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... objects contemplate the furtherance of commerce , literature , science or the arts ; they may be moral , philanthropic , and even religious . But they do not reach the high ideal of the Church's vocation , nor fill the broad sphere of ...
... objects contemplate the furtherance of commerce , literature , science or the arts ; they may be moral , philanthropic , and even religious . But they do not reach the high ideal of the Church's vocation , nor fill the broad sphere of ...
Page 47
... object of the Church's life , which all other so- cieties lack ; a regenerated humanity , in order to con- stitute the ultimate " Church of the first - born , which are written in heaven . " — Heb . 12:23 . Did not He who founded the ...
... object of the Church's life , which all other so- cieties lack ; a regenerated humanity , in order to con- stitute the ultimate " Church of the first - born , which are written in heaven . " — Heb . 12:23 . Did not He who founded the ...
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... objects for which they exist . This authority they have the consequent right to exercise , and power to enforce . It is derived either from voluntary com- pact , where each individual surrenders to the body a part of his personal ...
... objects for which they exist . This authority they have the consequent right to exercise , and power to enforce . It is derived either from voluntary com- pact , where each individual surrenders to the body a part of his personal ...
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... object of the Council is to examine their doc- trines , inquire into the circumstances , and the rea- sons for their organization , so as to be able to ex- press approval of their course , and certify to the churches they represent ...
... object of the Council is to examine their doc- trines , inquire into the circumstances , and the rea- sons for their organization , so as to be able to ex- press approval of their course , and certify to the churches they represent ...
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... object by reason and persuasion , rather than attempt to force compliance by authoritative dictation . 4. Length of the Pastorate . The spirit of Christian liberty , and the voluntary principle on which all Christian institutions should ...
... object by reason and persuasion , rather than attempt to force compliance by authoritative dictation . 4. Length of the Pastorate . The spirit of Christian liberty , and the voluntary principle on which all Christian institutions should ...
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Page 531 - Who, although He be God and Man, yet He is not two, but one Christ: One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking the manhood into God; One altogether; not by confusion of Substance, but by unity of Person.
Page 127 - Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all ? Why are they then baptized for the dead?
Page 546 - Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began...
Page 546 - But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 402 - And he commanded the chariot to stand still : and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch ; and he baptized him.
Page 122 - And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the • water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : 1 7 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Page 258 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 68 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Page 556 - For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Page 122 - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water : but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire...