The Religion of the Prayer BookE. S. Gorham, 1919 - 275 pages |
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... course the position of the American Church is that of the English Church unless it has explicitly abandoned it . The first Protestant principle , the supremacy of Scripture , is another way of stating the right of private judgment . It ...
... course the position of the American Church is that of the English Church unless it has explicitly abandoned it . The first Protestant principle , the supremacy of Scripture , is another way of stating the right of private judgment . It ...
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... course of his writing gives three different interpretations . • " Now think what this means : it means more than a want of agreement among the Fathers as to the meaning of the expression this rock ' ; it means that they were entirely ...
... course of his writing gives three different interpretations . • " Now think what this means : it means more than a want of agreement among the Fathers as to the meaning of the expression this rock ' ; it means that they were entirely ...
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... course , common sense . Christianity is a revealed religion , and whatever was revealed in it to be held with the necessity of faith must have been as necessary in the first century as in the twentieth ; and is as necessary for one set ...
... course , common sense . Christianity is a revealed religion , and whatever was revealed in it to be held with the necessity of faith must have been as necessary in the first century as in the twentieth ; and is as necessary for one set ...
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... course taken by reforming legislation . But every religious movement in the whole history of the Church has been conditioned and shaped in its course by the accidents of its setting . Our Lord suffered under Pontius Pilate , but the ...
... course taken by reforming legislation . But every religious movement in the whole history of the Church has been conditioned and shaped in its course by the accidents of its setting . Our Lord suffered under Pontius Pilate , but the ...
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... course of centuries they had become very complex and unfitted for popular services such as the Prayer Book undertook to provide . The result was that the seven hours , which were es- sentially monastic services , were condensed into the ...
... course of centuries they had become very complex and unfitted for popular services such as the Prayer Book undertook to provide . The result was that the seven hours , which were es- sentially monastic services , were condensed into the ...
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Page 224 - It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preaching, or ministering the sacraments in the congregation, before he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, which be chosen and called to this work by men who have public authority given unto them in the congregation, to call and send ministers into the Lord's vineyard.
Page 223 - It is evident unto all men diligently reading Holy scripture and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church, — Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
Page 141 - Strengthen them, we beseech Thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace ; the spirit of wisdom and understanding; the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength ; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness ; and fill them, 0 Lord, with the spirit of Thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.
Page 179 - YE that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways, draw near with faith, and take this Holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.
Page 119 - Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather they be certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our Faith in him.
Page 146 - YE are to take care that this child be brought to the bishop, to be confirmed by him, so soon as he can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, in the vulgar tongue, and be further instructed in the Church Catechism set forth for that purpose.
Page 194 - Wherefore it is our duty to render most humble and hearty thanks to Almighty God our heavenly Father, for that he hath given his Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, not only to die for us, but also to be our spiritual food and sustenance in that holy Sacrament.
Page 149 - Almighty and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these Thy servants by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins ; strengthen them, we beseech Thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace...
Page 109 - BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ thine only Son to be born as at this time for us, who by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother, and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin.
Page 129 - Baptism doth represent unto us our profession ; which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him : that, as lie died, and rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die from sin, and rise again unto righteousness ; continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.