The Centennial History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of New York, 1785-1885 |
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... hand of fellowship , " from your father's diocese and your father's successor , to the cherished son who so well wears his father's honors , and on whose person and work I invoke God's most gracious blessing . I remain , Very truly ...
... hand of fellowship , " from your father's diocese and your father's successor , to the cherished son who so well wears his father's honors , and on whose person and work I invoke God's most gracious blessing . I remain , Very truly ...
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... hand down to succeeding generations the blessings which we have found within it , and thus to perpetuate through all time the memorial of human redemption through Christ- these are the thoughts suggested by this fragment of holy writing ...
... hand down to succeeding generations the blessings which we have found within it , and thus to perpetuate through all time the memorial of human redemption through Christ- these are the thoughts suggested by this fragment of holy writing ...
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... hand of Providence ; and he will be a rash man , whatever may be his private judgment , who will venture to withhold his thankful acknowledgments . Particularly may we be grate- ful for the moderation which has marked the application of ...
... hand of Providence ; and he will be a rash man , whatever may be his private judgment , who will venture to withhold his thankful acknowledgments . Particularly may we be grate- ful for the moderation which has marked the application of ...
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... hand down a doctrine wherein faith is neither transformed into reason nor deformed into superstition , but is cherished as the Divine light and guide of the human understanding - a discipline which both honors God 24 CENTENNIAL CHURCH ...
... hand down a doctrine wherein faith is neither transformed into reason nor deformed into superstition , but is cherished as the Divine light and guide of the human understanding - a discipline which both honors God 24 CENTENNIAL CHURCH ...
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... hand with which the representative Diocese assumed and discharged during that astounding interval the duties of government properly within the sphere of Diocesan action , not the Church in New York only , but that of the entire Union ...
... hand with which the representative Diocese assumed and discharged during that astounding interval the duties of government properly within the sphere of Diocesan action , not the Church in New York only , but that of the entire Union ...
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Page 36 - Judah be glad : because of thy judgements. 11 Walk about Sion, and go round about her : and tell the towers thereof. 12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses : that ye may tell them that come after.
Page 96 - ... without a certificate from the Right Reverend Father in God the Lord Bishop of London, of his being conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England and of a good life and conversation.
Page 32 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord : and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Page 372 - Charter of the Corporation for the Relief of the Widows and Children of Clergymen in the Communion of the Church of England, in America...
Page 96 - You shall take especial care that God Almighty be devoutly and duly served throughout your government, the Book of Common Prayer, as by law established, read each Sunday and Holyday, and the blessed Sacrament administered according to the rites of the Church of England...
Page 175 - But I have greater witness than that of John ; for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Page 9 - God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the world's end ; thy right hand is full of righteousness. 10 Let the Mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Page 443 - Staunton, Rev. William, DD Ecclesiastical Dictionary, containing Definitions of Terms, and Explanations and Illustrations of Subjects pertaining to the History, Ritual, Discipline, Worship, Ceremonies, and Usages of the Christian Church. 8vo. 746 pp., 7s.
Page 22 - Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you ; and I will not be burdensome to you : for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Page 94 - That For the making and proportioning the Levies and Assessments for building and repairing the Churches, Provision for the poor, maintenance for the Minister ; as well as for the more orderly managing of all...