 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Simon Schmucker - 1834 - 430 pages
...Christ sent forth his disciples with the command, " As my Father hath sent me, even so I send you — Receive ye the Holy Ghost ; whosesoever sins ye remit,...unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained."1 But this power of the keys or clergy relates entirely to the doctrine and preach1 John... | |
 | Well-wisher to society - 1834 - 434 pages
...Christ sent forth his disciples with the command, " As my Father hath sent me, even so I send you — Receive ye the Holy Ghost ; whosesoever sins ye remit,...unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained."1 But this power of the keys or clergy relates entirely to the doctrine and preach1 John... | |
 | Robert Meek - 1834 - 436 pages
...his sins."t The words on which this authority is grounded are the following, to his apostles : — " Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit,...unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." In the apostles' case there was a special qualification for the exercise of this power —... | |
 | Joseph Bingham - 1834 - 678 pages
...them, ' As my Father sent Me, so send I you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, saving, receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit,...unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.' In which place he shews, that they only can baptise and grant remission of sins, who have... | |
 | Charles Henry Wharton, George Washington Doane - 1834 - 428 pages
...sent me, even so send I you ; and when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, receive ye the Holy Ghost ; whosesoever sins ye remit,...unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.' " It might be sufficient here to observe, respecting these passages, that they were never... | |
 | A watchman - 1834 - 432 pages
...even so send I you. And when he had said this he breathed on them, and said unto them, receive you the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are...unto them, and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." This is undeniably said to all the apostles ; but it could not be with propriety, if Peter... | |
 | 1834 - 566 pages
...concerning apostles, ' As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. He breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are...unto them, and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained' (John xx. 21-23). The list of the apostles occurs Mutt. x. 2 ; Mark iii. 16, &.C.; Luke vi.... | |
 | Thomas Anthony Trollope - 1834 - 630 pages
...remission of sins, has been attempted to be supported, is that of St. John : " Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." This seems however to have been a special commission given by our Saviour to the apostles... | |
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Peace be unto you : as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 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,... 
