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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... Constantine A. D. 306. This is the period of Persecution . PERIOD IV . will extend from the Reign of Constan- tine A. D. 306 , to the Establishment of the Suprema- cy of the Roman Pontiff A. D. 606. This is the pe- riod of the Decline ...
... Constantine A. D. 306. This is the period of Persecution . PERIOD IV . will extend from the Reign of Constan- tine A. D. 306 , to the Establishment of the Suprema- cy of the Roman Pontiff A. D. 606. This is the pe- riod of the Decline ...
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... Constantine , A. D. 306 . 1. The accession of Vespasian to the imperial dignity , A. D. 70 , was an event singularly auspicious to 3 * LABORS OF THE APOSTLES . 29 preach the Gospel, and penetrated into the Eastern countries ...
... Constantine , A. D. 306 . 1. The accession of Vespasian to the imperial dignity , A. D. 70 , was an event singularly auspicious to 3 * LABORS OF THE APOSTLES . 29 preach the Gospel, and penetrated into the Eastern countries ...
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... Constantine , A. D. 306 , to the estab- lishment of the supremacy of the Roman Pontiff , A. D. 606 . 1. In the year 306 , Constantius Chlorus , who ad- ministered the government in the west , died at York , in Britain , and was ...
... Constantine , A. D. 306 , to the estab- lishment of the supremacy of the Roman Pontiff , A. D. 606 . 1. In the year 306 , Constantius Chlorus , who ad- ministered the government in the west , died at York , in Britain , and was ...
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... Constantine had , for some time , been declining in health ; and finding his end approaching , wrote to Galerius to send him his son , at that time detained by the latter as a hostage . This request being refused , young Constantine ...
... Constantine had , for some time , been declining in health ; and finding his end approaching , wrote to Galerius to send him his son , at that time detained by the latter as a hostage . This request being refused , young Constantine ...
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... Constantine , were substituted . Thus Christianity was brought through this long and fearful struggle , and the follow- ers of Jesus were allowed to believe , and worship as they pleased . Notwithstanding this change in the policy of ...
... Constantine , were substituted . Thus Christianity was brought through this long and fearful struggle , and the follow- ers of Jesus were allowed to believe , and worship as they pleased . Notwithstanding this change in the policy of ...
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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.