A Compendium of Methodism: Embracing the History and Present Condition of Various Branches in All Countries with a Defense of Its Doctrinal, Governmental, and Prudential Peculiarities |
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... ministry has greatly increased superseded the necessity of this people have increased also , and , afte ministerial usefulness to be occupie power of the regular clergy to supp hereafter . This new development introduced shire , where ...
... ministry has greatly increased superseded the necessity of this people have increased also , and , afte ministerial usefulness to be occupie power of the regular clergy to supp hereafter . This new development introduced shire , where ...
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... minister , an the present time . been abrogated in This arrangement , any branch of the it is to be hoped that it never will leaders visited the members at their of soon found to be very inconvenient impracticable . Hence it was agreed ...
... minister , an the present time . been abrogated in This arrangement , any branch of the it is to be hoped that it never will leaders visited the members at their of soon found to be very inconvenient impracticable . Hence it was agreed ...
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... ministry varies in its pastora ing in an effort to be more critical in flock , and defending it from the corr unworthy characters , it will always be execution of this holy design . The same grand pursuit suggested also . Many were ...
... ministry varies in its pastora ing in an effort to be more critical in flock , and defending it from the corr unworthy characters , it will always be execution of this holy design . The same grand pursuit suggested also . Many were ...
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... minister of the place , with several justices , stirred up the baser sort of people to outrages of the grossest kind . " Mobs were sum- moned together by the sound of the horn ; men , women , and children , were abused in the most ...
... minister of the place , with several justices , stirred up the baser sort of people to outrages of the grossest kind . " Mobs were sum- moned together by the sound of the horn ; men , women , and children , were abused in the most ...
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... minister ; we will have the minister . ' I desired one to take their captain by the hand and bring him into the house . After a few sentences interchanged between us , the lion was become a lamb . I desired him to go and bring one or ...
... minister ; we will have the minister . ' I desired one to take their captain by the hand and bring him into the house . After a few sentences interchanged between us , the lion was become a lamb . I desired him to go and bring one or ...
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Page 339 - As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them." And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Page 465 - And all that believed were together, and had all things common, and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need ; and they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people.
Page 216 - Nay, but O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus...
Page 275 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away : and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Page 501 - Else, when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
Page 232 - God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, might not perish, but have everlasting life.
Page 249 - For that which I do I allow not : for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Page 268 - By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Page 221 - GOD from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass : yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.
Page 32 - Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.