A compendious ecclesiastical historyJames Burns, 1840 - 254 pages |
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... held to be essential to the Christian profession ; which have supported them under the tortures of martyrdom , and trans- formed them from sin to righteousness ; that such doctrines are , without doubt , the very same which God himself ...
... held to be essential to the Christian profession ; which have supported them under the tortures of martyrdom , and trans- formed them from sin to righteousness ; that such doctrines are , without doubt , the very same which God himself ...
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... held that our Lord's body was not real , but a mere phantom , and that he did not die on the cross : errors destructive at once of the truth of the Gospel history , of the atonement of Christ , and of the great miracle of his ...
... held that our Lord's body was not real , but a mere phantom , and that he did not die on the cross : errors destructive at once of the truth of the Gospel history , of the atonement of Christ , and of the great miracle of his ...
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... Upper Thebais , where Constantius had condemned them to perpetual exile for their faith ; and Eusebius was present in the synod of Alexandria , held by Athanasius to con- 42 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY . CH . VII . under the.
... Upper Thebais , where Constantius had condemned them to perpetual exile for their faith ; and Eusebius was present in the synod of Alexandria , held by Athanasius to con- 42 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY . CH . VII . under the.
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... held the true faith . The western Church was generally orthodox ; and for some time after the synod of Sardica , the western and eastern Churches were separated from commu- nion on account of St. Athanasius . The favourable prospects of ...
... held the true faith . The western Church was generally orthodox ; and for some time after the synod of Sardica , the western and eastern Churches were separated from commu- nion on account of St. Athanasius . The favourable prospects of ...
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... held at Constanti- nople by order of the Emperor Constantine Pogona- tus in 680 . The circumstance of Honorius of Rome's con- demnation for heresy by this synod , which has been clearly established by Bossuet , and many other of the ...
... held at Constanti- nople by order of the Emperor Constantine Pogona- tus in 680 . The circumstance of Honorius of Rome's con- demnation for heresy by this synod , which has been clearly established by Bossuet , and many other of the ...
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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.