The Ecclesiastical Class Book, Or, History of the Church: From the Birth of Christ to the Present TimeF.J. Huntington, 1839 - 255 pages |
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... apostles . It was he who ordered James to be murdered , and Peter to be apprehended . His own death followed not long after , being smitten of heaven by a disease , which no skill could cure , and the tor- ments of which no means could ...
... apostles . It was he who ordered James to be murdered , and Peter to be apprehended . His own death followed not long after , being smitten of heaven by a disease , which no skill could cure , and the tor- ments of which no means could ...
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... apostles . These he selected as the witnesses of all that he should do , and teach ; and to become , after his death , the heralds of his doctrines , and the organizers of the Christian Church . The Christian Church , as already ...
... apostles . These he selected as the witnesses of all that he should do , and teach ; and to become , after his death , the heralds of his doctrines , and the organizers of the Christian Church . The Christian Church , as already ...
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... Apostles , extends from the death of Christ , A. D. 34 , to the destruction of Jerusalem , A. D. 70 . 1. The resurrection of Christ ( A. D. 34 , in the 18th year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar , emperor of Rome , ) an event clearly ...
... Apostles , extends from the death of Christ , A. D. 34 , to the destruction of Jerusalem , A. D. 70 . 1. The resurrection of Christ ( A. D. 34 , in the 18th year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar , emperor of Rome , ) an event clearly ...
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... Apostles , on this occasion , were of an extraordinary kind . A flood of light seems to have broken in upon them , at once . Their remaining doubts and prejudices were re- moved ; their misapprehensions were rectified , and their views ...
... Apostles , on this occasion , were of an extraordinary kind . A flood of light seems to have broken in upon them , at once . Their remaining doubts and prejudices were re- moved ; their misapprehensions were rectified , and their views ...
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... apostles , and confined them in the common pri- son . From this , however , they were miraculously re- leased in the night , and to the amazement of their en- emies , were found in the morning in the temple , teach- ing the people . The ...
... apostles , and confined them in the common pri- son . From this , however , they were miraculously re- leased in the night , and to the amazement of their en- emies , were found in the morning in the temple , teach- ing the people . The ...
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Page 160 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 18 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 154 - A. — In the exposition of the faith by the Eastern Patriarchs it is said that the word Transubstantiation is not to be taken to define the manner in which the bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of the Lord...
Page 78 - is the key of heaven and of hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer; whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.
Page 13 - It was not one person, but many, who saw him ; they saw him not only separately but together, not only by night but by day, not at a distance but near, not once but several times; they not only saw him, but touched him, conversed with him, ate with him, examined his person to satisfy their doubts.