Sermons on the Scriptural Principles of our Protestant Church

Sermons on the Scriptural Principles of our Protestant Church

The following Sermons are committed to the press at the request of many beloved parishioners. They were originally preached, as they are now published, under a deep sense of their imperfection, only equalled by the perfect conviction of their truth. The consciousness of defect has strongly prompted me to keep them back from public criticism; the assurance of truth has emboldened me to hope that those who took an interest in their delivery, may derive some profit from their study. May God, the Holy Ghost, be pleased to make them useful! May he accompany each copy with his blessing! and, forgiving all defects, may He honour this little volume as an instrument in his own hand for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, and for the edifying of the body of Christ! In stating the doctrines of the Church of Rome, the appeal has been made either to the decrees or the catechism of the Council of Trent. These are both authoritative documents, and form the standards of Roman Catholic theology. Yet, strange to say, some Protestants are heard to argue, that by appealing to Trent, we misrepresent the Church of Rome. The decrees, it is p. ivmaintained, are antiquated documents, and no longer express the real opinions of the church. The true Romanist would not thank his advocate for such an argument. A change in their fixed principles would destroy their claim to infallibility. Eternal truth changes not; and whoever changes must be wrong either before the change or after it. But such a change has never taken place. The decrees stand unrepealed. Romish priests are required to swear to them at their ordination; Romish disputants appeal to them in controversy; the Pope himself quotes them in his letters; and they are to this day in full force as the standard documents of Romanist theology. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 52714
Author: Hoare, Edward
Release Date: Aug 3, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English