The Pillars of Priestcraft and Orthodoxy Shaken ...Mr. Cadell, Mr. Kearsley, 1768 |
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... faith is not founded on a nice and critical knowledge of the Scriptures . Many of the antient chrif tians , ' twill be allowed , were not great critics ; but argued very much in a mystical way . Ori- gen in particular , who was the ...
... faith is not founded on a nice and critical knowledge of the Scriptures . Many of the antient chrif tians , ' twill be allowed , were not great critics ; but argued very much in a mystical way . Ori- gen in particular , who was the ...
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... faith . Now if an exact and critical knowledge of the Scriptures , was not neceffary to the fettling of the faith ; it cannot be necessary to the understanding of it , or to the understanding those who have writ beft in the explication ...
... faith . Now if an exact and critical knowledge of the Scriptures , was not neceffary to the fettling of the faith ; it cannot be necessary to the understanding of it , or to the understanding those who have writ beft in the explication ...
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... faith does not de- pend upon the Scriptures confidered abfolutely in themselves , but as explained by Catholic tradi- tion . The faith was preferved in creeds , and handed down from one orthodox bishop to another , whose bufinefs it was ...
... faith does not de- pend upon the Scriptures confidered abfolutely in themselves , but as explained by Catholic tradi- tion . The faith was preferved in creeds , and handed down from one orthodox bishop to another , whose bufinefs it was ...
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... faith is founded on ; there is one thing further I must put you in mind of , which may feem to prove , that a profound and laborious ftudy of the Scriptures will not make you at all more orthodox . ' Tis a fundamental principle among ...
... faith is founded on ; there is one thing further I must put you in mind of , which may feem to prove , that a profound and laborious ftudy of the Scriptures will not make you at all more orthodox . ' Tis a fundamental principle among ...
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... faith , and give a handle to fceptical men ; who , because fome things are called in doubt , ( though incidental matters only and of little confequence ) will think they have a right from thence to question every thing . Thus the church ...
... faith , and give a handle to fceptical men ; who , because fome things are called in doubt , ( though incidental matters only and of little confequence ) will think they have a right from thence to question every thing . Thus the church ...
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Page 147 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 147 - More especially, we pray for the good estate of the Catholic Church; that it may be so guided and governed by Thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life.
Page 121 - And all Priests and Deacons are to say daily the Morning and Evening Prayer, either privately or openly, not being let by sickness or some other urgent cause.
Page 190 - And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olivetree ; boast not against the branches.
Page 111 - ... more of what was external in religion than was, in a manner, necessary to preserve a sense of religion itself upon the minds of the people. But a great part of this is neglected by the generality amongst us; for instance, the service of the Church, not only upon common days, but also upon saints' days; and several other things might be mentioned.
Page 60 - I may justly lay to the words of this excellent person ; for the pursuit of truth hath been my only care, ever since I first understood the meaning of the word. For this, I have forsaken all hopes, all friends, all desires, which might bias me, and hinder me from driving right at what I aimed. For this, I have spent my money, my means, my youth, my age, and all I have ; that I might remove from myself that censure of Tertullian, — Suo vitio quis quid ignorat?
Page 61 - If with all this cost and pains my purchase is but error, I may safely say, to err has cost me more than it has many to find the Truth ; and Truth itself shall give me this testimony at last, that if I have missed of her, it is not my fault, but my misfortune.
Page 5 - The difficulties and discouragements which attend the Study of the Scriptures, in the way of private judgment...
Page 76 - And this is to be done by keeping up, as we are able, the form and face of religion with decency and reverence, and in such a degree as to bring the thoughts of religion often to their minds ; and then endeavouring to make this form more and more subservient to promote the reality and power of it. The form of religion may indeed be where there is little of the thing itself; but the thing itself cannot be preserved amongst mankind without the form.
Page 261 - Powers before mentioned, it would stir up your laughter and prove too light for so serious a matter ; yet because possibly you may never have heard so much of this Subject before, I shall instance a few.