Sacramental Directory: Or, a Treatise Concerning the Sanctification of a Communion-sabbath. ... By the Reverend Mr. John Willison ...Sam. Willison and Matt. Jarvie. For Alexander Donaldson, 1761 - 311 pages |
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... some Proteftant churches fince our reformation from Pope- ry . I grant , the Lord's fupper hath not been cele- brated fo oft fince that time , as in the firft ages of the church . We have the reafon pointed at in a book , which ...
... some Proteftant churches fince our reformation from Pope- ry . I grant , the Lord's fupper hath not been cele- brated fo oft fince that time , as in the firft ages of the church . We have the reafon pointed at in a book , which ...
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... Some per- haps may doubt , if it was altogether right in our re- formers , to reduce the primitive practice of celebrat- ing the Lord's fupper once a week to once in the month , and afterwards to once in the quarter ; but we are to ...
... Some per- haps may doubt , if it was altogether right in our re- formers , to reduce the primitive practice of celebrat- ing the Lord's fupper once a week to once in the month , and afterwards to once in the quarter ; but we are to ...
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... Some have come to it poor , and have gone away laden with riches : fome have come to it hungry , and have gone away .fatisfi- ed as with marrow and fatnefs : fome have come thirfty , and have got floods poured out upon the dry ground ...
... Some have come to it poor , and have gone away laden with riches : fome have come to it hungry , and have gone away .fatisfi- ed as with marrow and fatnefs : fome have come thirfty , and have got floods poured out upon the dry ground ...
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... Some profane perfons think meanly of this ordinance , and hence they neglect it . What needs fo much noise ( think they ) about this mat- ter ? It is but eating a little bread , and drinking a fmall portion of wine , what efficacy can ...
... Some profane perfons think meanly of this ordinance , and hence they neglect it . What needs fo much noise ( think they ) about this mat- ter ? It is but eating a little bread , and drinking a fmall portion of wine , what efficacy can ...
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... Some come to the facrament with a fort of actual preparation , but have no habitu- al preparation , no grace in the habit . Some again have habitual preparation , but not actual preparation ; they want grace in exercife . Both thefe ...
... Some come to the facrament with a fort of actual preparation , but have no habitu- al preparation , no grace in the habit . Some again have habitual preparation , but not actual preparation ; they want grace in exercife . Both thefe ...
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Page 14 - But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise : and the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Page xxvii - Afk ye now, and fee whether a *' man doth travail with child ? Wherefore do " I fee every man with his hands on his loins, " as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned " into palenefs ? Alas ! for that day is great, " fo that none is like it ; it is even the time of " Jacob's trouble ; but he (hall be faved out of
Page 14 - ... them fpitefully, and flew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth ; and he fent forth his armies, and deftroyed thofe murderers, and burnt up their city.
Page 230 - I will not feed you; that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
Page 85 - If thou haft run with the footmen, and they have wearied ^ .«
Page xxi - God; that they must have a new principle to animate, and a new end to direct them before their actions become gracious and acceptable in the sight of God : And that they teach them the...
Page 86 - the days of mourning for my father are at hand, and then I will slay my brother Jacob.
Page xx - ... exhorting ministers to adhere to the scriptural definition of disputed or doubtful points, laid down in the standards of the national church, to " make it the great scope of their sermons, to lead sinners from a covenant of works to a covenant of grace, for life and salvation, and from sin and self to precious Christ ; and to insist not only upon the necessity and excellency of faith in Jesus Christ for salvation, but also upon the necessity of repentance for sin and reformation from it, and...
Page xxvi - Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us ? we looked for peace, and there is no good ; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble ! 20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers ; for we have sinned against thee.
Page 207 - ... the price of a sin ; thy soul shall do, thy Saviour did, when he cried out, to the amazement of angels, and horror of men ; " My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ?" But now no more of this ; " It is finished :" the greater conflict, the more happy victory. Well doth he find and feel of his Father, what his type said before ; " He will not chide always, nor keep his anger for ever.