Early Dissent, Modern Dissent, and the Church of EnglandDeighton, Bell, 1870 - 100 էջ |
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... nigh extinct , and it presents us with features so strange and a revival so wonderful that it can be paralleled only by the times of the Reform- ation . On looking back at the commencement of the labours of Wesley and the body of men who ...
... nigh extinct , and it presents us with features so strange and a revival so wonderful that it can be paralleled only by the times of the Reform- ation . On looking back at the commencement of the labours of Wesley and the body of men who ...
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Joseph Rawson Lumby. the labours of Wesley and the body of men who laboured with him , which in its progress has gradually developed into Dissent , the first point that strikes us is that its originators did not intend it so to develop ...
Joseph Rawson Lumby. the labours of Wesley and the body of men who laboured with him , which in its progress has gradually developed into Dissent , the first point that strikes us is that its originators did not intend it so to develop ...
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... labours have freed the Church from evident faults . I have in part indicated what these faults were . The low ebb to which vital religion had fallen throughout the land , and the little effort that * Wesley's Works , xv . 248 . + Cf ...
... labours have freed the Church from evident faults . I have in part indicated what these faults were . The low ebb to which vital religion had fallen throughout the land , and the little effort that * Wesley's Works , xv . 248 . + Cf ...
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... labours of these men bore most fruit , and in the minds of those to whom they preached there was a lack even of elementary religious teaching . It was not as when St. Paul wrote and spake to educated men capable of reasoning on what ...
... labours of these men bore most fruit , and in the minds of those to whom they preached there was a lack even of elementary religious teaching . It was not as when St. Paul wrote and spake to educated men capable of reasoning on what ...
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... labours . We must ad- mit that this , which we have called presumption , was a grievous fault in them , but their fault has some palliation , for it was no more than human that , seeing how their exertions were blessed , they should ...
... labours . We must ad- mit that this , which we have called presumption , was a grievous fault in them , but their fault has some palliation , for it was no more than human that , seeing how their exertions were blessed , they should ...
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Early Dissent, Modern Dissent, and the Church of England Joseph Rawson Lumby Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1870 |
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Act of Uniformity ACTS adopt advocate agency agitation Anglican appeal Articles of Religion Baptist Bishop Bishop of Rome bitterness body of Churchmen character Christian Church of England Church of Rome clergy commenced communion congregations course of action deemed desire difference direct disestablishment doctrine doubt duties early earnest endeavours English Church Episcopacy Established Church estrangement evil exhibit existence expect extreme faith feeling grievous hearers hope Infant Baptism labours laity late learnt lesson liberty look Lord's Supper matter ment minds ministers MODERN DISSENT monarch National Church nature Nonconformists Nonconformity numbers opinion opponents ourselves parishes party portion position preacher preaching Presbyterians present professed prominent Protestant Puritans question racter reign religion religious world result ritual Scriptures sects seems SERMON shew shewn sider speak spirit things thought union unity Wesley Wesleyan wisdom wise words ye are brethren ye wrong zeal zealous
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Էջ 21 - it is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment, and nothing remained but to set it up as a principal subject of mirth and ridicule, as it were by way of reprisal for its having so long interrupted the pleasures of the world...
Էջ 37 - I declare, once more, that I live and die a member of the Church of England...
Էջ 64 - I never had any design of separating from the Church. I have no such design now. I do not believe the Methodists in general design it, when I am no more seen. I do and will do all that is in my power to prevent such an event. Nevertheless, in spite of all...
Էջ 50 - As to what appertains to soundness of judgment in matters of faith, we esteem it sufficient that a church acknowledge the scriptures to be the word of God, the perfect and only rule of faith and practice, and own either the doctrinal part of those commonly called the articles of the church of England, or the confession or catechisms, shorter or larger compiled by the assembly at Westminster, or the confession agreed on at the Savoy, to be agreeable to the said rule.
Էջ 20 - This does often tear my heart. The case is not much better in many, who having got into orders come for institution, and cannot make it appear that they have read the scriptures or any one good book since they were ordained...
Էջ 52 - ... one of the most important as well as one of the most legitimate sources of his power.
Էջ 20 - A remiss, unthinking course of life, with little or no application to study, and the bare performing of that, which, if not done, would draw censures when complained of, without even pursuing the pastoral care in any suitable degree, is but too common, as well as too evident.
Էջ 12 - But it must be remembered that civil magistrates must govern it according to the rules of God prescribed in his word, and that as they are nurses so they be servants unto the church, and as they rule in the church so they must remember to subject themselves unto the church, to submit their sceptres, to throw down their crowns, before the church, yea, as the prophet speaketh [Is. xlix, 23], to lick the dust of the feet of the church.
Էջ 37 - Having had an opportunity of seeing several of the churches abroad, and having deeply considered the several sorts of Dissenters at home, I am fully convinced, that our own church, with all her blemishes, ia nearer the scriptural plan, than -any other in Europe.
Էջ 20 - ... them; so that they can give no account, or at least a very imperfect one, of the contents even of the gospels. Those who have read some few books, yet never seem to have read the scriptures.