And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. Tracts of the Anglican fathers - Page viide Anglican fathers - 1838 - 64 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Isaac Barrow - 1831 - 634 pages
...phrase (used in St. John, of retaining and remitting of sins) doth seem to refer; ' Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained*' that is, whomsoever ye shall think fit to detain in a state of guilt, to refuse pardon and... | |
| Charles Buck - 1831 - 644 pages
...on which they ground their power of absolution is that in John xx. 23: " Whosesoever sins ye rem it, they are remitted unto them, and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." But this is not to the purpose; since this was a special commission to the apostles themselves,... | |
| John Pearson - 1832 - 652 pages
...heaven. For our Saviour said to his apostles, upon whom he built his Church, " Whosesoever sins ye remit they are remitted unto them, and whosesoever sins ye retain they are retained." (John xx. 23.) Again, a man may not only passively and involuntarily be rejected, but also may by an act of his own... | |
| Morning watch - 1832 - 502 pages
...figurative way of expressing the same truth plainly set forth in these words, " Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever...sins ye retain, they are retained " (John xx. 23). It is not the nature of my present calling, of an interpreter, to go into particulars ; otherwise I... | |
| Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 578 pages
...and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Mat. xviii. 18. Whosesoever sins ye ir corn and their wine increased. Pi. iv. 6, 7- Surely every man walketh in a retained. Juhu xx. 23. I verily, as absent in body (said Paul), but present in spirit, have judged... | |
| Daniel Wilson - 1832 - 418 pages
...loosed in heaven. — And he breathed on them, and said, Receive ye the Holv Ghost; whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them, and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." Words, undoubtedly including, and indeed chiefly referring to the doctrine delivered by... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - 1832 - 586 pages
...said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost : Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are. remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. With pleasure let us echo back the words of the apostle, and join in that glad anthem which... | |
| Joseph John Gurney - 1833 - 572 pages
...breathed on his disciples, and said, " Receive ye the Holy Ghost," he added, " Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained :" John xx, 22, 23. Matthew appears to be describing tbe same, or a similar, delegation of authority, when he recites... | |
| Charles Buck - 1833 - 980 pages
...passage on which they ground their power of absolution is that in John xx. 23 : "Whosesoever sins ye retained." But this is not to the purpose ; since this was a special commission to the apostles themselves,... | |
| John Sinclair - 1833 - 410 pages
...Lord himself to the whole number of the Apostles. " Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained3." In respect to the privilege with which that promise is introduced, " I give unto thee the... | |
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