The Doctrine of the Church of Geneva Illustrated in a Series of Sermons Preached by Modern Divines of that CityJacques Samuel Pons, Richard Cattermole Trenttel, Würtz, Trenttel, jun., and Richter, 1832 |
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... reason to feel assured , that the impression left by its perusal , on the minds of his readers generally , in regard to those excellent Divines with whose labours it made them acquainted , is such as he considers due to their eminent ...
... reason to feel assured , that the impression left by its perusal , on the minds of his readers generally , in regard to those excellent Divines with whose labours it made them acquainted , is such as he considers due to their eminent ...
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... reason and conscience , the greater the merit of obeying them ; not reflecting , in its pious folly , that such obedience is resistance to the voice of God himself . It is that false knowledge which clings to the letter , while it ...
... reason and conscience , the greater the merit of obeying them ; not reflecting , in its pious folly , that such obedience is resistance to the voice of God himself . It is that false knowledge which clings to the letter , while it ...
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... reason , seeks to strike the ima- gination , and by this means shakes the most rooted and cherished convictions of men , and plunges them into an abyss of tormenting doubts ; which shows itself the most fearless , when those whom it ...
... reason , seeks to strike the ima- gination , and by this means shakes the most rooted and cherished convictions of men , and plunges them into an abyss of tormenting doubts ; which shows itself the most fearless , when those whom it ...
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... reason that they enable it , on the prostrate ruins of the authority of Popes and Councils , to set up its own ridiculous pretensions to infalli- bility . It is that unreflecting impetuosity in religious matters , which would confound ...
... reason that they enable it , on the prostrate ruins of the authority of Popes and Councils , to set up its own ridiculous pretensions to infalli- bility . It is that unreflecting impetuosity in religious matters , which would confound ...
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... who maintain an opposition between it and the light of knowledge and the dictates of reason - who invest it with their human passions , contract it to their narrow views , and represent it under a form calculated to prejudice against it 50.
... who maintain an opposition between it and the light of knowledge and the dictates of reason - who invest it with their human passions , contract it to their narrow views , and represent it under a form calculated to prejudice against it 50.
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Page 39 - And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Page 61 - And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them : and whatsover Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Page 253 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...
Page 43 - And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
Page 246 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Page 306 - Howbeit, we speak wisdom among them that are perfect ; yet not the wisdom of this world...
Page 314 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 45 - And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
Page 61 - And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof...
Page 167 - 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.