A letter to a gentlewoman concerning baptism1732 |
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... these I fay may be pleaded as the Motives for communicating the fame to the Publick . As therefore Zeal for Truth , and fincere Love of Souls is the fole Inducement to its Publication , it is to be hoped fo Difinterested a View will not ...
... these I fay may be pleaded as the Motives for communicating the fame to the Publick . As therefore Zeal for Truth , and fincere Love of Souls is the fole Inducement to its Publication , it is to be hoped fo Difinterested a View will not ...
Page iii
... these , would only expose the preciou Pearls of our holy Religion to be trampled under their Feet . They must therefore be left to fport them- felves with their own Deceivings , as an Apoftle speaks , ( 2 Pet . xii . 18. ) till the ...
... these , would only expose the preciou Pearls of our holy Religion to be trampled under their Feet . They must therefore be left to fport them- felves with their own Deceivings , as an Apoftle speaks , ( 2 Pet . xii . 18. ) till the ...
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... these Matters , than is poffible to croud into this Dif- course , let him read the Doctor's Explanation of the foregoing Definition , particularly what he faith on the Article of Baptifm . Let him read alfo the feveral Epiftles of St ...
... these Matters , than is poffible to croud into this Dif- course , let him read the Doctor's Explanation of the foregoing Definition , particularly what he faith on the Article of Baptifm . Let him read alfo the feveral Epiftles of St ...
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... These are our Quakers ; a People for whom my Soul grieves and mourns in se- cret , as the greatest Objects of Chriftian Com- paffion , and for whofe fake chiefly I have taken upon me to prefix this Difcourfe before the following Letter ...
... These are our Quakers ; a People for whom my Soul grieves and mourns in se- cret , as the greatest Objects of Chriftian Com- paffion , and for whofe fake chiefly I have taken upon me to prefix this Difcourfe before the following Letter ...
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... These are very copious , and too much disputed Points , for which there is not Room here , except in as few Words as poffible .--- The Perfection and Happiness of Man , before his Fall , confifted in his having this very holy Spirit of ...
... These are very copious , and too much disputed Points , for which there is not Room here , except in as few Words as poffible .--- The Perfection and Happiness of Man , before his Fall , confifted in his having this very holy Spirit of ...
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adminiftred againſt alfo Anfw Anſwer Apoftles Baptifm of John Baptized with Water becauſe Biſhops bleffed Cafe Chrift's Baptifm Chriftian Church Church of England Circumcifion cleanfes Clergy Confcience Confeffion Difciples Diffenters Diftinct Doctrine Everlaſting faid Faith fame Father faved felf felves fent feveral fhall fhew fhould firft Fleſh fome fuch fufficient Gospel hath Heaven himſelf Holy Ghoft Holy Spirit Honour Inftitution Inftructed Jefus Chrift John's Baptifm Kingdom Kingdom of God Lay-Baptifm lefs Light Lord Lord's Supper Material Water Mercy Minifter Miniftry Mofes moft moſt muft muſt Name neceffary Neceffity New-Teftament obferve Office Ordination outward Paffages Perfons Pointed out Chrift's preached prefent price Bound Prieft Promife Prophets Quakers Queſtion Reafon received Refurrection Repentance Sacrament Scripture ſelf Soul ſpeaks Spirit-Baptifm Teftament Teftimony thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thro tifm tized Truth underſtand unto uſed waſhes Water-Baptifm whofe Word World
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Page 35 - For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Page 30 - Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of fuch is the kingdom of God.
Page 32 - ... at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, and from thence shall come again, at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead...
Page 33 - Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen. Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph, against the devil, the world, and the flesh.
Page 21 - In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Page 25 - Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our Calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may...
Page 32 - SON our LORD ? And that He was conceived by the HOLY GHOST; Born of the Virgin Mary; That He suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried ; That He went down into hell ; And also did rise again the third day ; That He ascended into heaven, And sitteth at the right hand of GOD the FATHER ALMIGHTY; And from thence shall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead...
Page 30 - Ye perceive how by his outward gesture and deed he declared his good will toward them : for he embraced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Page 33 - He engaged to believe all the articles of the Christian faith ; and solemnly vowed, in the name of the Holy Trinity, ' to keep God's holy will and commandments, and to walk in the same all the days of his life.
Page 31 - Thee hearty thanks, O heavenly Father, that Thou hast vouchsafed to call me to the knowledge of Thy grace and faith in Thee. Increase this knowledge 'and confirm this faith in me evermore. Grant...