John Smith the Se-Baptist, Thomas Helwys and the First Baptist Church in England; with Fresh Light Upon the Pilgrim Fathers' Church

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J. Clarke, 1911 - Baptists - 363 pages

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Page 86 - Lord had touched with heavenly zeal for his truth, they shook off this yoke of anti-Christian bondage, and as the Lord's free people, joined themselves (by a covenant of the Lord) into a church estate, in the fellowship of the gospel, to walk in all his ways, made known, or to be made known unto them, according to their best endeavors, whatsoever it should cost them, the Lord assisting them.
Page 246 - Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers...
Page 84 - And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city : for God did vex them with all adversity.
Page 84 - And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul...
Page 342 - I am by him satisfied, touching your judgment of the outward form of God's worship ; it is (as far as I can yet gather) no other than is warranted by the evidence of truth, and the same which I have professed and maintained, ever since the Lord in mercy revealed himself unto me, being far different from the common report that hath been spread of you touching that particular...
Page 247 - If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.
Page 33 - Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed ; feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Page 153 - If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb...
Page 93 - Remember that, and every other article of your sacred covenant. But I must here withal exhort you to take heed what you receive as truth — examine it, consider it, and compare it with other Scriptures of truth, before you receive it ; for it is not possible the Christian world should come so lately out of such thick antichristian darkness, and that perfection of knowledge should break forth at once.
Page 255 - That the magistrate is not by virtue of his office to meddle with religion, or matters of conscience, to force and compel men to this or that form of religion or doctrine ; but to leave Christian religion free, to every man's conscience, and to handle only civil transgressions (Rom.

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