A Treatise on Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Religion: In which are Illustrated the Profession, Ministry, Worship, and Faith of the Society of Friends |
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... , there we may fair- ly infer power to obey . Friends be- lieve that the light which shines in eve- ry man , and which is offered to him during the day of his visitation , he may obey or disobey ; and if this doc- trine TREATISE . 11.
... , there we may fair- ly infer power to obey . Friends be- lieve that the light which shines in eve- ry man , and which is offered to him during the day of his visitation , he may obey or disobey ; and if this doc- trine TREATISE . 11.
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... lieve many may be deceived by com- plying with outward forms without the spirit . We confess also that it is pos- sible for an assembly to be gathered into outward silence , and not experi- ence the mind to be separated from the ...
... lieve many may be deceived by com- plying with outward forms without the spirit . We confess also that it is pos- sible for an assembly to be gathered into outward silence , and not experi- ence the mind to be separated from the ...
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... lieve will fail to be acceptable to the Father , who is a pure and spiritual being , only known and worshipped in that manifestation of the spirit which he has been pleased to grant to all them that wait upon , and worship him in spirit ...
... lieve will fail to be acceptable to the Father , who is a pure and spiritual being , only known and worshipped in that manifestation of the spirit which he has been pleased to grant to all them that wait upon , and worship him in spirit ...
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... lieve that it cannot be performed , but only as we are led thereto by the spirit of God ; by which the things of God , and his will are made manifest . Now when an assembly are gather- ed for the purpose of divine worship , and any ...
... lieve that it cannot be performed , but only as we are led thereto by the spirit of God ; by which the things of God , and his will are made manifest . Now when an assembly are gather- ed for the purpose of divine worship , and any ...
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... lieve in this inward manifestation of the word , and have the spiritual ear open to hear , have come to embrace the proper object of faith , without which it is impossible to please God . To such , faith is the evidence of things not ...
... lieve in this inward manifestation of the word , and have the spiritual ear open to hear , have come to embrace the proper object of faith , without which it is impossible to please God . To such , faith is the evidence of things not ...
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Page 98 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire; whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Page 12 - It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you : but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Page 52 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 26 - For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female : for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Page 34 - And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; We have waited for him, and he will save us: This is the Lord ; we have waited for him , We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Page 130 - For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things, " that ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication, from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well.
Page 120 - And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people : and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruninghooks : nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Page 86 - He that regardeth the day regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
Page 107 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths...
Page 96 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.