| Samuel Allen McCoskry - Apostolic succession - 1842 - 384 pages
...forgive sin, but they who hold this office, are the constituted agents, " to pronounce and declare to His people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." Without such a declaration on the part of the ministry, there is no tangible evidence of pardon. The... | |
| Thomas Halton - 1843 - 240 pages
...pardons and indulgences to whom they please. Yet we maintain that " He hath given power and commandment to His ministers to declare and pronounce to His people,...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." Beyond this they possess no authority : they simply promulgate the terms of pardon, and declare that,... | |
| Henry Phibbs Fry - Apostolic succession - 1843 - 290 pages
...morning and evening services, after general confession, " that God hath given power and commandment to His ministers to declare and pronounce to His people,...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent and unfeignedly believe His holy Gospel."f "... | |
| 1843 - 822 pages
...And the authority on which he professes to do this is, that " God hath given power and commandment to his ministers to declare and pronounce to his people,...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." Hence, in these two cases, the office of the priest is clearly ministerial. If we would reconcile the... | |
| Benjamin Luckock - 1843 - 294 pages
...hath given power and commandment to His ministers," in their very commission to preach the Gospel, " to declare and pronounce to His people, being penitent, the ABSOLUTION AND REMISSION of their sins." In execution of this commission, we preach these glad tidings to excite and quicken your expectations;... | |
| Alexander Watson - 1843 - 262 pages
...sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live; and hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Kemission of their sins." Why may we suppose it to be, that the Priest first declares his authority... | |
| 1843 - 24 pages
...extempore—that it should always be the same — that her ministers have received power and commandment from God to declare and pronounce to his people being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins—that she feels herself bound to pray for the temporal sovereign of the country, and for all... | |
| Allen Steele - Episcopacy - 1843 - 276 pages
...ministry, that pardon and acceptance with God, can be made known." Their work is, "to pronounce and declare to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." To say nothing of the spirit of exclusiveness, such sentiments breathe—so much like Peter when he... | |
| Alexander Watson - 1843 - 296 pages
...the persons to whom the Absolution is restricted ? " ALMIGHTY Gon hath given power and commandment to His Ministers to declare and pronounce to His people, being penitent." But it will be said, the language of the Confession is strong and unqualified. True : and is there... | |
| Church of England - Liturgies - 1844 - 626 pages
...sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live : and hath given power and commandment to his ministers, to declare and pronounce to his...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins : he pardoneth and absolveth 3 all them which truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel.... | |
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