The Works of the Learned and Reverend John Scott, D.D., Sometime Rector of St. Giles's in the Fields, Volume 4Clarendon Press, 1826 - Sermons, English |
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... vicegerent ; you will never press the scriptures to fight against the king , nor arm his political against his personal capacity , nor assume his authority to cut off his head : nor , on the other hand ON PROVERBS XXVIII . 1 . 79.
... vicegerent ; you will never press the scriptures to fight against the king , nor arm his political against his personal capacity , nor assume his authority to cut off his head : nor , on the other hand ON PROVERBS XXVIII . 1 . 79.
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... vicegerent , by our firm reliance on his royal promises , which hitherto have been ever sacred and inviolate , by our cheerful submission to his laws , and constant forwardness to oppose and detect all treasonous de- signs against his ...
... vicegerent , by our firm reliance on his royal promises , which hitherto have been ever sacred and inviolate , by our cheerful submission to his laws , and constant forwardness to oppose and detect all treasonous de- signs against his ...
Page 129
... vicegerents to com- mand or forbid , as they shall judge it most expe- dient for the public : so that when they command what God hath not forbidden , or forbid what he hath not commanded , their will is God's ; who com- mands us by ...
... vicegerents to com- mand or forbid , as they shall judge it most expe- dient for the public : so that when they command what God hath not forbidden , or forbid what he hath not commanded , their will is God's ; who com- mands us by ...
Page 136
... vicegerents , and not God's . But now in all governments the su- preme is the fountain of all inferior authorities ; and if there be any authority within its jurisdiction that is not from it , and dependent upon it , it must be co ...
... vicegerents , and not God's . But now in all governments the su- preme is the fountain of all inferior authorities ; and if there be any authority within its jurisdiction that is not from it , and dependent upon it , it must be co ...
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... vicegerent by him ; who , if their choice be just and lawful , is supposed to direct them to it by his providence , and consequently to consent to and approve it , and thereby to authorize the person so presented : for sovereign ...
... vicegerent by him ; who , if their choice be just and lawful , is supposed to direct them to it by his providence , and consequently to consent to and approve it , and thereby to authorize the person so presented : for sovereign ...
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Page 368 - O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord : say unto him, "Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Page 183 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 158 - HEAR, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: For the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, And the ass his master's crib: But Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Page 368 - I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Page 252 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Page 194 - For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
Page 265 - The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 253 - I WILL sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever : with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Page 465 - Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance...
Page 39 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God, peradventure, will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...