An Ecclesiastical History, from the Birth of Christ to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century: In which the Rise, Progress, and Variations of Church Power, are Considered in Their Connexion with the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe During that Period, Volume 2T. Tegg and Son, 1838 - Church history |
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... scriptures were very few in number during this century ; and there were scarcely any of the Christian doctors that ... scripture foundation . Any commentators , that were at this time to be found , were such as , laying aside all ...
... scriptures were very few in number during this century ; and there were scarcely any of the Christian doctors that ... scripture foundation . Any commentators , that were at this time to be found , were such as , laying aside all ...
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... Scripture , and the dictates of right reason , before the authority and opinions of fallible men . It would be equally rash and absurd to represent this great man as exempt from error , and free from infirmities and defects ; 14 HISTORY ...
... Scripture , and the dictates of right reason , before the authority and opinions of fallible men . It would be equally rash and absurd to represent this great man as exempt from error , and free from infirmities and defects ; 14 HISTORY ...
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... scripture , the authority of the fathers , and the best ecclesiastical his- torians , and even from the decrces of the coun- cil of Nice : while all the arguments of Eckius were derived from the spurious and insipid Decretals , which ...
... scripture , the authority of the fathers , and the best ecclesiastical his- torians , and even from the decrces of the coun- cil of Nice : while all the arguments of Eckius were derived from the spurious and insipid Decretals , which ...
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... scriptures to the people , and to censure , though with great prudence and moderation , the errors of a cor- rupt church ; and that he had very noble and extensive ideas of a general reformation , at the very time that Luther retained ...
... scriptures to the people , and to censure , though with great prudence and moderation , the errors of a cor- rupt church ; and that he had very noble and extensive ideas of a general reformation , at the very time that Luther retained ...
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... Scriptures , which he carried on with expedition and success ' , with the assistance of some learned and pious men whom he consulted in this great and important undertaking . The event abundantly showed the wisdom of Luther's advice ...
... Scriptures , which he carried on with expedition and success ' , with the assistance of some learned and pious men whom he consulted in this great and important undertaking . The event abundantly showed the wisdom of Luther's advice ...
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