The Reasons of the Protestant Religion: a Discourse1815 |
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... authority of the Church of Rome . About three hundred years ago , after the complaints and in- effectual struggles ... authorities . For a critical and convincing elucidation of these characters , and of those of the same subject in 1 ...
... authority of the Church of Rome . About three hundred years ago , after the complaints and in- effectual struggles ... authorities . For a critical and convincing elucidation of these characters , and of those of the same subject in 1 ...
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... authority of the scrip- tures ; the true deity of the Redeemer and of the Holy Spirit ; the union of the divine and the ! human natures in the person of Christ ; his obedience and sufferings for the redemption of men ; salvation only by ...
... authority of the scrip- tures ; the true deity of the Redeemer and of the Holy Spirit ; the union of the divine and the ! human natures in the person of Christ ; his obedience and sufferings for the redemption of men ; salvation only by ...
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... authority which it conveys was given to Peter , not in distinction from the others , but as inclu- sive of them . The christian church " is built 66 upon the foundation of THE APOSTLES and prophets ; " not of any single apostle . But ...
... authority which it conveys was given to Peter , not in distinction from the others , but as inclu- sive of them . The christian church " is built 66 upon the foundation of THE APOSTLES and prophets ; " not of any single apostle . But ...
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... authority ; and denounces the pe- nalty of everlasting damnation on those who refuse to submit to its paramount demands . These are extremely numerous , and they ex- tend into all the parts and offices of visible reli- gion . We can ...
... authority ; and denounces the pe- nalty of everlasting damnation on those who refuse to submit to its paramount demands . These are extremely numerous , and they ex- tend into all the parts and offices of visible reli- gion . We can ...
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... authority with the written word ; being , in fact , no other than the dictates of Christ and his apostles , not committed to writing , but handed down by memory , speech , and custom , in an uninterrupted succession through all of the ...
... authority with the written word ; being , in fact , no other than the dictates of Christ and his apostles , not committed to writing , but handed down by memory , speech , and custom , in an uninterrupted succession through all of the ...
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Page 12 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 1 - Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition...
Page 39 - For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups : and many other such like things ye do, 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep
Page 17 - Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Page 36 - All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness : That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Page 6 - I do acknowledge the holy Catholic and apostolic Roman Church to be the mother and mistress of all Churches; and I do promise and swear true obedience to the Bishop of Rome, the successor of St Peter, the prince of the apostles, and vicar of Jesus Christ.
Page 20 - And as to that imperfect contrition, which is called attrition, because that it is commonly conceived either from the consideration of the turpitude of sin, or from the fear of hell and of punishment...
Page 23 - Catholic" (meaning the Romish) " faith teaches us that every virtue is good, and that every " vice is evil; but if the Pope should err in commanding " vices and forbidding virtues, the church would be bound " to believe that VICES ARE GOOD, AND VIRTUES EVIL, " unless she wished to sin against conscience.
Page 34 - Sundays, and all holidays of obligation. 2. To fast and abstain on the days commanded. 3. To confess our sins at least once a year.
Page 8 - He loved the church, and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it and present it to himself, &c.