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... appointed in most churches , whose duty it was to hear such voluntary confessions , and to offer spiritual advice to penitents . About a century afterwards , this office was discon- tinued by Nectarius , bishop of Constantinople , on ...
... appointed in most churches , whose duty it was to hear such voluntary confessions , and to offer spiritual advice to penitents . About a century afterwards , this office was discon- tinued by Nectarius , bishop of Constantinople , on ...
Page 59
... appointed him . Ordination followed , in which a priest received imposition of hands from one bishop , while a bishop was ordained by several . Each bishop was aided in his ministry by presbyters , or priests , and deacons , whom he ...
... appointed him . Ordination followed , in which a priest received imposition of hands from one bishop , while a bishop was ordained by several . Each bishop was aided in his ministry by presbyters , or priests , and deacons , whom he ...
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... appointed bishop in his place . A large body of troops accompanied the intruding bishop to Alexandria , to secure his peaceful entrance into the city , and to expel Athanasius . That holy bishop feared lest the people should suffer on ...
... appointed bishop in his place . A large body of troops accompanied the intruding bishop to Alexandria , to secure his peaceful entrance into the city , and to expel Athanasius . That holy bishop feared lest the people should suffer on ...
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... appointed bishop of Sebaste in Armenia , and had become remarkable for piety and virtue ; when the see of Antioch becoming va- cant , he was unanimously chosen , A.D. 360 , to fill that important office . Antioch had now for many years ...
... appointed bishop of Sebaste in Armenia , and had become remarkable for piety and virtue ; when the see of Antioch becoming va- cant , he was unanimously chosen , A.D. 360 , to fill that important office . Antioch had now for many years ...
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... appointed presbyter of Antioch , he became the most celebrated preacher of his age ; so that in 397 , when the see of Constantinople was vacant , the Emperor Honorius sent for him , and caused him to be ordained bishop by a great synod ...
... appointed presbyter of Antioch , he became the most celebrated preacher of his age ; so that in 397 , when the see of Constantinople was vacant , the Emperor Honorius sent for him , and caused him to be ordained bishop by a great synod ...
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Page 46 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice : and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Page 7 - 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 34 - For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 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 98 - 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 272 - Saviour Jesus Christ»; to whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, now and for ever ; Amen, Amen.
Page 276 - 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 3 - But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are : depart from me all ye workers of iniquity.
Page 55 - 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.
Page 6 - But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Page 130 - I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.