Historical Sketch of the Origin of the Secession Church |
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Page 285 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
Page 161 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 207 - Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded : and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Page 46 - This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Page 49 - And inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me...
Page 46 - Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a. trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
Page 262 - Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate.
Page 138 - I protest before God and your lordships, that I profess and allow with my heart the true religion presently professed within this realm, and authorized by the laws thereof; I shall abide thereat and defend the same to my life's end, renouncing the Roman religion called papistry.
Page 125 - Lord, save us, we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him...
Page 317 - He searches the hearts, and tries the reins of the children of men...