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 13
... Heathen nations , ignorant of their origin , were fond of ascribing to themselves vast antiquity . The Babylonians and Egyptians boasted of their astronomical observations , and count- ed their dynasties through thirty and forty ...
... Heathen nations , ignorant of their origin , were fond of ascribing to themselves vast antiquity . The Babylonians and Egyptians boasted of their astronomical observations , and count- ed their dynasties through thirty and forty ...
Page 15
... heathen fictions are too absurd and pue- rile to be received a moment by a rational mind . In the bright views which we are permitted to take of all that God has done , of the manner of execution and of his benevolent purposes , we ...
... heathen fictions are too absurd and pue- rile to be received a moment by a rational mind . In the bright views which we are permitted to take of all that God has done , of the manner of execution and of his benevolent purposes , we ...
Page 23
... Heathen nations ; and there are nu- merous appearances in the earth which clearly indicate that it was once overwhelmed by a deluge of water . Trees , bones of animals , sea - shells , petrified fishes deeply imbedded in the earth , yea ...
... Heathen nations ; and there are nu- merous appearances in the earth which clearly indicate that it was once overwhelmed by a deluge of water . Trees , bones of animals , sea - shells , petrified fishes deeply imbedded in the earth , yea ...
Page 28
... heathen nations adopted all gods of which they had any knowledge . The Athenians erected an altar to the Unknown God . The principal Heathen deities mentioned in the history of the Jews , are Baal , or the Sun ; Astarte or Ashtaroth ...
... heathen nations adopted all gods of which they had any knowledge . The Athenians erected an altar to the Unknown God . The principal Heathen deities mentioned in the history of the Jews , are Baal , or the Sun ; Astarte or Ashtaroth ...
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... Heathen carried imagery to a great extreme . They wor shipped nothing without an image . The images were at first rude blocks of wood or stone . These were afterwards carved with care into every form and shape . The Teraphim were images ...
... Heathen carried imagery to a great extreme . They wor shipped nothing without an image . The images were at first rude blocks of wood or stone . These were afterwards carved with care into every form and shape . The Teraphim were images ...
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