The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year 1648, Volume 4University Press, 1845 - Great Britain |
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Page 318 - The Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith : and yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper of holy writ, yet, as it ought not to decree any thing against the same, so besides the same ought it not to enforce any thing to be believed for necessity of salvation.
Page 359 - Peter the chief of the apostles, and to Peter's " successor, the bishop of Rome, to be governed in " fulness of power. Him alone he made prince over " all people and all kingdoms, to pluck up, destroy, " scatter, consume, plant, and build...
Page 119 - Lord God ! deliver me out of this miserable and wretched life, and take me among thy chosen ; howbeit, not my will, but thine be done ; Lord, I commit my spirit to thee.
Page 118 - he will not die at this time, for this morning I begged his life from God in my prayers, and obtained it :' which accordingly came to pass ; and he soon after, against all expectation, wonderfully recovered.
Page 318 - The prelates, to justify their proceedings, have forged a new article of religion, brought from Rome (which gives them full power to alter the doctrine and discipline of our Church at a blow), and have foisted it into the twentieth article of our Church.
Page 73 - Wisedome, &c., men, whose piety was better than their poetry; and they had drank more of Jordan than of Helicon. These Psalms were therefore translated, to make them more portable in people's memories, (verses being twice as light as the self-same bulk in prose,) as also to raise men's affections, the better to enable them to practise the Apostle's precept, ' Is any merry ? let him sing psalms.
Page 85 - After debating the matter from nine of the clock till three, the lords went together, and there weighing that the matter seemed only to touch their lives, although afterwards more inconvenience might have followed, and that men might think they did it of malice, acquitted him of high treason, and condemned him of felony, which he seemed to have confessed.
Page 450 - ... as ye may do in civil and extern matters : but always remember that in God's causes. the will of God (and not the will of any earthly creature) is to take place. It is the antichristian voice of the pope, Sic volo, sic jubeo ; stet pro ratione voluntas ; ie 'So I will have it; so I command: let my will stand for a reason.
Page 131 - We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we worship Thee; we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.