A Vindication of the Church of England from charges brought against her in the Christian's Penny MagazineFrancis & John Rivington, 1847 - 190 pages |
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... person belonging to the Church . If any want instruction , have we not abundance of books , written by our Bishops and Clergy ; or sanctioned by those , on whose judgment we may depend , that they may consult ? That the multitude read ...
... person belonging to the Church . If any want instruction , have we not abundance of books , written by our Bishops and Clergy ; or sanctioned by those , on whose judgment we may depend , that they may consult ? That the multitude read ...
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... persons not of mean ability " . " It hath been conceived , " writes Bishop Pearson , " that even in the Scriptures it , " i . e . the word Church , " is sometimes taken for the place in which the members of the Church did meet to ...
... persons not of mean ability " . " It hath been conceived , " writes Bishop Pearson , " that even in the Scriptures it , " i . e . the word Church , " is sometimes taken for the place in which the members of the Church did meet to ...
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... persons . When the Church , however , came to consist of many thousands of people , so that it was utterly impossible for them to assemble with any de- gree of convenience in one place , it is probable that the members distributed ...
... persons . When the Church , however , came to consist of many thousands of people , so that it was utterly impossible for them to assemble with any de- gree of convenience in one place , it is probable that the members distributed ...
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... persons may not be else- where accepted3 . We cannot bind His mercy : it is for us to conform to what He has commanded ; and what may be 4 " The Catholic sense of this doctrine may be expressed in the following propositions : " First ...
... persons may not be else- where accepted3 . We cannot bind His mercy : it is for us to conform to what He has commanded ; and what may be 4 " The Catholic sense of this doctrine may be expressed in the following propositions : " First ...
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... persons being , de jure , subject to those particular Churches , and excommuni- cating themselves , do consequently sever themselves from the Ca- tholic Church ; they commit great wrong toward that particular Church , and toward the ...
... persons being , de jure , subject to those particular Churches , and excommuni- cating themselves , do consequently sever themselves from the Ca- tholic Church ; they commit great wrong toward that particular Church , and toward the ...
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Page 22 - The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 151 - Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John : who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost : (for as yet he was fallen upon none of them : only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Page 157 - OUR Lord Jesus Christ, who hath left power to his church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences ! And by his authority committed to me, I absolve thee from all thy sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Page 138 - And as they went on their way they came unto a certain water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized ?" And Philip said, "If thou believeth with all thine heart thou mayest." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Page 129 - Baptism is not only a sign of profession, and mark of difference, whereby Christian men are discerned from others that be not christened, but it is also a sign of regeneration or new birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they that receive baptism rightly are grafted into the church; the promises of forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed; faith is confirmed, and grace increased by virtue of prayer unto God.
Page 159 - THE Almighty Lord, who is a most strong tower to all them that put their trust in him, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under the earth, do bow and obey, be now and evermore thy defence; and make thee know and feel that there is none other Name under heaven given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayest receive health and salvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 40 - For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament; (for then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink his blood; then we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us;) so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily.
Page 94 - Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith; And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another.
Page 43 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat ; this is my body.
Page 131 - After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace given, and fall into sin, and by the grace of God we may arise again, and amend our lives.