A compendious ecclesiastical historyJames Burns, 1840 - 254 pages |
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... Holy Spirit's assistance in the lives of Christians ; the calamities , errors , afflictions , which , in all ages , beset it , afford new proofs of the truth of Chris- tianity itself , and inspire the devout mind with humility and faith ...
... Holy Spirit's assistance in the lives of Christians ; the calamities , errors , afflictions , which , in all ages , beset it , afford new proofs of the truth of Chris- tianity itself , and inspire the devout mind with humility and faith ...
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... Holy Spirit , by the mouth of the prophet Daniel , had many ages before predicted the same wonderful origin and diffusion of the kingdom of Christ , under the figure of " the stone cut out of the mountain without hands , " which ...
... Holy Spirit , by the mouth of the prophet Daniel , had many ages before predicted the same wonderful origin and diffusion of the kingdom of Christ , under the figure of " the stone cut out of the mountain without hands , " which ...
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... Holy Spirit , received baptism , in the vain hope of obtaining powers so far superior to his own . Tyre and Sidon now stretched forth their hands to the Lord ; and at Antioch was a great multitude of believers . Thus was the first great ...
... Holy Spirit , received baptism , in the vain hope of obtaining powers so far superior to his own . Tyre and Sidon now stretched forth their hands to the Lord ; and at Antioch was a great multitude of believers . Thus was the first great ...
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... holy Scripture ; the great truths which Chris- tians have always unanimously 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 ...
... holy Scripture ; the great truths which Chris- tians have always unanimously 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 ...
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... Holy Ghost ; the incarnation and satisfaction of our Lord ; the resurrection and future judgment ; and the necessity of obedience and the love of God . That Christians worshipped our Lord Jesus Christ as God , is attested even by the ...
... Holy Ghost ; the incarnation and satisfaction of our Lord ; the resurrection and future judgment ; and the necessity of obedience and the love of God . That Christians worshipped our Lord Jesus Christ as God , is attested even by 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.