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781 The Victory, p. 152.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… . Many pastors were hostile, and they closed the doors of the churches against a pure faith. The pastors who denounced the Reformers from the pulpit stirred …

782 The Victory, p. 171.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… , their pastor, said this in his farewell address to the exiles:J. Brown, The Pilgrim Fathers, page 74.

783 The Victory, p. 221.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… and pastor of one of the leading churches in Philadelphia, “stated that ... now there are no awakenings, no conversions, not much apparent growth in grace among …

784 The Victory, p. 223.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… their pastors and refused to listen. Others were convinced of the truth, but they did not dare to announce it for fear that they would be “put out of the synagogue …

785 The Victory, p. 259.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… , nonconformist pastors and people faced fines, imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

786 The Victory, p. 343.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… to pastors, to professors of theology, as their guides instead of searching the Scriptures for themselves. By controlling these leaders, he can influence …

787 The Victory, p. 375.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… unfaithful pastors who prophesied “smooth things” ( Isaiah 30:10 ), who led their hearers to make void the law of God and persecute those who wanted to keep it holy …

788 Seventh-day Adventist: Twenty-eight Fundamental Beliefs, p. 9.1 (General Conference of SDA)

… in pastoral, evangelistic, and teaching ministries particularly needed to equip the members for service, to build up the church to spiritual maturity, and …

789 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ARCHPASTOR.1 (Noah Webster)

ARCHPASTOR, n. Chief pastor, the shepherd and bishop of our souls.

790 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ASSOCIATION.7 (Noah Webster)

6. In ecclesiastical affairs, a society of the clergy, consisting of a number of pastors of neighboring churches, united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.

791 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BISHOP.4 (Noah Webster)

2. In the primitive church, a spiritual overseer; an elder or presbyter; one who had the pastoral care of a church.

792 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BROWNISM.1 (Noah Webster)

BROWNISM, n. The doctrines or religious creed of the Brownists, who maintained that any body of professing Christians united under one pastor, or communing together, constitute a church independent of any other.

793 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BUCOLIC.1 (Noah Webster)

BUCOLIC, a. [Gr. a herdsman; pastoral; L. buculus, an ox; bucolicus, pertaining to cattle, pastoral.]

794 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BUCOLIC.2 (Noah Webster)

Pastoral; relating to country affairs and to a shepherd’s life and occupation.

795 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BUCOLIC.3 (Noah Webster)

BUCOLIC, n. A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners and occupation of shepherds; as the bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil.

797 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. CHURCH.10 (Noah Webster)

… same pastor; in distinction from those who belong to the same parish, or ecclesiastical society, but have made no profession of their faith.

798 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COMMENDAM.1 (Noah Webster)

COMMENDAM, n. In ecclesiastical law, in England, a benefice or living commended, by the king or head of the church, to the care of a clerk, to hold till a proper pastor is provided. This may be temporary or perpetual.

799 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COMMENDAM.2 (Noah Webster)

The trust or administration of the revenues of a benefice given to a layman, to hold as a deposit for six months in order to repairs, etc., or to an ecclesiastic, to perform the pastoral duties, till the benefice is provided with a regular incumbent.

800 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. CONGREGATIONAL.1 (Noah Webster)

… own pastor and govern itself; as a congregational church, or mode of worship.