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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... according to the prejudices which have been inftilled into them ; and it were easy to inftance feveral late writers of our neighbouring church , distinguished for their learning and moderation , and beyond the least suspicion of ...
... according to the prejudices which have been inftilled into them ; and it were easy to inftance feveral late writers of our neighbouring church , distinguished for their learning and moderation , and beyond the least suspicion of ...
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... according to their own way of think- ing , accufe us of weaknefs and ignorance , and fancy that our eyes are dim and fhort - fighted , when we can difcern none of those abfurd confe- quences which appear fo clearly to them ; but as long ...
... according to their own way of think- ing , accufe us of weaknefs and ignorance , and fancy that our eyes are dim and fhort - fighted , when we can difcern none of those abfurd confe- quences which appear fo clearly to them ; but as long ...
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... according to godli " nefs , " and giving us open accefs to our Bibles , wherein we may read the uncorrupted " words of " eternal life . " Our church owns herfelf under peculiar ties to the loudest and ferventeft praifes of her glorious ...
... according to godli " nefs , " and giving us open accefs to our Bibles , wherein we may read the uncorrupted " words of " eternal life . " Our church owns herfelf under peculiar ties to the loudest and ferventeft praifes of her glorious ...
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... according to our fan- cy , to retain fome picked ceremonies , and obferve fome favourite holidays , while we rejected others which were bottomed on the fame foundation , and had the like authority of councils , and power of once ...
... according to our fan- cy , to retain fome picked ceremonies , and obferve fome favourite holidays , while we rejected others which were bottomed on the fame foundation , and had the like authority of councils , and power of once ...
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... according to their tafte and humour ; flesh and blood bore a share in the coun- fels which managed it , and an intermixture of worldly politics and interefts ftopped its progrefs , and and overshadowed its purity and beauty by fome ...
... according to their tafte and humour ; flesh and blood bore a share in the coun- fels which managed it , and an intermixture of worldly politics and interefts ftopped its progrefs , and and overshadowed its purity and beauty by fome ...
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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.