Tracts for the Times, Volume 5

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Contents

Statement of the case from plain moral principles
5
All Scripture in perfect harmony as opposed to this modern system
6
On eloquent preaching and delivery
7
This system a worldly system
8
Archbishop Secker
14
Scripture
35
and Doctrines in Scripture
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Creed compared
70
Creed compared
86
Difficulties of Jewish and Christian Faith com
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CONSIDERED WITH REGARD TO THE SECOND POINT OF Obedience
2
The Sunday Lessons 23
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Changes in the Rubric 24
24
Omission of anointing at Baptism and Confirmation 27
27
Changes in the Visitation of the Sick 29
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Concluding Remarks 30
30
PART II
33
Duty of considering these changes as a Divine work 35
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Warnings introduced against the lawlessness of the last days 37
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Scripture and Tradition combined in the Prayer Book 40
40
The Collects for Advent 41
41
Other new Collects 44
44
The Collects for Saints days 46
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Verbal alterations on this subject 49
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Omission of the Festival of St Mary Magdalene 51
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The Epistles and Gospels 52
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Service for Passion Week 54
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The Vow of Obedience at Baptism new 56
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Other peculiarities new in the Baptismal service 57
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The Decalogue in the Communion 60
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The general bearing of this argument on the former 62
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Reflections 64
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PART III
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CONSIDERED WITH REGARD TO THE FIRST POINT OF REPENTANCE 2 Apparent objections to our being supposed in a state of servitude 67
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Suffering the privilege of Sons 68
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The strength of the Church in persecution 71
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Confirmed by the history of our own Church 72
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Her feebleness and state of servitude 73
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Page 23 - And he shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand, until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Page 6 - And the other Books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for example of life and instruction of manners; but yet doth it not apply them to establish any doctrine...
Page 44 - But He turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Page 91 - What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee ? shall it declare thy truth?
Page 6 - I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots : and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Page 36 - But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Page 14 - Albeit that good works which are the fruits of faith, and follow after justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's judgment : yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith ; insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known, as a tree discerned by the fruit.
Page 44 - And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him ; and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.
Page 30 - And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Page 45 - And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming : Even him, whose coming is after the working of satan with all power and signs, and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish ; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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