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APOSTOLIC INSPIRATION155deny that Rome has the slightest authority to confer this power of Peter upon the Pope, or that of the apostles upon its priests. Neither Matt. xvi. 19 nor John xx. 23 contains the least proof for such claim. And inasmuch as no man has the liberty to exercise ...
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THE APOSTOLATE156wrong views, which are Romish, clerical same time strongly tending to rationalism, we maintain the ancient confession of the Christian Church which In opposition to thesein principle,andat thedeclares that, as the ambassadors extraordinar ...
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APOSTOLIC INSPIRATION And157since in the outpouring theHoly Spirit came to dwell in the which before He had been preparing, it is obvious that the difference of inspiration in the Old and the New Testament consists in the fact that the former was wrought upon the prophets fro ...
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—XXXII. ApostlesTo-Day? "AmInot an apostle?amInot free?have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord ? are ye not my work in the Lord?" I Cor. ix. i.—We may not take the circle ofreopenitAnd Ro ...
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;APOSTLES TO-DAY?159but be it noticed, in the first place, that the signs wrought were far below those performed by the apostles; second, that a man like Pastor Blumhardt has also wrought signs thatful things;greatly deserve to be noticed; third, that the Roman ...
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THE APOSTOLATEi6onew churchThey have have manifested no new power. Whatever they have done lacks the stamp of a heavenly And nearly all these new apostles have died not like the origin. genuine twelve on cross or stake, but on their own beds surrounded by their friends and ad ...
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APOSTLES TO-DAY?163them a Paul. As to the former, the Scripture mentions his election and no more. Yet even tho to the Church of later times the apostolate without St. Paul is unthinkable, and tho behold, Jesus gaveitallowed his person thefirstwritings hi ...
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•Wfntb Cbapter.THE HOLY SCRIPTURESTHE NEW TESTA-INMENT.XXXIII.The HolyScriptures in the "NewTestament.But these are written that ye might believe that Jesusthe Son ofthe apostolate,wearethe Ch ...
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;APOSTLES TO-DAY The notionthat false apostlesmust be ai6i?sort of incarnate devilsand venerable men But apart from of the Irvingites.applies in no wise to the calm, respectable,fre-quently seen in the circlesthis ...
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1THE APOSTOLATE62coming Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ that the apostolate obFor the Holy Scripture teaches that tains its definite character. the apostles shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel and also that the New Jerusalem has " twelve foundat ...