An Essay on Church Polity: Comprehending an Outline of the Controversy on Ecclesiastical Government, and a Vindication of the Ecclesiastical System of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchLane & Tippett, 1848 - 206 頁 |
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第 1 到 5 筆結果,共 33 筆
第 9 頁
... tion respecting the original form of government in the Christian church , though not unimportant , is certainly of no such consequence as heated disputants on any side , misled by party prejudices or intemperate zeal , would affect 1 ...
... tion respecting the original form of government in the Christian church , though not unimportant , is certainly of no such consequence as heated disputants on any side , misled by party prejudices or intemperate zeal , would affect 1 ...
第 12 頁
... tion at length . The heading of the chapter includes these sentences : " Whether Christ hath determined the form of government by any positive laws . Argu- ments of the necessity why Christ must determine it largely answered ; as ...
... tion at length . The heading of the chapter includes these sentences : " Whether Christ hath determined the form of government by any positive laws . Argu- ments of the necessity why Christ must determine it largely answered ; as ...
第 30 頁
... tion of the church ; and in chap . xi , 5 , he declares his belief that he was not a whit behind the very chiefest of the apostles ' and this he gives as a reason why his authority should be regarded by the Corinthians . In the twelfth ...
... tion of the church ; and in chap . xi , 5 , he declares his belief that he was not a whit behind the very chiefest of the apostles ' and this he gives as a reason why his authority should be regarded by the Corinthians . In the twelfth ...
第 31 頁
... tion as apostles , the bishops are their proper succes- sors , the presbyters and deacons being only the suc- cessors of those who were in the beginning ordained by the apostles , this point will require a separate dis- cussion . And ...
... tion as apostles , the bishops are their proper succes- sors , the presbyters and deacons being only the suc- cessors of those who were in the beginning ordained by the apostles , this point will require a separate dis- cussion . And ...
第 33 頁
... confined to one place , that place would naturally fall under the immediate inspec- tion of such ; and this , if even so much as this , is all that has given rise to the tradition ( for there 2 * CHURCH GOVERNMENT . 33.
... confined to one place , that place would naturally fall under the immediate inspec- tion of such ; and this , if even so much as this , is all that has given rise to the tradition ( for there 2 * CHURCH GOVERNMENT . 33.
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第 147 頁 - His marvellous light: which in time past were not a people, but are now the People of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
第 139 頁 - Then saith he to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
第 10 頁 - For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
第 34 頁 - 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.
第 140 頁 - Then the master of the house being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
第 139 頁 - And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only ; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse : 9.
第 139 頁 - Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
第 21 頁 - And God hath set some in the church, first, apostles, secondarily, prophets, thirdly, teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
第 48 頁 - For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
第 92 頁 - So that, for some hundred miles together, there is none either to baptize or to administer the Lord's Supper. Here, therefore, my scruples are at an end ; and I conceive myself at full liberty, as I violate no order, and invade no man's right, by appointing and sending labourers into the harvest.