An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With an Appendix, Giving a Condensed History of the Jews from the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Day. Illustrated with Maps and Engravings |
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Page 79
... council called the Sanhedrim , consisting of 72 judges , which possessed the power of life and death . The Jews called it " a hedge to the laws ; " and maintained that it was instituted by God in the days of Moses , when He appointed 72 ...
... council called the Sanhedrim , consisting of 72 judges , which possessed the power of life and death . The Jews called it " a hedge to the laws ; " and maintained that it was instituted by God in the days of Moses , when He appointed 72 ...
Page 85
... council of 120 elders , who , in regular succession , from the time of Ezra , laboured to restore the Jewish state and extend a correct knowledge of the Scriptures . The whole of the sacred books thus collected and arranged , is called ...
... council of 120 elders , who , in regular succession , from the time of Ezra , laboured to restore the Jewish state and extend a correct knowledge of the Scriptures . The whole of the sacred books thus collected and arranged , is called ...
Page 130
... council , and asked by what authority or power they did this ? Peter , who once trembled at the voice of a maid , answered with astonishing boldness , In the name of Jesus of Nazareth whom they had crucified , but whom God had raised up ...
... council , and asked by what authority or power they did this ? Peter , who once trembled at the voice of a maid , answered with astonishing boldness , In the name of Jesus of Nazareth whom they had crucified , but whom God had raised up ...
Page 139
... council at Jerusalem . The second , from this council to the close of his labours in Greece . third , from his last visit at Jerusalem to his death . The In the first , Paul and Barnabas went to Cyprus , where Sergius Paulus , the Roman ...
... council at Jerusalem . The second , from this council to the close of his labours in Greece . third , from his last visit at Jerusalem to his death . The In the first , Paul and Barnabas went to Cyprus , where Sergius Paulus , the Roman ...
Page 140
... at Rome that he had no trial ; but lived two years in his own hired house , teaching with much success the things pertaining to the kingdom of God . A large CHAP . 3 . CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH . 141 140 PERIOD III . COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM .
... at Rome that he had no trial ; but lived two years in his own hired house , teaching with much success the things pertaining to the kingdom of God . A large CHAP . 3 . CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH . 141 140 PERIOD III . COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM .
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