Old Church Life in Scotland: Lectures on Kirk-session and Presbytery Records

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A. Gardner, 1885 - 367 páginas

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Página 88 - But go thou thy way till the end be, for thou shalt rest and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Página 87 - lying before the Parliament of Scotland." The text is Daniel xii. 10, " many shall be purified and made white and tried, but the wicked shall do wickedly,
Página 85 - preacher of what title soever under the degree of a Bishop, or Dean at the least, shall presume, he said, to preach in any popular auditory the deep points of Predestination, Election, Reprobation, or of the universality, efficacy,
Página 85 - or irresistibility of God's grace, but rather leave these themes to be handled by learned men, and that modestly and moderately by use and application, rather than by way of positive doctrine, as being fitter for schools and universities than for simple auditories (Alliance of Divine Offices). To some extent the King's ideas
Página 51 - begins with solemn prayer, continuing about a quarter of an houre, the teacher then readeth and expoundeth a chapter, then a Psalm is sung, whichever one of the ruling Elders dictates, after that the Pastor preacheth a sermon and sometimes
Página 88 - Oh my Lord what shall be the end of these things. And he said, Go thy way, Daniel,
Página 296 - Discipline agreed upon in the General Assembly, 1578, it is stated that the office of the Christian Magistrate in the Kirk is " to assist and manteine the discipline of the Kirk, and punish them civilly that will not obey
Página 181 - not that one be received in office more years than one, so that he be appointed yearly thereto by common and free election." In the Second Book of Discipline which was agreed to by the General Assembly in 1578, very much under the guidance of Andrew Melville, " the eldership is declared to be a spiritual function as is the
Página 200 - a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days,
Página 74 - in rites and gestures nor men taken with the fancie of extemporary prayers.' Sure the public worship of God in his church being the most solemn action of us his poor creatures here below,

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