The History of the Church of Christ: Particularly in Its Lutheran Branch, from the Diet of Augsburg, A.D. 1530, to the Death of Luther, A.D. 1546 : Intended as a Continuation of the Church History, Brought Down to the Commencement of that Period, by the Rev. Joseph Milner and the Very Rev. Isaac Milner, Volume 2L. B. Seely and Son, 1829 - Europe |
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Page 214 - Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do -unto those that love thy name. 133 Order my steps in thy word : and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Page 32 - They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 181 - The condition of Man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.
Page 218 - Is the law then against the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Page 116 - And yet that faith doth not. shut out repentance, hope, love, dread, and the fear of God, to be joined with faith in every man that is justified ; but it shutteth them out from the office of justifying.
Page 198 - Sir, in these matters I am so fearful, that I dare not speak further ; yea, almost none otherwise, than the very text doth (as it were) lead me by the hand.
Page 418 - shall not return unto him void, but shall accomplish that which he pleaseth, and shall prosper in the thing whereto he sendeth it.
Page 93 - But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Page 381 - We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement ; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us : for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves...
Page 90 - Knox, the founders of the reformed church in their respective countries, as far as they had power and opportunity, inflicted the same punishments upon such as called in question any article in their creeds, which were denounced against their own disciples by the church of Rome.