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... whole Helvetic Confederation was established . It is obvious , that in such a country as this the reformation might proceed , without encountering any such powerful opponents as it had to contend with in Germany . Shut up within their ...
... whole Helvetic Confederation was established . It is obvious , that in such a country as this the reformation might proceed , without encountering any such powerful opponents as it had to contend with in Germany . Shut up within their ...
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... them " consisted of a whole parish , attended by their spiritual pastor . " " It is computed , " he Bays , that , upon the most moderate calculation , 66 their number amounts yearly to a hundred thousand . " A. D. 1516. ] 13 EINSIDLIN .
... them " consisted of a whole parish , attended by their spiritual pastor . " " It is computed , " he Bays , that , upon the most moderate calculation , 66 their number amounts yearly to a hundred thousand . " A. D. 1516. ] 13 EINSIDLIN .
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... whole train of external observances which were mistaken for piety and holi- ness ; averring that , if the evil were not remedied , religion must utterly go to ruin . He exhorted him to use his utmost efforts to ward off so fatal an ...
... whole train of external observances which were mistaken for piety and holi- ness ; averring that , if the evil were not remedied , religion must utterly go to ruin . He exhorted him to use his utmost efforts to ward off so fatal an ...
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... whole of the evangelical history , beginning with the gospel of S. Matthew , and that " not from human traditions , " as he said , " but according to the mind of the Spirit , which he did not doubt that , by means of earnest prayer to ...
... whole of the evangelical history , beginning with the gospel of S. Matthew , and that " not from human traditions , " as he said , " but according to the mind of the Spirit , which he did not doubt that , by means of earnest prayer to ...
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... whole gospel of Matthew ..... I then proceeded to the Acts of the apostles , that the church of Zuric might see in what manner , and by what persons , the gospel was 1 Myconius observes : " He carried with him such authority in ...
... whole gospel of Matthew ..... I then proceeded to the Acts of the apostles , that the church of Zuric might see in what manner , and by what persons , the gospel was 1 Myconius observes : " He carried with him such authority in ...
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Page 218 - Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Page 66 - But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost; in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them
Page 57 - 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.
Page 220 - For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men ? for if I yet pleased men. I should not be the servant of Christ.
Page 22 - Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Page 66 - His word shall not return unto Him void, but shall accomplish that which He pleases and shall prosper in the thing whereto He hath sent it...
Page 349 - For the word of God is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart And John saw, Rev.
Page 387 - God, that taking mercy on me, whom He had created and placed in this world, He not only delivered me out of the deep darkness of idolatry in which I was plunged, that He might bring me into the light of His gospel, and make me a partaker...
Page 375 - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Page 236 - EXCEPT the Lord build the house : their labour is but lost that build it.