A compendious ecclesiastical historyJames Burns, 1840 - 254 pages |
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... death which once passed on all men , and to which all that is merely human must bow . But in the history of the Church we view not only the working of the law of death , but the counter- acting tendency of the Spirit of life ...
... death which once passed on all men , and to which all that is merely human must bow . But in the history of the Church we view not only the working of the law of death , but the counter- acting tendency of the Spirit of life ...
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... death of the apostles . The Church was probably engaged chiefly in the labour of converting the population more immediately around it ; and we hear little of new missions to the heathen ; yet Justin Martyr , about A.D. 150 , wrote in ...
... death of the apostles . The Church was probably engaged chiefly in the labour of converting the population more immediately around it ; and we hear little of new missions to the heathen ; yet Justin Martyr , about A.D. 150 , wrote in ...
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... death , as a criminal , by the pro- curator Pontius Pilate . But this pestilent supersti- tion , though checked for a while , broke out afresh , not only in Judæa , where the evil first originated , but even in the city ( Rome ) , the ...
... death , as a criminal , by the pro- curator Pontius Pilate . But this pestilent supersti- tion , though checked for a while , broke out afresh , not only in Judæa , where the evil first originated , but even in the city ( Rome ) , the ...
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... death one of his clergy . But , on inquiry , this person was found to be still alive , having secreted himself in conse- quence of some offence which he had committed . The Emperor Constantine then wrote to Athanasius , expressing his ...
... death one of his clergy . But , on inquiry , this person was found to be still alive , having secreted himself in conse- quence of some offence which he had committed . The Emperor Constantine then wrote to Athanasius , expressing his ...
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... death of the emperor , his son Constantine , who ruled in Gaul , permitted Athana- sius to return to Alexandria , and wrote to the Church of that city , commending their bishop in the highest terms . But Athanasius was ere long again ...
... death of the emperor , his son Constantine , who ruled in Gaul , permitted Athana- sius to return to Alexandria , and wrote to the Church of that city , commending their bishop in the highest terms . But Athanasius was ere long again ...
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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 68 - 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 192 - Be of good heart, brother, for God will either assuage the fury of the flame, or else strengthen us to abide it.
Page 193 - 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 24 - 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 86 - The body and blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.
Page 33 - 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 11 - There is not a nation, either of Greek or Barbarian, or of any other name, even of those who wander in tribes, and live in tents, amongst whom prayers and thanksgivings are not offered to the Father and Creator of the universe by the name of the crucified Jesus.