"Mediately" Quotes from Famous Books
... hic humanum, sed divina omnia; for Christ's own words are, or at least should be spoken to us when we receive the sacrament, and the elements also are, by Christ's own institution, holy symbols of his blessed body and blood; whereas the word preached to us is but fixedly and mediately divine; and because of this intervention of the ministry of men, and mixture of their conceptions with the holy Scriptures of God, we are bidden try the spirits, and are required, after the example of the Bereans, to search the Scriptures ... — The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) • George Gillespie
... that it is very likely that the story of Cromwell's visit to the body of Charles I on the night after the king's execution is true, though the evidence is only that Spence heard it from Pope, and Pope heard it, mediately or immediately, from Southampton, who, it is alleged, saw the scene with his own eyes. It is very different when we are concerned with evidence as to an intention necessarily kept secret, and only exhibited ... — The Making of Arguments • J. H. Gardiner
... which are mediately from God, but immediately from men; and these come under a double consideration, ... — The Divine Right of Church Government • Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
... other state power. We call attention especially to the expressions "without mediation, to prevent," and "external order," in our definition. The church, the school, the administration of justice etc., act mediately towards the prevention of such disturbances; and there are many other institutions which offer immediate protection to order of a higher and more ... — Principles Of Political Economy • William Roscher
... that they should be required to defray the expense of the public service performed in this or any other department; because it may with truth be urged, that although the advantages of this department accrue immediately to them, yet mediately at least they inure to the great benefit of ... — Cheap Postage • Joshua Leavitt |