An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, Volumen 5T. Cadell, 1826 |
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... laws . " He added , that , " since order among men , and " unity in religion , depend absolutely on the divine will , which could as easily introduce them into the world as a diversity " of sects , it is natural thence to conclude ...
... laws . " He added , that , " since order among men , and " unity in religion , depend absolutely on the divine will , which could as easily introduce them into the world as a diversity " of sects , it is natural thence to conclude ...
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... laws of their country to perform , might be innocently observed by the new converts . To render this opinion less shocking , he supported and explained it upon the following principle ; that these rites were of a civil and not of a ...
... laws of their country to perform , might be innocently observed by the new converts . To render this opinion less shocking , he supported and explained it upon the following principle ; that these rites were of a civil and not of a ...
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... laws , and opinions of the ancient inha- bitants of China , and gave rise to several curious dis- coveries . But all these were insufficient to serve the chief purpose they were designed to accomplish , since they were far from giving a ...
... laws , and opinions of the ancient inha- bitants of China , and gave rise to several curious dis- coveries . But all these were insufficient to serve the chief purpose they were designed to accomplish , since they were far from giving a ...
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... law - givers established these rites with no other view than to keep the people in order , and to maintain the tranquillity of the state ; and that the Chinese did not pay any religious wor- ship , either to the memory of Confucius , or ...
... law - givers established these rites with no other view than to keep the people in order , and to maintain the tranquillity of the state ; and that the Chinese did not pay any religious wor- ship , either to the memory of Confucius , or ...
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... law of ancient date , 7 it is positively declared , that no man shall be esteemed a good citizen , or be looked upon as qualified to hold any public office in the state , who neglects the observance of the ceremonies now under considera ...
... law of ancient date , 7 it is positively declared , that no man shall be esteemed a good citizen , or be looked upon as qualified to hold any public office in the state , who neglects the observance of the ceremonies now under considera ...
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Página 53 - ... me that I took my petition as granted, and that I had the sign I demanded, whereupon also I resolved to print my book. This, how strange soever it may seem, I protest before the eternal God is true, neither am I any way superstitiously deceived herein, since I did not only clearly hear the noise, but in the serenest sky that ever I saw, being without all cloud, did to my thinking see the place from whence it came.
Página 352 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Página 53 - O thou eternal God, author of the light which now shines upon me, and giver of all inward illuminations, I do beseech thee, of thy infinite goodness, to pardon a greater request than a sinner ought to make ; I am not satisfied enough whether...
Página 49 - Some Passages of the Life and Death of John Earl of Rochester ;" which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
Página 345 - As to what appertains to soundness of judgment in matters of faith, we esteem it sufficient that a church acknowledge the scriptures to be the word of God, the perfect and only rule of faith and practice, and own either the doctrinal part of those commonly called the articles of the church of England, or the confession or catechisms, shorter or larger compiled by the assembly at Westminster, or the confession agreed on at the Savoy, to be agreeable to the said rule.
Página 433 - ... in one visible universal church, or kingdom, before the dissolution of this earthly globe. This prediction she delivered with a peculiar degree of confidence, from a notion that her Philadelphian Society was the true kingdom of Christ, in which alone the divine Spirit resided and reigned.
Página 209 - Eucharist, and the real conversion of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ...
Página 53 - If it be for thy glory, I beseech thee give me some sign from heaven; if not, I shall suppress it.
Página 376 - That Jesus Christ, by his death and sufferings, made an atonement for the sins of all mankind in general, and of every individual in particular ; that, however, none but those who believe in him can be partakers of their divine benefit.
Página 61 - Haye ; augmentée de beaucoup de particularités tirées d'une vie manuscrite de ce philosophe , faite par un de ses amis.