# The Ritual Movement Three plain sermons preached at St. John the Evangelist's, Hammersmith

Author: Cowan, James Galloway, 1826-1875

Genre: Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64741

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## Summary

THESE words are a general precept about Church order following up a particular remonstrance. The Corinthian Christians, divinely distinguished by the number and excellence of the spiritual gifts and privileges bestowed on them, had, alas! distinguished themselves by anarchy, lawlessness, pride, self-will, self-sufficiency, uncharitableness, ecclesiastical and moral laxity of various forms and kinds. The Apostle deals with all these offences severally and particularly, and then he gives a general rule—a rule which was to cover and guide all their practice, and the practice of every other church: “Let all things be done decently (decorously) and in order” (according to system and appointment).

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-ritual-movement-three-plain-sermons-preached-at-st-john-the-c41f6fb2/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-ritual-movement-three-plain-sermons-preached-at-st-john-the-c41f6fb2/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-ritual-movement-three-plain-sermons-preached-at-st-john-the-c41f6fb2/chapters/2/index.md)