A Tribute to the Memory of the Pilgrims, and a Vindication of the Congregational Churches of New EnglandD. Burgess & Company, 1836 - 176 páginas |
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... moral power of these churches may have sufficed to render such misrepresentations and as- saults comparatively harmless , the times have changed , and it has become important to adopt other means of defence . We must , as a denomination ...
... moral power of these churches may have sufficed to render such misrepresentations and as- saults comparatively harmless , the times have changed , and it has become important to adopt other means of defence . We must , as a denomination ...
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... moral power of these churches may have sufficed to render such misrepresentations and as- saults comparatively harmless , the times have changed , and it has become important to adopt other means of defence . We must , as a denomination ...
... moral power of these churches may have sufficed to render such misrepresentations and as- saults comparatively harmless , the times have changed , and it has become important to adopt other means of defence . We must , as a denomination ...
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... moral power , than the practice of admitting persons to communion before they have had time to test the reality of their religion , or to show by their lives , whether they are worthy subjects to be enrolled among the disciples of ...
... moral power , than the practice of admitting persons to communion before they have had time to test the reality of their religion , or to show by their lives , whether they are worthy subjects to be enrolled among the disciples of ...
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... moral world , or from a com- mon opinion that that was the most excellent part of the world ; * and then spreading forth their hands , and lifting their eyes , which were closed , towards heaven , they silently joined in the prayer ...
... moral world , or from a com- mon opinion that that was the most excellent part of the world ; * and then spreading forth their hands , and lifting their eyes , which were closed , towards heaven , they silently joined in the prayer ...
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... morals , had crept into the church and disfigured the body of Christ . Cor- ruption and decay continued to advance , till the sun that rose over Judea , and at first spread so glorious a light among the nations , set in a long , dreary ...
... morals , had crept into the church and disfigured the body of Christ . Cor- ruption and decay continued to advance , till the sun that rose over Judea , and at first spread so glorious a light among the nations , set in a long , dreary ...
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Página 40 - This is a misery much to be lamented, for though they were burning and shining lights in their times, yet they penetrated not into the whole counsel of God, but were they now living, would be as willing to embrace further light as that which they first received.
Página 93 - After God had carried us safe to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of the next things we longed for and looked after was to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity; dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when our present ministers shall lie in the dust.
Página 111 - Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Página 40 - If God reveal any thing to you by any other instrument of his, be as ready to receive it, as ever you were to receive any truth by my ministry ; for I am verily persuaded, I am very confident, the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy word.
Página 5 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Página 6 - ... for ye are yet carnal : for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal...
Página 94 - ... to the end that learning may not be buried in the graves of our forefathers in church and commonwealth, the Lord assisting our endeavors.
Página 35 - Christ and revealeth them to us, renewing, comforting, and inspiring the souls of men. We are united in striving to know the will of God as taught in the Holy Scriptures, and in our purpose to walk in the ways of the Lord, made known or to be made known to us.
Página 46 - 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.
Página 51 - The Christians took all possible care to accustom their children to the study of the Scriptures, and to instruct them in the doctrines of their holy religion ; and schools were every where erected for this purpose, even from the very commencement of the Christian church.