A Full Account of the Several Ends and Uses of Confessions of Faith, the Just Foundations of Their Authority as a Public Standard of Orthodoxy, and a Vindication of the Equity, Usefulness, and Excellency, of Such ComposuresW. Gray, 1775 - 244 pages |
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Page 87
... sense of the holy oracles ; and thereby a declaration of one's faith only in the precife words of fcripture , thus wrefted and fubtilized , can no wife distinguish be- twixt those who hold and teach the most oppofite doctrines , or give ...
... sense of the holy oracles ; and thereby a declaration of one's faith only in the precife words of fcripture , thus wrefted and fubtilized , can no wife distinguish be- twixt those who hold and teach the most oppofite doctrines , or give ...
Page 94
... sense of particular texts , as well as her doctrines in general , by all thofe helps which are afforded us for difcovering the mind of the Holy Ghoft ; and we are ever ready to own , that * Occafional Paper , vol . 2. N ° 1. p . 18. 19 ...
... sense of particular texts , as well as her doctrines in general , by all thofe helps which are afforded us for difcovering the mind of the Holy Ghoft ; and we are ever ready to own , that * Occafional Paper , vol . 2. N ° 1. p . 18. 19 ...
Page 127
... sense make our Confeffion a rule , in a conformity to which the fcriptures ought to be meafured and understood by the people ; nor a proper ftandard of truth and falfehood in matters of religion ; which can a- lone be determined by the ...
... sense make our Confeffion a rule , in a conformity to which the fcriptures ought to be meafured and understood by the people ; nor a proper ftandard of truth and falfehood in matters of religion ; which can a- lone be determined by the ...
Page 139
... sense of them . ! It will be acknowledged by all fides , that there is , or ought to be , fuch a thing as unity of faith among Chriftians ; and that they may join toge ther in the profeffion of the fame common reli- gion ; and that ...
... sense of them . ! It will be acknowledged by all fides , that there is , or ought to be , fuch a thing as unity of faith among Chriftians ; and that they may join toge ther in the profeffion of the fame common reli- gion ; and that ...
Page 161
... sense upon them directly contrary to the will and mind of our great legiflator ; and , confe- quently , the neceffity of other phrafes , in order to our giving , or receiving from others , a fincere and undifguifed account of the faith ...
... sense upon them directly contrary to the will and mind of our great legiflator ; and , confe- quently , the neceffity of other phrafes , in order to our giving , or receiving from others , a fincere and undifguifed account of the faith ...
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abfolute abfurd acts of parliament adverfaries Affembly affent againſt alfo alledged apoftle articles of faith authority becauſe believe bleffed cafe caufe Chrift Chriftian church church of Scotland communion compofures confciences Confeffion of Faith confequence confideration controverfies creeds declare defign difpute divine doctrine ecclefiaftical efteem error eſtabliſhed expofed expreffions exprefs facred faid falfe falvation fame fchemes fecurity feems feffion felves fenfe fentiments feveral fhall fhould fhow fince fincere fions fociety fome fouls fpirit ftate fubfcribe fubmit fuch fufficient glory gofpel greateſt hath herefies himſelf holy fcriptures Holy Ghoft honour infpired interefts itſelf judgement juft leaft leaſt liberty mankind meaſure ment minifters moft moſt muft muſt neceffary notions obferve occafion opinions paffions perfecution perfons perfuaded phrafes prefent preferve pretend principles profefs Proteftant purity purpoſes reafon Reformation refpect religion Saviour Socinian thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion truth underſtand unto uſe whereby whofe words worſhip zeal
Fréquemment cités
Page 222 - This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.
Page 227 - Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Page 59 - Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded : and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Page 134 - Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Page 200 - No man hath feen God at any time : the only begotten Son, which is in the bofom of the Father, he hath declared htm.
Page 226 - Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: and the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments...
Page 69 - Parliament with the establishment therein contained shall be held and observed in all time coming as a fundamental and essential condition of any treaty or union to be concluded betwixt the two kingdoms without any alteration thereof or derogation thereto in any sort for ever...
Page 202 - And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, "I will dwell in them and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Page 14 - The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of his Church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
Page 170 - And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.