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... interpretation ? Absurdity of the rule . No stable ground between Puritanism and Popery . The Prayer - Book as the interpretation of an interpretation . Impos- sible to fix the standard of the first two centuries . Episcopalians , on ...
... interpretation ? Absurdity of the rule . No stable ground between Puritanism and Popery . The Prayer - Book as the interpretation of an interpretation . Impos- sible to fix the standard of the first two centuries . Episcopalians , on ...
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... interpretations of the Church , whether by prelates , councils or fathers , Wickliffe main- tained to be the SOLE RULE OF ... interpretation : PRIVATE JUDGMENT was more than a right : it was an indispensable duty . CHRIST ALONE , he ...
... interpretations of the Church , whether by prelates , councils or fathers , Wickliffe main- tained to be the SOLE RULE OF ... interpretation : PRIVATE JUDGMENT was more than a right : it was an indispensable duty . CHRIST ALONE , he ...
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... interpreted the Bible can only be in and by the Church . Not a word of the text justifies an individual in setting up his private interpretation of Scripture , as the rule by which to judge his preacher's teaching . " " The people ...
... interpreted the Bible can only be in and by the Church . Not a word of the text justifies an individual in setting up his private interpretation of Scripture , as the rule by which to judge his preacher's teaching . " " The people ...
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Edwin Hall. lordship over doctrine , ceremonies , worship ; lordship over the interpretation of Scripture , and over the consciences and private judgment of all men in the realm ; -all was given into the hands of the king . Such was the ...
Edwin Hall. lordship over doctrine , ceremonies , worship ; lordship over the interpretation of Scripture , and over the consciences and private judgment of all men in the realm ; -all was given into the hands of the king . Such was the ...
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... interpret it according to the decisions of a pre- tended Catholic tradition ; -this is the BEST FRIEND OF FREEDOM and of the rights of man ; this is the best , -the only divine bul- wark , of the truth . Let it be for Prelates and Popes ...
... interpret it according to the decisions of a pre- tended Catholic tradition ; -this is the BEST FRIEND OF FREEDOM and of the rights of man ; this is the best , -the only divine bul- wark , of the truth . Let it be for Prelates and Popes ...
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Page 378 - Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven ? (that is, to bring Christ down from above ;) or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it ? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart : that is, the word of faith which we preach...
Page 363 - Christ never appointed two ways to Heaven, nor did He build a Church to save some, and make another institution for other men's salvation. There is no other Name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved, but the Name of Jesus ; and that Name is no otherwise given under Heaven than in the Church.
Page 162 - ... into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 286 - And the hand of the Lord was with them : and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Page 352 - And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me : that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Page 327 - And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Page 308 - And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Page 259 - They solemnly declare, that the present act has no other object than to publish, in the face of the whole world, their fixed resolution, both in the administration of their respective states, and in their political relations with every other government, to take for their sole guide the precepts of that holy religion, namely, the precepts of justice, Christian charity, and peace, which, far from being applicable only to private concerns, must have an immediate influence on the counsels of princes...
Page 88 - FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life...
Page 258 - They solemnly declare that the present Act has no other object than to publish in the face of the whole world their fixed resolution, both in the administration of their respective States and in their political relations with every other Government, to take for their sole guide the precepts of that Holy Religion, namely the precepts of Justice, Christian Charity and Peace...