Historical Notes and Documents Illustrating the Organization of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of AmericaClaremont Manufacturing Company, 1874 - 522 pages |
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... Canons or Laws , there be no other Autho- rity than that of a Representative Body of the Clergy and Laity conjointly . VI . That no Powers be delegated to a general ecclesiastical Government , except such as cannot conveniently be exer ...
... Canons or Laws , there be no other Autho- rity than that of a Representative Body of the Clergy and Laity conjointly . VI . That no Powers be delegated to a general ecclesiastical Government , except such as cannot conveniently be exer ...
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... Canon or Rule should be made at some future Convention , for altering the Time of Meeting , or for Meeting oftener than once a Year , or not so often , or with a larger or smaller Representation of the Church , as may be judged ...
... Canon or Rule should be made at some future Convention , for altering the Time of Meeting , or for Meeting oftener than once a Year , or not so often , or with a larger or smaller Representation of the Church , as may be judged ...
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... Canons or Laws for Church Government , and all Alterations , Changes or Reforms in the Church Ser- vice and Liturgy , or in Points of Doctrine to be professed and taught in the Church , shall also be by the like joint Authority . [ N.B. ...
... Canons or Laws for Church Government , and all Alterations , Changes or Reforms in the Church Ser- vice and Liturgy , or in Points of Doctrine to be professed and taught in the Church , shall also be by the like joint Authority . [ N.B. ...
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... Canons , or Laws , for Church - Government : and such Alterations , or Reforms , in the Church - Service , Litur- gy , or Points of Doctrine , as may be afterwards found ne- cessary or expedient , by our Church in this State , or of the ...
... Canons , or Laws , for Church - Government : and such Alterations , or Reforms , in the Church - Service , Litur- gy , or Points of Doctrine , as may be afterwards found ne- cessary or expedient , by our Church in this State , or of the ...
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... canons or laws , there be no other au- thority than that of a representative body of the clergy and laity conjointly . Sixth . That no powers be delegated to a general ecclesias- tical government , except such as cannot conveniently be ...
... canons or laws , there be no other au- thority than that of a representative body of the clergy and laity conjointly . Sixth . That no powers be delegated to a general ecclesias- tical government , except such as cannot conveniently be ...
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Page 115 - Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by Holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions.
Page 112 - The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and 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 pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.
Page 424 - The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father ; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past ; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name ; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 424 - ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of His great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto Him ; Have mercy upon you ; pardon and deliver you from all your sins ; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness ; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 111 - HOLY Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 423 - And although we be unworthy through our manifold sins to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service : not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord...
Page 115 - Baptism is not only a sign of profession, and mark of difference, whereby Christian men are discerned from others that be not christened; but it is also a sign of Regeneration or new Birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they that receive Baptism rightly are grafted into the Church...
Page 112 - 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...
Page 87 - For then we are guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ our Saviour; we eat and drink our own damnation, not considering the Lord's Body; we kindle God's wrath against us; we provoke him to plague us with divers diseases, and sundry kinds of death.
Page 423 - And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us ; and, of thy almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine...