Correspondence Between the First Church and the Tabernacle Church in Salem: In which the Duties of Churches are Discussed and the Rights of Conscience VindicatedPress of Foote and Brown, 1832 - 176 pages |
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... heresy and schism are perhaps the most remarkable , appear to us to be among the principal obstacles to the progress of chris- tian truth and liberty . The distortion of these terms from their true scriptural meaning , has led many ...
... heresy and schism are perhaps the most remarkable , appear to us to be among the principal obstacles to the progress of chris- tian truth and liberty . The distortion of these terms from their true scriptural meaning , has led many ...
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... heresy and schism , as used in scripture , which , in the judgment of the most learned of all denominations , are now considered as having no reference to the mere belief and profession of conscientious . opinions , or a peaceable ...
... heresy and schism , as used in scripture , which , in the judgment of the most learned of all denominations , are now considered as having no reference to the mere belief and profession of conscientious . opinions , or a peaceable ...
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... heresy ' in the apostle's reply , and ' sect ' in the charge brought against him , he seems to defend himself against that of which he is not accused . " In my judgment the latter term is the only proper one ; for the word heresy , in ...
... heresy ' in the apostle's reply , and ' sect ' in the charge brought against him , he seems to defend himself against that of which he is not accused . " In my judgment the latter term is the only proper one ; for the word heresy , in ...
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... heresy . Malignity , or perverseness of dispo- sition , was held essential to this crime . " But at length it became usual to stigmatize as heresy any opinion maintained against the doctrine of the church . " Thus mere mistake is made ...
... heresy . Malignity , or perverseness of dispo- sition , was held essential to this crime . " But at length it became usual to stigmatize as heresy any opinion maintained against the doctrine of the church . " Thus mere mistake is made ...
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... heresy , ' has its foundation in schism . A heresy is a sect , faction , or party ; or the persons of which that party consists . " " Those , " adds Dr. Benson , " who to the best of their judg- ment take Christ for their guide in ...
... heresy , ' has its foundation in schism . A heresy is a sect , faction , or party ; or the persons of which that party consists . " " Those , " adds Dr. Benson , " who to the best of their judg- ment take Christ for their guide in ...
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Page 97 - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace...
Page 25 - I beseech you remember, it is an article 'of your church covenant, that you be ready to receive whatever truth shall be made known to you from the written word of God.
Page 86 - These angels and men, thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed ; and their number is so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished.
Page 86 - ALL, those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, he is pleased in his appointed and accepted time, effectually to call by his word and Spirit, out of that state of sin and death in which they are by nature, to grace and salvation by Jesus Christ...
Page 27 - God : this deifying our own interpretations, and tyrannous enforcing them upon others: this restraining of the word of God from that latitude and generality, and the understandings of men from that liberty, wherein Christ and the apostles left them, is, and hath been, the only fountain of all the schisms of the church, and that which makes them immortal...
Page 73 - But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled ; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts : and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear...
Page 96 - Not every one that saith, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Page 70 - In other things I will take no man's liberty of judgment from him, neither shall any man take mine from me. I will think no man the worse man, nor the worse Christian, I will love no man the less, for differing in opinion from me. And what measure I mete to others, I expect from them again.
Page 86 - As God hath appointed the elect unto glory, so hath he, by the eternal and most free purpose of his will, foreordained all the means thereunto. Wherefore, they who are elected, being fallen in Adam, are redeemed by Christ, are effectually called unto faith in Christ by his Spirit working in due season ; are justified, adopted, sanctified, and kept by his power through faith unto salvation.
Page 90 - All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all ; yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed, for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.