The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate1838 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admit altar Apostle Archbishop argument Arminian authority Balaam baptism believe Bible Bishop Bishop Burnet blessed called Calvinists canon Catholic character Christ Christian Observer Church of England Church of Rome Church of Scotland clergy clergyman communion Council of Trent Dissenters Divine doctrine duty effect Epistle Eucharist express faith Father feel friends glory God's Gospel grace heart heaven holy holy orders honour hope Jesus justification labours live Lord Lord's means ment mind minister never object opinion Oxford Tract parish passage peace persons Popery practice pray prayer preached present priest principle Protestant Protestantism prothesis Pusey question racter readers Reformation religion religious remarks reply righteousness Romanist rubric sacrament sacrifice Scripture sermon shew Society Socinians soul speak spirit temptation thee things thou thought tion tism truth unto whole Wilberforce word writing
Popular passages
Page v - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Page 591 - Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, And the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night...
Page 544 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people...
Page 590 - And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
Page 303 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Page 525 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man ; but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin : and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Page 480 - DO you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this Office and Ministration, to serve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people ? Answer.
Page 70 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away..
Page 327 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel and the protestant reformed religion established by law ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? King and queen. All this I promise to do.
Page 1 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.