Two Discourses on the Unity of the Church: Her Divisions, and Their Removal ; to which is Subjoined A Short View of the Plan of Religious Reformation Originally Adopted in the Secession |
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... law , and one manner , and one or- dinance , shall be for you of the congregation , and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you ; as ye are , so shall the stranger be before the Lords . " - By the death of Christ , " the middle ...
... law , and one manner , and one or- dinance , shall be for you of the congregation , and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you ; as ye are , so shall the stranger be before the Lords . " - By the death of Christ , " the middle ...
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... laws of Christ.- Again , the church may be considered either as catholic or as particular . This distinction is not inconsistent with its unity any more than the for- mer . The visible church considered as catho- lic or 13.
... laws of Christ.- Again , the church may be considered either as catholic or as particular . This distinction is not inconsistent with its unity any more than the for- mer . The visible church considered as catho- lic or 13.
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... laws , shall we suppose that the most perfect of all societies , " the house of the living God , " and " the kingdom of heaven , " should be left by her Divine Head without that which so evidently tends to the maintenance of her faith ...
... laws , shall we suppose that the most perfect of all societies , " the house of the living God , " and " the kingdom of heaven , " should be left by her Divine Head without that which so evidently tends to the maintenance of her faith ...
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... laws of Christ , a divisive spirit is evinced by those who factiously exclaim against its severity , enter into schemes , open or covert , for relaxing its bonds , or form themselves into another society connected by looser and more ...
... laws of Christ , a divisive spirit is evinced by those who factiously exclaim against its severity , enter into schemes , open or covert , for relaxing its bonds , or form themselves into another society connected by looser and more ...
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... law of Patronage had been abrogated soon after its imposition , the peace of the Church of Scotland might have been preserved , and many of those dissensions and separations which have since occurred would have been prevented ; but who ...
... law of Patronage had been abrogated soon after its imposition , the peace of the Church of Scotland might have been preserved , and many of those dissensions and separations which have since occurred would have been prevented ; but who ...
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Page 66 - Ye worship ye know not what. We know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Page 2 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 32 - Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16.
Page 65 - I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Page 3 - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
Page 2 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt...
Page 21 - Forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Page 12 - Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus : that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 61 - And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel, and one king shall be king to them all, and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all. Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions. But I will save them out of all their dwelling-places wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them, so shall they be My people, and I will be their...
Page 49 - ... And it shall come to pass in that day, That the Lord shall set his hand again the second time To recover the remnant of his people, Which shall be left, from Assyria, And from Egypt, and from Pathros, And from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.