The Tombs of the Prophets: A Lay Sermon on the Corruptions of the Church of ChristW.B. Johnson, 1831 - 59 pages |
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... written in September , 1830 , ) has produced a practicable breach in the walls of the Establishment . I had anticipated some success in the way of attack , but chiefly because I thought it would be firing the first gun ; for it did not ...
... written in September , 1830 , ) has produced a practicable breach in the walls of the Establishment . I had anticipated some success in the way of attack , but chiefly because I thought it would be firing the first gun ; for it did not ...
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... written to me has uniformly approved of my " Letter to the Archbishop , ' suggesting such further remarks for a future occasion , as the state of their Church seemed to them to require . Many of their hints have been attended to in the ...
... written to me has uniformly approved of my " Letter to the Archbishop , ' suggesting such further remarks for a future occasion , as the state of their Church seemed to them to require . Many of their hints have been attended to in the ...
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... written in his word that Babylon must fall , the mother ' of harlots and the abominations of the earth . ' Now who or what is Babylon ? and who or what is Anti - Christ ? It is simply religion endowed and enforced by the State , that ...
... written in his word that Babylon must fall , the mother ' of harlots and the abominations of the earth . ' Now who or what is Babylon ? and who or what is Anti - Christ ? It is simply religion endowed and enforced by the State , that ...
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... written for the express purpose of condemning the Church of England ? Is she not rich to insolence , is she not full to plethory ? Has she not received consolation upon consolation , comfort upon comfort ? -- This was the iniquity of ...
... written for the express purpose of condemning the Church of England ? Is she not rich to insolence , is she not full to plethory ? Has she not received consolation upon consolation , comfort upon comfort ? -- This was the iniquity of ...
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... written and " threw them into the fire , ' - after this he was beaten and put into prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe ; but that not content- ing the Clergy , they went to the king and said , ' we beseech thee , let this man be ...
... written and " threw them into the fire , ' - after this he was beaten and put into prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe ; but that not content- ing the Clergy , they went to the king and said , ' we beseech thee , let this man be ...
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abominations act of Parliament amongst Anti-Christ Archbishop Archbishop Laud Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Archbishop Whitgift Babylon Babylonian battle behold Bishop blessed blood body Calvinistic canonical cast charity Christ Christian Church of England Clergy Clergymen clerical considered Constantine corrupt cruelty Curacy cure of souls Deans death decree diocese discourse Dissenters divine doctrine dominion Duke earth endeavour enemies Established Church evil extirpate faith false Father flock gaols give thee glory God's Gospel hated hear Heaven heresy heretic high church party holy Jerusalem John King kingdom LAMBETH ARTICLES land Laud Letter living Lollards Lordship Majesty malice Ministers never persecution persons pious Pope praise prayer preaching Prelates Priests Prince prison Prophets reign religion Roman saith the Lord Scriptures sect secular shepherds shew souls spirit superstitions things thou shalt tithes true Church tyranny unto violence wealth whilst Whore words worldly worship
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Page 9 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Page 23 - The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought...
Page 54 - And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city ! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
Page 55 - And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Page 29 - Let no man deceive you by any means ; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Page 12 - Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word...
Page 54 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit. and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Page 21 - Bring no more vain oblations ; incense is an abomination unto me, the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Page 24 - And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver : and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Page 17 - Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.