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Page 10 - Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded 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 66 - They did promise and vow three things in my name. First, that I should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh.
Page 8 - But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Page 72 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Page 46 - BE you ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange Doctrines, contrary to God's Word ; and both privately and openly to call upon, and encourage 'others to do the same?
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Page 69 - Christ's sheep that are dispersed abroad, and for his children who are in the midst of this naughty world, that they may be saved through Christ for ever.
Page 41 - DO you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this Office and Ministration, to serve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people?
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| Title | The Church in Danger from Herself, Or, The Causes of Her Present Declining State Explained |
| Author | John Acaster |
| Publisher | R.B. Seeley, 1829 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 28 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 171 pages |
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