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Robert Rainy

Scottish Clergyman

Born: Jan 1, 1826

Died: Dec 22, 1906

Arise Been Christian Church Life People

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For the standard of Christian life was to be strained to a higher pitch; more fasting was required, and more careful separation from the manners and enjoyments of the world; celibacy and martyrdom had great value set upon them, and second marriages were prohibited. Robert Rainy

Life Great World Value Manners Separation Christian Prohibited Marriages More Martyrdom Higher Had Great Value Were Celibacy Pitch Them Strained Required Standard Christian Life Second Fasting Set Careful

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. Robert Rainy

Forgiveness Strict Church Consistency Churches Various Had Perhaps Principle However Testimony Been Sins Certain Should Novelty Receive Applied

A tendency could not but arise to reconcile with Christian profession a good many modes of life, enjoyments, occupations, social actions and customs, from which the first Christians had recoiled. Robert Rainy

Life Good First Christian Reconcile Tendency Could Had Arise Occupations Which Social Modes Customs Profession Many Actions Christians

And in times and places where there was not much persecution, people could become and continue Christians who neither were nor professed to be very devoted persons. Robert Rainy

People Become Neither Could Devoted Were Continue Nor Persecution Very Times Where Places Persons Much Who Professed Christians

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