Compendious Ecclesiastical History from the Earliest Period of TimeJames Burns, 1840 - 354 pages |
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... doctrine of Philip , with one accord embraced the Gospel : even the sorcerer Simon , deserted by his followers , and amazed at the gifts of the Holy Spirit , received baptism , in the vain hope of obtaining powers so far superior to his ...
... doctrine of Philip , with one accord embraced the Gospel : even the sorcerer Simon , deserted by his followers , and amazed at the gifts of the Holy Spirit , received baptism , in the vain hope of obtaining powers so far superior to his ...
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... doctrines are , without doubt , the very same which God himself revealed for the salvation of man . What , then , was the belief received by all Chris- tians from the beginning ? Let the martyr Irenæus , the friend of St. John's ...
... doctrines are , without doubt , the very same which God himself revealed for the salvation of man . What , then , was the belief received by all Chris- tians from the beginning ? Let the martyr Irenæus , the friend of St. John's ...
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... doctrine which descended from the God of truth , and which ought to be received with child- like humility and affection by every rational and responsible being . Hence it is that so many new interpretations are invented , that the ...
... doctrine which descended from the God of truth , and which ought to be received with child- like humility and affection by every rational and responsible being . Hence it is that so many new interpretations are invented , that the ...
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... doctrine of the early Church on this subject . " Let us then lay hold of God's blessing , and let us consider what are the ways by which we may attain unto it . Let us look back upon those things that have happened from the beginning ...
... doctrine of the early Church on this subject . " Let us then lay hold of God's blessing , and let us consider what are the ways by which we may attain unto it . Let us look back upon those things that have happened from the beginning ...
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... doctrine taught by St. Igna- tius , who had been made bishop of Antioch by the apostles , was in perfect harmony with that of St. Cle- ment . Writing to the Church of the Ephesians shortly before his martyrdom , he urges on them the ...
... doctrine taught by St. Igna- tius , who had been made bishop of Antioch by the apostles , was in perfect harmony with that of St. Cle- ment . Writing to the Church of the Ephesians shortly before his martyrdom , he urges on them the ...
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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 98 - 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 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 20 - Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him will I confess before My Father.
Page 7 - ... they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
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 34 - 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 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.