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  • John Wise's tracts for justifying the older congrega - tional organization of the churches and for opposing assertions of British authority in secular affairs rest in good part on a theory of human nature.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas MERLE CURTI 1968

  • The term “Roman Church” was ambiguous — it could mean the local church of the city of Rome but also it could signify the entire congrega - tion of the faithful.

    CHRISTIANITY IN HISTORY HERBERT BUTTERFIELD 1968

  • And later he tried to interpret to his congrega -- -- ''

    Polly of the Circus 1908

  • -- On Aug. 18, '88, he wrote:' I will now go to bed, the more so as I am going to preach tomorrow and put plainly to a Highland congrega - tion of MacDonalds, Mackintoshes, Mackillops, and the rest what I am putting not at all so plainly to the rest of the world, or rather to you and Canon Dixon, in a sonnet in sprung rhythm with two codas. '

    Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published Gerard Manley Hopkins 1866

  • Considering that in many congrega - tions half or more members are divorced and remarried, it can be suicidal for any pastor to dare to preach against divorce and remarriage.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows Afryea 2010

  • Let me tell you about last year, we moved to place a director of evan-gelical mission out in the synods for the purpose of working with congrega-tions so that they will grow as evangelical centers for mission.

    Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND 2009

  • Zev Brenner, a member of Ohab Zedek and host of the Talkline Jewish radio programs, said people at the congrega-tion were upset by the scandal but that many believed, as the rabbi does, that Regensberg started with pure intentions.

    Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?) 2009

  • Zev Brenner, a member of Ohab Zedek and host of the Talkline Jewish radio programs, said people at the congrega-tion were upset by the scandal but that many believed, as the rabbi does, that Regensberg started with pure intentions.

    Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?) 2009

  • It is in the provision of this churchwide assembly, that if a congregation did not think it should call as a pastor someone in a publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-sex partnership, that congrega-tion (during its call process) is not going to be given names of people in such a relationship.

    Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND 2009

  • He had also established a congrega - tion to compose a body of doctrine, by which the troubles of the church might be calmed.

    The general biographical dictionary. Revised by A. Chalmers 1812

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