A Sermon Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. William Henry Furness, as Pastor of the First Congregational Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, January 12, 1825 |
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... system of doctrine which is now glori- fied as the uncorrupt and orthodox faith ; but the waters may subside , as they often have done before , and bear it away , when they fall , to the deep gulf of neglect and oblivion . While the ...
... system of doctrine which is now glori- fied as the uncorrupt and orthodox faith ; but the waters may subside , as they often have done before , and bear it away , when they fall , to the deep gulf of neglect and oblivion . While the ...
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... system of doctrines is most likely to advance the permanent glory of the Gospel . Everything is admirable and sublime in proportion to its simplicity . The objects which are grandest in the works of Nature , are among the simplest . Of ...
... system of doctrines is most likely to advance the permanent glory of the Gospel . Everything is admirable and sublime in proportion to its simplicity . The objects which are grandest in the works of Nature , are among the simplest . Of ...
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... system of Christ . A single example of this may well illustrate this general position . In the early day of Christianity a synopsis of the Christian doctrine was drawn up , which has come down to us under the name of the Apostles ...
... system of Christ . A single example of this may well illustrate this general position . In the early day of Christianity a synopsis of the Christian doctrine was drawn up , which has come down to us under the name of the Apostles ...
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... system of doctrine can stand merely on the basis of human authority . Every opinion will be brought to the test of reason and scripture . The peculiar circumstances attending the present state of the Christian ministry need not be ...
... system of doctrine can stand merely on the basis of human authority . Every opinion will be brought to the test of reason and scripture . The peculiar circumstances attending the present state of the Christian ministry need not be ...
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