| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...comfort at his hands. OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH, GENERAL COUNCILS, AND BISHOP OF ROME. 75. It is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word : neither may it so expound one place of Scripture that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although... | |
| Church orders, Ancient - 1675 - 314 pages
...Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith : And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to Gods Word written, neither may it eo expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another.... | |
| Church of England articles - 1855 - 76 pages
...Church hath power to decree Rites or 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. Wherefore, although... | |
| Thomas Tenison - Faith - 1683 - 64 pages
...infallible Rule. For of this importance are the next words of the Article before remembred. .« -- it is not Lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to Gods word written. And befides the fame it ought not to enforce " " " any thing to be believed for... | |
| Samuel Clarke - Trinity - 1712 - 556 pages
...believed as an Article of the Vaith, or be thought requifite or necejffary to Salvation : That it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to Gods word written ; neither may it fo Expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another:... | |
| Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...to decree Rites or Ceremonies. • a.. The Church has Authority in Controverfies of Faith. 3. It is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written. 4. The Church may not fo expound one Place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. f. The Church... | |
| C. Nary - Lord's Supper - 1728 - 250 pages
...hath 'Power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and Authority in Contra-, verfies 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 fo expound, one Tlace of Scripture, that it he repugnant to another. This Exception... | |
| 1744 - 448 pages
...hath power to decree rites or ceremo* nies, and authority in controverfiesof faith : and yet it c is not lawful for the church to ordain any thing that is * contrary to God's word written, neither may it fo ex* pound one place of fcripture, that it be repugnant to « another. Wherefore,... | |
| Micaiah Towgood - 1752 - 296 pages
...guarded againft any fuch Abuje of the Power it claims, -by adding in the XXth Article — Yet is it not "lawful for the Church to ordain "any Thing that is contrary to GOD'J Word 'written; neither may it fo exfound one Place of Scripture that it be repugnant to another.... | |
| History - 1872 - 802 pages
...Church applies them to establish doctrine. Whilst the 20th Article of Religion declares " that it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, nor may it so expound one portion of Scripture that it be repugnant to another." • Now it is very... | |
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