The Four Experiments in Church and State, and the Conflicts of ChurchesLongman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864 - 434 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
American ancient appeal Assembly asserted authority become bishops body called Catholic cause Christ Christian Church of England civil claim clergy common Commonwealth congregation conscience constitution Council course courts Crown denied desire Dissenters distinct divine division doctrine duty ecclesiastical entirely error established evil fact form of Church Free give Greek ground hand head hold idea independent interest Italy Jesuit judge judgment jurisdiction King kingdom Kirk land liberty look Lord magistrate maintained matters means merely mind ministers moral National Church national form never object opinion parish Parliament party passed pastor persons political Pope preaching Presbytery present principle Protestant proved question received Reformation regarded religion religious Roman Rome Russian schism Scotland Sectaries sects secular separate society sovereign spiritual supremacy things tion true truth whole
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 185 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Seite 191 - Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD...
Seite 155 - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Seite 18 - Where by divers sundry old authentic histories and chronicles it is manifestly declared and expressed that this realm of England is an empire, and so hath been accepted in the world, governed by one Supreme Head and King having the dignity and royal estate of the imperial Crown of the same...
Seite 186 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Seite 16 - We hold, that seeing there is not any man of the Church of England but the same man is also a member of the Commonwealth, nor any member of the Commonwealth which is not also of the Church of England...
Seite 378 - This is the masterpiece of a modern politician, how to qualify and mould the sufferance and subjection of the people to the length of that foot that is to tread on their necks...
Seite 131 - The enthusiasm of the presbyterians led them to reject the authority of prelates, to throw off the restraint of liturgies, to retrench ceremonies, to limit the riches and authority of the priestly office : The fanaticism of the independents, exalted to a higher pitch, abolished ecclesiastical government, disdained creeds and systems, neglected every ceremony, and confounded all ranks and orders.
Seite 130 - Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16.
Seite 169 - ... reconciling the honest people of these nations, and settling the woful distempers that are amongst us ; which had been glorious things and worthy of Christians to have proposed — weeds and nettles, briers and thorns have thriven under your shadow ! Dissettlement and division, discontent and dissatisfaction ; together with real dangers to the whole — have been more multiplied within these five months of your sitting, than in some years before!