...in the faith and knowledge of God, and ripeness and perfectness of age in Christ ; with all care and diligence, to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines, contrary to God's word." This is a most weighty engagement. It argues the necessity of much scriptural, much historical, much...

...as well as ability, in a bishop of the established church to perform his bounden duty, namely, " to be ready, with all faithful " diligence, to banish and drive away all erroneous and " strange doctrine contrary to God's word." Indeed the church has been accused, and with some reason, of a culpable...

...and exhort with wholesome doctrine ; and " withstand and convince the gainsayers :" that " he will " be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive " away all erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to " God's word ; and both privately and openly to call upon " and encourage others...

...as well as ability, in a bishop of the established church to perform his bounden duty, namely, " to be ready, with all faithful " diligence, to banish and drive away all erroneous and " strange doctrine contrary to God's word." Indeed the church has been accused, and with some reason, of , a...

...the people committed to our care with all diligence to keep and observe the same. Grant that we may be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and...away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to Thy word ; and to use both public and private monitions and exhortations, as well to the sick as to...

...bounden duty, to bring men unto agreement in the faith and knowledge of God :" and, that they " will be ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and...erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's Word." They swear, at the same time, that " no foreign Prince or Prelate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction...

...flock, and however indefatigable he may have been, in conformity with his ordination vow, in " using all faithful diligence to banish and drive away all...erroneous and strange doctrines, contrary to God's word." These being the practical effects of the errors to which I have alluded, it is not without deep regret...

...years. Let our prelates, as they are bound by the solemn vows of their ordination, exert themselves to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word ; let them but call things by their true names, and put forward the genuine principles of the Church,...

...which wisdom and piety suggest and sanction, " drawing all your cares and studies this way ; being ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive...erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word : using both public and private monitions and exhortations, as well to the sick as to the whole, within...

...and exhort with wholesome doctrine ; and " withstand and convince the gainsayers :" that " he will " be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive " away all erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to " God's word ; and both privately and openly to call upon " and encourage others...