A Discourse on the Official Relations of New Testament Elders. ...Cushing & Jewett, 1826 - 48 pages |
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... human things to their crisis , the place which the word of God is calculated to occupy , is not clearly defined : -no , not even by the minis- try themselves , whose commission is based on a " thus saith the Lord . " So much is this the ...
... human things to their crisis , the place which the word of God is calculated to occupy , is not clearly defined : -no , not even by the minis- try themselves , whose commission is based on a " thus saith the Lord . " So much is this the ...
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... human customs seriously questioned , or the inconsistency between divine law and some sectarian principles or ecclesi- astical forms plainly exposed . The subject of church government , very few undertake to examine . Many christians ...
... human customs seriously questioned , or the inconsistency between divine law and some sectarian principles or ecclesi- astical forms plainly exposed . The subject of church government , very few undertake to examine . Many christians ...
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... human heart , and gloriously achieve the freedom of the human mind ? But after all , why should we be careless about this matter ? What doctrine of the Bible has not been involved in the same difficulty , and enveloped in the same ...
... human heart , and gloriously achieve the freedom of the human mind ? But after all , why should we be careless about this matter ? What doctrine of the Bible has not been involved in the same difficulty , and enveloped in the same ...
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... human heart with her intensest feel- ings , and the human mind with her noblest powers ? - Surely God has not made his government of love so difficult of access ; nor our social duties , the result of reciprocal love , so hard to be ...
... human heart with her intensest feel- ings , and the human mind with her noblest powers ? - Surely God has not made his government of love so difficult of access ; nor our social duties , the result of reciprocal love , so hard to be ...
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... human pride , —a sophism which calls ambition philanthropy . Church officers are forbidden to be lords over God's heritage , and have been expressly warned not to think of themselves more highly than they ought to think ; but to think ...
... human pride , —a sophism which calls ambition philanthropy . Church officers are forbidden to be lords over God's heritage , and have been expressly warned not to think of themselves more highly than they ought to think ; but to think ...
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Page 25 - And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost...
Page 10 - Wherefore, of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
Page 28 - Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Page 9 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think ; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Page 20 - And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you ; and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
Page 20 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Page 18 - For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them.
Page 25 - And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Page 36 - And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 Art thou the Christ?
Page 9 - And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!