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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... received , it was soon suggested that the work admitted of important improvements , es- pecially in respect to a clearer statement of the claims of the several religious communities noticed in the vol- ume , and the omission of such ...
... received , it was soon suggested that the work admitted of important improvements , es- pecially in respect to a clearer statement of the claims of the several religious communities noticed in the vol- ume , and the omission of such ...
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... receiving him out of their sight . " 6 3. Ten days after the ascension of Christ , and fifty from his crucifixion , the promise of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled . By this effusion , the Apostles were sud- denly endued with the power of ...
... receiving him out of their sight . " 6 3. Ten days after the ascension of Christ , and fifty from his crucifixion , the promise of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled . By this effusion , the Apostles were sud- denly endued with the power of ...
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... received the appro- priate name of Christians . 19. Although the persecution which had existed in the time of ... receiving the submission of the cities of Tyre and Sidon , which had incurred his displeasure , he appeared in the theatre ...
... received the appro- priate name of Christians . 19. Although the persecution which had existed in the time of ... receiving the submission of the cities of Tyre and Sidon , which had incurred his displeasure , he appeared in the theatre ...
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... received by them . Paul and Silas , great as had been their success , were at length driven from Thessalonica , by reason of a persecution , raised by the envious and unbelieving Jews ; upon which they came to Berea . To the honor of ...
... received by them . Paul and Silas , great as had been their success , were at length driven from Thessalonica , by reason of a persecution , raised by the envious and unbelieving Jews ; upon which they came to Berea . To the honor of ...
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... received no injury . He was after- wards banished to Patmos , where he wrote his Apocalypse . In the reign of Nerva , he returned to Ephesus , at which place he wrote his gospel , A. D. 97 or 98 , the design of which is said to have ...
... received no injury . He was after- wards banished to Patmos , where he wrote his Apocalypse . In the reign of Nerva , he returned to Ephesus , at which place he wrote his gospel , A. D. 97 or 98 , the design of which is said to have ...
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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.