Two Discourses on the Unity of the Church: Her Divisions, and Their Removal ; to which is Subjoined A Short View of the Plan of Religious Reformation Originally Adopted in the SecessionWilliam Blackwood, 1821 - 174 pages |
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... Scotland might have been preserved , and many of those dissensions and separations which have since occurred would have been prevented ; but who that knows any thing of the state of matters will say , that the adoption of such a measure ...
... Scotland might have been preserved , and many of those dissensions and separations which have since occurred would have been prevented ; but who that knows any thing of the state of matters will say , that the adoption of such a measure ...
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... Scotland , must we princi- pally attribute those ecclesiastical divisions and feuds which have arisen at different periods , and still prevail in both countries . The ways and thoughts of the Almighty are very different from ours . We ...
... Scotland , must we princi- pally attribute those ecclesiastical divisions and feuds which have arisen at different periods , and still prevail in both countries . The ways and thoughts of the Almighty are very different from ours . We ...
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... Scotland , caused a very hurtful schism in the presbyterian church , and those who pro- tested against the measure had church censures in- * Henry on Exekiel xxxvii . 21 . flicted on them by the ruling majority ; but after 70.
... Scotland , caused a very hurtful schism in the presbyterian church , and those who pro- tested against the measure had church censures in- * Henry on Exekiel xxxvii . 21 . flicted on them by the ruling majority ; but after 70.
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... Scotland was long distinguished for her religious unity , as well as purity . But , alas ! it is to be lamented , that , in both respects , there is reason for saying , " The glory is departed ! " First the staff of Beauty , and ...
... Scotland was long distinguished for her religious unity , as well as purity . But , alas ! it is to be lamented , that , in both respects , there is reason for saying , " The glory is departed ! " First the staff of Beauty , and ...
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... Scotland , religion was settled on a Scriptural basis and in great purity . Had reforma- tion been at its height in all the protestant churches , or had that which was attained in some of them been placed beyond the danger of being ...
... Scotland , religion was settled on a Scriptural basis and in great purity . Had reforma- tion been at its height in all the protestant churches , or had that which was attained in some of them been placed beyond the danger of being ...
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Page 66 - Ye worship ye know not what. We know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Page 2 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 32 - Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16.
Page 65 - I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Page 3 - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
Page 2 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt...
Page 21 - Forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Page 12 - Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus : that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 61 - And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel, and one king shall be king to them all, and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all. Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions. But I will save them out of all their dwelling-places wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them, so shall they be My people, and I will be their...
Page 49 - ... And it shall come to pass in that day, That the Lord shall set his hand again the second time To recover the remnant of his people, Which shall be left, from Assyria, And from Egypt, and from Pathros, And from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.