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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... existed before for many years , and justly entitled the period , in which our Savior descended upon earth , to the character of the pacific age . Such tranquillity was indeed necessary , to enable the ministers of Christ to execute with ...
... existed before for many years , and justly entitled the period , in which our Savior descended upon earth , to the character of the pacific age . Such tranquillity was indeed necessary , to enable the ministers of Christ to execute with ...
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... existed but one Church in the world ; but its circum- stances have varied at different periods . Before Moses , we know little of its condition . It was then probably in an unembodied form . From Moses to Christ , it existed in an ...
... existed but one Church in the world ; but its circum- stances have varied at different periods . Before Moses , we know little of its condition . It was then probably in an unembodied form . From Moses to Christ , it existed in an ...
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... existed in the time of Caligula had generally ceased , there were exceptions . For , about this time , Herod Agrippa , king of Judea , to please the Jews , put the Apostle James , the son of Zebedee , to death ; and would have followed ...
... existed in the time of Caligula had generally ceased , there were exceptions . For , about this time , Herod Agrippa , king of Judea , to please the Jews , put the Apostle James , the son of Zebedee , to death ; and would have followed ...
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... existed in some part of Judea . Some heretics ascused him before Atticus , the Roman governor . He was 120 years old , and was scourged many days . The persecutor though astonished at his hardiness , remained still unmoved by his ...
... existed in some part of Judea . Some heretics ascused him before Atticus , the Roman governor . He was 120 years old , and was scourged many days . The persecutor though astonished at his hardiness , remained still unmoved by his ...
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... existed in the two most flourishing Churches in Christen- dom - but upon principles the most discordant . At Carthage , discipline was too severe ; at Rome it was not severe enough . At length , Cyprian returned from his exile ; soon ...
... existed in the two most flourishing Churches in Christen- dom - but upon principles the most discordant . At Carthage , discipline was too severe ; at Rome it was not severe enough . At length , Cyprian returned from his exile ; soon ...
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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.