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. 1884 Excerpt: ...mode of administration, and this the Council condemned as heretical. See Mosheim, ii. p. 336. primitive simplicity; and if, warned by the lamentable errors of previous ages, they had not again been led away from the inspired teaching of the New Testament in their use and exposition of it. But as unhappily this has not ...
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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. 1884 Excerpt: ...mode of administration, and this the Council condemned as heretical. See Mosheim, ii. p. 336. primitive simplicity; and if, warned by the lamentable errors of previous ages, they had not again been led away from the inspired teaching of the New Testament in their use and exposition of it. But as unhappily this has not been the case, it will be necessary to take some notice of the Eucharistic doctrines which have been put forward during the last three centuries, and thus to bring down our historical sketch to the present time. This portion then of our subject naturally divides itself into two nearly equal periods of about three hundred years each. Theirs of these reaches to the middle of the sixteenth century, when the great Protestant Reformers had attained to their final emancipation from the trammels of Rome, and had boldly taken their stand upon the written Word of God instead of Church traditions; when in the year 1552 the second Prayerbook of King Edward VI embodied in its Communion Service the most matured convictions of Cranmer and the other leaders of English Protestantism; and when, a few years later, in 1560, the Church of Scotland, under the guidance of John Knox, endeavoured to adhere still more closely, if possible, to the institution of the Lord's Supper in their liturgical arrangements for the administration of it. The second period extends from these dates to the present time, and includes opinions which have been prominently advocated within the compass of our own generation. First Period--from A.d. 1264 to 1552 and 1560. In dwelling upon the events which will now be brought before us it may serve to give a unity of thought and aim to our consideration of them, and may present them with greater interest to our readers, if we keep in view fr...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Octavo, blue cloth binding, gilt lettering on backstrip, shelf wear, pencil writing on text and pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN: