Parochial and Plain Sermons - John Henry Newman - Volume 8

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ferred

some

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two

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Christians

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The

are

and

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I

that

mean

of the

have

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generallybeen

faithful members

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exceptionsin

which

account

cannot

whole, it marks that

from

will

be

notes

or

found

the

for ; but that

of the Church

it, have

not

been

reverent

;

and

religious

that,on

mean

is

reverence

have

it may

be

kept apart

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the

of the

one

though

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bers mem-

of individuals

case

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they profess.

faithful

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in the Church,

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not

am

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Saul.

this remark

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of Christians

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course

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to exceptions

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hand,

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of

so, want

the whole

on

one

of individuals.

case

whole,

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characteristic of

a

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there

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not

been

for sacred things has

been

of the Church

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and Christians,

way.

have

ever

it is remarkable, I say, that while,on

and

or

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other way

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spirit

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natural is the connexion

in spirit the

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imagine he

worshippingGod, only is,how

any

and one

has faith in God, and

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faith in God, that can

for

yet

allow

a

moment

himself

to


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