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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Page 19
But we are far from being at liberty to fay all we please . Every word that comes
from our mouths in opposition to the establiíhed faith , is a violation of the most
solemn engagements . . . . I say nothing against the right of private judgment ...
But we are far from being at liberty to fay all we please . Every word that comes
from our mouths in opposition to the establiíhed faith , is a violation of the most
solemn engagements . . . . I say nothing against the right of private judgment ...
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During the present state of ecclefiaftical pa . tronage , ” he fays , “ some limitation
of the patron ' s choice : may be necessary to prevent unneceffary contentions ; . .
but this danger , if it exist , may be provided against with equal effect , by ...
During the present state of ecclefiaftical pa . tronage , ” he fays , “ some limitation
of the patron ' s choice : may be necessary to prevent unneceffary contentions ; . .
but this danger , if it exist , may be provided against with equal effect , by ...
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And if , among this great variety , a free inquirer should not find all his own
opinions , the fame liberty of adding to it still remains 4 . " This is admitting , in
plain terms , no finall part of our question . “ Weare not , ” he fays expressly , “
concerned ...
And if , among this great variety , a free inquirer should not find all his own
opinions , the fame liberty of adding to it still remains 4 . " This is admitting , in
plain terms , no finall part of our question . “ Weare not , ” he fays expressly , “
concerned ...
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On this ground , the Doctor vindicates his brethren , against the charge of
departure from the meaning of the Articles . “ The accusation , " he fays , “ is not
only false , but the crime impossible . That cannot be the sense of the declaration
which ...
On this ground , the Doctor vindicates his brethren , against the charge of
departure from the meaning of the Articles . “ The accusation , " he fays , “ is not
only false , but the crime impossible . That cannot be the sense of the declaration
which ...
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... how proper and necljary this would be . Speaking of the Joctrines of the articles
, and the opinions which obtained when they were first imposed , “ Opposite
errors in our time , ” he fays , “ require a DIFFERENT KIND of religious instruction
' .
... how proper and necljary this would be . Speaking of the Joctrines of the articles
, and the opinions which obtained when they were first imposed , “ Opposite
errors in our time , ” he fays , “ require a DIFFERENT KIND of religious instruction
' .
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Page 286 - None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew of Water and of the Holy Ghost...
Page 213 - 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 147 - 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 153 - Original Sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the Pelagians do vainly talk;) but it is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam...
Page 413 - So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die ; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 218 - My duty towards God is to believe in him, to fear him, and to love him, with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength: to worship him, to give him thanks, to put my whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy Name and his Word ; and to serve him truly all the days of my life.
Page 123 - Who dost Thy seven-fold gifts impart. Thy blessed unction from above, Is comfort, life, and fire of love. Enable with perpetual light The dulness of our blinded sight. Anoint and cheer our soiled face With the abundance of Thy grace. Keep far our foes, give peace at home : Where Thou art guide, no ill can come.
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?
Page 203 - Christ hath merited righteousness for as many as are found in him. In him God findeth us, if we be faithful ; for by faith we are incorporated into Christ.
Page 103 - Albeit that Good Works, which are the fruits of Faith, and follow after Justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's judgment; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively Faith; insomuch that by them a lively Faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit.
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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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