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 15
... laboured , but the seventh day he rested from all his work , and blessed and sanctified it . If it be asked why a Being of Almighty power did not per- form this vast work instantaneously , it may be replied , That in infinite wisdom ...
... laboured , but the seventh day he rested from all his work , and blessed and sanctified it . If it be asked why a Being of Almighty power did not per- form this vast work instantaneously , it may be replied , That in infinite wisdom ...
Page 23
... labour almost too great for man , and which would expose him to the most cutting ridicule and re- proach . But " moved with fear , " reverencing Jehovah , he com- menced his work ; and by his works , warned every beholder to repent of ...
... labour almost too great for man , and which would expose him to the most cutting ridicule and re- proach . But " moved with fear , " reverencing Jehovah , he com- menced his work ; and by his works , warned every beholder to repent of ...
Page 46
... labour in Egypt ; but no sooner were they released than they observed the Sab- bath , before the promulgation of the law , as a day they felt to be holy † God , in the fourth commandment , speaks of the Sab- bath not in a way in which ...
... labour in Egypt ; but no sooner were they released than they observed the Sab- bath , before the promulgation of the law , as a day they felt to be holy † God , in the fourth commandment , speaks of the Sab- bath not in a way in which ...
Page 67
... labours and success Jerusalem . The last of the Prophets . Closing of the sacred canon . Zoroaster . In the year 588 B. C. the destruction of Jerusalem , of the Tem- ple and the nation was rendered complete . The remnant of this once ...
... labours and success Jerusalem . The last of the Prophets . Closing of the sacred canon . Zoroaster . In the year 588 B. C. the destruction of Jerusalem , of the Tem- ple and the nation was rendered complete . The remnant of this once ...
Page 85
... 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 the Old Testament , simply because it contains the former covenant , or the ...
... 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 the Old Testament , simply because it contains the former covenant , or the ...
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