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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... Jewish , by means of which , the human mind had become exceedingly de- based . Men were poorly qualified to judge ... Jews were divided into several religious sects , all of which acknowledged the authority of Moses , and united in ...
... Jewish , by means of which , the human mind had become exceedingly de- based . Men were poorly qualified to judge ... Jews were divided into several religious sects , all of which acknowledged the authority of Moses , and united in ...
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... Jews into subjec- tion to the Roman power . A principal article in the religious code of this sect appears to have been , that it was lawful for the Jews to adopt the idolatrous customs of the heathen , when required to do so by those ...
... Jews into subjec- tion to the Roman power . A principal article in the religious code of this sect appears to have been , that it was lawful for the Jews to adopt the idolatrous customs of the heathen , when required to do so by those ...
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... Jews brought charges against him to the Emperor , who banished him to Vienna , in France , where he died . Dur ing his reign , Joseph and Mary returned from Egypt , with Jesus ; but , hearing that he had succeeded to the government of ...
... Jews brought charges against him to the Emperor , who banished him to Vienna , in France , where he died . Dur ing his reign , Joseph and Mary returned from Egypt , with Jesus ; but , hearing that he had succeeded to the government of ...
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... Jews . Its worship was to be far more simple ; its rites to be less burdensome ; its privileges to be greatly ... Jewish nation by John the Baptist , about two years before that event actually took place . John was a forerunner of Christ ...
... Jews . Its worship was to be far more simple ; its rites to be less burdensome ; its privileges to be greatly ... Jewish nation by John the Baptist , about two years before that event actually took place . John was a forerunner of Christ ...
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... Jews rejected him as the Messiah ; and through their instru- mentality , he finished his eventful life , under the tor- ( tures of crucifixion . This event occurred in the 18th year of Tiberius , the successor of Augustus Cæsár . 8. The ...
... Jews rejected him as the Messiah ; and through their instru- mentality , he finished his eventful life , under the tor- ( tures of crucifixion . This event occurred in the 18th year of Tiberius , the successor of Augustus Cæsár . 8. 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.