A Brief View of the Early Origin and Scriptural Doctrine of the Book of Common Prayer, in Question and Answer - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844. Excerpt: ... "Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth." Luke xv. 7. 262. For full forgiveness. "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Matt. vi. 12. "Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy." Heb. iv. 16. 263. For the grace of the Holy Spirit to enable us to amend by the pattern of God's word. "And find grace to help in time of need." Heb. iv. 16. "If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?" Luke xi. 13. "No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost." 1 Cor. xii. 3. "There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus; who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. viii. 1. 264. In the addresses to the Lord Jesus Christ in the following versicles of the Litany, do we approach Him with such titles as are recognized in the Bible--" God the Son?" See 222. "That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father." John v. 23. 265. " Redeemer?" "I know that my Redeemer liveth." Job xix. 25. 266. "Son of God?" "Jesus--said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?--Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee." John x. 35. 37. 267. "Lamb of God?" "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John i. 29. 268. " Son of David?" "And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the Son of David?" Matt. xii. 23. 269. Is the peculiar expression of the two versicles after the Lord's prayer Scriptural? "He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities." Ps. ciii. 10. 270. What is the doctrine of the prayer following? 1. We plead that God pities our sorrows. 2. We pray ...
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The author, David Laing's solid family values come through in his books. His writing has lots of lovely imagery and metaphors and references to Australian wildlife. David lives in Needles, Tasmania with his wife and his faithful dog
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