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Brewer's: Marrow-men
The twelve ministers who signed the remonstrance to the General Assembly for condemning the evangelical doctrines of the “Marrow.” (See Marrow Controversy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Green Sleeves and Pudding Pies
This, like Maggie Lauder, is a scurrilous song, in the time of the Reformation, on the doctrines of the Catholic Church and the Catholic clergy. (See “John Anderson, my Jo.”) Source:…Brewer's: Itching Ears
(To have). To have a longing desire to hear news, or some novelty. “The time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves…Brewer's: Constitutions of Clarendon
(See Clarendon) Apostolic Constitutions. A “Catholic” code of both doctrine and discipline collected by Clemens Romaus. The word “Apostolic,” as in the “Apostles' Creed,” does not mean…Brewer's: Che sara, sara
What shall be will be. The motto of the Russells (Bedford) “What doctrine call ye this, Che sara, sara!” —Faust (Anster's translation), i. 1. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: Armenians
A religious sect so called from Armenia, where Christianity was introduced in the second century. They attribute only one nature to Christ and hold that the Spirit proceeds from the Father…Brewer's: Audeanism
The doctrine of Audeus of Mesopotamia, who lived in the fourth century. He maintained that the Old Testament justifies the belief that God has a sensible form (Gen. i. 26). Source:…Brewer's: Reed Shaken by the Wind
(A), in Bible language, means a person blown about by every wind of doctrine. John the Baptist (said Christ) was not a “reed shaken by the wind,” but from the very first had a firm belief…Brewer's: Paulicians
A religious sect of the Eastern Empire, an offshoot of the Manichaeans. It originated in an Armenian named Paul, who lived under Justinian II. Neander says they were the followers of…Brewer's: Pelagianism
The system or doctrines taught by Pelagius (q.v.). He denied what is termed birth-sin or the taint of Adam, and he maintained that we have power of ourselves to receive or reject the…Trending
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