Can that be the only true Church of God, whose greatest enemy is the 'pure word of God himself? R. Surely not, Sir. But was there no true Church of God from the time that Popery began, till the Reformation? I recollect to have seen a Roman Catholic tract,... The poor man's preservative against popery - الصفحة 39بواسطة Joseph Blanco White - 1826عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| John Satchel - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 480
...an utter stranger to the church of Christ in general, and toevery memberof it in particular Ourl.ord promised that the gates of hell should not prevail against his church; but I think, Sir, you find, both in England and France, that the gates of hell do prevail against the... | |
| James Macknight - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...commit in trust. For this translation of the Greek word, see 2 Tim. i. 12. note 3 — Though Christ promised that the gates of hell should not prevail against his church, means are to be used by his%servants for securing it against the power of hell. And therefore St. Paul,... | |
| Russel Canfield - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 302
...Christ and the thief, and all that die, both righteous and wicked. When our Lord promises, Matt. 16: 18, that the gates of Hell should not prevail against his Church, the words pulai hadou, gates of hell, strictly rendered, signify the passage to the invisible world, ie... | |
| William M'Gavin - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 764
...verified in the salvation of all true disciples. The church of Rome also apostatized ; and though Christ promised that the gates of hell should not prevail against his church, he has suffered them to prevail against that of Rome. He has removed the candlestick, that is the branch... | |
| John Hughes - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 498
...however ; — and its want of sense renders it very easy of refutation. My argument was, that Christ promised that " the gates of hell should not prevail against his church" — and that the infallibility of this promise, clearly proves the delusion of Protestantism, since... | |
| Francis Lister Hawks - 1838 - عدد الصفحات: 542
...revealed will of God, will not fail to be brought forward ; on the other, we have no doubt that He, who promised that " the gates of hell should not prevail against his church," will raise up many a champion to maintain its cause ; and that none of the Goliaths of Gath shall be... | |
| John Dick - 1838 - عدد الصفحات: 564
...the succession of the friends of truth was secured ; and the prediction of our Saviour was fulfilled, that " the gates of hell should not prevail " against his church.* " The remainder of the wrath of men thou restrainesu" God says to the wicked, as to the waves of the sea,... | |
| William M'Gavin - 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 448
...verified in the salvation of all true disciples. The church of Rome also apostatized ; and though Christ promised that the gates of hell should not prevail against his church, he has suffered them to prevail against that of Rome. He has removed the candlestick, that is, the... | |
| 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 784
...sight."* It was a leading maxim of His Kingdom, that "knowledge puffeth up; but charity edifieth."f He promised that the "gates of hell should not prevail against His Church, built upon a rock,"J without even once intimating, that the fulfilment of this solemn promise was to... | |
| Martin John Spalding - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...imperishable laurels in that struggle. But for their exertions, and the blessings of that God who had promised that " the gates of hell should not prevail against his church built on a rock," Europe would in every human probability have become, what Asia and Africa have long... | |
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