The Present State of the Greek Church in Russia: Or, A Summary of Christian DivinityOliphant, Waugh & Innes, 1814 - 339 pages |
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... common schools . Many of the elementary books are the same with those used in the universities , into which they have been introduced by the German professors ; but their theological studies are confined to the writings of the Greek ...
... common schools . Many of the elementary books are the same with those used in the universities , into which they have been introduced by the German professors ; but their theological studies are confined to the writings of the Greek ...
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... common Christians , that all the necessary points of faith should be presented in an abridgment , as it were in a kind of mirror , in which every one might see what he must believe , in order to his salvation ; and that he might fix the ...
... common Christians , that all the necessary points of faith should be presented in an abridgment , as it were in a kind of mirror , in which every one might see what he must believe , in order to his salvation ; and that he might fix the ...
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... common people the cup in the communion , and the reading of the Holy Scriptures . It has further devised some sort of a purgatory fire , has appropriated to itself a power unknown in the gospel , and undertakes to convert gainsayers by ...
... common people the cup in the communion , and the reading of the Holy Scriptures . It has further devised some sort of a purgatory fire , has appropriated to itself a power unknown in the gospel , and undertakes to convert gainsayers by ...
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... taken away the cup of com- munion from the common people , and for giving them the communion only in unleavened wafers . In communicating , every true Christian ought to be firmly assured , that in this most exalted THE COMMUNION . 181.
... taken away the cup of com- munion from the common people , and for giving them the communion only in unleavened wafers . In communicating , every true Christian ought to be firmly assured , that in this most exalted THE COMMUNION . 181.
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... common wine , but that under the sign of that holy bread , he partakes of the real body of Christ himself , who offered up himself a sacrifice upon the cross for our salvation , and by various sufferings was broken like bread ; under ...
... common wine , but that under the sign of that holy bread , he partakes of the real body of Christ himself , who offered up himself a sacrifice upon the cross for our salvation , and by various sufferings was broken like bread ; under ...
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Popular passages
Page 92 - For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Page 65 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
Page 43 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 102 - As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire: so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Page 190 - And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Page 270 - Godward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Page 256 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Page 48 - They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Page 49 - I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Page 68 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.