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The Church of England a Bulwark Between Superstition and Schism, 2 Sermons
The Church of England a Bulwark Between Superstition and Schism 2 Sermons Author:Richard Parkinson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1835 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: THE ORDINATION VOW. A SERMON, PREACHED AT THE TRIENNIAL VISITATION OF THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD JAMES HENRY, BY DIVINE PERMISSION. LORD BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER,, On Wednesday, September 9, 1835, IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF STROUD, BY THE REV. WILLIAM FREDERICK POWELL, M. A. OF ST. PETER'S COLL. CAMBRIDGE, PERPETUAL CURATE OF STROUD, AND CHAPLAIN TO H. R. H. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. RIVINGTON, LONDON; BRISLEY, STROUD; AND WILLIAMS, CHELTENHAM. To The Reverend THE RURAL DEAN, AND CLERGY OF THE DEANERY OF STONEHOCJSE, IN THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER, $i$ IBtgcoum, PUBLISHED AT THEIR DESIRE, IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THEIR FAITHFUL SERVANT, AND BROTHER, W. F. POWELL. i Corinthians, iv. 2. Moreover, it is required in steicards, that a man be found faithful. In the course of the Episcopal Visitation which at present assembles us together, the duty has devolved upon many of my Reverend Brethren, of preparing the young for that solemn rite of the Christian Church which reduces them to a serious review, because it calls upon them for a personal confirmation of the baptismal vow. Into the nature, or propriety of that primitive institution it is no part of our present object to enquire. These are topics which doubtless have engaged the attention of our order individually, and which, one should hope have not been kept back at so seasonable an opportunity from our respective congregations. Neither is it our purpose to dwell upon the affecting impressions which the sacred service we have witnessed has been calculated to produce. But the allusion that has ...« less