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At the « coming of Calvin thither , the form of their civil regi( ment was popular , as
it continueth to this day ; veither king , nor duke , nor nobleman , of any authority
or power over them ; but officers chosen by the people , yearly out of themselves
...
At the « coming of Calvin thither , the form of their civil regi( ment was popular , as
it continueth to this day ; veither king , nor duke , nor nobleman , of any authority
or power over them ; but officers chosen by the people , yearly out of themselves
...
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... previous to his residence , he did not believe that he had any divine authority to
alter the civil constitution , if it had ever been in his power . This reformation of
doctrine ' s had not removed that corruption of nianners which had prevailed in ...
... previous to his residence , he did not believe that he had any divine authority to
alter the civil constitution , if it had ever been in his power . This reformation of
doctrine ' s had not removed that corruption of nianners which had prevailed in ...
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... care of all men ' s manners , power of determining all kind of ecclesiastical
causes , and authority to convent , controul , and punish , as far as with
excommunication , whoever they should think worthy ; none , either small or great
, excepted .
... care of all men ' s manners , power of determining all kind of ecclesiastical
causes , and authority to convent , controul , and punish , as far as with
excommunication , whoever they should think worthy ; none , either small or great
, excepted .
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Their bishop was formerly their sovereign : But when they became a Republic ,
the legislative authority was placed in a council of two hundred , and a senate of
twenty - five , who have the executive power , or adminis . tration of the ...
Their bishop was formerly their sovereign : But when they became a Republic ,
the legislative authority was placed in a council of two hundred , and a senate of
twenty - five , who have the executive power , or adminis . tration of the ...
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Ponet laid great stress upon the authority of the fathers , who speak in strong
terms of the presence of our Lord ' s body in the symbols of the eucharist ; and he
entirely rejected the opinion that was ascribed to the Lutherans . However , he ...
Ponet laid great stress upon the authority of the fathers , who speak in strong
terms of the presence of our Lord ' s body in the symbols of the eucharist ; and he
entirely rejected the opinion that was ascribed to the Lutherans . However , he ...
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Page 275 - My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Page 470 - Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun, Which was my sin, though it were done before ? Wilt thou forgive that sin through which I run, And do run still, though still I do deplore ? When thou, hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more.
Page 106 - If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 470 - When thou hast done, thou has not done, For I have more. Wilt thou forgive that sin which I have won Others to sin, and made my sin their door? Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun A year or two, but wallowed in a score? *° When thou hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more.
Page 242 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels...
Page 339 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Page 276 - For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
Page 398 - I take my subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?' The bishop of Durham readily answered, ' God forbid, sir, but you should : you are the breath of our nostrils.
Page 380 - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened : not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
Page 474 - Many that then saw his tears and heard his faint and hollow voice professing they thought the text prophetically chosen and that Dr. Donne "had preached his own funeral sermon." Being full of joy that God had enabled him to perform this desired duty, he hastened to his house; out of which he never moved till, like St. Stephen, he was carried by devout men to his grave.
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| Title | Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors Or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time ... Volume 2 of Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors Or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time, Erasmus Middleton |
| Author | Erasmus Middleton |
| Publisher | W. Baynes, 1816 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Aug 2005 |
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