Observations on the Religious Peculiarities of the Society of Friends;J. and A. Arch, Cornhill; W. Alexander and Son, York; S. Wilkin, Norwich; and A. Constable and Company, Edinburgh., 1825 - Society of Friends - 334 pages |
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... precept of the same inspired writer , — “ prove all things ; " I Thes . v , 21. That it is very generally desirable for Christians , who are arrived at years of sound discretion , to prove those peculiar religious prin- ciples in which ...
... precept of the same inspired writer , — “ prove all things ; " I Thes . v , 21. That it is very generally desirable for Christians , who are arrived at years of sound discretion , to prove those peculiar religious prin- ciples in which ...
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... precept , and by the omission of a rite , in itself absolutely indifferent , it may almost be asserted that the system of Christiani- ty is overturned , and that the Gospel falls to the ground . To impose on an obscure and ambiguous ...
... precept , and by the omission of a rite , in itself absolutely indifferent , it may almost be asserted that the system of Christiani- ty is overturned , and that the Gospel falls to the ground . To impose on an obscure and ambiguous ...
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... precept , concerning spiritual things , in words which bore an outward allusion to the flesh - the frequent occurrence of the terms " baptize " and " bap- tism " in the New Testament , and particularly in the discourses of Christ ...
... precept , concerning spiritual things , in words which bore an outward allusion to the flesh - the frequent occurrence of the terms " baptize " and " bap- tism " in the New Testament , and particularly in the discourses of Christ ...
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... precept has no connexion with that unchangeable law , and does nothing more than enjoin , for some specifick purpose , a practice in itself indifferent . Such a precept , therefore , appears to contain no sufficient internal evidence of ...
... precept has no connexion with that unchangeable law , and does nothing more than enjoin , for some specifick purpose , a practice in itself indifferent . Such a precept , therefore , appears to contain no sufficient internal evidence of ...
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... precept of Jesus was of that very leading importance which is generally imagined ; or , that our Lord then instituted a rite which was , in every age , to form an essential part of divine worship , and to be universally obligatory on ...
... precept of Jesus was of that very leading importance which is generally imagined ; or , that our Lord then instituted a rite which was , in every age , to form an essential part of divine worship , and to be universally obligatory on ...
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Page 248 - And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen : and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Page 4 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous...
Page 81 - For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female : for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Page 9 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves ; which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;) in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel.
Page 152 - Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Page 250 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, that ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Page 290 - I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews : wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
Page 126 - But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all : and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest ; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Page 113 - Behold, I stand at the door, and knock : if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.
Page 2 - God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands...