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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... period , have been estimated at one hundred and twenty millions . 2. The state of the world , at this time , in respect to the prevalence of peace , civilization , and learning , was admirably adapted to the rapid diffusion of Christian ...
... period , have been estimated at one hundred and twenty millions . 2. The state of the world , at this time , in respect to the prevalence of peace , civilization , and learning , was admirably adapted to the rapid diffusion of Christian ...
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... periods . PERIOD I. will extend from the nativity of Jesus Christ to his death , A. D. 34. This is INTRODUCTION .
... periods . PERIOD I. will extend from the nativity of Jesus Christ to his death , A. D. 34. This is INTRODUCTION .
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... period of the Life of Christ . Observation . Although the Christian Church appears not to have heen organized ... PERIOD II . will extend from the death of Jesus Christ A. D. 34 , to the Destruction of Jerusalem , A. D. 70. This is the ...
... period of the Life of Christ . Observation . Although the Christian Church appears not to have heen organized ... PERIOD II . will extend from the death of Jesus Christ A. D. 34 , to the Destruction of Jerusalem , A. D. 70. This is the ...
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... large . The former anticipated , though faintly , perhaps , this glorious event ; but the latter believed it not . They only feared that his disciples might steal his body , and pretend that he had risen from the 12 PERIOD I. A. d . 34 .
... large . The former anticipated , though faintly , perhaps , this glorious event ; but the latter believed it not . They only feared that his disciples might steal his body , and pretend that he had risen from the 12 PERIOD I. A. d . 34 .
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... PERIOD II . The period of the labors of the Apostles , extends from the death of Christ , A. D. 34 , to the destruction of Jerusalem , A. D. 70 . 1. The resurrection of Christ ( A. D. 34 , in the 18th year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar ...
... PERIOD II . The period of the labors of the Apostles , extends from the death of Christ , A. D. 34 , to the destruction of Jerusalem , A. D. 70 . 1. The resurrection of Christ ( A. D. 34 , in the 18th year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar ...
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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.