History of the Rise, Progress, Genius, and Character of American PresbyterianismJ. Gideon, jr., 1839 - 224 pages |
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... admitted that congregations ought to be govern ed by Pastors and Elders , without the brotherhood ? Yet this is one of his essential features of Presbyterianism . Did the Cambridge Platform , in which he said all the essential elements ...
... admitted that congregations ought to be govern ed by Pastors and Elders , without the brotherhood ? Yet this is one of his essential features of Presbyterianism . Did the Cambridge Platform , in which he said all the essential elements ...
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... admitted . But who that lived in that day is entitled to cast the first stone at them ? Compare these laws and proceedings with the laws of Vir- ginia of the same day , or those of England , Scotland , or Geneva , and they will be all ...
... admitted . But who that lived in that day is entitled to cast the first stone at them ? Compare these laws and proceedings with the laws of Vir- ginia of the same day , or those of England , Scotland , or Geneva , and they will be all ...
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... admission of members approved by the church ; by ordination of officers chosen by the church ; and by excommunication of notorious and obstinate offenders renounced by the church , and by restoring of penitents forgiven by the church ...
... admission of members approved by the church ; by ordination of officers chosen by the church ; and by excommunication of notorious and obstinate offenders renounced by the church , and by restoring of penitents forgiven by the church ...
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... admission of members . And therefore there is great reason they should have power to remove any y from their fellowship again . Hence , in case of offence , any brother hath power to convince and admonish an offending brother ; and , in ...
... admission of members . And therefore there is great reason they should have power to remove any y from their fellowship again . Hence , in case of offence , any brother hath power to convince and admonish an offending brother ; and , in ...
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... admitted into the order of Pastors through the whole church of God . But they could not allow the rites of this order to be regu larly and conveniently performed by any but such as were themselves of the same order ; which persuasion ...
... admitted into the order of Pastors through the whole church of God . But they could not allow the rites of this order to be regu larly and conveniently performed by any but such as were themselves of the same order ; which persuasion ...
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Page 210 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 220 - I AB do swear, That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm:...
Page 198 - The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the Word and Sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven: yet he hath authority, and it is his duty to take order, that unity and peace be preserved in the Church, that the truth of God be kept pure and entire, that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all corruptions and abuses in worship and discipline prevented or reformed, and all the ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed.
Page 7 - O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united! For in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Page 218 - An Act for the uniformity of public prayers and administration of sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies, and for establishing the form of making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons, in the Church of England...
Page 220 - I, AB, profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ, his Eternal Son, the true God, and in the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed for evermore ; and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.
Page 217 - An act for the more effectual preserving the King's person and government, by disabling papists from sitting in either house of parliament.
Page 221 - ... and in default of such sureties shall be committed to prison, there to remain till the next general or quarter sessions ; and upon conviction of the said offence at the said general or quarter sessions, shall suffer the pain and penalty of twenty pounds, to the use of the king's and queen's majesties, their heirs and successors.
Page 182 - Anne, by the grace of God, queen of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland. Defender of the Faith...
Page 18 - O that I had wings like a dove : for then would I flee away, and be at rest.