 | White Kennett - 1715 - 408 pagina’s
...tbe Bijhops, and their Presbyters ; for there may be a Churth where there is no Cbrijtian Magiftrate) bath power to decree Rites and Ceremonies, and Authority in Matters of Faith. —. — By which he makes the Church a Body without any Head or Supreme Governor on-Earth, nay, without... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1748 - 132 pagina’s
...in it. It turns upon the fingle Point of the XXth Article of your Church, viz. That THE CHURCH hath Power to decree Rites and Ceremonies, and Authority...CHURCH hath really this Authority and Power, then all Objeftions of the Diffenters about Sponfors, the Crofs in BaptiTm, kneeling •at the Lord's Supper,... | |
 | Jean Claude - 1779 - 566 pagina’s
...mould any iober reafoner force me to come to plain literal truth, I mud at laft acknowledge—that power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority in matters of faith, are rtyalfrerogati'vesbelonging to the reigning king or queen, and to no other perfon or perfons, man... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1804 - 376 pagina’s
...in it. It turns upon the single point of the 'XXth article of your church, viz. That the CHURCH hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority...CHURCH hath really this authority and power, then all objections of the Dissenters, about sponsors, the cross in baptism, kneeling at the Lord's supper,... | |
 | David Bogue, James Bennett - 1808 - 492 pagina’s
...disrespect. I object to the claim in toto which is made in the twentieth article, " that the church hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority, in matters of faith." The constitution which Christ has formed, is either complete, or it is not. If it is complete, there... | |
 | Charles Wheatly - 1810 - 570 pagina’s
...and their Prefbyters j for there may be a church where there is no Chriftian civil magiftrate) hath power to decree rites and ceremonies and authority in matters of faith : and affirms again in the thirtyfeventh article, that where we attribute to the Queen's Ma* jefty... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1811 - 340 pagina’s
...III. p. 59. To come then to the point.—The Church, you say, and you have solemnly subscribed, hath power to decree rites, and ceremonies, and authority in matters of faith. This is the grand hinge upon which the whole controversy turns. Now here, Sir, let me ask you,— f... | |
 | 1814 - 760 pagina’s
...to him, and to inquire what he means by the term Church! Does he not maintain that ' the Church has power to decree rites, and ceremonies, and authority in matters of faith ?'* What then is thisChurch '• ' A congregation of faithful men* has no such power. The ministers... | |
 | 1829 - 828 pagina’s
...in it. It turns upon the single point of the XXth Article of your Church, w'z. That the Church hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority...Church hath really this authority and power, then all objections of the Dissenters), about sponsors, the cross in baptism, kneeling at the Lord's supper,... | |
 | 1819 - 794 pagina’s
...subм-TÍb«! by the Clergy of the Church of England, the Twentieth Article reads thus : " The Church hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority in matters of faith : and yet, it is not lawful for the Church to ortlaid any thing that is contrary to (iod's word written,... | |
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That the CHURCH hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority in matters of faith. 
