A Compendious Ecclesiastical History: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeSwords, Stanford & Company, 1841 - 232 pages |
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... 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 ) when a reformation being ...
... 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 ) when a reformation being ...
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... bishop of Rome , and by the Roman Church ; and they were universally rejected and abhorred by all Christians . When ... bishops , priests , and deacons , throughout the whole world , and still extant , they declared that “ he re- fused ...
... bishop of Rome , and by the Roman Church ; and they were universally rejected and abhorred by all Christians . When ... bishops , priests , and deacons , throughout the whole world , and still extant , they declared that “ he re- fused ...
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... bishop of the Catholic Church in Smyrna , was the most admirable in these our times . " The narrative adds , that ... bishop of Jérusalem ; St. Ignatius , bishop of Antioch ; Justin Martyr ; the martyrs of Lyons ; Perpetua and Felicitas ...
... bishop of the Catholic Church in Smyrna , was the most admirable in these our times . " The narrative adds , that ... bishop of Jérusalem ; St. Ignatius , bishop of Antioch ; Justin Martyr ; the martyrs of Lyons ; Perpetua and Felicitas ...
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... bishops , priests , and deacons ; St. Justin Martyr who de- A.D. 150 . fended the Christian religion against ... bishops of Jerusalem and Cæsarea , who are said to have had the gift of miracles ; St. Cyprian , bishop of Carthage and ...
... bishops , priests , and deacons ; St. Justin Martyr who de- A.D. 150 . fended the Christian religion against ... bishops of Jerusalem and Cæsarea , who are said to have had the gift of miracles ; St. Cyprian , bishop of Carthage and ...
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... bishop of Rome , and the Roman Church , addressed to the Church of Corinth , before the end of the first century , on occasion of a schism in the latter Church , an instance of the same fraternal intercourse and solicitude ; and in the ...
... bishop of Rome , and the Roman Church , addressed to the Church of Corinth , before the end of the first century , on occasion of a schism in the latter Church , an instance of the same fraternal intercourse and solicitude ; and in the ...
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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.