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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... infant cause of the Church , it became , under the direction of its su- preme head , the means of promoting its progress . By the dispersion of the disciples , the Gospel was published abroad . The LABORS OF THE APOSTLES . 15.
... infant cause of the Church , it became , under the direction of its su- preme head , the means of promoting its progress . By the dispersion of the disciples , the Gospel was published abroad . The LABORS OF THE APOSTLES . 15.
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... head , and constituted him king of the tetrarchy of Philip , and bestowed on him a chain of gold , of the same weight as the iron one , which he had worn during his imprison- ment . Such were the circumstances which elevated to the ...
... head , and constituted him king of the tetrarchy of Philip , and bestowed on him a chain of gold , of the same weight as the iron one , which he had worn during his imprison- ment . Such were the circumstances which elevated to the ...
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... head downward , a kind of death which he himself desired , most probably from an unfeigned humility , that he might not die in the same manner as his Lord had done . sup- Concerning the labors of the other apostles , and of others , who ...
... head downward , a kind of death which he himself desired , most probably from an unfeigned humility , that he might not die in the same manner as his Lord had done . sup- Concerning the labors of the other apostles , and of others , who ...
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... head downward . ( Sec . 30. ) 2. Andrew , the brother of Peter , was originally a fisherman , and the disciple of John . It is supposed that he preached the gospel in Scythia , and that there he was put to death on a cross of the figure ...
... head downward . ( Sec . 30. ) 2. Andrew , the brother of Peter , was originally a fisherman , and the disciple of John . It is supposed that he preached the gospel in Scythia , and that there he was put to death on a cross of the figure ...
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... head of 60,000 well disciplined troops , he passed into Galilee , the conquest of which country was not long after achieved . While Vespasian was thus spreading the victories of the Roman arms , and was preparing more effectually to ...
... head of 60,000 well disciplined troops , he passed into Galilee , the conquest of which country was not long after achieved . While Vespasian was thus spreading the victories of the Roman arms , and was preparing more effectually to ...
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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.