Historical Religious EventsD.F. Robinson, 1828 - 148 pages |
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... success . He suffered martyrdom in the city of Nadabar , being slain by a halbard , about A. D. 60 . St. Mark . After writing his gospel he went to Egypt and founded a church . When Mark was preaching in his church at Alexandria , some ...
... success . He suffered martyrdom in the city of Nadabar , being slain by a halbard , about A. D. 60 . St. Mark . After writing his gospel he went to Egypt and founded a church . When Mark was preaching in his church at Alexandria , some ...
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... success in Africa , and it is asserted that he came into the island of Great Britain . He was cru- cified A. D. 74 . St. John is said to be the only apostle who es- caped a violent death , and lived the longest of any of them , being ...
... success in Africa , and it is asserted that he came into the island of Great Britain . He was cru- cified A. D. 74 . St. John is said to be the only apostle who es- caped a violent death , and lived the longest of any of them , being ...
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... success , resolved to surround the city with a wall , which was , with incredible speed , completed in three days ! The wall was strengthened with forts at proper distances , so that all hope of safety was cut off ; none could make his ...
... success , resolved to surround the city with a wall , which was , with incredible speed , completed in three days ! The wall was strengthened with forts at proper distances , so that all hope of safety was cut off ; none could make his ...
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... help as- cribing his success to God . " We have fought " said he , " with God on our side and it is God who pulled the Jews out of these strong holds , for what could machines , or the hands of men 3 RELIGIOUS EVENTS . 17.
... help as- cribing his success to God . " We have fought " said he , " with God on our side and it is God who pulled the Jews out of these strong holds , for what could machines , or the hands of men 3 RELIGIOUS EVENTS . 17.
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... success . About 3 o'clock in the afternoon , when the sun began to decline , whilst praying for supernatu- ral aid , a luminous cross was seen by the empe- ror and his army , in the air , above the sun , in- scribed with the words " BY ...
... success . About 3 o'clock in the afternoon , when the sun began to decline , whilst praying for supernatu- ral aid , a luminous cross was seen by the empe- ror and his army , in the air , above the sun , in- scribed with the words " BY ...
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Page 85 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Page 28 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our Fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 28 - When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones, Forget not : in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold Slain by the bloody Piedmontese that roll'd Mother with infant down the rocks.
Page 38 - I can be convinced by clear reasoning, or by proofs taken from the Holy Scriptures, I neither can nor will recant, because it is neither safe nor advisable to do any thing which is against my conscience. Here I stand ; I cannot do otherwise ; so help me God ! Amen!
Page 97 - The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded the three towers, bearing towering flags, dressed in crimson caparisons, and having bells hanging to their caparisons, which sounded musically as they moved.
Page 39 - ... orders of regulars, the members of his society should take a fourth vow of obedience to the pope, binding themselves to go whithersoever he should command for the service of religion, and without requiring any thing from the holy see for their support.