Dr. Brett's Vindication of Himself, from the Calumnies Thrown Upon Him in Some Late Newspapers, Wherein He is Falsely Charged with Turning Papist: In a Letter to the Honourable Archibald Campbell EsqJ. Morphew, 1715 - 75 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 36
Page 45
... evident , that our Bishops have the fame Spiritual Power which the Apoftles and Primitive Bifhops had , and hold it Independent on the Civil Magiftrate , without deriving any part of it from him . His Epifcopal Office and his Spiritual ...
... evident , that our Bishops have the fame Spiritual Power which the Apoftles and Primitive Bifhops had , and hold it Independent on the Civil Magiftrate , without deriving any part of it from him . His Epifcopal Office and his Spiritual ...
Page 47
... evident that a Prince or Civil Magiftrate can give no Spiritual Power to a Bishop , or veft him with the Spiritual Care of a Dio- cefe or Bishoprick , but he must receive that Power from the Bishops of the Church ; fo it is no less evi ...
... evident that a Prince or Civil Magiftrate can give no Spiritual Power to a Bishop , or veft him with the Spiritual Care of a Dio- cefe or Bishoprick , but he must receive that Power from the Bishops of the Church ; fo it is no less evi ...
Page 50
... evident Proof that the Spiritual Rela- tion a Bishop bears to his Flock has no Dependance upon the Maintenance to be receiv'd from that Flock . And that although God have given the Bishop a Right to fuch Maintenance , yet if he has it ...
... evident Proof that the Spiritual Rela- tion a Bishop bears to his Flock has no Dependance upon the Maintenance to be receiv'd from that Flock . And that although God have given the Bishop a Right to fuch Maintenance , yet if he has it ...
Page 51
... evident from the Scriptures , that the Apostles were the chief Governors of the Church , as the Bishops have been ever fince their Times : And that not only the Twelve and St. Paul , who were ( w ) Philip ii . 29 . Governors , Chap . 4 ...
... evident from the Scriptures , that the Apostles were the chief Governors of the Church , as the Bishops have been ever fince their Times : And that not only the Twelve and St. Paul , who were ( w ) Philip ii . 29 . Governors , Chap . 4 ...
Page 58
... evident from what goes before , do not preferve the Unity of the Church or Body of Christ , by keeping to my proper Station in it , but ufurp another's Of- fice , or fupport and affift or joyn my self to those that do ) I am become as ...
... evident from what goes before , do not preferve the Unity of the Church or Body of Christ , by keeping to my proper Station in it , but ufurp another's Of- fice , or fupport and affift or joyn my self to those that do ) I am become as ...
Other editions - View all
Dr. Brett's Vindication of Himself, From the Calumnies Thrown Upon Him in ... Thomas Brett No preview available - 2017 |
Dr Brett's Vindication of Himself, from the Calumnies Thrown Upon Him in ... Thomas Brett No preview available - 2009 |
Dr. Brett's Vindication of Himself, From the Calumnies Thrown Upon Him in ... Thomas Brett No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
Abiathar Adminiftration afferted againſt alfo alſo Anfwer Apoftles appointed Archbishop Authority Baptifm baptized becauſe Bishops Bleffing Body Cafe called Caufe Chrift Chriftian Church of England Church of Rome Civil Magiftrate Commiffion Communion confecrated confequently Council of Nice Deacons declared defire depofed derived Difciples Divine Doctrine Emperor Epifcopacy Epifcopal Commiffion exerciſed faid Faith fame Father felf fend fent feveral fhall fhewed fhop fhould fince firft fome fpeaks ftill fuch fuffer fuppofe Gratian himſelf Holy Inftitution Irenæus Jefus Chrift Jeroboam King Lord Minifters muft muſt neceffary Neceffity Novatian Number obferved Occafion Office Orders Ordination Paftors Papift Paul Perfecution Perfons plainly Poffeffion Popery Popish Prayer preach prefent Presbyters pretended Priefts Primitive Church Prince Promife publick Purpoſe Queen Reafon receive Reformation Reign Sacraments Saviour Schifm Schifmaticks Scripture Spiritual Power Succeffion Succeffors Synod Teftimony Temporal thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe unto uſed whilft whofe Word and Sacraments καὶ
Popular passages
Page 11 - These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not : But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Page 51 - But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Page 42 - I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth...
Page 152 - Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful Dispenser of the Word of GOD, and of His Holy Sacraments; in the Name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY GHOST. Amen.
Page 79 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Page 9 - Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Page 103 - The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 32 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Page 51 - I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
Page 25 - And to the end that we should alway remember the exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits, which by his precious blood-shedding he hath obtained to us ; he hath instituted and ordained Holy Mysteries, as pledges of his love, and for a continual remembrance of his death, to our great and endless comfort.