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... creed to all the nicety of its minute , grammatical , and verbal distinctions . Nothing , as it seems to me , can be a greater abuse of creeds , and of Christian associations under their forms , than that any brother shall be deemed ...
... creed to all the nicety of its minute , grammatical , and verbal distinctions . Nothing , as it seems to me , can be a greater abuse of creeds , and of Christian associations under their forms , than that any brother shall be deemed ...
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... creed and of law ; next , in making too much , or too little of them ; and lastly , in their modes of treatment in relation to supposed and déclared evils . Truth , safety , and edification lie mid- way between the two . But , to the ...
... creed and of law ; next , in making too much , or too little of them ; and lastly , in their modes of treatment in relation to supposed and déclared evils . Truth , safety , and edification lie mid- way between the two . But , to the ...
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... creed . Under this head I have always noticed , that the lay offi- cers , and some other members , are disposed to be very particular ; especially on those points which they deem most essential to orthodoxy , or which with them are fa ...
... creed . Under this head I have always noticed , that the lay offi- cers , and some other members , are disposed to be very particular ; especially on those points which they deem most essential to orthodoxy , or which with them are fa ...
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... creed they subscribe to and profess in such cases . It is , therefore , at best a false pretension ; and cannot be other than injurious to the minds of those concerned . As to purity in the maintenance of disci- pline , bad members will ...
... creed they subscribe to and profess in such cases . It is , therefore , at best a false pretension ; and cannot be other than injurious to the minds of those concerned . As to purity in the maintenance of disci- pline , bad members will ...
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... creed of the Directory , as determined and ordered by the General Assembly ; but such is not the fact ; and the Congregations have too much independence to conform to that rule , where they have not done it from the beginning . All the ...
... creed of the Directory , as determined and ordered by the General Assembly ; but such is not the fact ; and the Congregations have too much independence to conform to that rule , where they have not done it from the beginning . All the ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 106 - Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge.
Página 106 - And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Página 185 - Ye are the salt of the earth. Ye are the light of the world. "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Página 105 - Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Página 106 - And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
Página 107 - And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
Página 107 - Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer.
Página 74 - Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
Página 185 - If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.