The Choice Works of the Rt. Rev. John England, Bishop of Charleston, S.C.: With Memoir, Memorials, Notes, and Full Index, Volume 2P.J. Kenedy, 1900 - American essays |
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... Give the infallibility , and we see the basis of faith . Conjecture is not faith ; probability is not faith ; faith is certain knowledge resting upon the testimony of God . It must be founded upon an infallible certainty that God made a ...
... Give the infallibility , and we see the basis of faith . Conjecture is not faith ; probability is not faith ; faith is certain knowledge resting upon the testimony of God . It must be founded upon an infallible certainty that God made a ...
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... give to the same passage contradictory meanings ; so that , of these words , " Behold , I am with you all days , even to the consummation of the world , " one division asserts the meaning to be , that Christ would preserve the visible ...
... give to the same passage contradictory meanings ; so that , of these words , " Behold , I am with you all days , even to the consummation of the world , " one division asserts the meaning to be , that Christ would preserve the visible ...
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... give up the cause of Christianity , of divine revelation ; and though it is fashionable to profess to be a Christian , we unhesitat- ingly assert , that a vast portion of the more intelligent and enlightened of those who make this ...
... give up the cause of Christianity , of divine revelation ; and though it is fashionable to profess to be a Christian , we unhesitat- ingly assert , that a vast portion of the more intelligent and enlightened of those who make this ...
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... give us with infallible certainty the doctrines of Christ , we have no cer- ainty that these doctrines are contained in the New Tes- tament or are now taught any where in the world . III . We have now seen general considerations founded ...
... give us with infallible certainty the doctrines of Christ , we have no cer- ainty that these doctrines are contained in the New Tes- tament or are now taught any where in the world . III . We have now seen general considerations founded ...
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... give the one with accuracy and certainty , as to give the other . And , if it be important to know what God teaches , as it unquestionably is , it is im- portant that the tribunal appointed to tell us what He teaches should not err ...
... give the one with accuracy and certainty , as to give the other . And , if it be important to know what God teaches , as it unquestionably is , it is im- portant that the tribunal appointed to tell us what He teaches should not err ...
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Page 110 - And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but one, that is, God : but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Page 107 - And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser...
Page 94 - If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Page 104 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Page 179 - I do renounce, reject, and abjure the opinion, that princes excommunicated by the Pope and council, or by any authority of the See of Rome, or by any authority whatsoever, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or by any person whatsoever...
Page 116 - There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Page 178 - I, AB, do swear that I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position that princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm...
Page 34 - For the mountains shall depart, And the hills be removed; But my kindness shall not depart from thee, Neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, Saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Page 116 - And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. " And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried, and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame.
Page 117 - And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins ; and he did eat locusts and wild honey...