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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... bishop of Jerusalem , and for his firmness , he was called by Paul one of the pillars of the Church . He was put to death by a blow of a fuller's club , under Ananias the high priest , A. D. 62. His epistles to the dispersed Hebrew ...
... bishop of Jerusalem , and for his firmness , he was called by Paul one of the pillars of the Church . He was put to death by a blow of a fuller's club , under Ananias the high priest , A. D. 62. His epistles to the dispersed Hebrew ...
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... bishop of Jerusalem , and the successor of James . Jerusalem was indeed no more , but the church existed in some part of Judea . Some heretics ascused him before Atticus , the Roman governor . He was 120 years old , and was scourged ...
... bishop of Jerusalem , and the successor of James . Jerusalem was indeed no more , but the church existed in some part of Judea . Some heretics ascused him before Atticus , the Roman governor . He was 120 years old , and was scourged ...
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... bishop of Smyrna about 80 years , and was greatly respected and beloved , on account of his wis- dom , piety , and influence . He was the companion of Ignatius , who had already received the crown of martyrdom , and with him had been ...
... bishop of Smyrna about 80 years , and was greatly respected and beloved , on account of his wis- dom , piety , and influence . He was the companion of Ignatius , who had already received the crown of martyrdom , and with him had been ...
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... bishop . Pothinius stood related to the former ; Irenæus to the latter . Of the above persecution , an account was sent by Irenæus , who seems to have outlived the violent storm , in an epistle to the brethren in Asia and Phrygia , from ...
... bishop . Pothinius stood related to the former ; Irenæus to the latter . Of the above persecution , an account was sent by Irenæus , who seems to have outlived the violent storm , in an epistle to the brethren in Asia and Phrygia , from ...
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... bishop , Eudemon , had apostatized , with numbers of his flock . Pienius being apprehended , was brought , with other sufferers , into the market place , before the multitude , to undergo the torture . The zeal- ous presbyter , with a ...
... bishop , Eudemon , had apostatized , with numbers of his flock . Pienius being apprehended , was brought , with other sufferers , into the market place , before the multitude , to undergo the torture . The zeal- ous presbyter , with a ...
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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.