A Compendious Ecclesiastical History: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeSwords, Stanford & Company, 1841 - 232 pages |
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... Roman Churches , A.D. 1517-1839 . 195 CHAPTER XXV . Fruits of Faith in the Roman Churches , A.D. 1530-1660 . 202 CHAPTER XXVI . The oriental Churches , A.D. 1517-1839 . 216 CHAPTER XXVII . The Rise and Progress of Infidelity . 218 ...
... Roman Churches , A.D. 1517-1839 . 195 CHAPTER XXV . Fruits of Faith in the Roman Churches , A.D. 1530-1660 . 202 CHAPTER XXVI . The oriental Churches , A.D. 1517-1839 . 216 CHAPTER XXVII . The Rise and Progress of Infidelity . 218 ...
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... Roman pontiffs ; when those bishops , elevated to the summit of temporal and spiritu- al power in the West , introduced numberless corruptions and innovations ; and when their power began to fade away . Fifthly , the epoch ( 1517-1839 ) ...
... Roman pontiffs ; when those bishops , elevated to the summit of temporal and spiritu- al power in the West , introduced numberless corruptions and innovations ; and when their power began to fade away . Fifthly , the epoch ( 1517-1839 ) ...
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... Roman empire . What mere worldly calculation could then have imagined the triumphs which were in store for it ? Who 1 Dan . ii . 35 , 44 , 45 . 2 Rom . x . 18 . 9 Acts ii . 47 . could then have expected that philosophies , idolatries ...
... Roman empire . What mere worldly calculation could then have imagined the triumphs which were in store for it ? Who 1 Dan . ii . 35 , 44 , 45 . 2 Rom . x . 18 . 9 Acts ii . 47 . could then have expected that philosophies , idolatries ...
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... Roman Church , which had lately been edified by his epistle , was now rapidly extended by his preaching . Released from prison about A.D. 59 . at Rome , he seems to have revisited Ephesus , A.D. 30-320 . 7 PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH .
... Roman Church , which had lately been edified by his epistle , was now rapidly extended by his preaching . Released from prison about A.D. 59 . at Rome , he seems to have revisited Ephesus , A.D. 30-320 . 7 PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH .
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... of whom were condemned . ” It appears from a letter of Pliny , the Roman governor of Pon- 1 Acts xvi . 7 . a Rom . xv . 20 . tus and Bithynia , that Christianity had near- about A.D. 8 CH . II . ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY .
... of whom were condemned . ” It appears from a letter of Pliny , the Roman governor of Pon- 1 Acts xvi . 7 . a Rom . xv . 20 . tus and Bithynia , that Christianity had near- about A.D. 8 CH . II . ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY .
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Page 21 - But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Page 62 - The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day : not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Page 62 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 6 - And the word of God increased ; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Page 178 - Be of good heart, brother, for God will either assuage the fury of the flame, or else strengthen us to abide it.
Page 3 - But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are : depart from me all ye workers of iniquity.
Page 4 - I have commanded you, and lo ! I am with you alway, even to the end of the world.
Page 81 - The body and blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.
Page 183 - I have lived to see this world is made up of perturbations ; and I have been long preparing to leave it, and gathering comfort for the dreadful hour of making my account with God, which I now apprehend to be near...
Page 30 - And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.