The Free Church of Scotland: Her Origin, Founders and TestimonyT. & T. Clark, 1893 - 346 pages |
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... looked upon as inherent in the very nature of free association . We need not hesitate , then , to say what has indeed been generally held -- that the opinion of Erastus , to the effect that the Christian Church has no power of any kind ...
... looked upon as inherent in the very nature of free association . We need not hesitate , then , to say what has indeed been generally held -- that the opinion of Erastus , to the effect that the Christian Church has no power of any kind ...
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... looked upon as , on the whole , conflict- ing powers . And the Parliament has , for the immense majority of Englishmen , been the more trusted of the two . But the old Scottish Parliament was autocratic , and had little connection with ...
... looked upon as , on the whole , conflict- ing powers . And the Parliament has , for the immense majority of Englishmen , been the more trusted of the two . But the old Scottish Parliament was autocratic , and had little connection with ...
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... looked with reverent admiration on the silken banner , emblazoned with Bible , crown , and thistle in gold , round which his fellow- parishioners had fought and fallen . It was perhaps not so surprising , therefore , that he should have ...
... looked with reverent admiration on the silken banner , emblazoned with Bible , crown , and thistle in gold , round which his fellow- parishioners had fought and fallen . It was perhaps not so surprising , therefore , that he should have ...
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... looked at it denounced as the manifesto of a rebellious Church , but which has reason and righteousness shining on its face , and commended itself to what instincts there were of justice and generous courage even in the prejudiced heart ...
... looked at it denounced as the manifesto of a rebellious Church , but which has reason and righteousness shining on its face , and commended itself to what instincts there were of justice and generous courage even in the prejudiced heart ...
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... looked on by him with small enthusiasm . Valuing at all times and in all places the preaching of the gospel , he was not bent only on preaching . " In this way , " he wrote , " there I would be no increase in the amount of Christian ...
... looked on by him with small enthusiasm . Valuing at all times and in all places the preaching of the gospel , he was not bent only on preaching . " In this way , " he wrote , " there I would be no increase in the amount of Christian ...
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Page 16 - But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, "Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Page 62 - That it is a fundamental law of the church, that no pastor shall be intruded on any congregation contrary to the will of the people...
Page 4 - The magistrate might withdraw his protection, and she might cease to be an Establishment any longer ; but in all the high matters of sacred and spiritual jurisdiction, she would be the same as before. With or without an Establishment, she, in these, is the unfettered mistress of her doings. The king by himself, or by his representative, might be...
Page 102 - The Parliament is the temporal head of the Church, from whose acts, and from whose acts alone, it exists as the National Church, and from which alone it derives all its powers.
Page 4 - ... but the mountain breezes to play around her, and nought but the caves of the earth to shelter her, as now, when admitted to the bowers of an Establishment.
Page 63 - Church ; and further declare that no person shall be held to be entitled to disapprove, as aforesaid, who shall refuse, if required solemnly, to declare in presence of the Presbytery, that he is actuated by no factious or malicious motive, but solely by a conscientious regard to the spiritual interests of himself or the congregation...
Page 285 - The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of his Church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
Page 232 - Faith, and ratified by the laws of this kingdom, and for the maintenance by them of the jurisdiction of the office-bearers, and the freedom and privileges of the members of the Church from that doctrine flowing, that this Church is subjected to hardship, and that the rights so sacredly pledged and secured to her are put in peril...
Page 232 - AND, FINALLY, the General Assembly call the Christian people of this kingdom, and all the Churches of the Reformation throughout the world, who hold the great doctrine of the sole Headship of the Lord Jesus over his Church, to witness, that it is for their adherence to that doctrine, as set forth in their Confession of Faith, and ratified by the laws of...
Page 345 - For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.