Letters on PrejudiceT. Cadell, 1822 |
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abstract acknowledged adoption advocates amongst apostolic appear application argument association authority Bible Society Bishop Porteus brethren Calvinistic causes of prejudice character charity Chris Christian Church Church of England church of Rome ciples circulation circumstances connected consequences controversy conviction corruption DEAR FRIEND defence diffusion discipline discussion dissent distinction divine divine grace doctrine duty effect endeavour English Reformation enquiry established evidence exercise faith farther favourite feeling Gospel ground holy hostility human impression imputation infidelity influence injurious institution interest jealousy judgment labours latitudinarian LETTER ligion ment mind motives nature necessary necessity object observation opinion origin party passion peculiar perhaps piety pious points practical precepts preju PREJUDICE IN RELIGION presumption pride principle privilege profession proof prudence question racter reason Reformation religious respect Revelation Saint Paul salvation scheme Scrip Scripture seems sion sometimes speculative spirit supposed temper tian tion truth tural urged virtue zeal
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Página xiii - The Societies for promoting Christian Knowledge, and for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, had committees, but no Missions or Missionaries.
Página 112 - Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things ; — in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind ; — that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself.
Página 352 - James's reign, the fear of popery was so strong, as well as just, that many, in and about London, began to meet often together, both for devotion and for their fur318ther instruction: things of that kind had been formerly practised only among the puritans and the dissenters: but these were of the church, and came to their ministers, to be assisted with forms of prayer and other directions: they were chiefly conducted by Dr.
Página 182 - Who am I, and what is my father's house, that thou hast brought me hitherto...
Página 353 - After the revolution, these societies grew more numerous, and for a greater encouragement to devotion, they got such collections to be made, as maintained many clergymen to read prayers in so many places, and at so many different hours, that devout persons might have that comfort at every hour of the day : there were constant sacraments every lord's day in many churches : there were both great numbers and greater appearances of devotion at prayers and sacraments than had been observed in the memory...
Página 353 - Lord's day in many churches: there were both greater numbers and greater appearances of devotion at prayers and sacraments, than had been observed in the memory of man. These societies resolved, to inform the magistrates of swearers, drunkards, profaners of the Lord's day, and of lewd houses; and they threw in the part of the fine, given by law to informers, into a stock of charity: from this, they were called societies of reformation.
Página 350 - He seemed to have no sense of religion: Both at prayers and sacrament he, as it were, took care to satisfy people, that he was in no sort concerned in that about which he was employed.
Página 89 - ... open enemy, that hath done me this dishonour : for then I could have borne it.
Página 354 - ... king. Other societies set themselves to raise charity schools, for teaching poor children, for clothing them and binding them out to trades; many books were printed, and sent over the nation by them, to be freely distributed: these were called societies for propagating Christian knowledge: by this means, some thousands of children are now well educated and carefully looked after.
Página 361 - ... should be the circulation of the Scriptures only, without note or comment. A limitation thus absolute and unequivocal removed from the bishop's mind all doubt and hesitation. He saw instantly that a design of such magnitude, which aimed at nothing less than the dispersion of the Bible over every accessible part of the world, could only be accomplished by the association of men of all religious persuasions. He looked forward to great results from such a combination of effort.