The Harmony of Protestant Confessions: Exhibiting the Faith of the Churches of Christ ...

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J.F. Shaw, 1842 - Creeds - 640 pages
 

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Page 499 - should be believed as an article of the faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation. In the name of the holy Scripture we do understand those Canonical books of the Old and New Testament, of whose authority was never any doubt in the Church. OF THE NAMES AND
Page 560 - Beloved, now are we the sons of God : and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope
Page 554 - God fulfilleth all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power." And 2 Peter i. 3. That "God's power hath given unto us all things, that pertain unto life and godliness." IX. That teach,
Page 502 - Article 11. Of the Justification of Man. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. Wherefore, that we are justified by faith only, is a most
Page 505 - 20. Of the Authority of the Church. The Church hath power to decree rites or ceremonies, and authority in controversies of faith : and yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's word written, neither may it so expound one place in Scripture, that it be repugnant to another.
Page 502 - are they, notwithstanding their imperfections in the sight of God, pleasing and acceptable unto him in and for 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 fruits.
Page 509 - original and actual: and there is none other satisfaction for sin hut that alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of masses, in the which it was commonly said that the priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, were hlasphemous fables, and dangerous
Page 107 - faith, scarce thirty years old: to whom that saying of Isaiah doth very well agree; " Woe unto them that speak good of evil, and evil of good, which put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
Page 526 - neither may it so expound one place of scripture, that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness, and a keeper of holy writ ; yet, as it ought not to decree any thing against the same, so besides the same ought it not enforce any thing to
Page 501 - The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn or prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith and calling upon God : wherefore we have no power to do good works,

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