The Episcopal Church: Its Message for Men of TodayMorehouse, 1917 - 184 pages |
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Page 60 - Wilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life ? Answer. I will, by God's help.
Page 59 - ... renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly believe God's holy word, and obediently keep his commandments. I demand therefore, DOST thou, in the name of this child, renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow nor be led by them ? Answ.
Page 60 - DO ye here, in the presence of GOD, and of this congregation, renew the solemn promise and vow that was made in your name at your Baptism ; ratifying and confirming the same in your own persons, and acknowledging yourselves bound to believe, and to do, all those things, which your Godfathers and Godmothers then undertook for you?
Page 91 - YE that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways, draw near with faith, and take this Holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.
Page 74 - I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation; and I do solemnly engage to conform to the doctrines and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.
Page 60 - DOST thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the sinful desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow, nor be led by them ? Answer.
Page 94 - For the things that are seen are Temporal; but the things that are not seen are Eternal.
Page 38 - It is the greatest effort of the Reformation, next to the translation of the Scriptures into the English language As a form of devotion it has no equal in any part of the Universal Church of God Next to the Bible, it is the Book of my understanding, and of my heart.
Page vi - No complex or very important truth was ever yet transferred in full development from one mind to another. Truth of that characte" is not a piece of furniture to be shifted ; it is a seed which must be sown, and pass through the several stages of growth.
Page 39 - And, brethren of every name, I certify you that you rarely hear in any church a prayer spoken in English that is not indebted to the Prayer-book for some of its choicest periods. " And further, I doubt whether life has in store for any of you an uplift so high or downfall so deep, but that you can find company for your soul and fitting words for your lips among the treasures of this Book of Common Prayer.