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April 21—Morning Devotion
"The glory which thou gavest me I have given them, that they may be one, even as we are one. "—John 17:22 Those are sweet views of Jesus which point to our oneness and union with him, by which alone we derive an interest in him, and are made partakers both in his grace and glory. By virtue of this…
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199 Church Of England
CHURCH OF ENGLAND Is the church established by law in this kingdom. When and by whom Christianity was first introduced into Britain cannot perhaps be exactly ascertained. Eusebius, indeed, positively declares that it was by the apostles and their disciples. It is also said that numbers of persons professed the Christian faith here about the year 150; and according to Usher,…
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 1, Verse 28
“And base things of the world, etc.]” Who are reckoned the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things; men of mean birth, education, and business of life: “and things that are despised;” And set at nought, as poor persons generally are; yet God “hath chosen them;” Even the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs…
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April 20—Morning Devotion
"Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept."—1 Corinthians 15:20 One view more, my soul, while thou art meditating upon this delightful subject of thy Redeemer's triumph over death and the grave, and now look at Jesus's resurrection as a sure pledge and confirmation of thine own. Did Jesus's holy body arise?…
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198 Huguenots
HUGUENOTS An appellation given by way of contempt to the reformed or protestant Calvinists of France. the name had its rise in 1560, but authors are not agreed as to the origin and occasion thereof. Some derive it from the following circumstance:--One of the gates of the city of Tours is called the gate of Fourgon, by corruption from feu…
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 1, Verse 27
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, etc.]” So the Jews, in distinction from their wise Rabbins and doctors, call others, aml[d ˆyçpj, “the fools of the world”; the persons whom God made choice of from all eternity, as appears by his calling them in time, are such who with respect to the wisdom of the world…
