An Account of the Controversy in the First Parish in Cambridge: 1827-1829. Published Pursuant to a Vote of the ChurchT. R. Marvin, printer, 1829 - 55 pages |
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Abiel Holmes adopted aforesaid answer avowed believe calling a mutual Calvinistic denomination christian church and parish church and society church committee church in Cambridge co-operate communication complaint concurrent voice Congregational churches Congregational ministers connexion consent consider D. D. pastor deacons declared desire discontinue dismiss the Rev divine doctrines duty ecclesiastical polity ecclesiastical usage elect ex parte Council exchange with ministers exchanges with clergymen expedient expressed gospel Holmes inhabitants invitation JAMES MUNROE liberal denomination measures meeting house memorial memorialists ministry mutual Ecclesiastical Council Nathaniel Thayer office of pastor opinion papers parish committee parish do request parish in Cambridge parish meeting parishioners party pastoral care peace preacher preaching present proceedings proposed Council Psalms and Hymns pulpit question reasons refused regard relation religion religious principles religious societies request the Rev respectable respectfully result Sabbath Scribe settled settlement Sir,-The tion unanimously uniformly Unitarians votes WHIPPLE WILLIAM HILLIARD
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Page 10 - If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever.
Page 10 - For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men. I should not be the servant of Christ.
Page 6 - For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Page 10 - Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine ; continue in them : for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Page 10 - be ready always to give an answer to every one that asketh a reason of the hope that is in them.
Page 10 - For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me ; yea, wo is unto me, if I preach not the gospel...
Page 47 - ... theology ; that this change has been persisted in, contrary to the repeated remonstrances of a large majority of the Parish, consisting of about three-fourths of the legal voters, including several members of the church ; that this course has greatly grieved them, and so far impaired their confidence in their pastor, as to preclude the possibility of continuing his ministerial relation to them, either with comfort to himself, or any prospect of advancing their religious interests. Voted, That...
Page 56 - And," according to Dr. Mather, " it was with respect to this vigilancy, and the enlightening and powerful ministry of Mr. Shepard, that when the foundation of a College was to be laid, Cambridge, rather than any other place, was pitched upon to be the seat of that happy seminary.
Page 10 - This has been, and by the grace of God shall be my aim in " this ministry." The apostolical precept is binding upon me and upon every minister of Christ: " Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine ; contmue in them ; for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Page 10 - all things to all men, that I rnay by all means save some." If I seem to disregard the wishes or the taste of my hearers, it is because I am more desirous to save than to please them.