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... persecution from without . The saints in heaven are described as 66 they that came out of great tribulation ; " 4 and as the Captain of our sal- vation was made perfect through sufferings , so it was fitting that the Church , which is ...
... persecution from without . The saints in heaven are described as 66 they that came out of great tribulation ; " 4 and as the Captain of our sal- vation was made perfect through sufferings , so it was fitting that the Church , which is ...
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... persecution , which terminated with the accession of the Emperor Constantine to uni- versal empire , in A.D. 320 , and during which the Church was purest . Secondly , the ages ( A.D. 320- 680 , ) when heresies invaded the Church , and ...
... persecution , which terminated with the accession of the Emperor Constantine to uni- versal empire , in A.D. 320 , and during which the Church was purest . Secondly , the ages ( A.D. 320- 680 , ) when heresies invaded the Church , and ...
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... persecution at Jerusalem , A.D. 37 , and in which the first martyr , St. Stephen , afforded so noble an instance of the power of faith , dispersed abroad the disciples , who preached throughout Judæa , Samaria , Phoenicia , Cyprus , and ...
... persecution at Jerusalem , A.D. 37 , and in which the first martyr , St. Stephen , afforded so noble an instance of the power of faith , dispersed abroad the disciples , who preached throughout Judæa , Samaria , Phoenicia , Cyprus , and ...
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... , at Samaria , and Antioch . The heathen historian Tacitus , in describing the persecution which Christians suffered Acts xvi . 7 . 2 Rom . xv . 20 . " At at Rome in the time of Nero , A.D. 30-320 . 9 PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH .
... , at Samaria , and Antioch . The heathen historian Tacitus , in describing the persecution which Christians suffered Acts xvi . 7 . 2 Rom . xv . 20 . " At at Rome in the time of Nero , A.D. 30-320 . 9 PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH .
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... persecutions to which it was continually exposed , that it became no less the interest than the duty of the first Christian emperor , Constantine the Great , to relieve the Church from persecution , to act as the defender of its faith ...
... persecutions to which it was continually exposed , that it became no less the interest than the duty of the first Christian emperor , Constantine the Great , to relieve the Church from persecution , to act as the defender of its faith ...
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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.