A dissent from the Church of England, fully justified: being the dissenting gentleman's three letters and postscript, in answer to J. White's on that subject. By M. Towgood1811 |
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... truth judge between the con- tending parties ! He will judge in righteousness : and to him alone be the glory of dominion over conscience , and all authority in religion through- out all churches , in all ages . Amen , 4142 1 TABLE OF ...
... truth judge between the con- tending parties ! He will judge in righteousness : and to him alone be the glory of dominion over conscience , and all authority in religion through- out all churches , in all ages . Amen , 4142 1 TABLE OF ...
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... , notwithstanding this kingdom was so happily delivered from some of its distresses , by the defeat of the rebel army at Culloden , yet it was still engaged in a war with France and Spain . to Liberty , to Truth , and an act of THE.
... , notwithstanding this kingdom was so happily delivered from some of its distresses , by the defeat of the rebel army at Culloden , yet it was still engaged in a war with France and Spain . to Liberty , to Truth , and an act of THE.
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... truth no power at all , nor authority of this kind ; yea , if CHRIST , the great Law- giver and King of his Church , hath expressly commanded that no such power shall ever be claimed , or ever be yielded by any of his fol- lowers , then ...
... truth no power at all , nor authority of this kind ; yea , if CHRIST , the great Law- giver and King of his Church , hath expressly commanded that no such power shall ever be claimed , or ever be yielded by any of his fol- lowers , then ...
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... and control . The King and Parliament are , in truth , the real fathers , governors , or bishops of this church : these only have power to make or to unmake forms and rites of worship , and to authoritatively intrust 8.
... and control . The King and Parliament are , in truth , the real fathers , governors , or bishops of this church : these only have power to make or to unmake forms and rites of worship , and to authoritatively intrust 8.
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... truth , and quite contrary to fact . I have spent my whole life amongst the Dissen- ters , and am acquainted with a great number of their churches and ministers ; but never once , till now , heard that sitting at the LORD's table was ...
... truth , and quite contrary to fact . I have spent my whole life amongst the Dissen- ters , and am acquainted with a great number of their churches and ministers ; but never once , till now , heard that sitting at the LORD's table was ...
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Page 257 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 170 - Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance ; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face ; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Page 213 - Fountain, but may be plainly proved, either to have been brought in, in such an age after Christ ; or that in such an age it was not in. In a word, there is no sufficient certainty but of Scripture ONLY, for any considering man to build upon.
Page 104 - Whosoever, through his private judgment, willingly and purposely, doth openly break the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant to the Word of God, and be ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly (that...
Page 272 - PREDESTINATION to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.
Page 272 - Works done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ...
Page 5 - The 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.
Page 188 - THE visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 87 - Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
Page 268 - Indeed, it hath already brought in such dissoluteness and contempt of principle, in the higher part of the world, and such profligate intemperance, and fearlessness of committing crimes, in the lower, as must, if this torrent of impiety stop not, become absolutely fatal.