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 47
To perfect the Jewish worship , God instituted an order of priests . In the
patriarchal ages , the father of a family exer . cised the priestly office . This
descended to the first born . The whole tribe of Levi was now set apart to attend
upon the service ...
To perfect the Jewish worship , God instituted an order of priests . In the
patriarchal ages , the father of a family exer . cised the priestly office . This
descended to the first born . The whole tribe of Levi was now set apart to attend
upon the service ...
Page 57
Beyond this , in the west end of the temple , and separated from the Holy place by
a fine veil , and a two - leaved door of oliveiree , was the Oracle , or Holy of holies
, into which only the High Priest might enter on the day of atonement .
Beyond this , in the west end of the temple , and separated from the Holy place by
a fine veil , and a two - leaved door of oliveiree , was the Oracle , or Holy of holies
, into which only the High Priest might enter on the day of atonement .
Page 99
When the Temple was finally taken , the priests moved not from the altars , but
suffered themselves to be butchered without resistance , by the soldiery , to the
astonishment of Pompey . Thus did the holy city and Temple fall into the hands of
the ...
When the Temple was finally taken , the priests moved not from the altars , but
suffered themselves to be butchered without resistance , by the soldiery , to the
astonishment of Pompey . Thus did the holy city and Temple fall into the hands of
the ...
Page 278
Her priests themselves , from the vast increase of light , were ashamed of their
tricks and pious frauds . The absurdities of indulgence , penance , and purgatory ,
could no longer be swallowed by a nation full of intelligence . The conspirators ...
Her priests themselves , from the vast increase of light , were ashamed of their
tricks and pious frauds . The absurdities of indulgence , penance , and purgatory ,
could no longer be swallowed by a nation full of intelligence . The conspirators ...
Page 280
courts — the slaves of temporal princes ; and the lower order of priests have bad
little but their habit , title , and a few ceremonies to show that they had any
connexion with Him whose kingdom is not of this world . Monastic orders have ...
courts — the slaves of temporal princes ; and the lower order of priests have bad
little but their habit , title , and a few ceremonies to show that they had any
connexion with Him whose kingdom is not of this world . Monastic orders have ...
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | John Marsh |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Vanderpool & Cole, 1828 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2010 |
| Length | 420 pages |
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