| Joseph Angus - 1839 - 286 pages
...Church, p. 4. " A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshipping of...acceptable to him and effectual to the salvation of their own souls." LOCKE, Letter on Toleration. " As yet, no state Beneath the heavens had tasted freedom's... | |
| Samuel Miller - 1840 - 404 pages
...decisive manner: "A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together, of their own accord, in order to the public worshipping of...him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls. Some, perhaps, may object, that no such society can be said to be a true church, unless it have in... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1843 - 498 pages
...joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshiping of God, in such manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls." — See his Works, Vol. 6, p. 13. 8vo. 1823. f " If a man be impelled by his nature to pursuits of... | |
| George Punchard - 1844 - 354 pages
...church : " A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of theirown accord, in order to the public worshipping of God in such a manner as they judge acceptable to hirn and effectual to the salvation xtf their souls." — Lettesr L on Tolerationtogether ; for, we... | |
| 1845 - 866 pages
...themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worship of God, in such manner as they may judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls." Although differing from such authorities, we prefer the definition we have given as more simple and... | |
| James William Massie - 1847 - 228 pages
...men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worship of God, in such manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls, it is made to signify either the whole nation ; including every diversity of character, of creed, and... | |
| Robert Aspland - 1855 - 802 pages
...voluntary society of men, who join themselves together, of their own accord, for the public worship of God, in such a manner as they judge acceptable to Him, and effectual to the salvation of their own souls. Though agreeing on certain broad principles, the individuals composing such societies are,... | |
| George Punchard - 1856 - 400 pages
...a church : " A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshipping of...him and effectual to the salvation of their souls.** — Letter /. on Toleration. The whole Irody of believers in the world, constitute The Church general... | |
| George Punchard - 1860 - 396 pages
...a church : " A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshipping of...him and effectual to the salvation of their souls." — Letter I. on Toleration. The whole body of believers in the world, constitute The Church general... | |
| Karl Rudolf Hagenbach - 1861 - 460 pages
...II. p. 145: A church I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshipping of God, in such a manner as they juge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls. Ueber Ьа« ЦщишфепЬе... | |
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