The Truth Vindicated: Being an Appeal to the Light of Christ Within and to the Testimony of the Holy Scriptures : by Way of an Answer to a Pamphlet Extitled Extracts from Periodical Works on the Controversy Amongst the Society of FriendsEdmund Fry and Son, 1836 - Extracts from periodical works on the controversy amongst the Society of Friends - 243 pages |
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Page vi
... heart of man , independently of any " written revelation , " is not to be overthrown , is not to be scoffed and jeered away , by confounding IT with the meteoric flashes of a bewildered imagination ; and applying to BOTH that censure ...
... heart of man , independently of any " written revelation , " is not to be overthrown , is not to be scoffed and jeered away , by confounding IT with the meteoric flashes of a bewildered imagination ; and applying to BOTH that censure ...
Page vii
... heart ! Why must the foundation upon which we are to build , be of man's choosing ? What divine command to that end has been issued ? and to whom ? Where can I find the proclama- tion from Heaven , that the Apostolic declaration , that ...
... heart ! Why must the foundation upon which we are to build , be of man's choosing ? What divine command to that end has been issued ? and to whom ? Where can I find the proclama- tion from Heaven , that the Apostolic declaration , that ...
Page ix
... heart , ” to— “ the Lord ? " No , but to the ipse dixit of men fallible like ourselves , and who have the vanity and anti - christian folly to call each other , and be " called of men " Rabbi ! Rabbi ! Doctor of Divinity ! Rever- end ...
... heart , ” to— “ the Lord ? " No , but to the ipse dixit of men fallible like ourselves , and who have the vanity and anti - christian folly to call each other , and be " called of men " Rabbi ! Rabbi ! Doctor of Divinity ! Rever- end ...
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... heart , desire to do the thing that is right , and preserve a conscience void of offence , be- fore both God and man ; -if there be any such , who gain a live- lihood , by thus professing to preach " the unsearchable riches of Christ ...
... heart , desire to do the thing that is right , and preserve a conscience void of offence , be- fore both God and man ; -if there be any such , who gain a live- lihood , by thus professing to preach " the unsearchable riches of Christ ...
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... heart , yet will they be apparent friends , to se- cure their common booty ; potsherds of the earth , striving to- gether with the potsherds of the earth , yet do they enter into a treaty of alliance , offensive and defensive , against ...
... heart , yet will they be apparent friends , to se- cure their common booty ; potsherds of the earth , striving to- gether with the potsherds of the earth , yet do they enter into a treaty of alliance , offensive and defensive , against ...
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Page xx - As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him : rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Page 84 - For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it...
Page 137 - For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me : for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Page 174 - How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Page 220 - Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: 14.
Page 35 - Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, "One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Page 138 - Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist : notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Page 135 - But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
Page 110 - For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves, and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
Page 37 - For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ...