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... things , since by them the church is either in con- tinual detriment and oppression , or in continual danger . The former shall be at this time my argument ; the latter , as I shall find God disposing me and opportunity inviting . What ...
... things , since by them the church is either in con- tinual detriment and oppression , or in continual danger . The former shall be at this time my argument ; the latter , as I shall find God disposing me and opportunity inviting . What ...
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... things as belong chiefly to the knowledge and service of God ; and are either above the reach and light of nature without revelation from above , and therefore liable to be variously under- stood by human reason ; or such things as are ...
... things as belong chiefly to the knowledge and service of God ; and are either above the reach and light of nature without revelation from above , and therefore liable to be variously under- stood by human reason ; or such things as are ...
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Tracts. 66 to try , to judge of these things ourselves , and gives us reason also , ( Gal . vi . 4 , 5 , ) Let every ... thing , that they cannot be his judges in religion . 1 Cor . ii . 15 , The spiritual man judgeth all things , but he ...
Tracts. 66 to try , to judge of these things ourselves , and gives us reason also , ( Gal . vi . 4 , 5 , ) Let every ... thing , that they cannot be his judges in religion . 1 Cor . ii . 15 , The spiritual man judgeth all things , but he ...
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... thing to good belonging : blasphemy or evil speak- ing against God maliciously , is far from conscience in religion ... things are , should be most intelligent and authentic therein , as they are for the most part , yet neither they nor ...
... thing to good belonging : blasphemy or evil speak- ing against God maliciously , is far from conscience in religion ... things are , should be most intelligent and authentic therein , as they are for the most part , yet neither they nor ...
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... things to be ruled only by spiritual ; whenas this very chapter , ver . 6 , appointing him his peculiar office ... thing . " To little purpose will they here instance Moses , who did all by immediate divine direction ; no , nor yet Asa ...
... things to be ruled only by spiritual ; whenas this very chapter , ver . 6 , appointing him his peculiar office ... thing . " To little purpose will they here instance Moses , who did all by immediate divine direction ; no , nor yet Asa ...
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Page 14 - There it was that I found and visited the famous Galileo, grown old, a prisoner to the inquisition, for thinking in astronomy otherwise than the Franciscan and Dominican licensers thought.
Page 25 - Tis true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse.
Page 13 - Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth : for God hath received him.
Page 7 - ... to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the field of opinion, and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles on supposition of their ill tendency, is a dangerous fallacy, which at once destroys all religious liberty...
Page 10 - For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen ; whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
Page 7 - Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Page 7 - We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force : God therefore left him free ; set before him a provoking object, ever almost in his eyes; herein consisted his merit, herein the right of his reward, the praise of his abstinence.
Page 7 - Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace ; above all taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one ; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of...
Page 26 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Page 1 - Good and evil we know in the field of this world grow up together almost inseparably ; and the knowledge of good is so involved and interwoven with the knowledge of evil, and in so many cunning resemblances hardly to be discerned, that those confused seeds which were imposed upon Psyche as an incessant labour to cull out and sort asunder, were not more intermixed.