The rational foundation of a Christian Church, and the terms of Christian communion. To which are added 3 discoursesJohn Oswald; and James Buckland, 1747 - 375 pages |
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... Practice of boly Fellowship , and to encourage our Hope , as give abundant Reafon to our Expectations of divine Success . Has he not told us , that where two or three are met together in his Name , there he is , or will be in the Midft ...
... Practice of boly Fellowship , and to encourage our Hope , as give abundant Reafon to our Expectations of divine Success . Has he not told us , that where two or three are met together in his Name , there he is , or will be in the Midft ...
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... Practice , will find his Confcience impofed upon by any Article or Ca- non bere mentioned ; nor will any Society find itself obliged to do any Thing in receiving , continuing , or excluding any Perfons from their Church , but what lies ...
... Practice , will find his Confcience impofed upon by any Article or Ca- non bere mentioned ; nor will any Society find itself obliged to do any Thing in receiving , continuing , or excluding any Perfons from their Church , but what lies ...
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... Practices to keep a Senfe of divine Things lively and warm at their own Hearts , and to excite others to the fame Practices of Piety and Goodnefs . Thus focial Religion appears with Evidence to be the Duty of Mankind . II . There are ...
... Practices to keep a Senfe of divine Things lively and warm at their own Hearts , and to excite others to the fame Practices of Piety and Goodnefs . Thus focial Religion appears with Evidence to be the Duty of Mankind . II . There are ...
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... Practice of publick as well as private Religion , both by the Light of Reason and the Light of Revelation : For God , who knows the Weakness of our intellectual Pow- ers , has been graciously pleased to give us a fhorter , plainer , and ...
... Practice of publick as well as private Religion , both by the Light of Reason and the Light of Revelation : For God , who knows the Weakness of our intellectual Pow- ers , has been graciously pleased to give us a fhorter , plainer , and ...
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... Practice , fo far as relates to our perfonal Religion , are much more plainly and exprefsly dictated to us in Scripture , by Way of direct and explicit Revelation and Command ; whereas the Affairs that relate only to focial Religion ...
... Practice , fo far as relates to our perfonal Religion , are much more plainly and exprefsly dictated to us in Scripture , by Way of direct and explicit Revelation and Command ; whereas the Affairs that relate only to focial Religion ...
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Page 144 - Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived : neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Page 127 - In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Page 144 - But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fomicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Page 122 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 360 - Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither : as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Page 347 - Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we» shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Page 182 - For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Page 288 - Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Page 287 - Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Page 251 - Whatsoever else they believe besides it, and the plain irrefragable, indubitable consequences of it, well may they hold it as a matter of opinion : but as matter of faith and religion, neither can they with coherence to their own grounds believe it themselves, nor require the belief of it of others, without most high and most schismatical presumption.