The Scriptural Argument for Episcopacy Examined: First Published in the Quarterly Christian Spectator for March, 1834, and March, 1835 |
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... remark , that " the argument is obstruct- ed with many extraneous and irrelevant difficulties , which , instead of aiding the mind in reaching the truth on that great subject , tend only to divert 2 EPISCOPACY EXAMINED . 13 mode of ...
... remark , that " the argument is obstruct- ed with many extraneous and irrelevant difficulties , which , instead of aiding the mind in reaching the truth on that great subject , tend only to divert 2 EPISCOPACY EXAMINED . 13 mode of ...
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... remark , that the burden of proof lies wholly on the friends of Episcopacy . They set up a claim , -a claim which they affirm to be binding on all the churches of every age . It is a claim which is specific , and which must be made out ...
... remark , that the burden of proof lies wholly on the friends of Episcopacy . They set up a claim , -a claim which they affirm to be binding on all the churches of every age . It is a claim which is specific , and which must be made out ...
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... remark further , that this is not a claim which can be defended by any doubtful passages of Scripture , or by any very circuitous mode of argu- mentation . As it is expected to affect the whole organization of the church ; to constitute ...
... remark further , that this is not a claim which can be defended by any doubtful passages of Scripture , or by any very circuitous mode of argu- mentation . As it is expected to affect the whole organization of the church ; to constitute ...
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... , obviously , if that cannot be made out , all the other pretensions are good for nothing ; and , as the writer of this tract limits his inquiries to this single point , we shall confine our remarks to EPISCOPACY EXAMINED . 19.
... , obviously , if that cannot be made out , all the other pretensions are good for nothing ; and , as the writer of this tract limits his inquiries to this single point , we shall confine our remarks to EPISCOPACY EXAMINED . 19.
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... remarks to this also . The question , then , is , Has a bishop the sole power of ordaining ? Is setting apart to a sacred office , to the office of preaching , and administering the sacraments , confined in the New Testament exclusively ...
... remarks to this also . The question , then , is , Has a bishop the sole power of ordaining ? Is setting apart to a sacred office , to the office of preaching , and administering the sacraments , confined in the New Testament exclusively ...
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Page 145 - Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Page 28 - And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree...
Page 11 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Page 66 - I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
Page 27 - Wherefore, of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.— And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Page 30 - And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men, of what thou hast seen and heard.
Page 132 - And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you; and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
Page 32 - IX. .AM I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord?
Page 46 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Page 26 - Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you ; but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.