The American Eclectic, 2. köideAbsalom Peters, Selah Burr Treat, John Holmes Agnew W.R. Peters, 1841 |
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... epoch the unity of the church be- came inefficient , perhaps impracticable , since it was exposed to the acci- dents of place and circumstance , and to the varying tempers of individuals and nations . By the Reformation , Europe was ...
... epoch the unity of the church be- came inefficient , perhaps impracticable , since it was exposed to the acci- dents of place and circumstance , and to the varying tempers of individuals and nations . By the Reformation , Europe was ...
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... epoch of Irish independence ; and it was clearly shown in the parliamentary de- bates of the period , that it was a mockery to apply the word " constitu- tion " to the mere demolition of an act of Parliament , ( Poynings ' Act ) , and ...
... epoch of Irish independence ; and it was clearly shown in the parliamentary de- bates of the period , that it was a mockery to apply the word " constitu- tion " to the mere demolition of an act of Parliament , ( Poynings ' Act ) , and ...
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... epoch when the same sceptre was destined to be seized upon by yet more unworthy ones . From this passage we may perceive that as yet , at least , the great- ness of Catherine is only of a negative quality . But let us hear further : She ...
... epoch when the same sceptre was destined to be seized upon by yet more unworthy ones . From this passage we may perceive that as yet , at least , the great- ness of Catherine is only of a negative quality . But let us hear further : She ...
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... epoch , the Emperor Alexander alone can be instanced as a well - meaning autocrat . To her accidental advantages of womanhood , Catherine united those of having been born and educated in Germany , from which country she imported sound ...
... epoch , the Emperor Alexander alone can be instanced as a well - meaning autocrat . To her accidental advantages of womanhood , Catherine united those of having been born and educated in Germany , from which country she imported sound ...
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... epoch , no further distant , in all probability , than that assigned by the Mosaic text . That consequently , it is only as to the periods comprehended by the expression " the beginning , " and by the " days " of creation , that the re ...
... epoch , no further distant , in all probability , than that assigned by the Mosaic text . That consequently , it is only as to the periods comprehended by the expression " the beginning , " and by the " days " of creation , that the re ...
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Page 450 - And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant.
Page 557 - This also we humbly and earnestly beg, that human things may not prejudice such as are divine ; neither that from the unlocking of the gates of sense, and the kindling of a greater natural light, anything of incredulity, or intellectual night, may arise in our minds towards divine mysteries.
Page 256 - Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you : for we seek your God, as ye do ; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
Page 483 - Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest : and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you : on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
Page 108 - The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the word and sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven : yet he hath authority, and it is his duty, to take order that unity and peace be preserved in the Church, that the truth of God be kept pure and entire, that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all corruptions and abuses in worship and discipline prevented or reformed, and all the ordinances of God duly SETTLED, administered, and observed.
Page 559 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 559 - I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Page 109 - ... truth of God be kept pure and entire, that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all corruptions and abuses in worship and discipline prevented or reformed, and all the ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed. For the better effecting whereof he hath power to call synods, to be present at them, and to provide that whatsoever is transacted in them be according to the mind of God.
Page 441 - England, no nor the harmony of protestant confessions ; but that wherein they all agree, and which they all subscribe with a greater harmony, as a perfect rule of their faith and actions ; that is, the Bible. The Bible, I say, the Bible only, is the religion of protestants...
Page 482 - The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; unto him ye shall hearken...