| Thomas Griffith - 1838 - 216 pages
...deservings, but of his gratuitous mercy in Christ Jesus. " Almighty and everlasting God," says this prayer, " who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants...and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins."—There you are reminded, for your encouragement is now approaching to solicit God's blessing,... | |
| Plain tracts - 1838 - 256 pages
...clearly from the Confirmation service, that real remission of sins is connected with regeneration, — " Almighty and everlasting God, who hast vouchsafed...water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them the forgiveness of all their sins," &c. It appears further from the Catechism, that the blessings included... | |
| Thomas Mount Fallow - 1838 - 302 pages
...the confirmation. * Ep. 23. ad Bonifa. THE SAVOY CONFERENCE. The prayer before imposition of hands. Who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants...water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them the forgiveness of all their sins. EXCEP. This supposeth all the children who are brought to be confirmed... | |
| Richard Laurence - 1838 - 320 pages
...exceptions to the Office of Confirmation, upon these words in the prayer before imposition of hands, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants...water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them the forgiveness of all their sins, made the following observations : ' This supposeth that all the... | |
| Robert Philip - 1838 - 566 pages
...religious perseverance.' What says -his lordship himself, when he confirms children thus catechized ? ' Strengthen them, we beseech thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, and daily increase in them thy manifold gifts and grace, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the... | |
| Robert Philip - 1838 - 678 pages
...religious perseverance.' What says his Lordship himself, when he confirms children thus catechised ? ' Strengthen them, we beseech thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, and daily increase in them thy manifold gifts and grace, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the... | |
| Henry ALLEN (Vicar of St. Mary-Le-Wigford, Lincoln.) - 1839 - 170 pages
...." (The unequivocal meaning of which is implicitly stated in the office of Confirmation, " Almighty God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given them forgiveness of all their sins, strengthen them, we beseech Thee, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter."... | |
| Matthew Blagden Hale (Bishop of Perth, Australia.) - 1839 - 444 pages
...one might haw thought * no member or minister of the Church of England could dare gainsay or resist : "Almighty and everlasting God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants with water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins." One extract... | |
| John Davison - 1840 - 694 pages
...the solemn act of Confirmation. " Almighty " and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to rege" nerate these Thy servants by water and the Holy " Ghost,...Thee, " O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and " daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace." The most specific use of the Catechism is... | |
| Daniel Isaac, John Burdsall - 1840 - 548 pages
...duly certified to the bishop, without a single inquiry being made into their past conduct, he prays, " Almighty and everlasting God, who hast vouchsafed...hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins," etc., and then proceeds to lay his hands upon them, which he assures them is a sign of the gracious... | |
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