Compendious Ecclesiastical History from the Earliest Period of TimeJames Burns, 1840 - 354 pages |
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... persecution from without . The saints in heaven are described as " 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 " 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 1 Acts xvi . 7 . 2 Rom . xv . 20 . at Rome in the time of Nero , A.D. 64-68 A.D. 30-320 . 9 PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH .
... , at Samaria , and Antioch . The heathen historian Tacitus , in describing the persecution which Christians suffered 1 Acts xvi . 7 . 2 Rom . xv . 20 . at Rome in the time of Nero , A.D. 64-68 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 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.