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The great object of the Reformation was to draw people from the authority of the church, so called, to the authority of scripture; from obscure traditions, from the opinions of the fathers, and from the decrees of councils, composed of fallible men like ourselves, to the light of the gospel, the inspired foun tain from which their opinions are all professed to be drawn. The gospel, therefore, is the ostensible rule of all the reformed churches - a rule, which as it is directly Opposed to the pre tensions of popery, places them all upon an equal footing, and better would it have been bad they strictly confined themselves to it; for, there is always' a propensity among all men,' 'everywhere,' to fall into a similar kind of external worship of forms and dogmas - of Observances apart from morals, and creeds apart from conviction - to substitute the offices of a priesthood for individual holiness - the consecration of times and places, of temples and days, for the sanctification of the heart and life. Into such forms human nature is ever prone to corrupt spiritual service; and quod semper, ubique, et ab omnibus, is the very formula of the corrupt religion of human nature!
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The great object of the Reformation was to draw people from the authority of the church, so called, to the authority of scripture; from obscure traditions, from the opinions of the fathers, and from the decrees of councils, composed of fallible men like ourselves, to the light of the gospel, the inspired foun tain from which their opinions are all professed to be drawn. The gospel, therefore, is the ostensible rule of all the reformed churches - a rule, which as it is directly Opposed to the pre tensions of popery, places them all upon an equal footing, and better would it have been bad they strictly confined themselves to it; for, there is always' a propensity among all men,' 'everywhere,' to fall into a similar kind of external worship of forms and dogmas - of Observances apart from morals, and creeds apart from conviction - to substitute the offices of a priesthood for individual holiness - the consecration of times and places, of temples and days, for the sanctification of the heart and life. Into such forms human nature is ever prone to corrupt spiritual service; and quod semper, ubique, et ab omnibus, is the very formula of the corrupt religion of human nature!
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Sir James Mackintosh, speaking of "George Fox's Journal," says, "it is one of the most extraordinary and instructive narratives in the world, - which no reader of competent judgment can peruse without revering the virtue of the writer." The compiler's object in the present Memoir, has been to condense the most important features and incidents of the life of so eminently pious a character as George Fox, in order to produce a small volume sufficiently interesting for the general reader, and more especially for those unacquainted with the principles and history of the Quakers.
Christianity must possess some universally fundamental principle, some common ground upon which all communities of Christians meet, however the practices of their separate churches may differ; and as the investigation of this principle forms the most important subject of their research, all are bound, in prosecuting this inquiry, to divest themselves of prejudice, so far, as to pursue it for the sake of Truth itself. Professor Playfair says, "It is too much forgotten by physiologists, that their duty is really not to refute the experiments of others, nor to show that they are erroneous, but to discover truth, and that alone.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the life and work of George Fox, the founder of the Quakers. Fox was a key figure in the English Reformation, and his teachings on the importance of personal experience and the equality of all people, regardless of gender, race or social class, had a profound impact on the development of religious thought and practice in the 17th century. The author traces Fox's journey from his early life as a seeker after truth to his emergence as a leading advocate for religious freedom and social justice. The book also examines the development of Quaker beliefs and practices, and their continuing relevance in the present day. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781331085317_0
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