An Historical Sketch of the First Church in Boston: From Its Formation to the Present Period. To which are Added Two Sermons, One on Leaving the Old, and the Other on Entering the New House of Worship |
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... from Cor . i . and in his sermon held a strong 17 July . light over the nature and dangers of those divisions , which had sprung up in the church , and most tenderly pressed upon his hearers the duties of SECT . 42 WILSON . COTTON .
... from Cor . i . and in his sermon held a strong 17 July . light over the nature and dangers of those divisions , which had sprung up in the church , and most tenderly pressed upon his hearers the duties of SECT . 42 WILSON . COTTON .
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... hearers the duties of SECT . II . candour , forbearance , and brotherly love . Exhortations of this complexion were not with- out their effect . Private meetings of ministers and the brethren were had for the removal of ...
... hearers the duties of SECT . II . candour , forbearance , and brotherly love . Exhortations of this complexion were not with- out their effect . Private meetings of ministers and the brethren were had for the removal of ...
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... hearers . The ministers promis- ed to attend to the matter ; but it was found , that their own wives participated in this fault , and therefore little was effected in the business . Two years since , a Mr. Bernard , of Batcomb ...
... hearers . The ministers promis- ed to attend to the matter ; but it was found , that their own wives participated in this fault , and therefore little was effected in the business . Two years since , a Mr. Bernard , of Batcomb ...
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... hearers . At Providence Mr. W. and some of his com- pany were rebaptized , a few months since ; after which he denied communion with all others . Now again he was ready to question his second baptism , unable to derive its authority ...
... hearers . At Providence Mr. W. and some of his com- pany were rebaptized , a few months since ; after which he denied communion with all others . Now again he was ready to question his second baptism , unable to derive its authority ...
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... hearers , he was remarkably luminous , powerful , and consolatory . All his fellow - worshippers were seriously impres- sed by his gravity and devotion in the house of God . He was equally eminent for his capacity , as a ruling elder in ...
... hearers , he was remarkably luminous , powerful , and consolatory . All his fellow - worshippers were seriously impres- sed by his gravity and devotion in the house of God . He was equally eminent for his capacity , as a ruling elder in ...
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Page 133 - 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 well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to "Whom be glory for ever and ever, amen
Page 205 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 167 - Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me...
Page 223 - Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Page 182 - Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Page 231 - Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.
Page 133 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant...
Page 233 - LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Page 6 - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the...
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