"The principle that certain sins should not receive……" — Robert Rainy
"The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church's testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches; perhaps, however, with no strict consistency."
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8 Quotes by Robert Rainy
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For the standard of Christian life was to be strained to a higher pitch; more fasting was required, and more…
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Of course the case of the Christian Church planted among the nations must differ, in various ways, from that of…
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A tendency could not but arise to reconcile with Christian profession a good many modes of life, enjoyments, occupations, social…
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And in times and places where there was not much persecution, people could become and continue Christians who neither were…
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