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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... receive several most im- portant practical alterations - alterations which appear to be wholly opposed to the principle of the scheme . But the propriety of any limi- tations of the Veto the Committee of Assembly have not recognised ...
... receive several most im- portant practical alterations - alterations which appear to be wholly opposed to the principle of the scheme . But the propriety of any limi- tations of the Veto the Committee of Assembly have not recognised ...
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... received from the minis- trations , public and private , of a valued and beloved Pastor . That opposition , plain and unreserved , to the extravagant pre- tensions and claims which certain parties in the Church are now urging , and ...
... received from the minis- trations , public and private , of a valued and beloved Pastor . That opposition , plain and unreserved , to the extravagant pre- tensions and claims which certain parties in the Church are now urging , and ...
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... receives ' much more than ample compensation for all the aid it gives the ' Church , in the aid which the Church returns to the State . Why , ⚫ the very end of an endowment is defeated , and the State utterly stul- ⚫tifies its own act ...
... receives ' much more than ample compensation for all the aid it gives the ' Church , in the aid which the Church returns to the State . Why , ⚫ the very end of an endowment is defeated , and the State utterly stul- ⚫tifies its own act ...
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... receive as conclusive any refe- rences to Scripture which are brought forward to shew that it is the only species of Establishment warranted by the word of God , ' and see , in such views , only cause for greater and warmer love for the ...
... receive as conclusive any refe- rences to Scripture which are brought forward to shew that it is the only species of Establishment warranted by the word of God , ' and see , in such views , only cause for greater and warmer love for the ...
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... received by the act 1592 from the State First , That the judgment pronounced by the Pres- bytery of Auchterarder , and declared to be illegal by the Court of Session , related to a matter properly spiritual and ecclesiastical .'- And ...
... received by the act 1592 from the State First , That the judgment pronounced by the Pres- bytery of Auchterarder , and declared to be illegal by the Court of Session , related to a matter properly spiritual and ecclesiastical .'- And ...
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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...