A letter to the lord chancellor, on the claims of the Church of Scotland in regard to its jurisdiction, and on the proposed changes in its polityWilliam Whyte & Company, 1839 - 315 pages |
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... mean an absolute right to reject a Presentee , on which Church Courts shall have no controul . Principle distinctly advocated that there can be no check or limi- tation on the right to reject . Opinions of Sir Henry Moncreiff - very ...
... mean an absolute right to reject a Presentee , on which Church Courts shall have no controul . Principle distinctly advocated that there can be no check or limi- tation on the right to reject . Opinions of Sir Henry Moncreiff - very ...
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... mean to reserve power to introduce the Call by autho- rity of the Church . -proposal to leave regulation of whole matter to the Church . Proposal of Committee as to the general jurisdiction to be com- mitted to Church in regard to ...
... mean to reserve power to introduce the Call by autho- rity of the Church . -proposal to leave regulation of whole matter to the Church . Proposal of Committee as to the general jurisdiction to be com- mitted to Church in regard to ...
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... mean to press on the attention of the Govern- ment , and some of the probable results of these changes , both on na- tional character - on the usefulness of the Established Church — and on the general interests of religion . That many ...
... mean to press on the attention of the Govern- ment , and some of the probable results of these changes , both on na- tional character - on the usefulness of the Established Church — and on the general interests of religion . That many ...
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... means of doing so than ours . The vote of Cromwell's celebrated Convention on the 17th November 1653 , that the right of presentation to benefices should be taken away , and the people in the several parishes be autho- rised at once to ...
... means of doing so than ours . The vote of Cromwell's celebrated Convention on the 17th November 1653 , that the right of presentation to benefices should be taken away , and the people in the several parishes be autho- rised at once to ...
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... means of public instruc- tion which the ordinances of a gospel ministry can afford : -persuaded that the discipline and government of the Church of Scotland are , on the whole , better fitted than Episcopacy to guard the purity of com ...
... means of public instruc- tion which the ordinances of a gospel ministry can afford : -persuaded that the discipline and government of the Church of Scotland are , on the whole , better fitted than Episcopacy to guard the purity of com ...
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Page 53 - ... from and after the first day of May 1712, it shall and may be lawful for her Majesty, her heirs and successors, and for every other person or persons who have right to any patronage or patronages of any church or churches...
Page 188 - Beyond the power of language, will unfold The form of beauty smiling at his heart, How lovely ! how commanding ! But though Heaven In every breast hath sown these early seeds Of love and admiration...
Page 99 - ... 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. 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 104 - To these officers the keys of the kingdom of heaven are committed, by virtue whereof they have power respectively to retain and remit sins, to shut that kingdom against the impenitent, both by the Word and censures; and to open it unto penitent sinners, by the ministry of the gospel, and by absolution from censures, as occasion shall require.
Page 99 - 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 65 - Church, and with the resolution of last General Assembly, ever to give and inculcate implicit obedience to the decisions of civil courts, in regard to the civil rights and emoluments secured by law to the Church, instruct the said Presbytery to offer no farther resistance to the claims of Mr.
Page 40 - ... the major part of the male heads of families, members of the vacant congregation, and in full communion with the church, shall disapprove of the person in whose favour the call is proposed to be moderated in, such disapproval shall be deemed...
Page 56 - Therefore it ought and should be found and declared by decree of the lords of our council and session, that in consequence of the death of C.
Page 14 - And for their publishing of such opinions, or maintaining of such practices, as are contrary to the light of nature; or to the known principles of Christianity, whether concerning faith, worship, or conversation; or to the power of godliness: or such erroneous...
Page 188 - Ask the swain Who journeys homeward from a summer day's Long labour, why, forgetful of his toils And due repose, he loiters to behold The sunshine gleaming as through amber...