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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... employed to record the affairs of the king . At a later period , they transcribed the Scriptures , and expounded the law , and traditions of the elders in the schools , and synagogues , and before the Sanhedrim , or great Jewish Council ...
... employed to record the affairs of the king . At a later period , they transcribed the Scriptures , and expounded the law , and traditions of the elders in the schools , and synagogues , and before the Sanhedrim , or great Jewish Council ...
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... employed in instructing his disci- ples in reference to the nature of his kingdom ; in preaching to them and others his doctrines ; and in re- lieving the wants , and healing the infirmities of men . 7. The ministry of Christ , though ...
... employed in instructing his disci- ples in reference to the nature of his kingdom ; in preaching to them and others his doctrines ; and in re- lieving the wants , and healing the infirmities of men . 7. The ministry of Christ , though ...
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... employed , during his resi dence in Arabia , the inspired historian is silent . It is a reasonable con- jecture , however , that he preached the Gospel , in that country . His tem- porary absence from Judea , while the storm of ...
... employed , during his resi dence in Arabia , the inspired historian is silent . It is a reasonable con- jecture , however , that he preached the Gospel , in that country . His tem- porary absence from Judea , while the storm of ...
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... employed by certain persons as a fortune teller for the sake of gain . For this act , Paul and Silas , besides being treated with other marks of severity , were cast into prison , and secured in the stocks . ( Acts xvi . 23. ) The ...
... employed by certain persons as a fortune teller for the sake of gain . For this act , Paul and Silas , besides being treated with other marks of severity , were cast into prison , and secured in the stocks . ( Acts xvi . 23. ) The ...
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... employed her interest with Commodus in its favor . Incompatible as her character appears to have been with any experimental acquaintance with piety , God made use of her as a means of resisting the torrent of persecution . The Gospel ...
... employed her interest with Commodus in its favor . Incompatible as her character appears to have been with any experimental acquaintance with piety , God made use of her as a means of resisting the torrent of persecution . The Gospel ...
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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.