A compendious ecclesiastical historyJames Burns, 1840 - 254 pages |
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... King , and every tongue confess unto him ; and that he may exercise righteous judg ment on all - may send spiritual wickedness , and the angels that transgressed and became apostate , and the impious , unrighteous , wicked , and ...
... King , and every tongue confess unto him ; and that he may exercise righteous judg ment on all - may send spiritual wickedness , and the angels that transgressed and became apostate , and the impious , unrighteous , wicked , and ...
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... King and my Saviour ? ' When the proconsul continued to urge him , saying , ' Swear by the for- tune of Cæsar ; ' Polycarp saith , Since thou art so vainly urgent that I should swear by the fortune of Cæsar , and feignest not to know ...
... King and my Saviour ? ' When the proconsul continued to urge him , saying , ' Swear by the for- tune of Cæsar ; ' Polycarp saith , Since thou art so vainly urgent that I should swear by the fortune of Cæsar , and feignest not to know ...
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... King and Master . " Space will not permit me to cite similar examples of faith and Christian heroism from the martyrdoms of the blessed Simeon , bishop of Jerusalem ; St. Ignatius , bishop of Antioch ; Justin Martyr ; the martyrs of ...
... King and Master . " Space will not permit me to cite similar examples of faith and Christian heroism from the martyrdoms of the blessed Simeon , bishop of Jerusalem ; St. Ignatius , bishop of Antioch ; Justin Martyr ; the martyrs of ...
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... king and people of Armenia by St. Gregory the illuminator , when the most formidable heresy by which she has ever been afflicted made its appear- ance . The evil doctrine of Arius , presbyter of Alex- andria , disturbed the Christian ...
... king and people of Armenia by St. Gregory the illuminator , when the most formidable heresy by which she has ever been afflicted made its appear- ance . The evil doctrine of Arius , presbyter of Alex- andria , disturbed the Christian ...
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... King of Persia , and have continued to exist as a distinct sect even to the present day . In opposing the errors of Nestorius , some per- sons fell into the opposite error of confounding the divine and human natures of our Lord ...
... King of Persia , and have continued to exist as a distinct sect even to the present day . In opposing the errors of Nestorius , some per- sons fell into the opposite error of confounding the divine and human natures of our Lord ...
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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.