind | of man to the remembrance...notable and special signification, whereby he might be edlfled. Furthermore, the most weighty ' cause of the abolishment of certain Ceremonies was, that they... | |
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Law was;) but it is a religion to serve God, not in bondage of the figure or shadow, but in the freedom of the spirit, being content only with those Ceremonies which do serve to a decent order and godly discipline, and such as be apt to stir up the dull... 
