The True Churchman Ascertained, Or, An Apology for Those of the Regular Clergy of the Establishment, who are Sometimes Called Evangelical Ministers: Occasioned by the Publications of Drs. Paley, Hey, Croft, Messrs. Daubeny, Ludiam, Polwhele, Fellowes, the Reviewers, &c. &c |
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... by name and direct allusion , they class with Methodists , Enthusiasts , Fanatics
, and Schifmatics , are wholly unconscious of affording any other cause for this
treatment than a strict adherence to the vows of their Ordination ; that they equally
...
... by name and direct allusion , they class with Methodists , Enthusiasts , Fanatics
, and Schifmatics , are wholly unconscious of affording any other cause for this
treatment than a strict adherence to the vows of their Ordination ; that they equally
...
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But is it not in itself a thing equally probable , that they would make every
possible conceffion towards those from whom they separated , and whom they
were anxious to conciliate into an approbation of their principles ? And , when ...
But is it not in itself a thing equally probable , that they would make every
possible conceffion towards those from whom they separated , and whom they
were anxious to conciliate into an approbation of their principles ? And , when ...
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... on the subject , it was equally the object of the framers of our national Creed ,
to guard against the extravagancies of those who proceeded to THIS EXTREME ,
and to free themselves from the calumnies these extravagancies had occafioned
...
... on the subject , it was equally the object of the framers of our national Creed ,
to guard against the extravagancies of those who proceeded to THIS EXTREME ,
and to free themselves from the calumnies these extravagancies had occafioned
...
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But then , our system will be equally supported upon another principle . In this
case , as will appear more fully hereafter , the prevailing sentiments of our
Reformers were those now usually termed Calvinistic , and they are ex preffed
with great ...
But then , our system will be equally supported upon another principle . In this
case , as will appear more fully hereafter , the prevailing sentiments of our
Reformers were those now usually termed Calvinistic , and they are ex preffed
with great ...
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It would therefore be equally warrantable to prove from such writings , that these
Popish doctrines are the specific doctrines of our church , as any others on which
they differ from what was afterwards agreed upon . Yet with ( t ) Pref , to ift Vol ...
It would therefore be equally warrantable to prove from such writings , that these
Popish doctrines are the specific doctrines of our church , as any others on which
they differ from what was afterwards agreed upon . Yet with ( t ) Pref , to ift Vol ...
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Page 160 - What better can we do, than, to the place Repairing where he judged us, prostrate fall Before him reverent, and there confess Humbly our faults, and pardon beg, with tears Watering the ground, and with our sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite, in sign Of sorrow unfeign'd and humiliation meek?
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| Title | The True Churchman Ascertained, Or, An Apology for Those of the Regular Clergy of the Establishment, who are Sometimes Called Evangelical Ministers: Occasioned by the Publications of Drs. Paley, Hey, Croft, Messrs. Daubeny, Ludiam, Polwhele, Fellowes, the Reviewers, &c. &c Literature of theology and church history: A basic library of British theological studies Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Religion, Society, Spirituality, and Reform |
| Author | John Overton |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1802 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 424 pages |
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